Geneva Worldwide

On Monday June 4th, Geneva Worldwide provided an interpreter for the recently crowned Miss Universe, Ms. Riyo Mori, while she was a guest on The Today Show and Live with Regis and Kelly.

Geneva Worldwide invites its currently registered team of active interpreters to join us for a 1 hour business workshop. The session will focus on ways current linguists can improve future job opportunities while on assignment.

Details are as follows:

Date: Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
Time: 9:15am – 10:15am
Location: Geneva Headquarters – 261 West 35th Street – Suite 700

Meeting to be held in the Enterprise Conference Room.

Bagels, Doughnuts, Coffee & Juice to be served.

Those interested MUST RSVP by May 11th. Please RSVP by filling out the reservation form below, or contact us and ask for either Gavin Sloane or Anthony Flores.

There will be a 30 person limit for the session so those interested are encouraged to reply now.

On Friday, April 27, the ALC released a podcast interview with Geneva Worldwide COO, Craig Buckstein. The topic of the interview was the upcoming industry conference in Providence.

The Geneva Team is proud to announce the launch of its new website www.genevaworldwide.com.

Over the next few months we will continually be upgrading and improving the functionality and appearance of our interface which will allow both clients and contractors easy access to Geneva Worldwide services and opportunities.

Geneva proudly sponsors Keynote Speaker, Maria Marin, at the 5th Annual Association of Language Companies conference entitled “Sailing to Success”. The conference will be June 19-23 in Providence, RI.

Download a copy of the 2007 ALC Conference Program, or register for the upcoming conference.

ATA will have certification opportunities in New York. Here are the details:

Test date: June 10, 2007
Registration Deadline: May 25, 2007

All candidates applying for ATA certification must provide proof that they meet certification program eligibility requirements. For more information regarding general certification information to ATA headquarters at (703) 683-6100.

For more information you can also review the ATA website.

Crain’s New York Business magazine recently published an article featuring President, Joel Buckstein and Chief Operating Officer, Craig Buckstein. The article focused on successful transition planning for a family business. For details please see the article published in the March 12, 2007 edition titled “7 steps for passing it on” by Tina Traster.

Geneva Worldwide recently moved to its new location:

261 West 35th Street
Suite 700
New York, NY 10001

Our new 8,000 square foot facility is centrally located in Manhattan in the Penn Station area of Midtown West. The new office has a 35 person conference room which is available to rent. The office also has a secure language lab for on-site secure translation and transcription work. We have a newly furnished classroom available, as well, for language training, testing and study.

Geneva Worldwide is hiring local New York interpreters and translators to add to its team of freelance talent. All qualified individuals with linguistic fluency and interpreting or translation experience should apply on our website. We currently service over 180 languages to various government agencies and private industries in the State of New York.

Geneva’s Craig Buckstein will lead this year’s industry-wide conference in Providence, RI. The 5th annual ALC conference will be hosted at the Marriott downtown on June 19-23. Craig, along with the conference committee, are responsible for organizing the details of the conference, which brings together approximately 125-150 language company owners each year.

Download a copy of the 2007 ALC Conference Program, or register for the upcoming conference.