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Sites new, general announcements, and translation industry news.
The program is now available for the 2013 memoQ Virtual day being held on ProZ.com on May 30 2013.
ProZ.com is pleased to announce a 1-day Negotiation & Communication Skills workshop taking place immediately after the 2013 International Conference in Porto, POR. Conference attendees will have access to special pricing for this working with ProZ.com trainer Konstantin Kisin
Part two of a Translator T.O. blog post about CAT tool use among translators.
Ildikó is the winner of Translators without Borders’ Right to Knowledge Award, and also Language lead for Hungarian and global coordinator of the Wikipedia – WikiProject Medicine Translation Task Force.
http://www.proz.com/translator/37677 A Translator T.O. blog post on CAT tool use among translators (part one of two).
Joy Mo and ProZ.com are pleased to present the 2013 Income Diversification virtual event.
May 15, 2012 17:00 GMT - 20:00 GMT
The 2013 ProZ.com income diversification virtual event seeks to help freelance translators build multiple income streams with their bilingual skills and knowledge.
Visit the conference page for more information
An option was released late last year that enabled site users to specify which variant (or variants) of their native language they speak. Variants have now been specified in over 10,000 profiles.
Starting February 1st, and for some time thereafter, ProZ.com will use Google Analytics to better assess site traffic. During the period that the tool is in use, information is gathered (including a site user's IP address) and a report is generated, for the ProZ.com staff, in aggregate form. ProZ.com’s use of Google Analytics is covered in ProZ.com's
privacy policy. ProZ.com site users have full control over the personal information they provide to ProZ.com and the manner in which it is used.
If you do not wish to have information about the pages visited from your IP logged by Google Analytics, you may indicate that preference here:
analytics preferences page. If you choose to opt out, data from your page visits will not be obtained by Google Analytics. To learn more about Google analytics click
here The 2nd Annual "Questions You Have Always Wanted to Ask" Virtual Event will be held on 19 February.
Building on last year's success, the interviews will be an incredible opportunity to submit your questions to some of the world's leading translation agencies, end clients, technology providers and experienced translators and trainers.
The aim of the day is to bring together different sections of the language service industry and facilitate open communication and dialogue, building bridges between freelancers, clients and software developers.
We will also be announcing a number of new features for this year's virtual event so REGISTER NOW and keep your eyes peeled!
The 2012 year-end membership campaign is coming to an end. Join or renew your membership before December 13th and have the chance at winning great prizes.
Learn more >> It is now possible to see the collection of the top rated translations of each quote, all on one page.
If you are curious about the series of workshops to Improve Your Essential Business Skills with Konstantin Kisin but have yet to make up your mind, this is your opportunity to ask any questions you have about the events and find out more absolutely FREE!
ProZ.com is pleased to publish the full schedule for the 2012 SDL Trados virtual event taking place on June 20th. Check out the over 10 hours of presentations and register to attend this FREE ProZ.com virtual event.
Take a journey around SDL top products in a day!
Save the date and join ProZ.com for the 2012 SDL virtual event on June 20th from 10:30 to 18:00 GMT
Learn more about the exciting solutions SDL has to offer in this one day event, our exclusive choice of sessions will give you the chance to pick the presentations of interest to you.
Join ProZ.com and trainer Konstantin Kisin for a special virtual event on April 24th allowing the ProZ.com community to ask all the "questions you have always wanted to ask" of translation end clients, technology providers and translation agencies.
This event is free to attend.
The Translator scam alert center is an area that will be used to provide organized, concise information regarding false job offers and other scams which may be aimed at or are affecting language professionals.
Until now, PRO certification was only possible in one language pair. However, since January 23, 2012, members of the Certified PRO Network are invited to submit their applications for certification in a second language pair.
Apply now!
The site guidance center is a place for you to learn how to get the most out of your ProZ.com experience.
The moderator class of 2011-2012 is scheduled to begin in August. If you are a ProZ.com member and would like to volunteer for a one-year term as site moderator, please
visit this page or contact site staff through the
support center.
see the forum post and discuss at http://www.proz.com/topic/180845
There's a new way to purchase some of the most popular training courses offered on the ProZ.com training platform. Buy courses bundled together in
training packages, and save up to 45% over purchasing courses individually. Each training package includes a series of related courses, offered together as a discounted bundle. Training packages are available in several different configurations:
* Marketing and promotion
* Project management
* Starter pack
* Specialization
* Client creator
* Localization project management
* Translation agency
* Technology toolbag
* Website winners
New packages will be added over time. (If you are interested in creating your own training courses to offer to others, please visit the
trainers page to learn more.)
