ProZ.com Newsletter: January 2011

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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) "Translator T.O.", ProZ.com's new blog (2) A translator's career path: what does it look like? (3) Are you happy with your job? (4) Featured article: Setting up a home office (5) Are you making the most of your ProZ.com membership? (6) ProZ.com's first Spanish virtual event, January 27 (7) Negotiation & communication skills Workshop, London, 2011 (8) Arab world regional conference, Cairo, May 2011 (9) Free webinar series begins January 31 (10) Free "Meeting clients at ProZ.com" webinar series (11) International conference, Rome, May 2011 (12) Webinars and training for translators in February (13) Upcoming powwows ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (1) "Translator T.O.", ProZ.com's new blog ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Translator T.O." is a new blog written by the ProZ.com site team for ProZ.com members and others involved in the translation industry. Different site team members and guest contributors will post on different topics, including ProZ.com site news and announcements, as well as translation industry issues, news and trends. You can subscribe to receive notification of new posts and comments via email or RSS feed, using the controls on the right side of the blog's page. http://blogproz.wordpress.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (2) A translator's career path: what does it look like? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A translator's career path" is a new ProZ.com Wiki article which outlines the different steps and stages in a professional translator's career, beginning from the decision to get involved in translation. Does this article reflect your own career path? http://wiki.proz.com/wiki/index.php/Translator_career_path Advertisement ------------------------------------ Looking for a leading translation memory tool? Discover the benefits of working with SDL Trados Studio 2009 and uncover innovative features such as AutoSuggest, QuickPlace and real-time QA checks! Buy or upgrade by 13th February 2011 and receive 20% off. To learn more or to buy online visit our dedicated shop - http://www.sdl.com/Proz_NL ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (3) Are you happy with your job? Translators weigh in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A recent quick poll asked, "Are you happy with your job?" See what translators are saying about their job satisfaction and vote! http://www.proz.com/topic/190342 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (4) Featured article: Setting up a home office ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Using a home office" is a ProZ.com Wiki article discussing the use, advantages and disadvantages of, and how to set up a home office. What advice would you give to other freelancers on setting up a home office? Please read, and contribute to improving this article! http://wiki.proz.com/wiki/index.php/Using_a_home_office Advertisement ------------------------------------ ‘I'm enjoying every minute I've spent with my new best friend memoQ!’ Ana Carolina da Silva - Freelance translator To learn more about memoQ, visit http://www.kilgray.com ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ ‘Everyone here at GlobalDenmark would like to really give our greatest thanks to you for your outstanding and awesome service yesterday! You guys are the greatest.’ Anette Jakobsen- GlobalDenmark To learn more about memoQ, visit http://www.kilgray.com ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (5) Are you making the most of your ProZ.com membership? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ProZ.com members are the reason ProZ.com is possible. If you are already a member, whether new or long-standing, make sure you know all of the benefits available to you. And make sure you are using the tools and opportunities which are best-suited to you and your business: http://wiki.proz.com/wiki/index.php/ProZ.com_membership_benefits Please also consider attending the free webinar series on "Meeting clients at ProZ.com" for a hands-on workshop on getting the most out of the site (read on in this newsletter for details). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (6) ProZ.com's first Spanish virtual event, January 27 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ProZ.com's first Spanish virtual event was held on January 27th. Thanks to all of the attendees who came together to participate in the sessions and focus groups! Stay tuned for more events of this kind throughout the year. http://www.proz.com/virtual-conferences/227 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (7) 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, owner and Head Trainer at BrainTrainAcademy. http://www.proz.com/conference/95 Also available: a special sneak preview virtual event with Konstantin Kisin on February 3 2011 http://www.proz.com/virtual-conferences/233 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (8) Regional arab world conference in Cairo, May 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TranZ-Arabia I: The first ProZ.com Translation Festival in the Arab World will take place in Cairo, EGY on May 24-25, 2011. The call for speakers is currently open for this event. http://www.proz.com/conference/200 Advertisement ------------------------------------ Free trial 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/hzBmiP ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Free trial 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/ejPJEE ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (9) Free webinar series begins January 31 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ProZ.com's next free webinar series begins January 31 with webinars from: - SDL Trados - memoQ 4.5 - Alchemy CATALYST 9.0 - XTM Cloud - Translation Workspace - Kaleidoscope - AIT/TO3000 http://www.proz.com/translator-training/format/free-webinars ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (10) Free "Meeting clients at ProZ.com" webinar series ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "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 where staff provide guidance in improving your profile and getting more out of ProZ.com. "Meeting clients at ProZ.com" webinar schedule for February: Feb 01 (Spanish): http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4351 