International Missions

Activities abroad through which researchers in the network acquire new abilities, knowledge and contacts that will help them transfer their specific research to society.

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    France Télévisions, Paris

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is holding its Access Services Community Meeting, which brings together dozens of experts in accessibility and content access to discuss, exchange ideas, and present new technological developments, success stories, and issues regarding accessibility in the audiovisual world. Anna Matamala, the network's director, will be participating.

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    Geneva (Switzerland)

Several UN agencies came together for the first UN Virtual Worlds Day, a date to explore and discuss how the metaverse and virtual environments can help achieve the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). Researchers from the network, Anna Matamala, Estel·la Oncins, and Pilar Orero (TransMedia Catalonia), participated in the event.

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    Geneva (Switzerland)

Researchers Anna Matamala, Estel·la Oncins, and Pilar Orero (TransMedia Catalonia) participated in the seventh meeting of the ITU Focus Groups on the Metaverse (FG-MV). The sessions involved dialogue, debate, and the development of high-level standards and documents.

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    Geneva, Switzerland

The AccessCat Network, along with researchers from the TransMediaCatalonia and TALN research groups, is part of WSIS 2024, a high-level event co-organised by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP, and UNCTAD.