Latin American and the Caribbean societies increase capabilities at two-day training session in Portugal
Prior to the 2017 CISAC General Assembly on 6-7 June, 14 societies from Latin America and the Caribbean came together in Lisbon for two days of training. Organised by the CISAC Regional Office for Latin America & the Caribbean and member society SPAutores, the sessions focused first on the mandatory CISAC Governance Declarations, Documentation and Reports, with CISAC Membership Manager Miriam Orozco ensuring that societies understand their obligations with the confederation.
The second day concentrated on a workshop on the operations of SPA, provided by the society’s management, coordinated by SPA CEO Paula Cunha, as well as CISAC Central America and the Caribbean Manager Carlos Bahamóndez. The workshop treated the functioning and objectives of the SPA departments, focusing on the information systems, legal, transfer value, business model, documentation and distribution on the musical, audiovisual, dramatic, literary, and visual arts repertoires. This included presentations by Information Technology Department Director Cláudia Moreira, Legal Department Director Carlos Madureira, David Serras Pereira of the International Relations Department, DEPIM Director Ana Rita Duarte, Public Performance Director Hernâni Lopes and Documentation and Distribution Director Alexandre Miranda. The training wrapped up with a visit to the library of the Portuguese society.
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The 14 societies included, alongside the presence of CLC Chairman Victor Yunes, the participation of DBCA (Brazil), AEI-GUATEMALA (Guatemala), SOBODAYCOM (Bolivia), COSCAP (Barbados), SACIM EGC (El Salvador), ACDAM (Cuba), ACAM (Costa Rica), SOMAAP (Mexico), ARGENTORES (Argentina), SGACEDOM (Dominican Republic), AACIMH (Honduras), SDADV (Andorra), SCD (Chile), and SPAC (Panama), with the presence of their Presidents, Director Generals, General Secretary, International Relations Managers, Internal Auditor, Documentation and Distribution Manager, who contributed to the success of the two-day training.