ProZ.com Newsletter: August 2016

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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) What are translators working on? (2) CAT tools and directory search in the translation center (3) Atividades sociais da VI Conferência Brasileira em Curitiba (4) Vieni a Matera! Sconto Early bird ancora per alcuni giorni (5) 2016's international event for translators is almost here (6) Ready to celebrate International Translation Day? (7) Community choice awards: the voting phase is underway! (8) Have you taken your ProZ.com mobile? (9) If you are looking for ways to stand out, here's an idea (10) The Translators without Borders cookbook (11) Upcoming powwows ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (1) What are translators working on? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Earlier this month, a new "What I am working on" feature was released for ProZ.com members. This service allows you to share the types of projects you work on with colleagues and potential clients. You can also use it to track your project history over time. Projects you enter can be displayed in your ProZ.com profile, to show to clients who are looking for professionals specialized in what you do. Check out what other translators are working on, and share what you are working on: https://www.proz.com/wiwo/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (2) CAT tool analysis and directory search in the translation center ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The translation center powered by ProZ.com and made available to ProZ.com Corporate members keeps evolving and growing. Among its new features, you can now define the CAT tool discount scheme for your company and also import an SDL Trados analysis as part of the purchase order definition of a task. It is also possible to invite translators to the translation center by means of a directory search at ProZ.com. https://prozcomblog.com/2016/08/12/cat-tools-and-directory-search-in-the-translation-center/ Advertisement ------------------------------------ SDL TRADOS Studio 2017 is coming soon See how the world's most trusted translation software’s latest innovations, such as AdaptiveMT, will help you translate faster and ensure high quality translations http://translationzone.com/translator/trados2017 SAVE 30% on Studio 2015 and receive free training and Studio 2017 on release http://www.proz.com/tgb/1072 ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ SDL TRADOS Studio 2017 is coming soon See how the world's most trusted translation software’s latest innovations, such as AdaptiveMT, will help you and your team produce top quality translations faster. http://www.translationzone.com/lsp/trados2017 For special introductory pricing on Studio 2017 Professional contact us www.translationzone.com/contact ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (3) Aprendizado, networking e aventura na VI Conferência Brasileira em Curitiba ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A VI Conferência Brasileira do ProZ.com já está chegando, o tempo passa muito rápido! Em algumas semanas, profissionais da tradução e interpretação do Brasil e de outras partes do mundo se reunirão em Curitiba para dois dias de palestras sobre as boas práticas do setor, em um evento que promete ajudá-los a escolher as "Boas práticas e caminhos" em suas carreiras. Embora o principal foco do evento seja o aprendizado e o desenvolvimento profissional, haverá também muitas oportunidades para fazer networking e se divertir com os colegas e amigos na VI Conferência Brasileira do ProZ.com, para que você aproveite ao máximo sua estadia na bela cidade de Curitiba. Entre elas, teremos: - Um passeio a pé pelos pontos mais interessantes da cidade - Um jantar pré-conferência, na sexta-feira, no Hotel Del Rey - Um Jantar de Gala no sábado à noite, no bairro de Santa Felicidade - Um Powwow pós-conferência no centro histórico da cidade, para se descontrair depois de dois dias de intensa atividade de palestras - Passeio de trem de Curitiba a Morretes organizado pela famosa Serra Verde Express, no único trem que atravessa a Mata Atlântica brasileira. Quer saber o que esperar desta conferência? Veja este vídeo curto com alguns dos destaques da programação: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOhiVHKZEc0 http://www.proz.com/conference/686 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (4) Sei ancora in tempo per acquistare il tuo biglietto e partecipare a un evento unico in una città altrettanto unica ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Più di 50 colleghi si sono già registrati per partecipare a un evento davvero unico che si terrà a Matera il prossimo 22 ottobre. La conferenza regionale italiana ProZ.com 2016 ti offrirà un'intera giornata di formazione con relatori d'eccezione incentrata sul tema "Traduzione ed eccellenza". I partecipanti avranno anche l'opportunità di visitare Matera prima e dopo l'evento unendosi a diverse attività organizzate come: - Una visita guidata di Matera - Una cena la sera prima dell'evento con vista sulla città - Un'aperi- cena dopo la conferenza con i colleghi seguita da... - Una visita serale guidata del Palombaro Lungo, un'antica riserva d'acqua sotterranea che si snoda sotto la città Trovi tutti i dettagli qui: http://www.proz.com/conference/695?page=social Potrai ancora acquistare il tuo posto al prezzo scontato "Early bird" fino a martedì 30 agosto. http://www.proz.com/conference/695 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (5) The 2016 international conference for translators is almost here ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 2016 ProZ.com international conference, in Stockholm, Sweden, is only days away. To all attendees, speakers, to organizer Erin Lyons -- http://www.proz.com/profile/584034 -- and to all sponsors, have a great event! If you are missing out on this one, be sure to check the "Live coverage" section of the conference page to see updates and live streaming of of some parts of the event. http://www.proz.com/conference/683 Advertisement ------------------------------------ Try memoQ cloud server for free! Your team is growing fast? Translation jobs are getting longer? Time to upgrade yet? To finally get a server? Are you there yet? Well, don't think too much about that! Give it a shot with no obligation! Use memoQ cloud server FREE for a month and upgrade only if you are convinced! Start your trial here: http://bit.ly/29N9j0j ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (6) Ready to celebrate International Translation Day? