On 4 October 2019 Vilnius University Faculty of Philology held a conference "Translation in a modern society: the changing profile of a translator, ethics, expectations" organized by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Translation and the Institute for Literary, Cultural and Translation Studies, Vilnius University. The LINGVOBALT managing director Aleksandra Drublionienė took part in this annual event. The major focus of the conference was on  translators’ professionalism and ethics in the context of application of modern technologies and ensuring information confidentiality. The speakers also touched upon the challenges of machine translation, changes in the translation industry, [...]

On 12 September 2019 the Managing Director Aleksandra Drublioniene participated in a business meeting with the Governor of Pennsylvania Thomas Wolf, which took place in Vilnius. The meeting was organised by AmCham Lithuania together with the U.S. Embassy in Lithuania and Enterprise Lithuania. Business opportunities in Pennsylvania and the US became the focus of attention of the event. Close relations between Pennsylvania and Lithuania were emphasized as well, as Pennsylvania has been the home to the world's oldest Lithuanian overseas community and is the second largest in the US. This event was a great opportunity [...]

On May 7–9 LINGVOBALT translation company's interpreter participated in the Trakai-based project "Cultural Heritage – Guarantee of Freedom for Human and State – Experience of Lithuania and Ukraine" organised and implemented by Trakai region municipality administration. During the project our company provided translation and interpreting services enabling to convey good practice and experience in the area of cultural heritage objects restoration and adaptation. During the event LINGVOBALT interpreter translated reports on strategic planning and implementation practice, tourism strategy development, and presentations prepared by VDA (Vilnius Academy of Arts) professors. He also assisted Lithuanian and Ukrainian [...]

On April 24-26, Aleksandra Drublionienė, the managing director of LINGVOBALT, participated in T-UPDATE 2019, the annual conference of the European Union of Associations of Translation Companies (EUATC). The event gathered around  150 participants from Europe, the USA and Asia. The event was focused on management and sales and was aimed at language-industry decision makers who seek to deploy the best strategies to break into new markets. The speakers provided fresh insights into best practices, new approaches and tools used in the translation industry. A lot of attention was also given to cloud technologies and machine [...]

This has been the first year Lithuania has participated in the European Language Industry Survey. LINGVOBALT as well as other members of the Association of Lithuanian Translation Companies expressed their opinion on the main concerns of the European language industry. The survey provided insights into language industry activities, operational practices, relationship between independent professionals and language companies, market developments, etc. One of the subjects covered was clients’ expectations. Quality of service and deliverables, responsiveness and flexibility remain the top priorities. This research has proved the values LINGVOBALT team follows in its daily work! You can [...]

On 6 December, LINGVOBALT team and its guests gathered at Jazz Cellar, a live jazz club in the old town of Vilnius. That day we were celebrating our 10th anniversary, with nearly 60 people attending the event. Following the formal address of the company’s CEO Aleksandra Drublionienė, the video, which was created by LINGVOBALT team and one of its clients, was presented. During the night the guests enjoyed each other’s company, listened to live jazz music and tried Portuguese cuisine. The attendees also competed in the quiz on the topic of languages and enjoyed the [...]