A ProZ.com Wiki articles was started on the issue of Detecting and reacting to false job offers and other scams.
You are welcome and encouraged to add to this article to create a resource that will help translators in this subject area.
Improved navigation, streamlined course information, localized course schedules, easier access to course materials, improved calendar, more options for trainers
Visit http://www.proz.com/translator-training to browse the new training pages
A line covering rates has been added to the ProZ.com professional guidelines. Consider endorsing this updated version.
A record number of new members took advantage of the year-end campaign to join. Welcome! The ProZ.com site team looks forward to serving you in 2010.
The final voting phase for the 9th Proz.com translation contest, Business, is open. Vote for the best entries and help decide the winners! This phase closes Saturday, October 10.
ProZ.com members have taken part in translations of Stories of God, by Rainer Maria Rilke, along with contributing essays on the art of translation and their approach to it. A brief description of this book, with links to see more in-depth information and to purchase, has been added to
http://www.proz.com/books.
It has been determined that in early June certain personal information in some ProZ.com profiles was accessed improperly.
A new "home" page has been released for non-logged in visitors. Members are invited to review it and make suggestions for improvements.
The new moderator role and program can be seen
here.
To accompany this fresh new approach to the moderator program, several improvements have been made, among them a new application form and a dedicated training program for new moderators.
Members who are willing to play a more active role in the community are encouraged to read the moderator role description and, if attracted by the prospect of serving a term as moderator, to express this interest by applying for the moderator class of 2009-2010.
Serving a year as moderator is an excellent way of helping others to get the most out of the site, and an opportunity to network with a great group of fellow language professionals.
See the full announcement at
http://www.proz.com/topic/139069
Thank you to member Mauricio Coitiño for suggesting the new DTP - Desktop Publishing forum, http://www.proz.com/topic/130789
Announcement of winners of the 1st Annual ProZ.com Translation Contest in eighty-two (82) language combinations (voting is still open in 3 pairs). Congratulations to the winners and thanks to the participants.
Thanks to all of the localization team members who have worked diligently to create a version of ProZ.com in Greek. To view the version in Greek see: http://ell.proz.com/
When working on the newly localized interface, you will find a link to the localization team leaders' and volunteers' profiles at the bottom of every page. You are kindly invited to provide feedback about the localization directly to the localization team leaders.
Thanks again to all of the localizers for this great achievement.
ProZ.com has arranged a series of FREE webinars on tools and products during the 2nd week of December.
Companies providing free Webinars include:
Across - Wed, Dec 10, 2008 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM GMT
Alchemy - Thu, Dec 11, 2008 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM GMT
Beetext - Thu, Dec 11, 2008 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM GMT
Kilgray (MemoQ) - Mon, Dec 8, 2008 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM GMT
SDL TRADOS - Tue, Dec 9, 2008 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM GMT
Wordfast - Tue, Dec 9, 2008 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM GMT
To view details on all sessions and to register for any of the FREE webinars please visit http://www.proz.com/online_trainings and look for the free webinar series.
Sign up for as many as you like.
Voters will be eligible to win one of the iPods.
The ProZ.com Certified PRO network was announced. It is now possible to apply for admittance into the network.
The Warsaw Pact Debate is a panel discussion about managing the relationship between translation agencies and freelance vendors. The panel discussion will be the finale of the TM-Europe 2008 Conference on October 10th at 4.30 PM CET. Andre Pellet of Proz.com will be chairing the debate and a panel of three representatives of translation agencies of different size (Lionbridge, Magit, Welocalize) and three freelance translators with a lot of experience and interesting opinions. Opposite them we have the conference participants and the on-line audience. There are a lot of issues to be discussed and all the ingredients for a very lively debate are there. However, we are also hoping that this proves to be a very positive discussion on how agencies and vendors can openly talk about their problems and sometimes conflicting needs, with the aim of seeking consensus and working together to develop the whole industry and promote standards and best practice rather than simply focusing on their differences.
