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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) ProZ.com membership pricing increase, effective July 1st (2) Summary of second 2012 virtual event for members of the CPN (3) Welcome new ProZ.com members (4) 2012 ProZ.com international conference: thank you attendees! (5) On-demand sessions from ProZ.com's SDL Trados virtual event (6) Localization spotlight: the Spanish team (7) On-demand content from memoQ virtual day 2012 now available (8) Thank you to the moderator class of 2011-2012 (9) Over 60 translator scam alert reports now available (10) ProZ.com 2012 virtual conference series, save the date (11) La première conférence virtuelle en français (12) Femmes et hommes en FER (13) IV Conferência Brasileira de Tradutores do ProZ.com (14) II Conferencia Latinoamericana en Lima - Perú (15) If you have expertise, consider sharing it through training (16) Free ProZ.com webinars for July ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (1) ProZ.com membership pricing increase, effective July 1st ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As of July 1st of this year, the following will be effective: * The cost of new ProZ.com membership will increase slightly. * The cost of ProZ.com membership renewal (which is less than the cost of new membership) will increase slightly. * Browniz points discounts will become slightly greater. If you are considering joining ProZ.com as a member, there has never been a better time to do so. If you are already a ProZ.com member, remember that your membership is accumulative, so even if your membership will not expire for some time, you can renew now to add membership to your account before the price increase. Options are also available for multi-year membership purchases. http://www.proz.com/topic/225928 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (2) Summary of second 2012 virtual event for members of the CPN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On June 15th, members of the Certified PRO Network held their second 2012 virtual event: http://www.proz.com/virtual-conferences/356 Be sure to check out the summary of what was discussed. http://www.proz.com/topic/227120 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (3) Welcome new ProZ.com members ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Over 2,000 new members joined ProZ.com during the recent mid-year membership campaign. A warm welcome to all new members! Thanks also to all current members and those who chose this time to extend their membership by renewing. Membership is what makes ProZ.com possible, allows the site to continue being a workplace and meeting space for professionals, and allows new features to be added to the array of tools and opportunities already available. If you are a member, the ProZ.com site team is here to serve you by providing tools and opportunities you can use as a translation professional to expand your business and improve your work, while networking and having fun. Stay tuned, mid-year campaign prize winners will be announced soon! Advertisement ------------------------------------ Atril Déjà Vu X2 - Other tools have users, Déjà Vu has fans. Test Déjà Vu X2 now – 30-day free trial version available at http://www.atril.com ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Atril TEAMserver - Empower your teams with TEAMserver, the most effective and affordable all-in-one solution on the market! Learn more here: http://atril.com/en/node/343 ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (4) Thanks to the attendees at the 2012 ProZ.com international conference in Barcelona, ESP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 2012 ProZ.com international conference was held over a sunny June weekend in Barcelona, Spain. One hundred and sixty-three ProZ.com members, speakers and sponsors were in attendance at the event, which was organized by Patricia de Gispert -- http://www.proz.com/profile/672616 A special thanks goes out to all the speakers, staff and attendees who all came together to make the event a fun and informative success. To view photos from the event or to share your own photos, please visit the following photo-sharing thread. http://www.proz.com/topic/226862 ProZ.com would also like to thank the following sponsors of the 2012 International conference: SDL Trados: http://www.translationzone.com/ Kilgray: http://kilgray.com/products/memoq/ WordFinder: http://www.wordfinderonline.se/ Milega: http://www.the-translation-agency.com/home.html Advertisement ------------------------------------ SynchroTerm turns your translation archives into a gold mine. This terminology extraction tool features a high-speed scan engine and handles all formats, including PDF and XML! Now it's easier than ever to create bilingual terminology records. To see SynchroTerm in action, visit http://www.youtube.com/user/Terminotix or http://www.terminotix.com ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (5) On-demand content now available from ProZ.com's 2012 SDL Trados virtual event ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 2012 SDL Trados virtual event was held on Wednesday, June 20th at ProZ.com. Over 1,300 ProZ.com users attended sessions, participated in Q&A and saved on SDL Trados Studio 2011 during the event. The on-demand content for this event is now available for all ProZ.com users. http://www.proz.com/virtual-conferences/349/program Advertisement ------------------------------------ SDL Translation Games: ROUND 3 Test your typing skills against SDL's worldwide translator community for a chance to win our final iPad. www.translationzone.com/translationgames Did you miss the SDL Trados Virtual Event savings? You can still benefit from big savings until June 27th. Save 40% off SDL Trados Studio 2011 – http://www.proz.com/tgb/637 ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ SDL Translation Games: ROUND 3 Test your typing skills against SDL's worldwide translator community for a chance to win our final iPad. With the games we have brought back the popular 3 for 2 offer! Get 3 Studio 2011 Professional licenses for the price of 2. Save 10% off all listed