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Speaking of events, here's one you don't need to travel for. ProZ.com's 8th annual virtual event series in celebration of International Translation Day will run from September 28th to the 30th. Register now and save the date. You can participate from anywhere with an internet connection, and it's free. http://www.proz.com/virtual-conferences/group/28 Advertisement ------------------------------------ CafeTran - The feature-rich CAT tool that is fun to use. Translate faster and easier, using a modern translation tool with the connection to KudoZ terminology resources. Accept jobs from clients who use SDL Trados, MemoQ, Wordfast and other major CAT tools. Download and start using CafeTran Espresso -- for free -- today! https://www.cafetran.com/ ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (7) You decide who are the most influential language service providers throughout the industry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you to everyone who submitted their nominations for the 2016 ProZ.com community choice awards. The voting phase for this year's awards is now underway and ending soon! Remember, YOU have the power to decide this year's most outstanding translators, interpreters and language resources. Cast your votes today and decide the winners. You may submit your votes until August 31st. http://www.proz.com/community-choice-awards Advertisement ------------------------------------ Transit NXT – the ideal tool for translation and localization! Transit NXT offers you an optimized translation memory and terminology management solution that easily interfaces to all standard file formats, workflow and content management systems. To get a fully-functional trial version, please contact: [email protected] ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Webinar with limited places! How can I make terminology maintenance easier with filters? Terminology under the microscope (Expert Webinar) During this Webinar, you will learn about which filters TermStar supports and how they can be implemented. To register, simply send an e-mail to [email protected] ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (8) Have you taken your ProZ.com mobile? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The "What I am working on" feature has already been added to ProZ.com Mobile. Download it today on Google Play and get the best out of ProZ.com anytime, anywhere (members only). https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.proz Are you an iPhone, iPad, iPod user? The iOS version of ProZ.com Mobile is now being beta tested. You can volunteer to test it out: http://www.proz.com/support?mode=ask&type=mobile Advertisement ------------------------------------ TM and Glossary Headache Syndrome Are you suffering from severe migraines trying to manage local TMs and glossaries, keep them up-to-date, and ensure consistency among multiple translators? Try Wordfast Server for free to centralize your TMs and glossaries and get rid of the headaches: http://bit.ly/29UZ6i7 ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Back to school with Wordfast Pro Get free online training and ProZ.com membership when you sign up for the Wordfast group buy. Wordfast PRO 4 + ProZ.com membership + training Buy today > http://www.proz.com/tgb ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (9) If you are looking for ways to stand out, here's an idea ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The ProZ.com Certified PRO Network is a group of translation professionals who have shown an adequate level of translation ability, business reliability, and good citizenship. Participating in the network can be a good way of further distinguishing yourself and providing potential clients assurance that you are active and professional. If you haven't applied for participation in the Certified PRO Network, have a look at the criteria and consider submitting an application. http://www.proz.com/cpn Advertisement ------------------------------------ Easy-to-use & dependable: DVX3 is the must-have CAT tool for all translators. Achieve high-quality translations easily, quickly and efficiently with our all-star features: Automatic fuzzy-match repair (DeepMiner), on the fly assembly (TM with MT), Dynamic AutoWrite, Customizable QA, and unmatched interoperability. 20% discount: http://www.proz.com/tgb/1054 ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ Atril's TMS is the ideal solution for translator teams to increase productivity. Discover the new 'productivity & quality tracking' feature – alongside the favorites: real time resource sharing across different locations, web-based project management platform, secure web-based LookUp, and Floating license system. Learn more: http://goo.gl/ItrbPA ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (10) The Translators without Borders cookbook ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Translators without Borders volunteers have volunteered more than their time and expertise to helping people around the world-- some of them have volunteered cooking recipes too. I am going to be trying out the winter jewel fruit salad this weekend myself. Check it out: http://cook.translatorswithoutborders.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (11) Upcoming powwows: Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, US, Turkey, UK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 30: Scarborough, Canada (1 member) http://proz.com/powwow/6053 31: Guelph, Canada (2) http://proz.com/powwow/6056 September 2: Stockholm, Sweden (1) http://proz.com/powwow/6008 2: Copenhagen, Denmark (27) http://proz.com/powwow/5962 2: Stockholm, Sweden (60) http://proz.com/powwow/6011 2: Stockholm, Sweden (52) http://proz.com/powwow/6002 4: Stockholm, Sweden (57) http://proz.com/powwow/6005 10: Cardiff, UK (8) http://proz.com/powwow/6052 10: Philadelphia, US (5) http://proz.com/powwow/6046 17: Tábor, Czech Republic (23) http://proz.com/powwow/5824 22: Los Angeles, US (9) http://proz.com/powwow/6014 23: Curitiba, Brazil (1) http://proz.com/powwow/6038 24: Chandigarh, India (3) http://proz.com/powwow/6058 25: Istanbul, Turkey (9) http://proz.com/powwow/5968 25: Curitiba, Brazil (1) http://proz.com/powwow/6041 30: Belfast, UK (3) http://proz.com/powwow/6020 Full list of powwows (including those after Aug: http://www.proz.com/?sp=event/powwow_board&r_id=568 Don't forget to register now for the virtual events celebrating International Translation Day in September: http://www.proz.com/virtual-conferences/group/28 Happy translating, Jared Member services ProZ.com - - - - - - - - - - - Your username: Membership status: Registered user KudoZ: BrowniZ: Wallet balance: $0.10 Your profile: http://www.proz.com/profile/0 - - - - - - - - - - - Forgotten password? http://proz.com/?sp=new_password ================================================================= You are receiving this email message because you signed up for email notifications of this type in your ProZ.com email preferences. 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