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Societies and CISAC Reaffirm Global Strategic Importance of Lusophony at 2016 W&DW Congress
8 Lusophone Societies Release Statement Declaring Portuguese Language a Key Resource for Communication and Work (CISAC) (READ MORE)

José Jorge Letria Re-elected in Sofia for Presidency of CISAC’s European Committee
SPA’s President, José Jorge Letria, was re-elected for a new two-year mandate as President of the European Committee of Societies of Authors of CISAC, which

SPA Annual Gala on March 22 at Teatro D. Maria II with live broadcast on RTP2 public TV channel
The annual gala of SPA took place on March 22, on the stage of the Teatro Nacional D. Maria II (TNDMII) national theater, with live

III International Seminar
Culture is a pillar that supports the struggle for social cohesion, whose importance is reinforced in times of crisis and disaggregation, being the Authors its

Department for Supporting the Publishing and Promotion of the Author
The Department for Supporting the Publishing and Promotion of the author was created under the celebration of the 90th anniversary of SPA – Portuguese Society

SPA governing bodies re-elected with highest voting ever in the history of the institution
The governing bodies of the Portuguese Society of Authors have been reelected on November 20, with a total of 301 votes from all over the

Lusophony culture and cooperation gathered in Lisbon a vast audience by initiative of SPA
More than one hundred people attended, on 3 and 4 November, the several sessions of the II International Seminar “Culture, Right of Author, Lusophony and

SGAE’s Delegation received in Lisbon by SPA’s Executives
A delegation from the Spanish Society of Authors and Publishers (SGAE – Sociedad General de Autores y Editores) visited SPA’s headquarters last April 9, 2014,

SPA participates in Forum on Culture and Europe promoted by French Ministry of Culture
The Portuguese Society of Authors was represented at the Chaillot Forum on “The Future of Culture, the Future of Europe”, which took place in Paris

SPA’s President to chair CISAC’s European Committee
The Director General of CISAC (International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers), Olivier Hinnewinkel, has invited SPA’s President, José Jorge Letria, to chair the

SPA Promotes International Seminar (December 5-6) on Copyright’s Importance in the New Cultural Markets of Portuguese-Speaking Countries
On the initiative of the Portuguese Society of Authors, and with the support of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the international seminar entitled “Copyright’s

SPA Has a New Organizational Chart
Last 26 March, SPA’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the cooperative’s new organizational chart, which makes its operation more agile and transparent, and better able