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Traduzca at TEDxLaçador

Event held on May 05 at Quinta da Estância Grande, in Viamão, neighboring Porto Alegre, approached the theme of LEGACIES: Stories that bring meaning to life. With the presence of guests from all over the world and different fields of expertise, who offered their views on the theme, TEDxLaçador included simultaneous interpretation of Spanish and English by a team of interpreters from Traduzca.

The core philosophy of lectures at TED, created in the USA over 20 years ago, is: Ideas worth spreading. Initially, the themes were restricted to Technology, Entertainment and Design (the initials of which form the name of the institution), but soon the events started becoming more popular, spreading around the globe and acquiring their own identity in each of the locations they were hosted.

In Rio Grande do Sul, the event is called TEDxLaçador, in reference to the monument considered the state’s postcard emblem, and all the editions are realized independently and with an environmental commitment to neutralize carbon emissions by planting trees and seedlings.

Team from Traduzca provides simultaneous interpretation during lecture by Frenchman Christophe Thouvenot at Faculdade Decision/FGV

On Monday, April 23, Faculdade Decision/FGV in Porto Alegre administered its masterclass for the first semester of 2012. Administration students were presented with a theme touching on “How to construct a successful international career”.

The lecture was presented by Frenchman Christophe Thouvenot, who has over ten years of experience as Philips’ director of Latin America, Asia and Europe. He is also a professor at Grenoble Graduate School of Business, an institution with which Faculdade Decision/FGV maintains a professor and student exchange program.

Science Without Borders hands out foreign study grants

Through an initiative by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) and the Ministry of Education (MEC), the Science Without Borders program encourages education and specialization in a number of partner institutions abroad, offering over 100,000 grants, by means of their respective development institutions – CNPq and Capes –, while also relying on the support of the MEC’s Departments of Higher Education and Technological Education.

Up to 6 pm of April 30, candidates enrolled in a series of technical programs in Brazil listed on the program’s site can apply for places in undergraduate programs in Australia, Belgium, Canada, South Korea and Holland. For graduate and postdoctoral students, enrollment runs up to May 28 for the first stage – another two are scheduled for this year and can be checked on the internet.

For all the places in the Science Without Borders program, candidates must present documents and academic material translated into the languages of the destination institutions – in some case, it is necessary to present sworn translations of these documents. These candidates can rely on the expertise of Traduzca to obtain the translations necessary for the selection, provided promptly and with the highest quality.

To find out more details, visit: http://www.cienciasemfronteiras.gov.br/

Traduzca provides simultaneous interpretation during Amnesty Commission event

Meeting in the auditorium of PUC-RS’ building 11 on April 12, the Ministry of Justice’s Amnesty Commission analyzed and assessed seven requests for reparation on behalf of persecuted politicians and their families, in reference to acts carried out during the dictatorship in Brazil – among them, the grandson of ex-president João Goulart, Christopher. The activities are part of the 57 th Caravana da Anisitia (Amnesty Caravan), the seventh edition hosted in Rio Grande do Sul.

The Amnesty Commission was established by the Ministry of Justice on August 28, 2001. Created by Provisionary Measure n° 2,151, the Commission is analyzing request for indemnity made by people prohibited from exercising economic activities for exclusively political motives since September 18, 1946, to October 5, 1988.

The 57th Caravana da Anistia is part of the program for the International Seminar on the Limits and Possibilities of Transitional Justice: Impunity, Rights and Democracy, promoted by the Ministry of Justice in partnership with PUC-RS, from April 11 to 13. During the event held in Porto Alegre, a number of specialist and people involved made statements and gave opinions, with simultaneous interpretation of English and Spanish provided by interpreters from Traduzca.

Traduzca at capacity building event for innovation

From April 26 to 28, a Strategic Alliances for Innovation and Internationalization course will be held, promoted by IEL-RS in partnership with INSEAD, the European Institute of Business Administration. The event will take place at the Vinho Caudalie Hotel and Spa, in Bento Gonçalves, with international instructors whose lectures will include simultaneous interpretation by Traduzca.

INSEAD promotes events linked to the area of management around the world. Here in Brazil, it formed a partnership with IEL-RS, part of the FIERGS system, for the course on Strategic Alliances for Innovation and Internationalization, which will be taking guest speakers Lourdes Casanova and Yves Doz, both with extensive experience in teaching focused on market expansion and innovation, to the Gaucho Highlands.

The event is comprised of 27 class hours and will cover themes such as building global alliances, internationalization processes, innovation-based growth, and mergers and acquisitions, among others. Through the course, the organizers hope to meet the demands of CEOs, Directors and business leaders in general, to whom it is imperative to develop international expansion strategies.

Traduzca at 1st edition of RODA

On April 3 and 4, the first edition of Rodada de Debates sobre Arte – RODA (Round of Debates on Art) was hosted in Porto Alegre, in Usina do Gasômetro’s Paulo Gastal Hall. The event included the participation of academics, curators, critics, artists, journalist and gallery owners, both from Brazil and abroad, who visited the state capital to debate and promote a reflection on the state of art in its diverse forms. Traduzca provided simultaneous interpretation during the lectures.

With the goal of investigating the contemporary art scene and to reinforce the position of the capital of Rio Grande do Sul on the global art map, City Hall – represented by the Coordination of Cinema, Video and Photography of the Porto Alegre City Department of Culture – promoted the first edition of RODA, which presented conferences including professionals linked to fine arts, cinema and new media, in addition to theorists and scholars.

The conferences, overseen by guests visiting from all over the world, such as Cape Town, London and Berlin, included simultaneous interpretation of English, conducted by a team of interpreters from Traduzca. The event was free of charge and enjoyed intense interest from the general public, who filled the room during RODA’s three daily sessions.