We will be running a live webcast of this debate on-line with an option to submit questions and comments to the moderator both before and during the debate itself. In order to join this debate you should register free of charge at http://www.tm-global.com/resources?q=node/13 and you will receive the access details prior to the webcast by email. On-line participation facilities are limited so please register soon to book a place. You can submit questions and opinions before the debate by sending them to conference@tm-europe.org and marking your email “Warsaw Pact Debate”.
ProZ.com, the world’s leading community of translation professionals, today announced that the "KudoZ" archive of terms and their translations has now grown to a size of over two million terms.
With well researched answers to 2 million queries, KudoZ is the largest multilingual term base built by language professionals.
Propose a powwow in your area to celebrate our profession!
It has now been one year since ProZ.com staff member Justin Chlebus passed away. He had just turned 22.
To honor Justin's life and on the occasion of his birthday, a scholarship program is being created: the Justin Chlebus Memorial Scholarship.
The scholarship program was kicked off this weekend with an in-person event among Justin's friends and family in Syracuse. This event was first and foremost a celebration of Justin's life among the people who knew and loved him. It also served as the start of fund-raising efforts for the scholarship program. Several thousand US dollars were raised toward the fund.
More information about the program, and the possibility to donate, is available via this page: http://www.proz.com/justin-chlebus-memorial-scholarship For now, donations are being accepted only via Paypal.
Your generosity in memory of the great person we have lost, and for the promising young people that the scholarship will hopefully touch, will be appreciated.
Dear ProZians,
We are excited to announce that ProZ.com is now available in Estonian, Farsi, Malay and Urdu.
This wonderful accomplishment is credited to the following groups:
Estonian
Elingor OÜ
You may view the Estonian version by clicking on the following link: http://est.proz.com/
Farsi
Reza Ebrahami, Sasan Zangeneh, Mohammad Reza Razaghi, Rahi Moosavi, Edward Plaisance, Jr.
You may view the Farsi version by clicking on the following link: http://fas.proz.com
Malay
Ayob Salleh, yam2u, Rahayu, Shakirah Md Zain, Pei Ling Haußecker, Sophia Jusoff, Nasima Sarwar, Siti Hajar Baharuddin
You may view the Malay version by clicking on the following link: http://may.proz.com
Urdu
TRYTUN Translation Services, Ramesh Bhatt, Naseera Mirza,
You may view the Urdu version by clicking on the following link: http://urd.proz.com/
When working on the newly localized interface, you will find a link to the localization team leaders' and volunteers' profiles at the bottom of every page. You are kindly invited to provide feedback about the localization directly to the localization team leaders.
We again want to thank the localization teams for this achievement.
Kind Regards,
Maggie O'Hara
Dear ProZians,
We are proud to announce that ProZ.com has been partially localized into Belarusian, Cebuano (Bisayan), Korean and Ukrainian
A partial release happens when a localization team finishes the first phase of the localization project. While the respective languages are visible, the localization teams will continue to work on the other phases in order to complete the entire project. Once the project is complete, then we will notify the community and announce the team members who were involved in the project(s). If you would like to use one of the localized versions, please go to the "site language" drop down menu (on the home page) and just choose the language you wish to view the site in.
Kind Regards,
Maggie O'Hara
A new page has been released to simplify the administration of LWA entries provided and received on the Blue Board. This page can be found as a new option, My LWA, under the MyProZ.com tab at the top of the page.
A new feature has been released to assist in the handling of translation memories, glossaries and other files. This feature provides a way to quickly and securely upload and save a number of files for your own personal use (others will not have access to these files).
You can now make your CV available in multiple languages.
Profile owners who have "Likelihood of working again" (LWA) feedback in their Blue Board pages will now be able to show the corresponding statistics in the top-right area of the profile.
A new directory has been released for beta testing by members.
A long-standing request from members has been answered.
ProZ.com has released its first online training sessions.
A new page and FAQs dedicated to the Willingness to Work Again feature have been released
A new profile and related profile updater have been created for translation agencies and companies. This will apply to all profiles that have their account type set to "Translation agency/company".
6th ProZ.com Translation Contest: submission phase is on!
Having a complete profile is one way to help ensure that you get the most out of your ProZ.com experience. And if you start now, you can win some free prizes too.
As part of a wide program of profile improvement, section 6, "Default rates", of the profile updater has been completely redesigned to provide a more clear and user-friendly interface.
The submission phase for the English, Spanish, Italian, French and Romanian source texts is now open.
