ProZ.com Newsletter: May 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) Mid-year report to members published (2) New book for Portuguese translators by member Fabio Said (3) Recent survey on membership satisfaction (4) Books featuring translators as characters (5) Keep updated on the job posting system changes (6) Mid-year membership campaign: "Help your business grow" (7) Mid-year membership campaign: "Help your business grow" (8) More improvements made to translator training platform (9) Webinar, training and video offers for June (10) Around the WorldFast - Wordfast Training in Berlin (11) Around the WorldFast - Wordfast Training in Copenhagen (12) Around the WorldFast - Wordfast Training in Amsterdam (13) Around the WorldFast - Wordfast Training in London (14) Around the WorldFast - Wordfast Training in Johannesburg (15) Around the WorldFast - Formation Wordfast à Bruxelles (16) Around the WorldFast - Formation Wordfast à Casablanca (17) Around the WorldFast - Formation Wordfast à Dakar (18) Around the WorldFast - Formation Wordfast à Douala (19) Second ProZ.com Brazil conference in São Paulo (20) Upcoming powwows ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (1) Mid-year report to members published ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The mid-year report to members was published on May 12th, providing a summary of progress made so far this year at ProZ.com. http://www.proz.com/topic/170665 Thank you to site members-- your support makes ProZ.com, and achievements like these, possible! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (2) New book for Portuguese translators by member Fabio Said ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A new book has been published by Fabio Said -- http://www.proz.com/profile/140478 -- a ProZ.com member who participates in the Certified PRO network and has won two ProZ.com translation contests. "Fidus interpres: a prática da tradução profissional" can be seen in the Books section of ProZ.com, located under the new "Education" tab. Congratulations, Fabio! http://www.proz.com/books Advertisement ------------------------------------ Celebrate with SDL Trados Studio 2009! SDL Trados Studio 2009 is 1 year old and to celebrate we are offering you the chance to save up to 25%! Discover more about our products or buy online - http://www.sdl.com/Proz_NL Hurry, offer ends 14th June 2010 ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Celebrate with SDL Trados Studio 2009! SDL Trados Studio 2009 is 1 year old and to celebrate we are offering you the chance to save up to 15%! Discover more about our products or buy online - http://www.sdl.com/Proz_NPRO Hurry, offer ends 14th June 2010 ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (3) Recent survey on membership satisfaction ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A recent survey of ProZ.com members, aimed at gaining insight on the value members are receiving from their membership, provided some interesting feedback. 93% of members said they would recommend membership to others. Nearly half of those surveyed were not aware that ProZ.com has a staff of 25 dedicated to serving members. Thank you to the members who took the time to complete the survey and share their opinions and feedback on membership and ways to make it even better. Advertisement ------------------------------------ Experience two industry-leading tools for one low price. Wordfast Translation Studio consists of Wordfast Classic, the industry’s #1 MS Word-based TM tool, and Wordfast Pro, the #1 multi-platform TM tool designed to handle more complex file formats. Free trial – http://www.wordfast.com/store_download.html ProZ.com users save 18% at http://www.proz.com/tgb ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ The world’s #1 provider of platform-independent translation memory software invites you to experience an idea whose time has come - Free TM: http://www.FreeTM.com ProZ.com Translator Group Buy - save 18% on Wordfast Pro: http://www.proz.com/tgb ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (4) Know any good books that feature translators as characters? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Have you read a good book that featured a translator as a character? Add your favorite to the list of such books here: http://wiki.proz.com/wiki/index.php/Books_that_have_translators_as_characters (You must be logged in to contribute. Just click the "edit" tab and start typing. If you are not familiar with wiki formatting, just enter text in the appropriate section.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (5) Keep updated on the changes being made to the job posting system ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The recently-announced changes to the ProZ.com job posting system continue. Stay up to date on the latest changes and subscribe to future news in this area. http://www.proz.com/about/ipetition/changes Advertisement ------------------------------------ Translation Office 3000 has been designed with 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 20% when you buy TO3000 through ProZ.com: http://www.proz.com/TO3000 ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (6) Mid-year membership campaign: "Help your business grow" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for supporting ProZ.com with your membership! Even if your membership is not set to expire during this campaign, now is a good time to renew. Remember that when you renew, 12 months of membership are added to your current membership (no membership is lost). You will also have the chance at one of three great prizes, plus special discounts on training and webinars. The mid-year campaign ends June 17th. http://www.proz.com/membership/campaign ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (7) Mid-year membership campaign: "Help your business grow" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ProZ.com is the world's largest community of translation professionals and the leading source of new clients for translators. Job flow through the site is at an all-time high. ProZ.com membership, combined with a strong profile, is the most effective way of meeting new clients and helping your business to grow. During the mid-year membership campaign, running now until June 17th, join ProZ.com with added incentives, including up to one month of extra membership, special discounts on training and webinars, and the chance to win one of three great prizes. ProZ.com membership is a business expense that can be deducted from taxable income in most areas. Ask your accountant. http://www.proz.com/membership/campaign Advertisement ------------------------------------ Special Limited Offer! Purchase Alchemy Publisher 3.0 for €249. (RRP€749). 