ProZ.com Newsletter: July 2011

« return to the newsletter archive

The translation workplace
Jobs | KudoZ | Visit 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) Client flow continues to increase (2) Congratulations to the grand prize campaign winners (3) New online badge for Translators without Borders volunteers (4) Interpreter virtual event on-demand content now available (5) "Small changes, big results" - theme for 2011 virtual event (6) "Meeting clients at ProZ.com" webinars for August (7) Other free webinars at ProZ.com in August (8) New forum for profile help (9) Thank you to the moderator class of 2010-2011 (10) 2011 Ukraine conference - program now available (11) Conferencia de ProZ.com en Valencia, España, 15-16 de oct (12) Primera conferencia latinoamericana de ProZ.com, Montevideo (13) ProZ.com regional conference: Skopje 2011 (14) Training for translators and interpreters (15) Upcoming powwows ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (1) Client flow continues to increase ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Client flow through ProZ.com, already on the rise through 2010, continues to grow in 2011. July saw the second highest amount of work ever passed through the site, after the record high in March of this year. Remember that while there are as many as 200 job postings made per day (many of them member-only postings), the most common way that clients and translators meet at ProZ.com is through directory and profile searches. By design, this traffic is directed first to members, who receive greatly heightened exposure to these searches, appearing, for example, in the first layer of directory results, before non-members. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (2) Congratulations to the grand prize winners from the mid-year campaign ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Congratulations to the grand prize winners from the mid-year membership campaign! Two iPads, five Kindle e-book readers, and three licenses for SDL Trados Studio 2009 were given away, along with the daily prize giveaways. Over 1,000 new members have joined ProZ.com! This is good news for all members. With more than 18,000 members, ProZ.com continues to advance as the world's largest community of translation professionals. http://www.proz.com/topic/200276 Advertisement ------------------------------------ Pre-order your new SDL Trados Studio 2011! Buy or upgrade today and take advantage of our exclusive 15% off Early Bird! Pre-order and receive SDL Trados Studio 2009 with SDL Trados 2007 Suite immediately, then receive a free upgrade to Studio 2011 upon release. To learn more or to pre-order visit http://www.sdl.com/Proz_NL ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Pre-order your new SDL Trados Studio 2011! Buy or upgrade today and take advantage of our exclusive 15% off Early Bird! Pre-order and receive SDL Trados Studio 2009 with SDL Trados 2007 Suite immediately, then receive a free upgrade to Studio 2011 upon release. To learn more or to pre-order visit http://www.sdl.com/Proz_PRO ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (3) New online badge for Translators without Borders volunteers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A new online badge has been created for volunteers working with Translators without Borders, as a form of acknowledgment of their generous contributions. This badge can be displayed in various places and shows the name of the translator and the number of words delivered so far for Translators without Borders via the translation center platform. http://www.proz.com/topic/204463 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (4) Interpreter virtual event on-demand content now available ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ProZ.com hosted the first virtual event for interpreters on July 21st, 2011. Over 270 interpreters attended the event, participating in 2 sessions, 3 focus groups, a virtual powow and an interpreter story contest. On-demand content for the event is now available to all registered attendees. Virtual events are free for all ProZ.com members. http://www.proz.com/virtual-conferences/260/program Advertisement ------------------------------------ ‘Actually paying Kilgray is something that brings satisfaction - memoQ just works! Which is so cool!’ Galina Ivanova- Ivannovation Language Management To learn more about memoQ, visit http://www.kilgray.com ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ ‘Only two minutes ago I pulled yet another little miracle out of my memoQ basket, another long dreary document with all sorts of little formats and stuff that I was afraid would be lost. And it worked again!’ Helen Debussy – Freelance translator To learn more about memoQ, visit http://www.kilgray.com ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (5) Week-long program planned for 2011 ProZ.com freelance translator virtual conference ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The theme for ProZ.com's 2011 freelance translator virtual event will be "Small changes, big results." This week-long event, taking place from September 26th to 30th, will feature small changes translation professionals can make to see big results in their work and lives. Register now to stay informed. Program details will be available soon. This event, as with all virtual events, is free to ProZ.com members. http://www.proz.com/virtual-conferences/250 Advertisement ------------------------------------ SDL Trados, memoQ, Wordfast, TO3000 and more are on sale now through the ProZ.com Translator Group Buying program. TGBs allow the ProZ.com community to save up to 50% on the software tools they need by purchasing together. Sign