On September 30-October 8 in Warsaw, the first of three sessions of the OSCE Review Conferences was held. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe invited more than 1,000 guests from 56 member states, cooperating states and international organisations to the Sofitel Victoria Hotel, to discuss important topics of the contemporary world, inter alia human rights, respecting the freedom of expression, freedom of media, counteracting discrimination, human trafficking and intolerance.

The next session of the conference was held on October 18-26, in Vienna, and the summing-up conference - in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan, on November 26-28.

More information about the conference may be found on.

The Congresses & Events Department of LIDEX company handled both the preparations to this significant event as well as technical service, and also ensured the conference equipment. On the other hand, the LIDEX Graphics & Film Studio took care of graphical set-up and printing of conference materials. It was also our task to service the conference guests (registration, information and distribution of materials).

You are cordially encouraged to view the pictures on the OSCE webpage.

The European Special Olympics Summer Games (ELIOS) will be held in Poland from 18th till 23rd September 2010. During the Opening Ceremony, we will welcome 56 sports delegations from all over Europe. The Special Olympics Torch Run began on September 5. The Olympic torch, lighted by a sun ray in Greece, has got a long way to travel through Europe and Poland. Lighting the torch will be an important moment during the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics.

The Opening Ceremony of the European Special Olympics Summer Games in 2010 will take place on September 18, 2010 at the Legia Stadium in Warsaw. The hosts of the event will be Anna Popek and Michal Olszanski. The show, which is expected to start at 08:00 p.m., will be broadcasted by Polish Public Television. Polish and international celebrities will appear on the main event stage, and the organizers ensured an extra attraction especially for football fans - Zinedine Zidane and David Beckham will be the honorable guests of the event.

Already from 18 until 23 September 2010, Warsaw will host 1,600 athletes with intellectual disabilities. LIDEX has been involved actively in this project for several months now, providing its professional support, knowledge and experience in the field of translation/interpretation services. As an official sponsor, under the cooperation agreement, LIDEX congresses & events provides inter alia: over 20-person group of qualified English-Polish-Russian interpreters to be present during briefings checks for 9 sports disciplines, and comprehensive technical and language service during the events accompanying the Special Olympics. We have also selected and recruited the team of volunteers for the Department of Language Service during the Games, and the LIDEX Graphics & Film Studio is responsible for printing out diplomas for volunteers after the event.
This is the biggest sports event of 2010 in Poland and a real test before the UEFA EURO 2012.
Therefore, we would like to most heartily encourage and invite all interested persons to take part in this so special an event.
The Closing Ceremony will be held on 23rd September at 06:00 p.m. at the Torwar Sports Hall in Warsaw.

We are proud to announce that on 8th September 2010, LIDEX underwent an external audit procedure. Its purpose was to examine the functioning and sustainable perfecting of the QMS (Quality Management System) in our company. During the audit investigation, no irregularities were recorded. The result clearly confirmed the compliance of our Quality Management System with the ISO 9001:2008 System requirements

On 2 - 4 July 2010, the city of Krakow hosted a very prestigious event - celebrations of the 10th anniversary of the Community of Democracies. On this occasion, a meeting took place, with the participation of more than 100 foreign ministers invited by the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs. The event participants represented also the world of politics, non-governmental organizations, democratic leaders, scientists, business, and mass media from all over the world. The Krakow's meeting was special since it hosted more than 200 people actively working for the promotion of democracy.
The discussion panels and conferences took place in the Krakow Opera building and in J. S?owacki Theatre. During the conference at the theatre, the Cuban dissident, rev. José Conrado Rodriguez who works in one of the poorest parishes of Santiago de Cuba, was awarded with the Bronislaw Geremek's Distinction. The list of invited guests included, inter alia, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek, India Minister of Foreign Affairs S.M. Krishna, Mali Minister of Foreign Affairs M. Moctar Ouane, German Minister of Foreign Affairs Guido Westerwelle, and former President of Poland - Lech Walesa. Participants discussed major problems that today's democracy has to face. The conference included panel discussions, which dealt with the following issues: challenges to democracy in the context of global financial crisis, the role of democratic activists in the contemporary world, the importance of modern technology as an opportunity for the development of democracy, and the role of women in building democracy. It was precisely the need for democracy and the role of women that were the subjects of Yulia Tymoshenko, Jolanta Kwasniewska and Nimalka Fernando's lectures at the Krakow Opera. We are proud that it was LIDEX that was chosen to provide language support during this prestigious event. It was a big challenge that required experience and commitment. During the celebrations, we coordinated the work of 22 translators in English, Russian, French, and Spanish.

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.