Feb 04 (English): http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4363 Feb 08 (Russian): http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4357 Feb 11 (English): http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4366 Feb 15 (Spanish): http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4354 Feb 18 (English): http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4369 Feb 22 (Russian): http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4360 Feb 25 (English): http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4372 Advertisement ------------------------------------ Special Offer! Alchemy PUBLISHER 3.0: Freelance edition only €249 for the month of January! Alchemy Publisher 3.0 supports over 100 different content-rich document formats including PDF and PowerPoint. Deliver higher-quality translations, reduce your costs and speed up your projects! This is a time-limited offer. http://www.proz.com/alchemy ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (11) International conference in Rome, May 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 2011 ProZ.com international conference will take place in Rome, Italy on May 20-23, 2011. Program details will be announced shortly. Sign up now for the event mailing list. http://www.proz.com/conference/205 Advertisement ------------------------------------ Discover the benefits of SDL Trados Studio 2009 Professional: cut project preparation time via automation, work in an office (domain-based) network, work with an unlimited number of languages and reduce review time! Buy or upgrade by 13th February 2011 and receive 20% off. To learn more & buy online visit our dedicated shop - http://www.sdl.com/Proz_PRO ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (12) Webinars and training for translators in February ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Upcoming webinars: Jan 27 Boosting your productivity: tips and tools for translators http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4043 Jan 28 Translation quality: A friendly, practical and realistic perspective http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4118 Feb 3 European Translators: Adapt Your Marketing Materials to Target US-based Clients http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4055 Feb 4 Translation quality - Manage your clients' perception of quality http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4093 Feb 8 Introduction to Telephone Interpreting (Teleinterpreting) http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4288 Feb 9 Make Every Word Count - solve your word-count problems http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4126 Feb 10 Boost Your Productivity Now! http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4040 Feb 11 QA - How to turn in a spotless translation in Word 2003 & 2007 http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4135 Feb 15 Traducción médica: abordaje terminológico para la iniciación del traductor especializado http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4264 Feb 16 Personal Branding 101: Build yourself an expert profile online to Find more jobs http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4132 Feb 17 Use international payment methods to your advantage, pay less in fees, and keep more money in your pocket! http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4054 Feb 18 Working directly with translators by implementing a translation management system (free) http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4318 Feb 23 Personal Branding 102: Have jobs find you by establishing a "top-selling expert" reputation http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4198 Feb 24 Improve your cross-cultural communication skills http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4303 Feb 25 Quote to Win: How to win projects on the freelance marketplace http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4096 New videos added this month: Create a website for the freelance translation business http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4312 CAT tools and cloud computing http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4321 Free and inexpensive productivity tools - part 1 http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4378 SEO 2 - Optimizing content of your pages http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/4384 More than 60 videos available on demand: http://www.proz.com/translator-training/format/webinar-presentations Translator training packages: Training packages give ProZ.com users the opportunity to purchase multiple related training courses in a bundle, at a significant savings over purchasing each course individually! 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/ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Wordfast offers the most user-friendly TM tools on the market for less than half the cost of competitors. Download a free demo at http://www.wordfast.com Leave your home, not your clients. Wordfast Anywhere allows you to translate from anywhere you have a web browser. Try the world's only FREE and CONFIDENTIAL web-based TM tool at http://www.FreeTM.com ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (13) Upcoming powwows: US, UK, Brazil, Belize, etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ January 29: Reno, US (1 member) http://proz.com/powwow/3607 29: London, UK (68) http://proz.com/powwow/3560 February 3: Brasília, Brazil (3) http://proz.com/powwow/3587 4: San Ignacio, Belize (2) http://proz.com/powwow/3554 5: Bydgoszcz, Poland (1) http://proz.com/powwow/3604 7: Valencia, Spain (36) http://proz.com/powwow/3595 12: Cardiff, UK (2) http://proz.com/powwow/3605 12: Birmingham, UK (9) http://proz.com/powwow/3580 16: Utrecht, Netherlands (17) http://proz.com/powwow/3566 17: Edinburgh, UK (16) http://proz.com/powwow/3602 March 5: Barcelona, Spain (21) http://proz.com/powwow/3539 5: Nottingham, UK (15) http://proz.com/powwow/3581 5: Pretoria, South Africa (7) http://proz.com/powwow/3601 19: Kočani, Macedonia (FYROM) (12) http://proz.com/powwow/3356 24: Turin, Italy (21) http://proz.com/powwow/3515 Full list of powwows (including those after Jan: http://www.proz.com/?sp=event/powwow_board&r_id=463 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for tuning in for January's newsletter. 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