ProZ.com has been fully released in Hindi, Macedonian and Armenian. In addition, eleven more languages have been added to the partial release section. Please click on the following link for more details: http://www.proz.com/topic/85361
Contest winners have been announced.
The fourth translation contest is in the qualification stage. You are invited to vote now in your top pair(s).
ProZ.com has been partially localized into 5 more languages. Please click on the following link for more details: http://www.proz.com/topic/82096
Propose a powwow in your area to celebrate our profession!
As of now the submission phase for the English, Spanish, Italian, French and Romanian source texts is now open.
ProZ.com is now available in Catalan, Vietnamese, Czech, Tamil, and Afrikaans. For more information please visit the following link: http://www.proz.com/topic/78431
As of now the submission phase for the English source text is open
Report to members on accomplishments in 2007, year to date.
ProZ.com is now available in Georgian. For more information, please visit the following topic: http://www.proz.com/topic/74586
The functionality of the Availability settings has been improved and extended to add flexibility and optional Productivity metrics.
ProZ.com is now available in Greek and Serbian. For more information, please visit the following topic: http://www.proz.com/topic/71636
The contest is now in the VOTING phase, where members having the corresponding language pair among their "working" or "interest" pairs will be able to vote for their favorite entries and post comments.
The contest is now in the QUALIFICATION phase. At this stage site members having the corresponding language pair among their "working" or "interest" pairs will be able to express their peer-grading (whether they like the entry or not) of as many entries as they want.
Proz.com is now available in Polish. For more information, please visit the following topic http://www.proz.com/topic/69564
ProZ.com is now available in Lithuanian and Turkish. For more information, please check the following topic: http://www.proz.com/topic/69470
Are you studying to become a translator or interpreter? Join ProZ.com as a student member and get a headstart on a great career!
A program that will feature paid seminars to provide training for translators, interpreters and others within the language industries.
A new technical forum dedicated to Speech Recognition
A place to discuss ProZ.com's first translation contest.
ProZ.com is now available in Italian. For more information, please check the following topic: http://www.proz.com/topic/66798
ProZ.com is now available in Dutch. For more information, please check the following topic: http://www.proz.com/topic/66682
Annoucing ProZ.com corporate membership.
A recap of our progress as a workplace and community in 2006, to date.
An update on the progress of the "WWA" feature for optionally collecting, and optionally displaying, entries from previous clients concerning their "willingness to work again" with you.
ProZ.com for Employers (aka Project Connect) was displayed at the Localization World conference in Montreal last week. This press release was circulated to announce the public debut of "your better way to source language professionals".
Compilation of the suggestions received at http://www.proz.com/topic/55502 and overview of ProZ.com's action plans
As many of you know, Michael C. Kidd, formerly of SDL TRADOS, joined ProZ.com's staff in June and has been leading efforts to market member services directly to top language companies and end clients. Here is the press release announcing his role to the rest of the industry.
A team of volunteers has localized ProZ.com into Albanian. For more details check http://www.proz.com/topic/55178
Marketing member services: we invite interested members with a penchant for design to participate in a focus group to provide feedback to the look-and-feel of the new interface.
ProZ.com, the world’s leading enabling and sourcing platform for language professionals, today announced that Alexa Internet, an Amazon.com company which gathers web information and statistics, has ranked ProZ.com in the top 5,000 most visited online destinations in the world. Propelled by ProZ.com’s growing community of translators, language service providers, employers and clients, the website has emerged as by far the largest and most visited networking forum in the language, localization and globalization industry.
A team of volunteers has localized ProZ.com into Latvian. For more details check http://www.proz.com/topic/53926
A team of volunteers has localized ProZ.com into Brazilian Portuguese. For more details check http://www.proz.com/topic/51718
Early bird registration available for the ProZ.com Regional Conference to be held in Edinburgh, UK on Fri 10 - Sat 11 Nov 2006
For more invormation visit http://www.proz.com/conference/8
A team of volunteers has localized ProZ.com into Hungarian. For more details check http://www.proz.com/topic/51276
A revised version of the WWA feature, customized based on member feedback and stripped down to the marketing function.
