On the 14th of February 2011, a round table with representatives from organisations and institutions, working for and with blind and visually impaired persons was taking place at bfi Steiermark. Existing technologies, like screenreaders, braille displays and the use of smartphones were intensively discussed, as well as an outlook for further developments and trends was given. The meeting was a success for all participants and laid the foundation for a fruitful cooperation in future.

On the 2nd and 3rd February the third translational Dicomp Transfer Project meeting took place in Ankara, Turkey. Partners from Austria, Poland, Bulgaria, Spain, Greece  and the U.K. were welcomed by their Turkish colleagues. Katerina, Nikos and George, from the School for the Blind of Northern Greece, who have taken over the Greek partnership from e-ISOTIS, were given a special welcome.                                                                                     
The able leadership of Bfi’s new project manager Michael  Longhino made it possible for the partners to get through a very full agenda. Several aspects of the project were clarified and important decisions were taken regarding the organization of the pilot courses which are due to start in each partner country in the immediate future.
Since the meeting took place work has continued on correcting program bugs in some of the languages; all partners have completed translations of additional program files as well as the new updated version of the User Guide.

All the partners considered the meeting to be a great success from a technical stand point and were able to enjoy the transnational cultural exchange and Turkish hospitality.

During the meeting it was decided to use social media as a means of dissemination. Support the Dicomp Transfer Project by visiting our Facebook page and becoming a friend.

An EU-project circle took place in Vienna where companies from Austria could speak about their projects and problems with them.
The National Agency gave answers and tipps for the projects and there was the possibility to get to know about other interesting projects in Austria.

The partners presented the project “Dicomp Transfer” on the 5th of May 2010 in a Reception in the Town Hall attended by the Mayoress Doña Paz Fernandez Felgueroso. The official Reception was followed by a Press Conference in which the project was explained and the Mayoress encouraged dissemination of the project product - the free screenreader “Thunder”. The reception was reported in the daily press: The Nueva España and El Comercio, with photograhs of the partners with the Mayoress, and on the regional news in the Television del Principado de Asturias.

A round table was organised on the 6th of May 2010 with stakeholders. It was attended by representatives from the ONCE (Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles / Spanish Blind Foundation), local government, associations related to illnesses which cause blindness and senior citizen associations. There was a open discussion and the round table was a real success. The event was reported on the Radio SER and Canal10 T.V. http://www.canal10tv.com/television/index.php/canal10-carta.html Barrio a Barrio , the 7th May.