upgrades. http://www.translationzone.com/translationagencygames ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (6) Localization spotlight: the Spanish team ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This month's spotlight is on the Spanish localization team: http://www.proz.com/?sp=localization&sp_mode=team&lang=esl Fabio Gutiérrez -- http://www.proz.com/profile/1274213 Silvina Matheu -- http://www.proz.com/profile/79149 Juan Pablo Sans -- http://www.proz.com/profile/718525 Cristina Usón Calvo -- http://www.proz.com/profile/1156787 Susana González Tuya -- http://www.proz.com/profile/53958 ugrisa -- http://www.proz.com/profile/79012 Romina Bona (site staff) Said one of the Spanish team members: "Being part of the Spanish localization team has been an enriching experience so far. Each team member has shown a great commitment to the project and has worked hard and steadily to meet the deadlines. It is always a pleasure to meet colleagues who share the same enthusiasm and professionalism for this challenging and rewarding task." Each month, the ProZ.com newsletter will feature an article highlighting one of the ProZ.com localization teams and the work they are doing to bring the ProZ.com site to their native languages. If you are a ProZ.com member and you would like to join a localization team in your native language, contact site staff to volunteer. http://www.proz.com/support/ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Save 20% on all subscriptions, code: XTMSUMMER12 http://www.xtm-intl.com/buy Manage and translate your projects in XTM Cloud, the powerful, flexible and secure online CAT tool and TMS. Low cost, easy to use and completely scalable XTM is designed for your business, allowing you to improve collaboration and share TMs in real time. sales@xtm-intl.com ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Save 40% on annual freelance subscriptions, code: XTM4040 http://www.xtm-intl.com/buy Sign up today and start translating immediately. There's no software to install - access everything via a browser. Translate all major file types with our powerful, secure CAT tool. XTM is low cost, easy to use and will scale as your business grows. sales@xtm-intl.com ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (7) memoQ virtual day 2012: On-demand content now available ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The presentation recordings from the 2012 memoQ virtual day are now available to all ProZ.com users. This event, which took place on May 31st, included 12 presentations and 3 panel discussions. Over 1,000 ProZ.com users attended the event, participated in live Q&A sessions and had access to discounts on memoQ translator pro. Special thanks to all the presenters and panelists who shared their time and expertise with the attendees. http://www.proz.com/virtual-conferences/353/program Advertisement ------------------------------------ memoQ 6.0 will be released soon A redesigned interface, better stability and robustness for large projects, integration with Microsoft Translator, Systran Enterprise Server, LetsMT, integration with Active Directory, and much more! Attend free webinars, download the free 45 day trial at http://kilgray.com and join the ever-growing team of memoQ users! ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ memoQ 6.0 will be released soon memoQ 6.0 will enable real-time preview of Trados TagEditor files, predictive typing of translation results, importing Microsoft Word and Excel files without Microsoft Office installed, and much more! Attend free webinars, download a free 45 day trial at http://kilgray.com and join the ever-growing team of memoQ users! ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (8) Thank you to the moderator class of 2011-2012 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks go out to the moderator class of 2011-2012, which is about to end its one-year term of service. This group of professionals 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. 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 2012-2013, applications are now being reviewed. http://www.proz.com/moderators Advertisement ------------------------------------ Fluency Translation Suite – Not all tools are created equal. Simple. Sophisticated. So much more. Find out more at http://www.fluencytranslation.com ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ The Fluency Virtual LSP – Work like you've always wanted to. Expand your Business. Improve your Bottom Line. Use the Fluency Virtual LSP. Find out more at http://www.fluencytranslation.com ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (9) Over 60 translator scam alert reports now available ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Risk management is an area that freelancers should take very seriously. ProZ.com site staff receive reports from translation professionals who have lost time and money, and more, to various types of scammers, on a weekly basis. With over 60 real-life instances of scams targeting translators, the page on translator scam alert reports is fast becoming a useful reference for learning about tactics employed by scammers. http://wiki.proz.com/wiki/index.php/Translator_scam_alert_reports ProZ.com members have the option to subscribe to instant scam alerts via email through the Translator scam alert center. http://www.proz.com/about/translator-scam-alerts/subscribe Advertisement ------------------------------------ Save 35% on Wordfast PRO - ProZ.com members can take advantage of even greater savings on the industry's most affordable TM tool. Visit http://www.proz.com/tgb/625 to purchase your Wordfast PRO 3.0 license through ProZ.com's translator group buy and save up to 35% with packages including training. ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (10) ProZ.com announces free 2012 September virtual conference series ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Save the date for ProZ.com's 4th annual freelance translator virtual event series, celebrating International Translation Day with an entire week of online events for freelance translators from September 24th to 28th. Each day will feature a different focus: * Sept. 24th: Advanced translator skills day * Sept. 25th: ProZ.com day: the professional ProZian * Sept. 26th: Recruitment day (a chance for freelancers and clients to meet) * Sept. 27th: 2012 Freelance translator live online conference: "The freelance translator as a professional CEO" * Sept. 28th: CAT Tool and software day A call for speakers is open now for the series. If you are interested in presenting on a topic that would fit any of the themes listed above, please complete the speaker application. http://www.proz.com/conference/?show_mode=conferences&sp_submode=speaker_application ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (11) A vos agendas ! La première conférence virtuelle ProZ.com organisée en français le 19 juillet 2012 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Participez à la première conférence virtuelle ProZ.com organisée en français le 19 juillet 2012 ! ProZ.com vous propose d’apprendre et d’échanger avec des experts depuis chez vous avec son plateforme virtuelle. Pourquoi participer ? Vous allez prendre connaissance des formateurs du congrès ProZ.com à Lyon les 7 et 8 septembre et d’un teaser de leur formation en avant-premier. Vous allez pouvoir poser vos questions à des experts à l’issue de leur présentation. Vous allez apprendre au moins une chose qui vous permettra d’économiser du temps, d’être plus efficace ou efficient ou de gagner plus d’argent. La participation est gratuite ! http://www.proz.com/virtual-conferences/359 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (12) Venez aux FER - la cinquième édition des Formations et Rencontres ProZ.com à Lyon les 7 et 8 septembre 2012 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Le programme du congrès est désormais en ligne ! Il y aura deux séquences de formations : une pour les traducteurs débutants et l'autre pour les traducteurs confirmés. Vous pouvez toutefois mélanger et choisir les formations dont vous avez besoin ! N'oubliez pas l'aspect RENCONTRES de ce congrès. Elles vous offrent autant d'opportunités d'échanger avec vos collègues, d'apprendre, de faire du réseau et de trouver des partenaires ou clients. Le programme social sera bientôt disponible mais rassurez-vous, nous allons tester la gastronomie lyonnaise, danser et se faire plaisir ! Inscrivez-vous pour être averti dès que les inscriptions sont ouvertes en cliquant ici: http://www.proz.com/conference/317 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (13) IV Conferência Brasileira de Tradutores do ProZ.com - Rio de Janeiro, 21, 22 e 23 de setembro de 2012 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inscrições abertas para a IV Conferência Brasileira de Tradutores do ProZ.com - Tradução: profissionalização e mercado. A Conferência será no Rio de Janeiro, 21, 22 e 23 de setembro de 2012, e tem o intuito de promover todos os setores da tradução, proporcionando novos aprendizados, discussões, aprimoramento técnico, networking, conhecimento de mercado e, é claro, momentos de alegria e descontração com colegas de profissão. O Rio de Janeiro é conhecido pelas suas belezas naturais e pelas noites animadas, principalmente embaladas pelo samba. No entanto, hoje, o Rio já é palco de grandes negócios que movimentam contratos importantes e entrou definitivamente no eixo de negócios do Brasil e do mundo com os eventos internacionais de grande porte que acolherá: a Copa de 2014 e os Jogos Olímpicos de 2016. Aproveite a oportunidade para aprender com profissionais tarimbados e descontrair com os colegas de profissão. Venha rever amigos antigos, conhecer outras pessoas e conversar pessoalmente com aquele colega com o qual você só tem contato virtualmente. Programe sua vinda com antecedência para aproveitar melhores condições de traslado e hospedagem e poder se organizar para conhecer a Cidade Maravilhosa. É o momento de abrir uma pausa na agenda de trabalho para se renovar. A organização da Conferência e o ProZ terão imenso prazer em recebê-los, bem como nosso Keynote Speaker: Renato Beninatto -- http://www.proz.com/profile/128008 -- e nossa Mestre de Cerimônias: Isabel Vidigal -- www.proz.com/profile/93899 http://www.proz.com/conference/323 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (14) II Conferencia Latinoamericana de Traducción e Interpretación en Lima - Perú ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ En noviembre 2012, la cita es en Lima, Perú. http://www.proz.com/conference/326 Recuerda registrarte haciendo clic sobre el botón en la columna de la izquierda para que recibas toda la información de la conferencia y para que estés al tanto de posibles cambios. Si quieres participar como conferencista, haz clic aquí o sobre el botón de llamado de conferencistas (call for speakers) para considerarte y comunicarnos contigo. 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If you are interested in sharing your expertise with others, visit the ProZ.com trainer center to learn more. http://www.proz.com/translator-training/trainers/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (16) Free ProZ.com webinars for July ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "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. * July 5th: http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/6850 * July 26th: http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/6853 Other free webinars: "Getting started in translation" - July 4th - 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/6856 "Expanding your translation business" - July 18th - Learn how to use ProZ.com to expand your translation business. http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/6859 "Risk management for freelance translators and interpreters" - July 25th - Learn about risk management procedures that freelance translators and interpreters can follow when doing business. http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/6862 For more information on these webinars and to learn how to get the most out of ProZ.com for your translation business, visit the ProZ.com site guidance center. http://www.proz.com/guidance-center ============================================================ Current ProZ.com membership pricing has its days numbered. 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