ProZ.com members using SiteCreator
As part of the June release we have added several improvements to the Jobs and Blue Board areas of the site, for more details see http://www.proz.com/topic/49944
As part of the June release you are kindly invited to visit http://www.proz.com/ratecalculator (or /Jobs/Rate Calculator) - a new tool for calculating rates
We have assembled all current rules, found out missing or outdated ones, integrated them all in a coherent body and produced a user-friendly display. Please see our announcement at http://www.proz.com/topic/48569 and the rules at http://www.proz.com/siterules
Several improvement were made to our forums. For more details check http://www.proz.com/post/348535#348535
Now it is even easier for our members to use their free hosting. For more details check http://www.proz.com/post/348227#348227
The site directory has been improved as part of the May release. For more details check http://www.proz.com/post/348189#348189
The KudoZ system has been improved as part of the May release. For more details check http://www.proz.com/post/348173#348173
A team of volunteers has localized ProZ.com into Russian. More languages in the pipeline. For more details check http://www.proz.com/topic/46033
A regional ProZ.com conference, to be held in Berlin from May 27-28, 2006.
ProZ.com's fourth international conference, to be held in Buenos Aires from August 25-27, 2006.
A project to create a comprehensive dictionary of all terms in all languages.
A new profile format--which has been in beta testing for one month--will be available for use. For more details check http://www.proz.com/topic/45409
A team of volunteers has localized ProZ.com into German, Romanian and Spanish. More languages in the pipeline. For more details check http://www.proz.com/topic/45405
The KudoZ system has been improved as part of the April release. For more details check http://www.proz.com/topic/45397
The site directory has been improved as part of the April release. For more details check http://www.proz.com/topic/45393
A new profile format is now available for testing and feedback by members. In addition to improvements in readability and ease-of-use, the new format features the following enhancements: * More complete information, greater flexibility * Readability and navigational improvements * Improved promotional aspects (Note that the current profile format will remain accessible, regardless of the implementation of this new format.)
Working mostly behind the scenes, your ProZ.com team has just completed a spring update. Accomplishments include:
- Unicode support site-wide
- The "ProZ.com Exchange"
- Access policy shift
- Sorting of language pairs
- Consolidated rules plus articles on getting the most out of ProZ.com
- New hardware for speed, increased traffic
For details, see: http://www.proz.com/topic/44158
A new profile format is now available for testing and feedback by members.
In addition to improvements in readability and ease-of-use, the new format features the following enhancements:
* More complete information, greater flexibility
* Readability and navigational improvements
* Improved promotional aspects
(Note that the current profile format will remain accessible, regardless of the implementation of this new format.)
Directory text ads have been released for the new Freelancers directory. ProZ.com Directory Text Ads provide a way for ProZ.com members (platinums), to stand out in this directory.
The ProZ.com Exchange has been redesigned from the ground up and re-released. Members are already actively using it to suggest exchanges (paid or non) of training, language lessons, translation memories, lodging and more.
Two new articles describe how you can get the most out of ProZ.com. One is a guide for
translators and interpreters, and the other is a guide for
outsourcers and translation companies.
A new site map has been added to serve as a clear navigation guide to the main features at ProZ.com.
A new set of functions allows ProZ.com members to keep an organized history of projects they have completed, by language, field, volume, client, collaborators, keywords and other characteristics. The option to make general details of select projects visible in your profile page, with optional client feedback (positive / negative / neutral), provides a powerful new way to differentiate yourself and attract new clients.
A recap of our progress as a workplace and community in 2005, to date.
During this campaign ProZ.com is providing additional incentives to go platinum:
- Membership until 2007
- Pay no transaction fees
- Chance to win a trip to the next ProZ.com conference
Go platinum!
Click here to learn more
The ProZ.com Interpreter World Map has been publicly released. This function allows users to search for interpreters by location, simply specifying a language pair, and country (and optionally a discipline). Interpreters are organized by small balloons on a streaming map generated by Google Maps.
Try it today! KudoZ has recently undergone a substantial update. To learn more about these changes and to share your feedback, please visit
this forum topic.
ProZ.com is happy to announce the release of a KudoZ search toolbar for the Internet Explorer and Firefox web browsers.
The "Web Term Search" is a one-stop location for simultaneously searching not only ProZ.com, but also various terminology resources on the web.
The ProZ.com Term Search is a one-stop function for searching the KudoZ glossaries, the KudoZ archives (i.e. questions and answers not entered into the glossary), and member personal glossaries.
Platinum members are invited to beta-test the new platinum member world map, which places platinum members (who have opted in) at their geographical locations. Virtually visit your platinum friends. Find out who lives in your area. (For now, the map will show only the most recent 100 members.)
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