fulIn 2024, fulbridge worked on two UrbanShift events in Marrakech. In February, C40 Cities hired us for the City Academy for Africa: four interpreters in two rooms, and a site visit for about 100 participants. In June, the World Resources Institute (WRI) hired us for the City Lab: our interpreters worked between French and English for 30 to 45 participants in one meeting room.
UrbanShift City Academy for Africa, 13–16 February 2024
- Topic: urban biodiversity, ecosystem accounting and how cities can access climate finance.
- Participants: nearly 80 urban practitioners, technical experts and delegates from 25 cities in seven African countries, including Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Nigeria, the Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone.
- Hosts: the Government of Morocco (including the Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development), the City of Marrakech, UNDP Morocco, C40 Cities and UNEP.
- Client: C40 Cities, which hired us directly.
- Interpreters: four simultaneous interpreters, English and French, two in each of the two meeting rooms, with our technical and support staff.
- Equipment: interpreter booths and consoles, and 150 headsets across the two rooms.
- Site visit: a portable tour-guide system with up to 100 headsets and lapel microphones, one or two interpreters travelling with the group, and coach transport for about 100 participants.
- Read more: UNDP Morocco’s summary (in French) and UrbanShift’s article.
UrbanShift City Lab for WRI, 26–27 June 2024
- Client: World Resources Institute (WRI), which hired us directly.
- Venue: Le Méridien N’Fis, Marrakech.
- Topic: using maps and data to plan more green spaces, reduce urban heat and water stress, and protect biodiversity. The lab was part of the Marrakech Ville Durable project, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and of the city’s plans to rebuild in a more resilient way after the 2023 earthquake.
- Participants: 30 to 45 in one meeting room, including representatives of Marrakech, Agadir, Beni Mellal, Rabat and Tangier, national authorities, Cadi Ayyad University and the Urban Agency of Marrakech.
- Organisers: WRI, C40 Cities, UNDP Morocco and the Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development.
- Read more: UNDP Morocco’s press release (in French) and the UrbanShift event page.
What we provided for the City Lab
- Interpreters: French–English simultaneous interpreters, with our technical and support staff.
- Equipment: a mobile interpreter booth, with its console, and receivers with headsets for every participant.
- Headsets without ID deposits: we handed out headsets against a printed sign-in list, so participants did not have to leave an ID card.
- Our own sound system: a two-speaker PA system with two microphones. At the February event, the venue’s sound system had caused interference, so for June we brought our own.
- Setup: full setup before the event, a technician on site throughout, and pack-up at the end.
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