ProZ.com Newsletter: August 2012

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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) Menu mistranslations (2) Localization spotlight: the Georgian team (3) Register for ProZ.com's 2012 virtual event series - Sept 24 (4) Segunda conferencia virtual de ProZ.com en español (5) Garanta sua vaga! - Rio de Janeiro (6) Croisière-apéro et rencontres gastronomiques à Lyon (7) Networking to boost your business (8) Translator group buys: there's better pricing in numbers (9) How do you market your services to potential clients? (10) Upcoming powwows ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (1) Menu mistranslations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Check out a recent forum thread where translators swap restaurant menu translation horror stories. Have you encountered this kind of translation when you are out to eat? Do you have some examples of your own? Share them here! http://www.proz.com/topic/230945 Advertisement ------------------------------------ Sign up for a 30 day free trial of XTM Cloud at http://www.xtm-intl.com/trial . Manage and translate your projects in real time using our powerful cloud-based CAT tool and TMS. XTM is secure, scalable and collaborative making it the complete translation solution for translators and LSP’s. Highly affordable, XTM Cloud includes all support & upgrades. ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (2) Localization spotlight: the Georgian team ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This month's localization spotlight is on the Georgian team: http://www.proz.com/?sp=localization&sp_mode=team&lang=geo Maya Gorgoshidze -- http://www.proz.com/profile/60049 Lela Pavliashvili -- http://www.proz.com/profile/81646 This is what one of the team members, Maya Gorgoshidze, said about her experience so far: "The Georgian community is not very big, but still we represent a unique part of the world's languages, and I like the idea of having ProZ.com – the world's largest community of translators – localized into my native language as well. So I decided to participate in the localization project, because by adding another localization language my team would be able to express our humble thanks to the site from which we benefit so much, help in a worldwide promotion of our underrepresented language, and be proud that now we can have ProZ.com localized into Georgian." 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 ------------------------------------ Try Leading Translation Memory Software for Free The SDL Trados Studio 2011 trial is a way for you to try out our translation software free for 30 days – http://www.translationzone.com/trial Help us improve our website http://www.translationzone.com by taking a short survey at http://www.research.net/s/translationzone for a chance to win an iPad ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Try Leading Translation Memory Software for Free The SDL Trados Studio 2011 trial is a way for you to try out our translation software free for 30 days – http://www.translationzone.com/trial Help us improve our website http://www.translationzone.com by taking a short survey at http://www.research.net/s/translationzone for a chance to win an iPad ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (3) Register for ProZ.com's 2012 virtual event series - Sept 24 - 28 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join ProZ.com for the 4th annual freelance translator virtual event series, celebrating international translation day with an entire week of free online events for freelance translators. Included in the 5-day event series: - Over 30 hours of sessions, presentations and group discussions - Special training and software savings from ProZ.com and top CAT tool providers - Giveaways and prizes including a free digital subscription to MultiLingual for all attendees - Exhibit hall to download information and interact with event sponsors such as SDL Trados, memoQ, thebigword and many more. Event schedule: * 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 http://www.proz.com/virtual-conferences/group/5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (4) Segunda conferencia virtual de ProZ.com en español: «Productividad y herramientas de negocios» ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ProZ.com los invita a participar de la segunda conferencia virtual en español que realizará el 12 de septiembre de 2012 desde las 10 h hasta las 18 h GMT Con el lema «Productividad y herramientas de negocios: consejos y herramientas para vincular traducción y negocios», este evento representa la oportunidad única de conocer en línea a otros colegas de habla hispana de todo el mundo. Esta conferencia virtual es gratuita para todos los miembros de ProZ.com. Los asistentes podrán participar en las sesiones, relacionarse con otros colegas y obtener descuentos en los cursos de formación de ProZ.com. http://www.proz.com/virtual-conferences/379 