up for notifications to be informed when new sales begin, and check out the current group buys available. http://www.proz.com/tgb ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (6) "Meeting clients at ProZ.com" webinars for August ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Meeting clients at ProZ.com" is a series of free webinars which cover strategies to help you get the most out of your ProZ.com experience. Each webinar includes a hands-on workshop session with site staff. "Meeting clients at ProZ.com" webinar schedule for August: August 5th (English): http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/5291 August 9th (Spanish): http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/5303 August 12th (English): http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/5294 August 19th (English): http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/5297 August 23rd (Russian): http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/5306 August 26th (English): http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/5300 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (7) Other free webinars at ProZ.com in August ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 10th: "Getting started in translation." Learn how to become a professional translator and how to use ProZ.com to pursue translation as a career. http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/5309 August 24th: "Expanding your translation business." Learn how to use ProZ.com to expand your translation business. http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/5312 Advertisement ------------------------------------ The GeoWorkz Marketplace – Now you can see, sort and bid on jobs from Lionbridge in the new GeoWorkz Marketplace. With thousands of jobs being added each month, the GeoWorkz Marketplace enables you to reply to jobs from Lionbridge offices around the world! New Jobs are added every day so make sure you check back often! http://bit.ly/i4igTh ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ The GeoWorkz Marketplace – Now you can see, sort and bid on jobs from Lionbridge in the new GeoWorkz Marketplace. With thousands of jobs being added each month, the GeoWorkz Marketplace enables you to reply to jobs from Lionbridge offices around the world! New Jobs are added every day so make sure you check back often! http://bit.ly/gcqxpM ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (8) New forum for profile help ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your ProZ.com profile can be a powerful tool in building and expanding your online presence. Especially if you are a member, having a strong profile which accurately reflects you as a professional is a way to help boost your contact with new clients and networking opportunities. A new ProZ.com forum for profile help has been created, where you can get and give help on leveraging your profile to its fullest potential. Need feedback from colleagues on how to improve your profile? Have you found approaches which worked well for you? http://www.proz.com/forum/1103 Advertisement ------------------------------------ XTM Cloud is helping translators work online in a secure and easy way. With XTM Cloud you can translate many file types including XML, MS Office, InDesign, Framemaker and more. If you would like to try translating online you can register for a free no-obligation trial of XTM Cloud at http://www.xtm-intl.com/trial XTM Cloud: Better Translation Technology ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (9) Thank you to the moderator class of 2010-2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A year ago the moderator class of 2010-2011 embarked on its one-year term of service. Thanks are due to this group of professionals who have volunteered their time over the past year to the ProZ.com community. Each person has made valuable contributions to the site, and some have contributed beyond the moderator program. Thank you! ProZ.com site moderators are key in maintaining the positive, results-oriented atmosphere of the site as they help guide new participants and ensure that site rules are upheld. For those wishing to volunteer for the moderator class of 2011-2012, applications are now being reviewed. http://www.proz.com/moderators ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (10) Announcing 2011 ProZ.com Ukraine Conference in Kharkiv ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Announcing the 2011 Ukraine conference to be held in Kharkiv on September 17th and 18th. The conference will focus on the developments of the international translation industry and adaptation to changes taking place. Half of the program will feature sessions and presentations in English. The preliminary program and payment options are now available. http://www.proz.com/conference/230 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (11) Conferencia de ProZ.com en Valencia, España -- El Traductor: El Profesional Completo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Este congreso, el primero que ProZ.com realiza en Valencia, pretende dar una gran variedad de consejos para mejorar el rendimiento del traductor en esta profesión multifacética. Ya se encuentra disponible en la página de este evento el programa y las diferentes formas y métodos de pago. http://www.proz.com/conference/236 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (12) Jornadas de actualización para traductores latinoamericanos, Montevideo, octubre 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ La Primera Conferencia Latinoamericana de ProZ.com, Jornadas de Actualización para Traductores Latinoamericanos, se llevará a cabo en la ciudad de Montevideo, Uruguay, los