ProZ.com Newsletter: November 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) Congratulations to translation contest winners (2) Year-end report to members published (3) Use ProZ.com to help set yourself apart from the crowd (4) Have you tried ProZ.com online invoicing? (5) Which variant of your native language do you speak? (6) New service: translator software comparison tool (7) Localization spotlight: the Russian team (8) Standing out in the language industry (9) Job flow reaches record high for October (10) Lawyer-Linguist virtual event - December 13 (11) Organize your own virtual event (12) ProZ.com workshop series with Konstantin Kisin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (1) Congratulations to translation contest winners ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you to all who participated in the recent translation contest, which featured quotes by Yogi Berra, either as a contestant or as a rater/voter. Winners have been determined in 30 target languages so far. Congratulations! ProZ.com translation contests offer a fun way to take a break from your normal routine while testing and honing your skills with fellow translators. http://www.proz.com/translation-contests/28 Advertisement ------------------------------------ MemSource is a cloud-based CAT tool that lets you work online as well as offline. On Windows and Mac. And MemSource Personal edition is completely FREE! Why not give it a try? SIGN UP FOR THE FREE PERSONAL EDITION: http://bitly.com/VTd9WS ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ MemSource is becoming increasingly popular with LSPs. Why? For instance: All your freelancers get a free CAT tool – MemSource Editor – for both online and offline translating. And it’s so easy to use. What a relief... START A 30-DAY FREE TRIAL NOW: http://bitly.com/VDs101 ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (2) Year-end report to members published ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The year-end report to ProZ.com members, with a look at some of the advances on ProZ.com in the second half of the year, has been published. Thank you to all ProZ.com paying members for making this and much more at ProZ.com possible. http://www.proz.com/topic/236971 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (3) Use ProZ.com to help set yourself apart from the crowd ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As standing out to new clients and collaborators becomes increasingly challenging, language professionals are looking for new and better ways to set themselves apart from the crowd. When considering approaches, remember that ProZ.com membership is also a differentiator, and can boost your visibility to clients, as well as provide access to a full suite of tools and opportunities designed for the serious language professional. A ProZ.com membership campaign is running, until December 13th. You can join now at a discount, get membership until January 2014, and have a chance at some great prizes, including a trip for two to the Bahamas. http://www.proz.com/membership/campaign Advertisement ------------------------------------ memoQ 6.2 is soon to be released memoQ 6.2 features the Muse's kiss, AutoPick, preview for Adobe InDesign files, importing SDL Trados Studio packages, the Zen, project backup and restore, and more. Attend free webinars at http://kilgray.com/news-and-events/webinars and download the full-featured trial version from http://kilgray.com/downloads. ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ memoQ 6.2 is soon to be released memoQ 6.2 features the Muse's kiss, AutoPick, preview for Adobe InDesign files, importing SDL Trados Studio packages, the Zen, confidentiality mode in online projects, and more. To learn more, attend free webinars and contact us at [email protected]. The fully functional program is available for a 30-day evaluation. ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (4) Have you tried ProZ.com online invoicing? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I find the invoicing tool to be incredibly useful. It has reduced my stress level considerably and allowed me to concentrate on what I'm good at: translating." - ProZ.com member Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales -- http://www.proz.com/profile/562885 The ProZ.com invoicing tool allows you to create, send, and track invoices online. Create your own customized invoicing in a secure environment, localize your invoicing, and more. If you have not tried it yet, getting started with Invoicing is quick and easy. ProZ.com online invoicing is a service provided for free to ProZ.com members. http://www.proz.com/invoice/try Advertisement ------------------------------------ Help celebrate the New Year early by downloading a trial of Fluency Translation Suite 2013 at http://www.westernstandard.com Fluency 2013 maintains the intuitive, user friendly interface of Fluency Translation Suite 2011, but is a little wiser, and a little faster than its predecessor. Learn more about the new version at http://www.westernstandard.com ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (5) Which "variant", if any, of your native language do you speak? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A means has been provided to specify which variant(s) of your native language you speak (or that you speak "most naturally"). To specify your language variant(s), go to your profile page, select the "Profile Updater" tab, then go to "Languages". You will find the option to specify a language variant in the box for Native Language. You can also view the language variants which have already been entered by other ProZ.com users: http://www.proz.com/demographics.php/native-variants ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (6) New service: translator software comparison tool ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The new translator software comparison tool is designed to provide translators with quick, easy-to-digest and objective information about CAT Tools and and other software in a format that allows comparison of selected tools on a variety of attributes. The software comparison tool will also provide information and links to free downloads, support manuals, training, forums and video content, and user reviews. Take a look at the software comparison tool, leave ratings and your own reviews on the tools you use, and use the thumbs up or thumbs down feature to indicate whether you find reviews helpful. http://www.proz.com/software-comparison-tool/ Advertisement ------------------------------------ The Swiss Knife of CAT tools LogiTerm, Terminotix’s flagship product, is renowned to be one of the most useful and versatile CAT tools out there. Whether it is document alignment, unilingual or bilingual search, terminology management, pretranslation, term extraction, etc. we have it all. Email [email protected] to request a free 45-day trial version. ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (7) Localization spotlight: the Russian 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 Russian localization team: Natalie -- http://www.proz.com/profile/4490 Mikhail Kropotov -- http://www.proz.com/profile/75702 Alexey Pylov -- http://www.proz.com/profile/62184 Zoya Delerm-Shapkina -- http://www.proz.com/profile/663658 Natalia Mackevich -- http://www.proz.com/profile/788647 Elena Hershey -- http://www.proz.com/profile/1574770 Natalia Avseenko -- http://www.proz.com/profile/1529009 Olga Bogatova -- http://www.proz.com/profile/882188 Angela Greenfield -- http://www.proz.com/profile/782408 Katerina O. -- http://www.proz.com/profile/1225096 This is what Natalie, the team leader, said about her experience: "Localization of the site is really necessary; it helps translators for whom English is not a working language to get more benefits from this great site. The members of the Russian localization team worked really hard, with enthusiasm and commitment. And now we can proudly say that the RU version of the site is complete. Thank you to all members of the team. Great work, guys!" http://www.proz.com/?sp=localization&sp_mode=team&lang=rus 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 ------------------------------------ SDL Language Technologies Take a look at the productivity-enhancing features of SDL Trados Studio 2011 Professional http://bit.ly/StudioProfessional , the world’s favorite translation software tool. Enjoy special ProZ.com discounted prices, see our exclusive ProZ.com offers at http://www.proz.com/tgb/685 ------------------------------------ Advertisement ------------------------------------ New to SDL Trados Studio 2011 or want to learn how to get the most from your industry-leading translation tool? Join us on the SDL Journey http://bit.ly/SDLJourney and SDL QuickStart http://bit.ly/SDLQuickStart and we will walk you through 6 easy steps to get you started. See our exclusive ProZ.com offers at http://www.proz.com/tgb/685 ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (8) Standing out in the language industry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Differentiating yourself as a language professional can be a challenge. "Be Special III" is an on-demand course you can take at your convenience, given by ProZ.com trainer and event speaker Suzanne Deliscar -- http://www.proz.com/trainer/790651 The course covers the basics of standing out and making yourself memorable to potential clients and collaborators, and qualifies for one (1) ATA Continuing Education point, as well as one (1) Associazione Italiana Traduttori e Interpreti (AITI) Continuing Education point. http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/7489 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (9) Job flow reaches record high for October ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ October 2012 saw the highest job flow for that month in ProZ.com history. Remember that jobs which are posted on the site are only a portion of the work flow which goes through ProZ.com. Most client contact happens through directory searches and direct contact via profiles. ProZ.com members with strong profiles which accurately reflect what they have to offer as professionals benefit the most from this kind of contact. If you want to increase your client contact and networking opportunities at ProZ.com, make sure you have the fundamentals covered. Visit the site guidance center to make sure you are using the "winning strategies" for getting the most out of ProZ.com. http://www.proz.com/guidance-center ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (10) Lawyer-Linguist virtual event - A Meeting of the Minds, December 13 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lawyer-Linguists are professionals who use both their professional credentials in law and translation and/or interpretation in their daily work. Join fellow Lawyer-Linguists on December 13 2012 from 13:00 GMT - 17:00 GMT for the first event Lawyer-Linguist virtual event organized by ProZ.com and Suzanne Deliscar -- http://www.proz.com/trainer/790651 Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in live Q&A with experts, and also provide their input. The live portion of the virtual event will be held in English, with on-demand content provided in a variety of languages. Attendees will also be able to purchase legal translation-related webinar content at a discounted price throughout the event. Registration and attendance is free. http://www.proz.com/virtual-conferences/442/register ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (11) Become a ProZ.com virtual event organizer today ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Would you like to organize your own virtual event? Now you can. ProZ.com will provide the platform and support to members who wish to organize a virtual event in 2013. Topics for virtual events can be geared towards a specific language, specialty, group or location. ProZ.com will provide all technical support, with the organizer responsible for marketing messaging, program creation and procurement of speakers for the event. For more information contact [email protected] or complete the following form: http://proz.me/ProposeVirtualEvent ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (12) Productivity and Work|Life Balance workshops with trainer Konstantin Kisin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get ready for the latest in-person training event with Konstantin Kisin -- http://www.proz.com/translator/82508 Based on a unique blend of leading-edge psychology and practical experience in the language service industry, Konstantin's presentations are renowned for combining humor, insight and a highly practical approach that is bound to keep you entertained, engaged and motivated. Most important of all, Konstantin has a track record of showing freelancers how to increase their income, become more productive and find solutions to a whole range of issues affecting the industry. Organized as a series of three workshops, the events cover a range of topics: Negotiation and Communication Skills, Productivity and Work|Life Balance. http://www.proz.com/conference/group/8 ============================================================ ProZ.com membership is a simple investment that can make a difference in how you reach new clients and collaborators. http://www.proz.com/membership/campaign/ ============================================================ Thanks for tuning in. If you are a ProZ.com member, thank you for contributing to the accomplishments detailed in this year's reports to members and for your continuing support of the site. 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