Calliope is a worldwide group of interpretation service providers, all accredited with the United Nations and/or European Union. We deliver simultaneous interpretation solutions to the highest quality standards – anytime, everywhere on the planet.

Each year on average
40
Languages
50
Countries
1 200
Conferences, events and meetings

Major projects

A full house at the IUCN General Assembly

Calliope and Sustainability – Contributing to a Green Congress

Sustainability was a key focus at every step of the preparation process for the Calliope interpreters working at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawai’i.
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53 highly experienced conference interpreters from 17 countries - Calliope-Interpreters

Conference interpreting for the G20 Summit in Australia

Calliope Interpreters was on hand at the G20 Summit in Australia to organize and provide conference interpretation services.
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The Youth Olympic Games

The Youth Olympic Games

In August 2010 Singapore hosted the first Youth Olympic Games. Some 3600 teen athletes and 204 National Olympic Committees came together for these sporting events.
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News & articles

Bidding to Provide Interpretation Services: The Calliope Advantage

 | Interpretation best practices, Interpreter insights
One might expect the contenders for major interpretation contracts to be large international agencies. However, Calliope’s individual consultant interpreters are able to draw on the network’s collective experience to submit successful, high-quality, competitive bids, and provide an outstanding service to their clients, offering advantages which others have difficulty matching.
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Portugal, Europe’s Next Technology Hub

 | Interpretation best practices
Laurence Corréard, Calliope’s representative for Portugal, invites you to rediscover Portugal, and explains how to enjoy a slice of its success.
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Barcelona

Catalan, a Conference Language?

 | Global business issues
Now that Catalan has been standardised, the language is being used more often at international conferences.
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Calliope and its members all belong to the International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC), which sets standards in the field of conference interpreting.

Calliope works with

Multinational corporations

Corporate events, product launches, shareholders’ meetings, board meetings, press conferences, financial communications, roadshows...

Governments

Visits of leaders and ministers, summits, trade missions, diplomatic talks, bilateral and plurilateral meetings, treaty negotiations...

Mega-events

Olympic Games, Universal Forum of Cultures, EU Presidencies (Irish 2004; Portuguese 2007; Danish 2012; Greek 2014)...

Industry and professional associations

International congresses, annual general meetings, industry roundtables, medical conferences, technical workshops, big pharma symposia...

Event planners and PCOs

Industry conferences, sporting and cultural events, car shows, press conferences, grand openings, special events, festivals and exhibitions...

International organizations

International summits, ministerial meetings, high-level events, conference of the parties (COP), regional forums, EU projects...

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Testimonials
ELIT Language Services - with Calliope member Haris Ghinos at the helm - is a very professional agency with a big network, which over the years was able to provide me with interpreters in any location and any language asked for, many of them even...

Michaela Hecht - Events Meeting Manager Europe - Amway

SCOOP has worked with Calliope for several years delivering business meetings in the banking and farming sectors in various different countries (Germany, Portugal, Ireland, Israel and Asia). The quality of the interpretation service is impeccable,...

Sylvain Potier - Engineer - Agriculture and Banking - SCOOP Business Tourism

I had the opportunity to work with Calliope when I was organising a convention for 900 people at the Cirque d’Hiver in Paris. First, communication with my Calliope representative was excellent in the run-up to the event. Then, on the day itself,...

Camille Liégeois - I Love Events - Event Management Agency

On behalf of the organizing team of the 2016 South American Business Forum (SABF), I should like to say how delighted we were with the results achieved at this, our most recent event. We wish to express our appreciation and thanks to the Calliope...

Lucas Chipont, South American Business Forum

Thank you for having put together such a wonderful team for our event. The level of translation was greatly appreciated and commented upon, and your team went the extra mile to ensure that the event was a complete success. Please thank them on our...

Michael Mulhall, General Manager, Aid to the Church in Need Ireland (international Pontifical charity)

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