Following the conclusion of another tender proceedings, as of June 2010 LIDEX will provide services in the scope of oral and written translation for the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. The tender provided for a cooperation period totalling 24 months. The possibility to provide language service during the political events that are most significant for our country is a great honour, but also a very challenging task, especially when taking into account that our cooperation will coincide with Poland's Presidency in the Council of the European Union, which is to start as at July 1, 2011.

With great pleasure we would like to inform that on March 25 this year there was an external audit conducted at LIDEX with an aim to verify the maintained Quality Management System and its development, in certain areas. No inconsistencies were discovered during the audit and examined areas were assessed positively.

LIDEX congresses & events is proud to inform that we provided a comprehensive service for an extraordinary event held on 12 March 2010 at the Royal Castle in Warsaw.

At its glamorous premises, there was an International Conference held on which the NATO's new strategic concept was discussed. We provided simultaneous translation and public address system, as well as audio systems and language service (simultaneous interpreting) for the conference. The event was organised by the Centre for International Relations in cooperation with the Ministry of National Defence and NATO Headquarters with reference to the 11th anniversary of the Poland's accession to NATO.

Participants of the conference included NATO Secretary General Fogh Rasmussen, Minister of National Defence Bogdan Klich and Minister of Foreign Affairs Rados?aw Sikorski, as well as many outstanding experts in international security. The event gathered more than 200 statesmans, diplomats, and experts from the USA and Europe, as well as NATO allies and partners from Central and Eastern Europe.

2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Fryderyk Chopin - one of the greatest music composers ever. To celebrate such an exceptional occasion, the Fryderyk Chopin National Institute organized the Third International Congress "Chopin 1810-2010 Ideas - Interpretations - Influence", which took place in Warsaw on 25.02-01.03.2010. Not only was this event so exceptional due to the enormous popularity and admiration Chopin had enjoyed worldwide, but also due to the influence that his music has had on the works of other composers as well as on other forms of artistic endeavor and human activity.

Five days of the congress were filled with meetings, lectures, and - which is undoubtedly the most important element - music of Fryderyk Chopin, performed by the most prominent and world-famous pianists from all over the world. Visitors could walk the very same paths as Chopin himself did - since the congress' meetings took place at the premises of the University of Warsaw, where the great composer used to live and work in 1817 - 1827.

During those special days, both for Polish culture and Poles themselves, LIDEX congresses & events had a great honor and pleasure to provide full technical support to this event, including the system for simultaneous interpretation and public address system ? we had our small share in making Chopin be heard, listened to, and understood.

In Lodz, January 10th, on Sunday, a brilliant Chinese pianist, one of the biggest piano stars of our times, Lang Lang, performed in Lodz Philharmonic. Lang Lang, aged 27, was acclaimed by the New York Times the hottest pianist on the planet of classical music. The event was preceded by a press conference held January 9th, on Saturday, at the Andel's hotel. The Lodz LIDEX Branch had the pleasure to provide interpretation both for the conference and for the post-conference talks and meetings of Mr. Lang Lang with media representatives, on the Saturday evening. Lang Lang came to Lodz first of all to pay homage to Frederick Chopin. The Chinese pianist, Russian conductor and Polish musicians presented Chopin’s music in the city where Arthur Rubinstein had been born.