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. Visit http://www.proz.com/alchemy to participate. ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (8) More improvements made to translator training platform ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In response to feedback from members, another round of improvements to the ProZ.com training for professional translators area has been released. Changes include improved navigation, streamlined course information, localized course schedules, direct access to course material, and an improved calendar. http://www.proz.com/translator-training ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (9) Webinar, training and video offers for June ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Those who purchase or renew membership before June 17th will receive a 10% discount on SDL Trados training and certification, and a 33% discount on webinar presentations. http://www.proz.com/membership/campaign Upcoming webinars: June 1 - Be special: standing out in the language services industry http://www.proz.com/training/2432 June 4 - Web writing for translators http://www.proz.com/training/3437 June 8 - Comparación de herramientas de traducción: Across, Catalyst, Déjà Vu, Logoport, MemoQ, Metatexis, Passolo, Trados, Wordfast y otras (en español). http://www.proz.com/training//3055 June 10 - An introduction to translating for film and television http://www.proz.com/translator-training/3422 June 11 - The art, science and commerce of pricing your translation-related products and services http://www.proz.com/translator-training/3325 June 17 - Technical aspects of subtitling http://www.proz.com/training/3427 June 18 - HTML for translators http://www.proz.com/training/3440 June 24 - Creative translation for the moving image http://www.proz.com/training/3433 June 25 - Project management for translation business: making clients and yourself happier http://www.proz.com/training/3404 July 9 - Social networking guide for freelancers and agency owners http://www.proz.com/training/3407 New videos available this month: Glossaries without borders - translate better and faster http://www.proz.com/training/3500 Positioning: How to build win-win relationships with clients http://www.proz.com/training/3470 Email marketing tips for freelancers and agency owners http://www.proz.com/training/3506 Improving effectiveness of multi-location teams - "How do you know they’re working?" http://www.proz.com/training/3503 See all videos at: http://www.proz.com/translator-training/format/videos SDL Trados Online Training and Certification: SDL Trados 2007 and SDL Trados Studio 2009 at only $99 USD. Attendance fee includes access to training conducted by a certified SDL Trados trainer, approved SDL Trados training manuals, SDL Trados Certification exam. See: http://www.proz.com/translator-training/topic/sdl-trados-certified New ProZ.com self-paced training sessions at: http://www.proz.com/translator-training/format/self-paced-training ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (10) Around the WorldFast - Wordfast Training in Berlin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join ProZ.com member John Di Rico on his round the world trip to train translators on Wordfast software and raise $20,000 to purchase bed nets to prevent the spread of malaria and save lives. Upcoming sessions in Berlin: June 3 - Around the WorldFast - Wordfast Classic Training Level 1 http://www.proz.com/training/3281 June 4 - Around the WorldFast - Wordfast Pro Training Level 1 http://www.proz.com/training/3284 Visit http://www.wordfast.fr to learn more about the Around the WorldFast training trip. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (11) Around the WorldFast - Wordfast Training in Copenhagen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join ProZ.com member John Di Rico on his round the world trip to train translators on Wordfast software and raise $20,000 to purchase bed nets to prevent the spread of malaria and save lives. Upcoming sessions in Copenhagen: June 15 - Around the WorldFast - Wordfast Classic Training Level 1 http://www.proz.com/training/3287 June 16 - Around the WorldFast - Wordfast Pro Training Level 1 http://www.proz.com/training/3290 Visit http://www.wordfast.fr to learn more about the Around the WorldFast training trip. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (12) Around the WorldFast - Wordfast Training in Amsterdam ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join ProZ.com member John Di Rico on his round the world trip to train translators on Wordfast software and raise $20,000 to purchase bed nets to prevent the spread of malaria and save lives. Upcoming sessions in Amsterdam: June 21 - Around the WorldFast - Wordfast Pro Training Level 1 http://www.proz.com/training/3293 June 22 - Around the WorldFast - Wordfast Classic Training Level 1 http://www.proz.com/training/3299 Visit http://www.wordfast.fr to learn more about the Around the WorldFast training trip. