ProZ.com Newsletter: June 2014

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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) Welcome new members, congratulations prize winners (2) Free virtual event, June 26th, access recordings now (3) Evento regional de ProZ.com en La Plata (4) Have you made your translation contest entry yet? (5) Localization spotlight: the Nepali L10n team (6) New translator training courses (7) Upcoming powwows ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (1) Welcome new members, congratulations prize winners ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The ProZ.com mid-year membership campaign ended on June 19th. The ProZ.com site team would like to extend a welcome to all of the new members who joined during the campaign, and a thank you to all site members, old and new. Congratulations also to the winners of the campaign prizes, selected from among everyone who joined or renewed during the campaign. http://www.proz.com/topic/271084 Advertisement ------------------------------------ FREE POST-EDITING MT CERTIFICATION FROM SDL SDL has developed a course with associated certification for all translators who wish to extend their skill set and learn about Post-Editing. Join a training course today http://bit.ly/PEMT-ProZ HUGE SAVINGS on new licenses and upgrades of Trados Studio 2014 Freelance http://www.proz.com/tgb/886 ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ FREE POST-EDITING MT CERTIFICATION FROM SDL SDL has developed a course with associated certification for all translators who wish to extend their skill set and learn about Post-Editing. Join a training course today: http://bit.ly/PEMT-ProZ Get 3 SDL Trados Studio 2014 Professional licenses for the price of 2! http://bit.ly/AgencyShop ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (2) Free virtual event on June 26th, access recordings now ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ More than 2,000 translation professionals registered for the event on industry innovation and technology best practices on June 26th, 2014. If you missed it, you can still access the recordings of the sessions and panels, which include: * CAT tools for new users – let’s start with some jargon! * The project manager in profile * A day in the life of the translator * A terminology masterclass * Chat with SDL sales and support staff * Discounts and savings on SDL Trados Studio and ProZ.com membership exclusively for attendees http://www.proz.com/virtual-conferences/619/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (3) Evento regional de ProZ.com para estudiantes de traducción y traductores noveles ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Si sos estududiante de traductorado o de interpretación o te acabás de recibir, te invitamos a participar del evento de ProZ.com en La Plata donde podrás obtener respuestas a muchas de las preguntas que se hace un traductor o un intérprete al cominezo de su carrera. La inscripción está abierta: http://www.proz.com/conference/589 Advertisement ------------------------------------ New memoQ 2014 released! Speed up your translation processes through project templates and workflow automation, localize images and import terminology from other tools and make your workflow easier with a dozens of productivity boosters. Learn more about memoQ 2014 and give it a try (or upgrade) by clicking http://bit.ly/SSyLb5 ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ New memoQ 2014 released! Speed up your translation processes through project templates and workflow automation, localize images and import terminology from other tools and make your workflow easier with a dozens of productivity boosters. Learn more about memoQ 2014 and give it a try (or upgrade) by clicking http://bit.ly/1lnwT5h ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (4) Have you made your translation contest entry yet? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Six hundred translators have taken part in the annual translation contest so far. Have you made your entry yet? Source texts are available in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Czech, Dutch, German, Portuguese (BR), and Russian. Submissions close on July 31st. http://www.proz.com/translation-contests/43 Advertisement ------------------------------------ New Wordfinder Get access to millions of words and translations from the best dictionaries, on your computer, via a web browser, on your smartphone or tablet. Stuffed with lots of smart features. The New WordFinder has what you need as a translator in your everyday work – anywhere, anytime! http://www.proz.com/WordFinder ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (5) Localization spotlight: the Nepali localization team ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Each month, the ProZ.com newsletter features 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. This month's spotlight is on the the Nepali localization team: Pradeep Neupane -- http://www.proz.com/translator/1224022 This is what Pradeep Neupane had to say about his participation in the localization project so far: "I have learnt lots of things. It's a win-win situation for me and ProZ.com since I can use my free time localizing good stuff and get more visibility in the vast market. I am glad to be localizing the site and I'm thankful to ProZ.com for believing in me." 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 ------------------------------------ Wordfast is the world's #1 provider of translation memory technology for any platform - Windows, Mac and Linux. Start saving time and money with the industry's most user-friendly and affordable TM software. Save up to 45% when you buy via ProZ.com TGB at http://www.proz.com/tgb/883 ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (6) New translator training courses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * July 4th: "Translating food: tips and tricks." Learn about the use of correct terminology and cultural issues involved in food translation. http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/10421 * July 10th: "Five keys to the effective search of high-end clients for a translator." Learn 5 effective tools which can be used to communicate and cooperate with high-end clients. http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/10396 * July 17th: "The language of contracts: reading and understanding contracts." Everything you need to know to be able to effectively analyze and translate standard contract terms. http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/10013 * July 31st: "Making more money: build win-win relationships with clients." Learn how to ensure that your relationships with clients work for both parties, identify key clients and keep them happy without compromising on your values and needs. http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/9794 * August 5th: "Technical translation: finding the right terminology." Techniques for Internet searching and terminology selection. The Dos and Don'ts of technical translation will also be covered. http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/10472 Advertisement ------------------------------------ Use Déjà Vu X3 with your colleagues in the Middle Kingdom Did you know? The new user interface is now also available in Chinese-Mandarin. Download the trial version and find out how Déjà Vu X3 can increase the productivity of both freelancers and translation teams: http://www.atril.com/node/3109/download-demo http://www.atril.com/next-training-courses ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (7) Upcoming powwows: Canada, Belgium, Turkey, Italy, etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 25: Brampton, Canada (7 members) http://proz.com/powwow/5155 25: Brussels, Belgium (8) http://proz.com/powwow/5222 26: Istanbul, Turkey (18) http://proz.com/powwow/5206 27: Pisa, Italy (29) http://proz.com/powwow/5227 27: Pisa, Italy (73) http://proz.com/powwow/5074 28: Cordoba, Argentina (7) http://proz.com/powwow/5132 29: Buenos Aires, Argentina (9) http://proz.com/powwow/5221 29: Pisa, Italy (51) http://proz.com/powwow/5077 July 2: Waterloo, Canada (1) http://proz.com/powwow/5236 4: Graz, Austria (0) http://proz.com/powwow/5231 5: Edinburgh, UK (29) http://proz.com/powwow/5143 5: Belfast, UK (5) http://proz.com/powwow/5225 Full list of powwows (including those after Jun: http://www.proz.com/?sp=event/powwow_board&r_id=514 ============================================================ The 2014 ProZ.com international conference starts soon. You will be able to follow along on the live coverage page if you are not able to attend: http://www.proz.com/conference/586?page=live_coverage ============================================================ Thanks for reading this month, and to everyone attending the international conference in Pisa in just a few days: Have a great event! 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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