On-line interpreting during the Seminar on digitalization in a post-Covid world

It’s true that Zoom works wonders. And it’s true that it allows us to keep working thanks to the simultaneous translation functionality.

However, nothing replaces the information provided by your colleague’s eye contact, being able to follow his/her speech, continuing to help him/her with numbers and acronyms, as well as all the information provided by his/her body expression.

At Trayson we were able to check this out a couple of weeks ago thanks to the care and attention that went into preparing our interpreting booths, with the corresponding separations inside, the ethernet cable for each computer, the charger for mobile phone and/or laptop inside the booth, the disinfectant gel in individual dispensers for each interpreter…

All taken care of to the utmost detail. A place where I felt at home with the advantages of flawless technical supervision.

 

 

On-line interpreting during the Webinar on Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy

We have started a series of medical webinars on multiple sclerosis and pregnancy.

Multiple sclerosis is a common neurodegenerative disease in young patients of reproductive age; pregnancy has always been controversial, given the need for pharmacological management, the risk of relapse and the resulting disability.

This series of webinars on multiple sclerosis and pregnancy aims to shed light on the prospects of these patients who wish to start a family and to solve the doubts of many specialists who wish to offer them the best solutions within their reach.

 

 

 

On-line interpreting during the Seminar on Refugee Camps in times of Covid-19

The UB Solidarity Foundation organised a second webinar on responses to the pandemic in the refugee camps. The event was attended by Mª Jesús Vega Pascual, Head of communication at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Lorraine Lette; a lawyer at the Lesbos Legal Center and the testimony of Congolese student, Roger Subira, selected by the Universitat Refugi programme who was unable to reach Catalonia when lockdown and the state of alarm was declared in Spain.

Roger is currently following the transition course to the University of Barcelona from the refugee camp where he lives in Uganda. Among other problems Roger highlighted: the lack of access to computers, the lack of access to internet, the cuts in the electricity network, the saturation of the refugee camp. Many depend on the United Nations World Food Programme’s donation of less than $60 per person per month, as they cannot travel to other activities for their livelihoods.

In the refugee camp he pointed to cases of domestic violence affecting women and children without the authorities intervening, malnutrition and poverty, increased crime rates and unwanted pregnancies among adolescents.

 

 

 

On-line interpreting for Sala Virtual de Cine

Today, 17 April, the Virtual Cinema Room was opened, a platform promoted by the distribution company A Contracorriente Films to showcase the premieres that were to come to the big screen this season. La vie scolaire, based on the directors’ own experiences, tells the story of Samia, a young teacher who takes over as head of studies in a school in the suburbs of Paris where she discovers the discipline problems and social reality that weigh on the neighbourhood.

It has been a pleasure to interview the directors, Mehdi Idir and Grand Corps Malade, in their respective confinements, from where they continue to work on new projects.