ProZ.com Newsletter: July 2018

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--------------------- 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) Help define the finalists for the translation contest (2) Updates to the ProZ.com job posting list (3) Interview with Ramon Woolfe, sign language interpreter (4) Better service through integrated CAT tool and TMS (5) What does the rest of 2018 hold for you in terms of work? (6) Will Brexit affect service demand in English? (7) Upcoming powwows ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (1) Can you help define the finalists for the translation contest? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In just a few hours the translation contest, "The Sounds of Silence" will end the Qualifications phase. There is still time to rate entries on quality and accuracy, to define which translations make it to the Finals. If you have not already, please take a look at some of the translations made by colleagues in your language(s)-- those language pairs may be in need of help to make it to the finals! https://www.proz.com/translation-contests/44 Advertisement ------------------------------------ Experience something different with the latest version of Studio. Easy to use and learn, with instant access to every feature setting with "Tell Me" technology. Creating and updating your projects is now easier, and you'll like the improved TM management and better quality assurance (QA) checks. See everything that is new in Studio: http://proz.me/Studio2019 ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (2) Updates to the ProZ.com job posting list ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The search and display of ProZ.com job postings has been updated, as a first step in a broader plan to modernize the job posting system. This is a quick update that does not include any of the larger structural changes that are currently being planned. Hopefully it provides an improved user experience over the previous page. You can give your feedback on this change in the following thread: https://www.proz.com/topic/326828 https://www.proz.com/language-jobs Advertisement ------------------------------------ New CafeTran Espresso 2018 Acua is ready! Translate faster and easier with auto-suggestion, auto-assembling, machine translation, and with the connection to KudoZ terminology or your favorite web resources. Accept jobs from clients who use other CAT tools. Download and start using CafeTran Espresso -- for free -- today! http://www.cafetran.com/ ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (3) Interview with Ramon Woolfe, sign language interpreter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ramon Woolfe is a British Sign Language and International Sign interpreter, translator, presenter, and founder and CEO of his own company. He is also the first person to participate in ProZ.com translation contests with an entry in sign language. Read the interview with Ramon and see his entry: https://go.proz.com/blog/interview-the-sounds-of-silence-contest-and-the-first-entry-ever-in-sign-language Advertisement ------------------------------------ memoQ 8.5 released – get the new version now! Integration with the DeepL Machine Translation plugin and a preview plugin for subtitling videos are just a few of the many new features that memoQ 8.5 brings. Learn more at https://www.memoq.com/en/memoq-versions/memoq-8-5 and get it now for €434/$539 instead of €620/$770 at https://www.proz.com/tgb/1165 ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (4) Better service and productivity through integrated CAT tool and TMS: Interview with Jakov Milicevic ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Once upon a time there were two translators, Jelena and Jakov. They decided to set up a boutique translation agency..." ProZ.com member Jakov Milicevic talks about how he was able to provide his clients with a better, more personalized experience, while also improving his own productivity in this new interview: https://go.proz.com/blog/baccs-memsource-jakov-milicevic Advertisement ------------------------------------ New to Déjà Vu X3? Check it out now: https://atril.com/shop/ Discover a wealth of unique features, from the best fuzzy match repair module utilizing both termbases, TMs and MT engines to the most intuitive and reliable terminology management system. Try out our 30-day fully functional free demo and achieve high-quality work easily and efficiently! ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (5) What does the rest of 2018 hold for you in terms of work? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2018 is already more than half way over. What are your projections or expectations for the remainder of the year, work-wise? A recent poll asked language professionals to weigh in on how they expect their workload to be in the coming months. See what others are thinking and add your opinion: https://www.proz.com/topic/326491 Advertisement ------------------------------------ Wordfast is pleased to announce its upcoming Latin America roadshow: https://www.wordfast.com/about/wfp2018-roadshow The aim is to introduce Wordfast Pro 5 to both new and current users. Events consist of two workshops followed by a networking cocktail. This is a great opportunity to get hands-on practice using Wordfast Pro 5 and network with colleagues. ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (6) Translation and interpretation services in English unaffected by Brexit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ According to a recent article in The Guardian, the European Commission's proposed budget for 2021-2027 indicates there will not be a reduction in its use of English in meetings and documents, and that "translation and interpretation services in the English language will also remain unaffected." Thanks to member Thomas T. Frost -- https://www.proz.com/translator/1955804 -- for flagging this story. What do you think? You can see what other colleagues are saying at https://www.proz.com/translation-news/?p=144310 Advertisement ------------------------------------ Process management and control, high cost transparency, networked teamwork, higher quality – a business solution. Corporate Language Management powered by STAR CLM Watch the short video for more information on STAR CLM functionality and usage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9KKY9TpB6g https://www.star-group.net ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (7) Upcoming powwows: Australia, Brazil, Germany, India, France ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 3: Brisbane, Australia (1 member) http://proz.com/powwow/6728 11: São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil (3) http://proz.com/powwow/6724 22: Augsburg, Germany (1) http://proz.com/powwow/6727 30: Delhi, India (1) http://proz.com/powwow/6731 September 15: Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine (10) http://proz.com/powwow/6689 18: Beijing, China (3) http://proz.com/powwow/6664 29: Firenze, Italy (12) http://proz.com/powwow/6676 October 1: Strasbourg, France (4) http://proz.com/powwow/6709 Full list of powwows (including those after Aug: http://www.proz.com/?sp=event/powwow_board&r_id=616 Thanks for tuning in. 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