días 29 y 30 de octubre. Ya están habilitadas las inscripciones definitivas y los medios de pago para aprovechar los precios "early bird". http://www.proz.com/conference/203 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (13) ProZ.com regional conference: Skopje 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ October 1st, 2011: Save the date for the biggest ProZ.com Balkans and South-East European conference for translators and interpreters to date. Come and listen to ProZ.com members' favorite speakers and regional experts on topics in translation, interpretation, localization, CAT tools, marketing and sales for translation services, achieving higher standards via professional associations and much more. Register now to network, learn, and have an incredible time in Skopje! http://www.proz.com/conference/196 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (14) Training, videos and webinars for translators and interpreters ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Browse the updated ProZ.com training curricula by topic: Translator business development - For training on business skills for translators, invoicing, taxes and accounting procedures, personal branding and self-marketing, career planning and management for translators, SEO, designing and optimizing your professional website and more. http://www.proz.com/translator-training/topic/translator-business-development Software, tools and computing - For training on translation memory tool comparisons, SDL Trados Training and Certification, Wordfast, Transit NXT, memoQ, Atril Déjà vu, Across, best practices for computer security, OCR conversion and productivity tools. http://www.proz.com/translator-training/topic/software-tools-computing Professional skills - Develop your translation project skills and increase your focus on translation quality. http://www.proz.com/translator-training/topic/translation-skills-development-client-services Translation services and offerings - Training on legal translation, audio-visual translation and subtitling, Desktop Publishing (DTP), website translation, medical translation, etc. http://www.proz.com/translator-training/topic/translation_services_and_offerings Interpreter training - A combination of online workshops with lessons on a variety of culturally and linguistically appropriate services and topics for interpreters and aspiring interpreters. A ProZ.com certificate of knowledge will be issued to bundle participants. http://www.proz.com/translator-training/topic/Interpreting See new free and paid webinars: http://www.proz.com/translator-training/format/webinar-presentations Advertisement ------------------------------------ Wordfast Anywhere, the world's leading FREE and confidential web-based TM tool, now adds a preview feature for inx, doc/docx, xls/xlsx, ppt/pptx, txt and rtf files. Register for a free account and start using Wordfast Anywhere today at http://www.FreeTM.com ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Download the latest version of the industry's #1 standalone TM tool for any platform. Wordfast releases Wordfast Pro version 2.4.2 with several new features and enhancements including improved Framemaker filter options and WF Classic/WF Pro glossary syncing. Download a free demo version at http://www.wordfast.com/store_download.html ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (15) Upcoming powwows: South Korea, Australia, UK, France, etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 5: Seoul, South Korea (6 members) http://proz.com/powwow/3833 6: Adelaide, Australia (5) http://proz.com/powwow/3791 6: Lincoln, UK (3) http://proz.com/powwow/3808 13: Finistere, France (4) http://proz.com/powwow/3839 24: Los Angeles, US (8) http://proz.com/powwow/3836 September 3: Adelaide, Australia (1) http://proz.com/powwow/3827 17: Copenhagen, Denmark (28) http://proz.com/powwow/3614 23: Saint Peter..., Russian Federation (25) http://proz.com/powwow/3598 23: Gijón, Ast..., Spain (4) http://proz.com/powwow/3842 24: Bourg des C..., France (16) http://proz.com/powwow/3767 24: Bristol, UK (13) http://proz.com/powwow/3815 30: Skopje, Macedonia (FYROM) (17) http://proz.com/powwow/3673 October 2: Skopje, Macedonia (FYROM) (8) http://proz.com/powwow/3676 Full list of powwows (including those after Aug: http://www.proz.com/?sp=event/powwow_board&r_id=476 ============================================================ If you are not already a ProZ.com member, consider investing in your business today. Members with strong profiles report at least four times more client contact than non-members. http://www.proz.com/membership/ ============================================================ Thanks for reading this month's newsletter, and thanks as always to ProZ.com members for your support. Regards, Jared Member services ProZ.com - - - - - - - - - - - Your username: Membership status: Registered user KudoZ: BrowniZ: Wallet balance: $0.10 Your profile: http://www.proz.com/profile/0 - - - - - - - - - - - Forgotten password? http://proz.com/?sp=new_password ================================================================= You are receiving this email message because you signed up for email notifications of this type in your ProZ.com email preferences. To unsubscribe from ProZ.com email notifications, go to this page: https://www.proz.com/unsubscribe If you have trouble adjusting your email preferences, please submit a support request: https://www.proz.com/support Do not reply to this message; your reply will not be read. ProZ.com 2509 James Street P.O. Box 323 Syracuse, NY 13206-9277 USA+1 (315) 463-7323
Copyright © 1999-2017 ProZ.com - All rights reserved. Privacy policy Update your email preferences