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(1) A language with only 100 words?
(2) Has your workload increased or decreased this year?
(3) How visible are you to new clients?
(4) Thank you for another successful charity event
(5) Congratulations winners of the membership campaign prizes
(6) Survey on Translation Management Systems (TMS)
(7) 2015 ProZ.com community choice awards: nominations now open
(8) Regionalna konferencja ProZ.com w Kaliszu, Polska
(9) Argentina está aprendiendo, conectándose y pasándola bien
(10) Applications for the 2015-2016 moderator class welcome
(11) Upcoming powwows
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(1) A language with only 100 words?
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"In contrast to the hundreds or thousands of study hours required to attain fluency in other languages, a general consensus among Toki Pona speakers is that it takes about 30 hours to master. That ease of acquisition, many of them believe, makes it an ideal international auxiliary language — the realisation of an ancient dream to return humanity to a pre-Babel unity. Toki Pona serves that function already for hundreds of enthusiasts connected via online communities in countries as diverse as Japan, Belgium, New Zealand, and Argentina."
Read more about this language and its creator in the Translation news section of ProZ.com.
http://www.proz.com/translation-news/?p=114239
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(2) Has your workload increased or decreased this year?
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A recent poll asked language professionals to weigh in on whether their workloads have increased or decreased (or stayed the same) in 2015, in comparison to last year. Add your vote to the poll and post to the discussion thread below.
http://www.proz.com/topic/287821
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Welcome, memoQ 2015!
We know you're wondering what's new in memoQ 2015… MatchPatch, the new project management dashboard, and the web-based project and user management are just a few of the many features that memoQ 2015 brought.
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(3) How visible are you to new clients?
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Your online visibility and presence are increasingly key to meeting new clients and collaborators. A strong, professional profile is important to show what you have to offer, and making sure potential clients and collaborators can see that profile is just as important.
One way of gauging your online visibility is by using the "My directory ranking" tool. This feature will show you where you appear in the ProZ.com directory in your language pair(s) and areas of expertise, and also provides tips to increase your directory ranking. The closer you are to the top of the directory, the more likely you are to receive new client contact.
The ProZ.com directory and direct profile contact are the channels through which the majority of work and networking connections are made on the site.
http://www.proz.com/guidance-center/directory-rank
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(4) Thank you to trainers and attendees for another successful charity event
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Translation trainers and attendees came together for another charity event, on June 12th, to raise funds for education programs for needy children. Trainers offered courses, and attendees' fees were donated to Concern Worldwide, with ProZ.com matching those donations. Thank you to everyone involved! You can see more on the charity event page:
http://www.proz.com/translator-training/charity-event/
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(5) Congratulations to the winners of the mid-year membership campaign prizes
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The mid-year membership campaign came to an end on June 30th. Thank you and welcome to everyone who decided to join during the campaign, and thank you as always to members who renewed their membership.
The winners of the campaign prizes have already been announced, and you can see them in the forum thread below:
http://www.proz.com/topic/287848
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Webinar: "Proofreading: The Last Line of Defense"
Join us Thursday, 8/20 @ 6:00pm CST for a closer look at the final step in the translation process, which ensures quality in translation. What? Why? How?
This webinar will prepare participants for safeguarding the quality of translated documents.
Read more and register online: http://goo.gl/frv2gC
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(6) Survey on Translation Management Systems (TMS)
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If you outsource translation work, please take a moment to respond to a brief survey on the use of Translation Management Systems by companies and outsourcers in general. Survey results will be shared with the participants.
http://www.proz.com/phpQ/fillsurvey.php?sid=779
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(7) Nominations now open for the 2015 ProZ.com community choice awards - submit yours by August 18th
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2015 marks the third installment of ProZ.com's annual community choice awards, recognizing language professionals who are active, influential, or otherwise outstanding in different media throughout the industry.
Nominations for this year's community choice awards are now open, and will be accepted until August 18th.
See the announcement: http://www.proz.com/topic/288329
Learn more about the ProZ.com community choice awards, see past winners, and submit your nominations for this year's awards here:
http://www.proz.com/community-choice-awards
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Transit NXT: InDesign Gate released for CC 2015
STAR Group has updated its plug-in for Adobe InDesign: With InDesign CC 2015 (Windows and Mac), the range of supported DTP formats has been expanded once again.
