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ProZ.com Giving Tuesday 2017

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Since its inception in 2012, Giving Tuesday has been celebrated across the globe as a day to give back: whether it be through donations, fundraising, volunteering your time and expertise, or simply by calling others to support a particular cause or initiative.

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Giving Tuesday a ProZ.com/TV Event November 28, 2017
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The evidence is overwhelming: climate change is an imminent threat, our food systems are increasingly stressed, and our lands, waters, and species are threatened like never before. If we don’t act now, the viability of our planet and our quality of life – to say nothing of the health of our economy – face an existential threat.

1% for the Planet are committed to supporting their nonprofit partners essential work in our six core focus areas: climate, food, land, pollution, water, and wildlife.

ProZ.com is pleased to host the Giving Tuesday Virtual Event to raise funds for 1% for the Planet. 1% for the Planet is a global organization that connects dollars and doers to accelerate smart environmental giving. We recognize that the current level of environmental giving - only 3% of total philanthropy - is not enough to solve the most pressing issues facing our planet. 

This #GivingTuesday, help us kick off the 2017 season of giving by taking responsibility and giving back to the planet!

 

How can I contribute?
 

 

    Participating in this virtual event by attending and making a one-time donation.

 

Make a donation by choosing one or several options below:

 

 

Donate 50 USD today

 


Donate 30 USD today

 

 

Donate 20 USD today

 

 

Donate 10 USD today

 

Donate 5 USD today

 

ProZ.com matched each donation, and together we reached the donation drive goal.

 

Thanks to trainers and attendees for their fantastic fundraising efforts!

On November 28th, join the virtual event with presentations hosted by the language professionals:

  Fernanda Rocha


  Gwenydd Jones

Spanish-to-English translator and translator trainer

 Anna Fitak

Professional German/Arabic --> English translator since 2005

  Claudia Brauer 

Expert in translation and interpreting

 

Presentations will be of interest to translators and interpreters and deal with tips and tools to boost your productivity and improve your quality of life; DipTrans exam or MA in translation; we will talk about the true cost of being a freelance translator. Attendees will be offered a cafeteria-style-menu of tools and skills-sets "needed" (not optional: REQUIRED) in the profession today.

  

As always, ProZ.com will match, dollar for dollar, the first $1,000 USD donated to this charity. 

   

 


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12:00 - 12:50 GMT FINISHED

"What is the true cost of being a freelance translator"

Have you ever wondered how much it costs to be a freelance translator? Let’s talk about good/bad investments, investment to workload ratio and potential saving on professional development!

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13:00 - 14:10 GMT FINISHED

"Next Step: Become Tech-Savvy. Now!"

We will soon enter the "roaring 20's" and yet, Most interpreters and many translators are still technologically "illiterate." This lack of 21st-century skills is now a boomerang that could knock you off your game. You may think you will still be able to provide exceptional quality and reliance. However, if you are not "in the game" at all, there is nothing you "can" provide. You need to "get it": the transactional products and processes of translation and interpreting have changed. Already. You need to update your skills set to meet the needs for these new products and services. This session provides a cafeteria-style-menu of tools and skills-sets "needed" (not optional: REQUIRED) in the profession today. If you want to survive as a translator or interpreter who earns a living from your craft, you need to become a tech-savvy translator and interpreter, skillful in the Digital Marketplace.

Interpreters need to learn to navigate computers, iPads, iPhones, apps, and similar mobile technologies, and be fluent in Over-the-Phone, Remote-Video, and Web-based interpreting technologies; interpreters and translators have to be proficient using a whole new array of communication and digital gadgets that require new sets of skills. Translators have to train in many software solutions, shared resources, and cloud-based computing capabilities. All of us need to understand, really comprehend, the threats and opportunities posed by machine translation, and define how to meet them and beat them, individually and collectively.

There is a whole array of new tools, delivery mechanisms and venues that translators and interpreters need to learn to use, (now!), to participate in the marketplace of our Digital Age. First and foremost, we have to become "LITERATE" in technology. Yes, acquire technology literacy, right now. New modes of transinterpreting are becoming the norm (audiovisual translocalization and machine post-editing, for example). "Normal" work has already shifted from "loner" freelancers on individual desktops contracted by a few direct clients, to huge workforces servicing the many steps of a continuum managed by Language Service Providers (or corporate client's outsourcing departments); they all demand from us state-of-the-art skills in technology management, at par with our linguistic excellence and cultural knowledge.

It may be true that technology may not replace translators and interpreters. It is just true that OTHER translators and interpreters USING technology will replace the old guard. Very soon.

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14:20 - 15:10 GMT FINISHED

"DipTrans exam or MA in translation. Which is best for you?"

This session will help you decide whether doing the IoLET Diploma in Translation exam or an MA in translation is the best option to help you along your career path. Gwenydd also mentions further options, like joining translator associations and even doing a completely different qualification.

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"Getting ready for 2018: tips and tools to boost your productivity and improve your quality of life"

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