ProZ.com Newsletter: October 2010

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The Translation Workplace Jobs | Kudoz | Go to site --------------------- ProZ.com Newsletter --------------------- Your ProZ.com username: (See bottom for more details related to your ProZ.com account) Promote yourself - become a member! Join now: http://www.proz.com/join (1) Year-end report to members (2) Thanks to all participants of virtual conferences in 2010 (3) Feature in focus: the "My directory ranking" tool (4) International conference in Rome, Italy, May 2011 (5) Buenos Aires conference: thank you for a great event! (6) ProZ.com Spain conference, Barcelona, November 13 - 14 (7) France networking and training event at the Eiffel Tower (8) Negotiation & communication skills Workshop, London, 2011 (9) Translator training packages - save up to 45% (10) Membership plus training (11) Upcoming powwows ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (1) Year-end report to members published ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The year-end report to members has been published, detailing progress made in the second half of 2010. Thank you to all ProZ.com members for making these accomplishments possible, and for your ongoing support of the site. http://www.proz.com/topic/184433 Advertisement ------------------------------------ CCM – The complete translation package Buy SDL Trados Studio 2009 Freelance with SDL MultiTerm Extract before 15th November and save up to 40%! Discover more about our products or buy online - http://www.sdl.com/Proz_NL Hurry, offer ends 15th November. ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Exclusive Professional Offers Buy SDL Trados Studio 2009 Professional, the leading translation memory software tool and save 25%! Discover more about our products or buy online - http://www.sdl.com/Proz_pro Hurry, offer ends 15th November. ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (2) Thanks to all participants of virtual conferences in 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you to all the attendees, speakers, exhibitors and sponsors at the virtual conferences this year. The virtual conference for freelance translators was held on September 30th, in a full twelve hours of sessions, panel discussions, virtual powwows and other opportunities to network and learn. ProZ.com members and those who attended can still access this event. http://www.proz.com/translation3/freelance-translators The virtual conference for translation agencies was held on October 13th. Translation agencies and members of the Certified PRO Network came together to meet, hear about and discuss issues affecting both translators and companies. http://www.proz.com/translation3/translation-agencies The third virtual event of the year, for translation buyers, will be held this coming 10th of November. http://www.proz.com/translation3/globalization-translation-consumers Advertisement ------------------------------------ Free Trial for ProZ.com Members to Translation Workspace - The future of translation productivity is here with Translation Workspace from Lionbridge Technologies. Now, you can easily manage your TM assets, reduce your costs, collaborate with colleagues and promote your services. Try it now – free for 30 days! http://bit.ly/chOmcQ ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Free Trial for ProZ.com Members to Translation Workspace - The future of translation productivity is here with Translation Workspace from Lionbridge Technologies. Now, you can control your TM assets, monitor work in real-time, reduce your costs and improve consistency. Try it now – free for 30 days! http://bit.ly/9ZNq0E ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (3) Feature in focus: the "My directory ranking" tool ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The ProZ.com directory of translators and interpreters is used by outsourcers to find professionals. The directory and direct contact via profiles are the channels through which the majority of client contact occurs on ProZ.com. Ranking high in the directory in your language pairs and areas of expertise is key in facilitating this contact. The "My directory ranking" tool shows you where you are currently positioned in the directory in your language pairs and fields of specialization. It will also give you pointers on how to boost your ranking. http://www.proz.com/jobs/?sp_mode=about&pg=my_ranking Advertisement ------------------------------------ Save €170 on Wordfast Classic and Wordfast Pro when you buy before January 1, 2011. Existing Wordfast license holders: Renew your license before year's end and save €85. Click here for more details – http://www.wordfast.com/pricing.html Save even MORE when you buy through ProZ.com at http://www.proz.com/wordfast ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (4) International conference in Rome, Italy, May 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To celebrate 10 years of ProZ.com events, an international European conference will take place in Rome, Italy on May 20-23, 2011. Stay tuned - more updates on the event to come soon! A call for papers is currently open for this conference. http://www.proz.com/conference/205 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (5) Buenos Aires conference: thank you for a great event! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks to everyone who made the trip to the Buenos Aires conference on the 30th and 31st of October and helped to make this an excellent event. The event was a lot of work, a lot of fun, and a great opportunity to learn and network. If you have not already, please take a moment to provide feedback on the sessions you attended (just go to the program, click on the session, and fill in the feedback form at the bottom of the page for that session). If you have pictures from the event to share, please contact Fabrice or Jared to have them added to the gallery. http://www.proz.com/conference/115 Thanks once again to Fabrice -- http://www.proz.com/translator/82350 -- for organizing the event, and to the event's sponsors: - Cultures Connection - http://www.culturesconnection.com/ - Milega S.L. - http://www.milegasl.com - Soyculto.com - http://www.soyculto.com - Axios Business Consultants - http://www.axios.com.ar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (6) ProZ.com Spain conference, Barcelona, November 13 - 14 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 