Calliope Interpreters are a global interpreting services group, comprised of expert conference interpreters who are 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
1 400
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

People meeting around a table discussing conference interpreting standards

ISO conference interpreting standards take shape

 | Interpreter insights
Two international standards defining interpreting services have recently been published, and work is in full swing to achieve a third - a standard for conference interpreting.
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Pioneering Accessible Simultaneous Interpretation


 | Interpretation best practices
The Israeli hosts of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest were determined to ensure that the event was accessible to everyone, so conference interpreters were deployed to deliver a simplified message, ensuring that persons with a cognitive disability could participate fully.
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Your Consultant Interpreter: A Trusted Partner

 | Customer stories
Gender took centre stage at the Global Summit of Women in Basel, Switzerland, but it was once again the relationship of mutual trust and support between Calliope’s consultant interpreter and the Summit organisers that proved crucial to its success.
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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
I wanted to thank you and your interpreters for your exceptionally good work during our Expert workshop from 16 to 18 October 2019 in Cyprus. Participants and ICRC colleagues gave us very positive feedback on your interpreters. They made a...

Paul-Henri Arni

It has been a pleasure for us working with Irina PIPIS during our last national Consumer Dialogue in Nicosia. Our client from the European Commission – Directorate General for Justice and Consumers – was very happy with the...

Reviliani Gani – TEAMWORK – Event Management Agency

The Organizing Committee of the UIA 2017 Seoul World Architects Congress expresses its sincere thanks to Calliope and Ms. Danielle Gree for the smooth management and excellent quality of your simultaneous interpretation. Over eight full days, you...

Prof. Jong Ruhl HAHN, FKIA, AIA, HJIA

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

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