Ccaps Translation and Localization Sponsors 1st Brazilian Translator’s Conference

Over 300 translators, interpreters and students gathered for the 1st Annual ABRATES Brazilian Translator’s Conference, which took place on September 27 and 28 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The participants came from all over Brazil, and from as far away as Argentina, Uruguay and the United States to hear a series of lectures and participate in round-table discussions on issues affecting the local translation market and profession. Ccaps Translation and Localization, one of six event sponsors, set up a booth and presented its services during the two-day event.

Ccaps Managing Director, Fabiano Cid, said that sponsoring the Conference was both an act of social responsibility and a valuable opportunity for the company to network with potential vendors and clients.

“Since the beginning, we felt that sponsoring the event was not only a major opportunity but also a duty for Ccaps as a translation company,” Cid said. “The possibility of strengthening our relationship with vendors and meeting new potential contractors was priceless.”

The conference lectures covered topic such as ethics, translation memory, the Internet as a research tool, professional development, subtitling and interpretation, and market effects on the profession. Two round-tables, one about simultaneous conference interpretation and the other about professional regulation, attracted the interest and audience of the majority of participants.

In its first year, the event attracted so much interest that organizers were forced to increase the number of attendees and over 100 people were still left the waiting list. According to ABRATES (Brazilian Translator’s Association) general secretary, Vagner Fracassi, the participants’ reaction to the event was overwhelming positive.

“I was very impressed by the translator’s response to the event,” Fracassi said. “They were extremely enthusiastic, and this brought me to the conclusion that there is definitely a space for an International Translator’s Conference in Brazil. In addition, I believe that ABRATES is well-positioned to organize such an event in years to come.”

For Silvia Schiros, a freelance translator from Rio de Janeiro, the conference had both educational and social aspects.

"Especially for translators like me who have chosen to work from home, the ABRATES
Conference was a great opportunity to meet colleagues and exchange ideas,
as well as to get an update about what's going on in the market,” Schiros said.