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (5) Garanta sua vaga! IV Conferência Brasileira de Tradutores do ProZ.com - Rio de Janeiro, 21, 22 e 23 de setembro de 2012 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Diferentemente das edições passadas, a conferência este ano terá 1 dia a mais. Serão 3 dias de evento com uma programação intensa. O intuito é 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 os colegas de profissão. Aproveite a oportunidade para aprender com profissionais tarimbados e 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. Garanta já a sua vaga! http://www.proz.com/conference/323 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (6) Croisière-apéro et rencontres gastronomiques lors des Fromages et Ratatouilles ProZ.com à Lyon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Au cœur de la ville Lumières, admirez Lyon de nuit lors d’un powwow-apéro en bateau jeudi soir. La soirée continue avec la découverte de la gastronomie lyonnaise : quenelles, poularde demi-deuil, gratin dauphinois, un grand verre de Beaujolais... Ceci et plus encore vous attend lors des Formations et Rencontres ProZ.com à Lyon les 7 et 8 septembre. http://www.proz.com/conference/317 Advertisement ------------------------------------ Big or little, new or old, we’ve got you covered. Whether you are starting out as a Freelancer or you are the owner of your own agency, we try very hard to meet your needs through our intuitive and powerful solutions. Fluency: Words are your business, giving you the tools to grow is ours. http://fluencytranslation.com/ ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (7) Networking to boost your business ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ProZ.com member Nicole Y. 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Attend free webinars, and contact us at sales@kilgray.com to get a free 30 day server trial. ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (9) How do you market your services to potential clients? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What issues do you encounter when it comes to marketing your services as a language professional? Have your approaches been effective? Is it something you put off until demand drops? Share your experiences in a short survey on marketing for freelance language professionals. Results will be published in this year's State of the industry report for freelancers. http://www.proz.com/phpQ/fillsurvey.php?sid=625 Advertisement ------------------------------------ Terminotix toolbar – FREE Terminotix has recently added the following search engines to the Terminotix toolbar embedded in MS Word: Larousse, Microsoft Language Portal, Leo, Termite, dict.cc and TAUS. The Terminotix toolbar enables you to launch queries to 25 search engines directly from MS Word. Ask it for free at : sales@terminotix.com. ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (10) Upcoming powwows: Ethiopia, UK, Chile, Poland, etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 31: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (0 members) http://proz.com/powwow/4408 September 1: Cardiff, UK (6) http://proz.com/powwow/4370 1: Valparaiso, Chile (1) http://proz.com/powwow/4388 1: Gdynia, Poland (7) http://proz.com/powwow/4400 2: Hanoi, Vietnam (18) http://proz.com/powwow/4297 6: Lyon, France (21) http://proz.com/powwow/4366 8: Halifax, Canada (1) http://proz.com/powwow/4330 8: Lyon, France (13) http://proz.com/powwow/4369 10: Chicago, US (7) http://proz.com/powwow/4375 15: Ebeltoft, Denmark (39) http://proz.com/powwow/3937 15: Hlinsko v C..., Czech Republic (20) http://proz.com/powwow/4288 15: Cadiz, Spain (18) http://proz.com/powwow/4354 16: Rome, Italy (19) http://proz.com/powwow/4349 17: Utrecht, Netherlands (14) http://proz.com/powwow/4363 22: Saint-Claud..., France (1) http://proz.com/powwow/4364 22: Sant Carles..., Spain (5) http://proz.com/powwow/4181 22: Bourg des C..., France (24) http://proz.com/powwow/3947 27: Montevideo, Uruguay (12) http://proz.com/powwow/4394 28: Kazan, Russian Federation (12) http://proz.com/powwow/4171 29: Gniezno, Poland (4) http://proz.com/powwow/4397 29: Birmingham, UK (3) http://proz.com/powwow/4412 30: Skopje, Macedonia (FYROM) (6) http://proz.com/powwow/4385 October 13: Valencia, Spain (9) http://proz.com/powwow/4355 13: Cadiz, Spain (6) http://proz.com/powwow/4399 13: Indianapolis, US (3) http://proz.com/powwow/4403 20: Cambridge, UK (3) http://proz.com/powwow/4384 20: Bristol, UK (11) http://proz.com/powwow/4339 27: Dusseldorf, Germany (35) http://proz.com/powwow/4291 Full list of powwows (including those after Aug: http://www.proz.com/?sp=event/powwow_board&r_id=487 ============================================================ ProZ.com members have access to a powerful marketing tool for freelance language professionals-- heightened visibility in the industry's leading directory and on the web in general. 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