Hi everyone!
Just to let you know that I have verified the IDs of all 8 proz members requested it.
You should now have a checkmark on your profile.

Alexa

Cheers Alexa

Hello everyone

-Karine Piera
-Hacène Dramchini
-John Bowden
-Mark Osborne

So it now works!!

Only 2 minutes after my submission, thanks Alexa:o)

Hi all of you,
I have submitted (again:o)) my identification. Let's wait and I'll tell you how it goes, hopefully well.
I owe you all a great time during this powwow, ..... and some pictures, which unfortunately turned out to be all blurry.... So sorry about this.
Karine

I have made my application, but I am not sure to have had a message like the others "application already made", all I know, is that I still not sure of who I am. Lol.
Not to worry, it will come one day. However, Alexa, can you confirm that you have received my application?

Thank you.

Once more, brilliant powwow.

Kind regards

Hacène

I am now officially who I thought I was! Thanks again for a very enjoyable powwow (I hate that term though!!)

Hi again everyone!

I've got some good news for those of you who experienced problems when applying for ID validation and received the following message: "application already submitted".

Here is the reply I just received from Gianfranco after reporting the problem:

"I have listed as requiring VID from me the following
members:
- Petra Davies
- Mary Murata
- Karine Piera
- Hacene Dramchini

I have now removed their application with my name so that they can reapply with your name.

Sorry about the inconveniences. I hope that now the problems
will be solved. Thank you for your cooperation."

...So everything should be ok now.

Once you've sent me your new application I'll validate it immediately.

Alexa

About "application already submitted", I have just written (again!) to Gianfranco and reported the problem.

I'll keep you posted.

Alexa

I got 'application already submitted' too when I selected your name.
Mary

To Wenke:
I did include your name in the list of attendees but as it is something I have to fill online, maybe it didn't process properly.
Or, it could simply be a delay in processing the list (not sure why though!).
Anyway, I re-submitted you name a few minutes ago.

* * *
About "application already submitted":
Are there any other people who experience the same problem as Petra even though they selected my name?

* * *
People already verified:
Mark Osborne

For your infortmation I received an automatic message from Proz this morning re. Mark's application ("New Identity Verification Application") and I have just validated it: the checkmark appeared immediately on Mark's profile.

Alexa

Good morning. Just to let you know that so far I have not been allocated any brownies for attending the event (but was not on the list for ID verification). Not particularly urgent, but please advise at your convenience. Thanks again for organising the event!

Dear Alexa

Many thanks for arranging the pow-wow. I met some great people and gleaned some useful info. Have tried filling in a new application form but, once submitted, it stated "application already submitted", which I presume means that it is not going to override the original submission. Please advise as to next course of action!

Many thanks
Petra Davies

Hi again

This message concerns the proz members who asked me to verify their IDs at the powwow.

I just heard back from Gianfranco Manca and he just added my name to the list on:
http://www.proz.com/?sp=vid_application

Gianfranco confirmed that he had received requests to VId from some of you but said he could not do it as he does not know you personally.

If you now select my name instead of Gianfranco's, I will receive a notification and will be able to activate the VID mark in your ProZ.com profile.

So... I'm afraid you have to fill a new aplication form and select my name.

The good thing is that once I receive the notification I will validate your request within a day.

Sorry about this - not much I could do about it really but hopefully all this will be sorted out really soon :-)

Alexa

It's good to know that you got the extra 200 brownies for attending the powwow: this means that Proz took into account the list of attendees that I sent them.

If you attended the powwow but don't have those extra 200 brownies let me know - I submitted the names of all the people on my list but you never know...

About the ID verification itself I haven't had any news either despite the messages I sent to Gianfranco. I read somewhere on the site that the necessary time to valide IDs may vary but I'm going to write to the proz support team to find out if they can tell me more...
I'll keep you posted.

In the meantime if your ID verification tick appears on your profile please let me know.

Cheers

Alexa

No news from the ID verification, but the 200 extra brownies are for attending the powwow.
I presume, Gian Franco is a bit busy.
However, it takes much longer than expected.
Well, let's just be patient.

What matters is that the Powwow was great.

Hacène

Didn't have any news about this, but I have 200 brownies more. Might be related in a way, but am not sure

Just to let you know that I gave to Proz the names of the 8 translators who asked me to verify their IDs at the powwow. I hope this will help/speed up the process.

Has any of you heard back from Proz after sumitting your VID application?

I'm not sure how long it takes on average but keep me posted.

Alexa

to Alexa and Alex for a great afternoon. I also stayed longer than I expected. It was good to meet some old acquaintances and make new contacts too. Thanks also for the photos. Hope to see you next time.

For a lovely afternoon ... sorry I didn't get to talk to everybody .. but looks like there will be many more occasions ;-)))

... count me in! Also toying with the idea of setting up an event in the historic city of York...

Alex and I are really glad to receive so much positive feedback about the powwow, so we have decided to organise another one next year!

This will be a good opportunity to chat with the people we didn't get to spend much time with last Saturday.

... Alexa and Alex for organising a great event! It was good to meet up with colleagues and, as I never quite managed to have a chat with everyone present, I am already looking forward to attending the next powwow!

for organising such an enjoyable, relaxed meeting. It was good to meet so many "prozians" - I hope we can collaborate some time. Best wishes to all from a wind-swept Sheffield!

Hi again!
I just uploaded a few pictures...
http://www.translation.idfp.co.uk/sheffieldpowwow.htm

Enjoy!

Alexa

It was a fantastic day where I met with fantastic people. I also stayed longer than I planned and didn't get the chance to speak to all. I am sorry for those I didn't speak to. I hope that we will have the pleasure to meet again and to share experience sometime in a near future, hopefullly at the next powwow.
It was a great day, organised in a nice surrounding, but the few people I had the privilege to meet and discuss with were extraordinary people with so much to teach me that that it totally eclipsed the charms of Sheffield.
Thank you all for this brilliant day.

Hacène

... thank you so much, Alexa! I stayed twice as long as I intended, & got home quite hoarse from talking for hours. I'm not used to it, as don't often talk much (apart from a few choice swear words at my computer). A good day all round!

Best wishes to all

Annira

...For the idea and the organisation.
I had a wonderful time.
:o)
Grace

I just wanted to thank you all of you who could make it today (as well as all of those who tried but couldn't come). Alex and I had a super time and I hope you did too. Virtual communication is great but it is so good to be able to meet people face to face.

Alex took a few pictures this afternoon and I should receive some more soon so I'll upload them on the powwow page that I made ont the IDFP website. I'll let you know when it's ready!

Thanks again for coming and I hope we get to meet again.

Cheers

Alexa