CURRICULUM VITAE – ELENA ACQUANI

GENERAL INFORMATION

∑ Elena Acquani, born in Busto Arsizio (Varese), September 17 th , 1963 ∑ Place of residence: Via Cesare Correnti, 27 - 21013 Gallarate (Varese) ∑ Home phone: 0039.0331.783652 - Mobile phone: 0039.338.6677654 ∑ Email [email protected] – Web www.traduzioniacquani.it ∑ Education: certificate of language high school ∑ Foreign languages: German (C1) English (B2)

JOB CAREER

From 2010 (until today) Teacher of German (and English) language: Tre.Ci. Servizi Ambientali Srl – Gallarate • Teacher of German language (collective lessons) for Ascom Gallarate Energheia Impresa Sociale Srl – Saronno • Teacher of German and English language (collective lessons) for Ascom Saronno Fondazione Clerici, • Teacher of German language (individual coaching for people in job mobility) Wall Street English, Busto Arsizio (Va) • Teacher of German language (individual lessons) Cultural association Il Cavedio, Varese • Teacher of German language (collective lessons) in Gallarate and Besnate, Translation of books and press articles: ItaliaDallEstero.info • Translations of articles from German newspapers and magazines published on the website that translates news concerning from 7 languages and from 50 countries Edizioni Pendragon Srl – Bologna • Translation (from German) of the opera booklet Jakob Lenz - written by Michael Fröhling, after the novel of Georg Büchner, for the opera n.2 of Wolfgang Rihm ( Foundation “Teatro Comunale” of Bologna city - ISBN: 978-88-6598-112-2) • Translation (from German) of a part of the article written by Hermann Laroche Peter Tschaikovsky – Aufsätze und Erinnerungen , Ernst Kuhn editor- Berlin 1993, published in the booklet “Moskau Ballet La Classique. The Swan Lake” (Foundation “Teatro Comunale” of Bologna city - ISBN: 978-88-6598-143-6) Beit Casa Editrice Srl – Trieste • Translation (from German) of the book written by György Dalos Ungarn in der Nuβschale (ISBN: 978-88-95324-25-8) Leone Editore Srl – • Reading and valuation of German books Tre Editori Srl – Roma • Translation (from German) of the introduction made by the brothers Grimm to the German edition of the English book Irish Fairy Tales of the South of Ireland von Thomas Crofton Croker Legal translation: • Translator and interpreter (for German and English languages) for the law-court of the town Busto Arsizio (close to Malpensa Airport) • Trust Traduzioni – Rome Translation of contracts and certificates • Daly’s Translation Centre – Pinerolo (Province of Turin)

Translation of contracts and certificates January 2006/December 2011 (free lance) As free lance I worked for the following organizations: • Grand Hotel Majestic, Verbania - Lake Maggiore (Region Piemonte) 2009/2010/2011 • MalpensaFiere Spa, exhibition centre - Busto Arsizio (Province of Varese) 2006/2007/2008 • Domm International Srl, congress agency - Milan - 2006/2007 • La Claustra Hotel, Gotthard Pass – , Switzerland - 2005/2006

September 2000/December 2005 Centro Congressi & Fiere Spazio Villa Erba – Cernobbio (Como) Congress and exhibition centre (6.500 square meters) in the middle of Villa Erba park - 37 conference rooms; maximum capacity in theatre style 1200 people • Congress & Sales Manager

February 2000/July 2000 Hotel Villa Principe Leopoldo – Lugano (Ticino, Switzerland) 70 rooms, 6 conference rooms; maximum capacity in theatre style 100 people • Congress & Sales Manager

May 1995/December 1999 Milan Marriott Hotel – Milan 320 rooms, 13 conference rooms; maximum capacity in theatre style 1200 people • May 1995/October 1998: Congress Manager • October 1998/December 1999: Co-manager of the hotel

August 1990/May 1995 Novotel Milano Est Aeroporto – Milan 200 rooms, 8 conference rooms; maximum capacity in theatre style 300 people • August 1990/September 1994: Congress Manager • September 1994/May 1995: Rooms Division Manager

January 1990/August 1990 : Jet Hotel - Gallarate (Province of Varese) – Receptionist December 1988/January 1990 Grand Hotel Brun - Milan – Congress Manager Assistant 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88 (school years) di San Vittore (Province of Milan) – Teacher of German language for Italian people 1985 e 1986 Agenzia I Grandi Viaggi – Milan - Hostess in the holiday resort Capo Alaua (Sicily) and in Sri Lanka. 1984 – Tour leader Istituto Gonzaga, Agenzia IVET (Milan) - Agenzia Alpitour (Cuneo, Region Piemonte)

ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATES

German language: • Course of the literary agency Herzog, to become literary translator – German/Italian (Milan) – 2009 • Certificates „Kleines Deutsches and Groβes Deutsches Sprachdiplom“, Goethe Institut (Milan) – 1983/1984 • Certificates of the school Studies Munich (Munich) – 1980/1981 Touristic technique: • Certificate of touristic interpreter for German and English language - Region - 1988 • Certificate of tour leader - Tourischool (Milan) - 1984 Marketing - Sales - Press: • On line courses of “Il Sole 24 Ore Formazione”: 1. Marketing and comunication – 2008 2. How to manage a society – 2007 3. How to manage a press office – 2006 4. @mail marketing – 2006 • Cerrtificate of participation to the courses of Studio Mario Silvano: “Telephone use for business development” and “The relashionship to the client” - 1994 • Certificate of participation to the conference “Marketing for congresses“ organized in Milan by editor Ediman – 1992 Human resources: Courses of the Academie Accor: “How to manage a group“ Catering: Master in Banqueting Design, Club Congusto (Milan)

TEACHING (CONGRESS AREA) IN THE PAST YEARS

Fondazione Luigi Clerici (Milan) - 27 hours in the course “Congress organization consultant” - 1999 Scuola Superiore Commercio Turismo e Servizi (Milan) - 4 hours in the course “Touristic companies consultant” - 1998