ProZ.com Newsletter: September 2009

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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) Virtual conference to be biggest translator meeting ever (2) Translation contest now in finals (3) Upcoming powwows ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (1) Translation industry's first-ever virtual conference expected to draw largest gathering of translators in history ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tomorrow, ProZ.com will host the translation industry's first-ever "virtual conference". Interest has exceeded expectations, to the point that the event is expected to draw the largest gathering of professional translators in history. The conference will be conducted entirely online. Attendees will be able to participate in industry presentations, meet with translation company and vendor representatives, and network with other professionals work in their languages and fields. Comments from those planning to attend: - "I hope to get to know some colleagues, and to have a good time with them!" - "I haven't attended a ProZ conference before, so I thought this would be good start." - "I looked at the list: simply everyone is there: old aquaintances and new persons." - "I hope to meet open-minded people, who like to share their expertise and aren't ashamed of asking questions." Sound good? If so, there is more good news: Thanks to strong support from the fifteen sponsors, this historic event is entirely free for translators to attend. So don't miss it! For information on how to register and prepare, and to see the list of top companies that are sponsoring, go to: http://www.proz.com/virtual-conferences Technology will be provided by Unisfair, the web's leading provider of virtual events. Nevertheless, bear in mind that virtual conferences are still quite new, and many attendees are expected, so it would not be surprising for there to be a few glitches. Remember, the event will be improved upon each year! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (2) Translation contest now in finals ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 9th edition of the ProZ.com translation contest, which drew a record total of over 1000 entries, has just entered the final voting round. Help to select the winner in your top pair -- and the winner of the all-expenses-paid trip to an upcoming conference -- by voting for the first, second and third-best entries. Member comments on contests: * "It's an all-too-rare opportunity to get some feedback from our peers." - patyjs * "Bravo... for the opportunity it provides to so many translators to have fun, work hard and do things differently and in a different spirit." - TawfiqShawashi To vote, go to: http://www.proz.com/contests/ If you would like to be informed of upcoming contests, be sure to subscribe to notifications via that page. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (3) Upcoming powwows: Thailand, Spain, Azerbaijan, UK, etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ProZ.com "powwows" are real-world face-to-face meetings among ProZ.com translators living in a given area. The informal events, which are free to attend, provide a great opportunity to network, socialize and learn from colleagues. Upcoming powwows: September 30: Bangkok, Thailand (5 members) http://proz.com/pw/2845 30: Madrid, Spain (29) http://proz.com/pw/2630 30: Baku, Azerbaijan (3) http://proz.com/pw/2852 30: Belfast, UK (7) http://proz.com/pw/2827 30: Skopje, Macedonia (FYROM) (28) http://proz.com/pw/2713 30: Lisbon, Portugal (28) http://proz.com/pw/2809 October 1: Chester, Vereinigtes Königreich (3) http://proz.com/pw/2836 2: San Francis..., US (8) http://proz.com/pw/2800 2: Warszawa, Poland (2) http://proz.com/pw/2846 3: Montevideo, Uruguay (38) http://proz.com/pw/2818 3: Cardiff, UK (9) http://proz.com/pw/2831 3: Posadas, Mi..., Argentina (5) http://proz.com/pw/2834 4: Tokyo, Japan (27) http://proz.com/pw/2735 10: Milan, Italia (67) http://proz.com/pw/2839 10: Istanbul, Turkey (3) http://proz.com/pw/2854 10: Barcelona, Spain (23) http://proz.com/pw/2747 17: Almaty, Kazakhstan (3) http://proz.com/pw/2794 17: Exeter, Devon, UK (9) http://proz.com/pw/2843 22: Sydney, Australia (2) http://proz.com/pw/2849 23: Dublin, Ireland (6) http://proz.com/pw/2803 24: Viterbo, Italy (12) http://proz.com/pw/2813 24: Düsseldorf, Deutschland (50) http://proz.com/pw/2731 24: Sao Paulo, Brazil (4) http://proz.com/pw/2840 25: Indianapolis, US (6) http://proz.com/pw/2828 26: Napoli, Italia (12) http://proz.com/pw/2810 November 14: Nottingham, UK (1) http://proz.com/pw/2857 20: Amersfoort, Nether. (33) http://proz.com/pw/2603 27: Wien, Austria (8) http://proz.com/pw/2821 28: Stip, Macedonia (FYROM) (15) http://proz.com/pw/2782 28: Saint Avold, France (5) http://proz.com/pw/2825 28: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (34) http://proz.com/pw/2806 29: Wien, Austria (4) http://proz.com/pw/2824 Thank you for reading this abbreviated newsletter. If you have any questions related to the virtual conference or the translation contest, please do not hesitate to inquire with the ProZ.com support team, at http://www.proz.com/support They are here to help you make the most of the tools and opportunities provided to you at ProZ.com. "See" you tomorrow! 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