3rd ProZ.com Spain conference in Barcelona is coming up soon, on November 13th and 14th. Approved by the ATA for 10 CE points, the event's theme is "Aspectos Prácticos de la Traducción". Sessions include: - Nuevas estrategias profesionales para traductores - Las redes sociales y el traductor: el networking al servicio de los negocios - Ser traductor en un mundo globalizado (y en crisis) - and more! Register now before the last minute fee applies (from November 8th on). The Barcelona conference is organized by Patricia de Gispert -- http://www.proz.com/profile/672616 -- from Milega S.L (http://www.milegasl.com/ ) Registration and complete information: http://www.proz.com/conference/128 The pre-conference powwow has been announced - sign up now! http://www.proz.com/powwow/3473 Sponsors: - Qabiria - http://www.qabiria.com - Ta with you - http://www.tauyou.com - Wordbonds - http://www.wordbonds.es ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (7) France networking and training event at the Eiffel Tower, December 4th ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This year's French networking and training event will be taking place in Paris, on Saturday, December 4th, on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower. As in previous years, the event is not restricted to French speakers only-- most content will be in English. The day will feature great learning and networking opportunities in a very memorable setting - don't miss this historical event and the magic of Paris at Christmas time! Registration and complete information: http://www.proz.com/conference/139 Watch promo video: http://www.proz.com/videos/ProZ.com%20Conferences/415 The Paris event is sponsored by: - Powerling: http://www.powerling.com - Nuance: http://www.nuance.co.uk/ - RC Administration & Language Services: http://www.rcadmin.com - HelmsBriscoe: http://www.helmsbriscoe.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (8) Negotiation & communication skills workshop, London, March 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A full one-day workshop on communication and negotiation skills is scheduled to take place in London, UK, on March 12th, 2011. The trainers are Konstantin Kisin-- http://www.proz.com/profile/82508 -- and Dawn Flockhart. Complete information, feedback on the trainers and registration under http://www.proz.com/conference/95 Advertisement ------------------------------------ “'I am in love with the QA module of memoQ.' (Tamas Kadar / espell group) Visit http://www.kilgray.com to learn more about what other users think of memoQ. ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (9) Translator training packages - save up to 45% ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Training packages give ProZ.com users the opportunity to purchase multiple related training courses in a bundle, at a significant discount. http://www.proz.com/translator-training/packages Some training packages can also be purchased along with ProZ.com professional membership, at an even further discounted price. http://www.proz.com/translator-training/packages/membership-plus Upcoming webinar sessions: Nov 4 - How to feature better in online searches - tips for translators and agencies http://www.proz.com/training/3848 Advertisement ------------------------------------ XTM International would like to meet translators interested in translating online, who are looking for an affordable and independently developed alternative to their desktop translation tool. XTM Cloud is the web-based tool for the new age of translation. Register for a free trial of XTM Cloud for fun or possibly more at http://www.xtm-intl.com/trial ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (10) Membership plus training ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ProZ.com Membership plus training provides the option to purchase or renew membership together with a self-paced training package, at a reduced rate. Training packages currently offered include "Getting started", "Project Management", and "Marketing and promotion". http://www.proz.com/translator-training/packages/membership-plus Advertisement ------------------------------------ Special Offer! UPGRADE to Alchemy CATALYST 9.0: Translator/Pro for just €199 in month of November! NEW! High Powered TM for desktop! NEW! Re-cycle translations – within-project 100% + partial matches! NEW! One-Click Concordance – simply highlight word/phrase! NEW! Locate in Source – simply click on a segment to locate in source! http://www.proz.com/tgb/413 ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Translation Office 3000 has been designed with the freelance translator in mind. It helps translators track and manage their clients, translation jobs, invoices and payments. This flexible tool has been created to help easily organize all aspects of a freelance translator's work. Save 30% by buying through TGB - http://www.proz.com/tgb/421 ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (11) Upcoming powwows: Spain, Germany, France, India, etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ November 6: Granada, Spain (11 members) http://proz.com/powwow/3485 8: Kehl/Strasb..., Germany (7) http://proz.com/powwow/3494 10: Munich, Germany (7) http://proz.com/powwow/3481 12: Clermont-Fe..., France (2) http://proz.com/powwow/3490 12: Barcelona, Spain (16) http://proz.com/powwow/3473 12: Rome, Italy (7) http://proz.com/powwow/3467 12: Alicante, Spain (12) http://proz.com/powwow/3499 19: Pamplona, Spain (1) http://proz.com/powwow/3500 20: Kočani, Macedonia (FYROM) (8) http://proz.com/powwow/3356 20: Warsaw, Poland (19) http://proz.com/powwow/3458 20: Malaga, Spain (19) http://proz.com/powwow/3482 25: Hong Kong, Hong Kong (6) http://proz.com/powwow/3358 27: Nimes, France (10) http://proz.com/powwow/3470 27: Bristol, UK (19) http://proz.com/powwow/3455 27: Revelstoke, Canada (1) http://proz.com/powwow/3475 December 3: Paris, France (10) http://proz.com/powwow/3491 4: Prague, Czech Republic (10) http://proz.com/powwow/3469 9: Edinburgh, UK (12) http://proz.com/powwow/3464 10: Paris, France (26) http://proz.com/powwow/3448 16: New Delhi, India (10) http://proz.com/powwow/3383 18: Veles, Macedonia (FYROM) (7) http://proz.com/powwow/3443 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for reading this month's newsletter, and thank you again to all members for supporting ProZ.com. 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