All plug-ins for InDesign and FrameMaker as well as the XTensions for QuarkXPress are optional and available in the download area.
www.star-group.n
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(8) Regionalna konferencja ProZ.com w Kaliszu, Polska
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Regionalna konferencja ProZ.com w Kaliszu odbędzie się już za kilka tygodni, do tej pory zarejestrowało się 41 kolegów z 5 różnych krajów:
http://www.proz.com/conference/659
Temat konferencji jest następujący „Tłumacz pisemny i ustny we współczesnym świecie: wyzwania i możliwości" i obejmuje 8 sesji na różnorodne tematy: http://www.proz.com/conference/659?page=schedule
Ceny do 19 września 2015:
* członkowie ProZ.com: 60 USD
* użytkownicy ProZ.com: 80 USD
Cena obejmuje przerwy na kawę i ciasto oraz lunch w formie bufetu.
Aby zarezerwować sobie miejsce należy odwiedzić stronę konferencji i kliknąć „Kup teraz" ("Buy now").
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(9) Argentina está aprendiendo, conectándose y pasándola bien
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Traductores, intérpretes, clientes y otros miembros de la comunidad argentina de ProZ.com están haciendo de éste un año en el que los profesionales argentinos se reúnen para aprender, conocerse y divertirse.
Además del seminario que tuvo lugar en Córdoba el pasado 18 de abril y 7 powwows que se realizaron en 6 ciudades argentinas diferentes, en esta segunda mitad del año también habrá 2 eventos regionales y ¡al menos 6 powwows más!
¿Cómo? ¿Cuándo? ¿Donde?
Seminario:
* Agosto 22 - CABA: "El traductor independiente: marketing, clientes y éxito" http://www.proz.com/conference/655
Conferencia:
* Septiembre 12 y 13 - Córdoba: "Globalización y traducción: oportunidades para el éxito" http://www.proz.com/conference/658
Powwows:
* Agosto 8 - 5:00pm - La Plata: http://www.proz.com/powwow/5578
* Agosto 22 - 5:00pm - CABA: http://www.proz.com/powwow/5561
* Septiembre 11 - 3:00pm - Córdoba: http://www.proz.com/powwow/5624
* Septiembre 11 - 8:30pm - Córdoba: http://www.proz.com/powwow/5627
* Septiembre 12 - 8:30pm - Córdoba: http://www.proz.com/powwow/5630
* Septiembre 13 - 6:00pm - Córdoba: http://www.proz.com/powwow/5633
Los eventos de ProZ.com en Argentina y otras partes del mundo están diseñados para aprender, intercambiar ideas, conocer gente interesante y, por sobre todas las cosas, pasar un buen momento. ¡No te los pierdas!
IMPORTANTE: Reservá tu lugar en el seminario del 22 de agosto y/o en la conferencia del 13 y 13 de septiembre antes del 31 de julio y participá por el sorteo de 10 pases a un curso en línea a elección:
Opción 1: "Before starting as a freelance translator" http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/1822
Opción 2: "Marketing techniques for translators" http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/3736
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(10) The moderator class of 2014-2015 is coming to a close, applications are being reviewed for the next class
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Thanks go out to the moderator class of 2014-2015, 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 2015-2016, applications are now being reviewed.
http://www.proz.com/moderators
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(11) Upcoming powwows: Colombia, Canada, Hungary, Spain, etc.
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July
27: Medellin, Colombia (2 members) http://proz.com/powwow/5681
29: Guelph, Canada (4) http://proz.com/powwow/5680
31: Budapest, Hungary (8) http://proz.com/powwow/5588
31: Gijon, Spain (2) http://proz.com/powwow/5671
31: Bonn, Germany (10) http://proz.com/powwow/5672
August
8: La Plata, Argentina (12) http://proz.com/powwow/5578
22: Buenos Aires, Argentina (12) http://proz.com/powwow/5561
25: Augsburg, Germany (2) http://proz.com/powwow/5648
September
4: Horsens, Denmark (20) http://proz.com/powwow/5554
5: Horsens, Denmark (18) http://proz.com/powwow/5534
5: Asuncion, Paraguay (1) http://proz.com/powwow/5683
10: Los Angeles, US (8) http://proz.com/powwow/5651
11: Cordoba, Argentina (2) http://proz.com/powwow/5624
11: Cordoba, Argentina (3) http://proz.com/powwow/5627
12: Cordoba, Argentina (3) http://proz.com/powwow/5630
13: Cordoba, Argentina (2) http://proz.com/powwow/5633
15: Utrecht, Netherlands (6) http://proz.com/powwow/5675
18: Barcelona, Spain (19) http://proz.com/powwow/5674
26: Périgueux, France (4) http://proz.com/powwow/5642
26: Bologna, Italy (12) http://proz.com/powwow/5660
Full list of powwows (including those after Jul: http://www.proz.com/?sp=event/powwow_board&r_id=538
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If you know a colleague who deserves to be recognized for his/her activities in the industry, be sure to nominate them for the community choice awards:
http://www.proz.com/community-choice-awards
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Happy translating,
Jared
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