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (13) Around the WorldFast - Wordfast Training in London ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join ProZ.com member John Di Rico on his round the world trip to train translators on Wordfast software and raise $20,000 to purchase bed nets to prevent the spread of malaria and save lives. Upcoming sessions in London: July 1 - Around the WorldFast - Wordfast Classic Training Level 1 http://www.proz.com/training/3305 July 2 - Around the WorldFast - Wordfast Pro Training Level 1 http://www.proz.com/training/3308 Visit http://www.wordfast.fr to learn more about the Around the WorldFast training trip. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (14) Around the WorldFast - Wordfast Training in Johannesburg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join ProZ.com member John Di Rico on his round the world trip to train translators on Wordfast software and raise $20,000 to purchase bed nets to prevent the spread of malaria and save lives! Upcoming sessions in Johannesburg: Aug 3 - Around the WorldFast - Wordfast Classic Training Level 1 http://www.proz.com/training/3340 Aug 4 - Around the WorldFast - Wordfast Pro Training Level 1 http://www.proz.com/training/3343 Visit http://www.wordfast.fr to learn more about the Around the WorldFast training trip. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (15) Around the WorldFast - Formation Wordfast à Bruxelles ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Suivre John Di Rico lors de son voyage autour du monde qui consiste à former des traducteurs sur le logiciel Wordfast, rencontrer des membres JCI, et récolter 20 000 dollars pour acheter des moustiquaires afin d’empêcher la propagation du paludisme et sauver des vies ! Formation à Bruxelles: Juin 28 - Around the Worldfast - Wordfast Classic Niveau 1 http://www.proz.com/training/3296 Juin 29 - Around the WorldFast - Formation Wordfast Pro Niveau 1 http://www.proz.com/training/3302 Rendez-vous sur http://www.wordfast.fr pour plus d'informations sur le tour "Around the WorldFast". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (16) Around the WorldFast - Formation Wordfast à Casablanca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Suivre John Di Rico lors de son voyage autour du monde qui consiste à former des traducteurs sur le logiciel Wordfast, rencontrer des membres JCI, et récolter 20 000 dollars pour acheter des moustiquaires afin d’empêcher la propagation du paludisme et sauver des vies ! Formation à Casablanca: Juillet 12 - Around the Worldfast - Wordfast Classic Niveau 1 http://www.proz.com/training/3311 Juillet 13 - Around the WorldFast - Formation Wordfast Pro Niveau 1 http://www.proz.com/training/3314 Rendez-vous sur http://www.wordfast.fr pour plus d'informations sur le tour "Around the WorldFast". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (17) Around the WorldFast - Formation Wordfast à Dakar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Suivre John Di Rico lors de son voyage autour du monde qui consiste à former des traducteurs sur le logiciel Wordfast, rencontrer des membres JCI, et récolter 20 000 dollars pour acheter des moustiquaires afin d’empêcher la propagation du paludisme et sauver des vies ! Formation à Dakar: Juillet 22 - Around the Worldfast - Wordfast Classic Niveau 1 http://www.proz.com/training/3317 Juillet 23 - Around the WorldFast - Formation Wordfast Pro Niveau 1 http://www.proz.com/training/3323 Rendez-vous sur http://www.wordfast.fr pour plus d'informations sur le tour "Around the WorldFast". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (18) Around the WorldFast - Formation Wordfast à Douala ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Suivre John Di Rico lors de son voyage autour du monde qui consiste à former des traducteurs sur le logiciel Wordfast, rencontrer des membres JCI, et récolter 20 000 dollars pour acheter des moustiquaires afin d’empêcher la propagation du paludisme et sauver des vies ! Formation à Douala: Juillet 29 - Around the Worldfast - Wordfast Classic Niveau 1 http://www.proz.com/training/3331 Juillet 30 - Around the WorldFast - Formation Wordfast Pro Niveau 1 http://www.proz.com/training/3337 Rendez-vous sur http://www.wordfast.fr pour plus d'informations sur le tour "Around the WorldFast". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (19) Second ProZ.com Brazil conference in São Paulo, July 31 - August 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This year's Brazilian conference will take place in São Paulo, on July 31st and August 1st. Organized by Dulce Cattunda -- http://www.proz.com/translator/896926 -- the event will feature a full array of industry content, including conference booth interpretation, Wordfast, basics on audio (and video) translation, social networks, publishing skills, productivity, and more. http://www.proz.com/conference/151 Hurry-- early bird registration ends June 3rd. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (20) Upcoming powwows: Japan, UK, Germany, Portugal, etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 1: Warsaw, Poland (26) http://proz.com/powwow/3251 4: Rotterdam, Netherlands (20) http://proz.com/powwow/3140 5: near Toulouse, France (28) http://proz.com/powwow/3145 5: Lyon, France (8) http://proz.com/powwow/3223 5: Sevilla, Spain (26) http://proz.com/powwow/3131 5: Osaka, Japan (13) http://proz.com/powwow/3224 5: Brest, France (11) http://proz.com/powwow/3262 5: Vigo, Spain (16) http://proz.com/powwow/3235 6: Cardiff, UK (9) http://proz.com/powwow/3239 12: Nottingham, UK (8) http://proz.com/powwow/3244 15: Zwolle, Netherlands (14) http://proz.com/powwow/3196 15: Copenhagen, Denmark (9) http://proz.com/powwow/3217 19: Adelaide, Australia (13) http://proz.com/powwow/3026 20: Strasbourg, France (16) http://proz.com/powwow/3205 25: Opole, Poland (12) http://proz.com/powwow/3236 26: Mexico, Mexico (16) http://proz.com/powwow/3245 26: Chicago, US (3) http://proz.com/powwow/3193 July 8: Palma de Mallorca, Spain (15) http://proz.com/powwow/3230 23: San Diego, US (3) http://proz.com/powwow/3182 Thank you for reading this month's newsletter. 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