Joshua Wolfe (asker) Oct 17, 2010:

It seems to me, too, that a round of meetings or conferences implies one step in the creation of something, e.g., a treaty. Whereas this cycle de rencontre is not quite that.

Marion Feildel (X) Oct 17, 2010:

Series of talks? IMO a round of meetings/talks has some political aim. A 'cycle de rencontres' can be a series of talks about any subject.

Kiwiland Bear Oct 17, 2010:

Maybe I'm missing something... ... but I don't see what the problem is. Your rendition looks and sounds perfectly sensible to me. In fact, that's exactly the sort of sentence I had in mind suggesting "round of talks" etc. Looks perfectly fine to me.

Maia Tabet Oct 17, 2010:

Have to agree with Marion F. that "cycle de rencontres" is not a round of talks or meetings. In any case, the original French sentence is pretty ambiguous, and once you insert round of talks in there, it doesn't really work at all. I would suggest going back to the broader document and seeing what can be inferred about this "cycle de rencontres." A quick English rendition would read: "He also presented his project on xxx [date], when the xxxx Foundation inaugurated its round of talks/meetings on the knowledge economy within/at the European Parliament in Brussels." I'm not getting a picture here.