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(1) Miss anything at the International Translation Day events?
(2) What's in a good bio?
(3) New Plus package feature: TransPDF
(4) Community choice awards: cast your votes now
(5) Enterprise business member spotlight: Collegando
(6) Congrats winners in the translation contest "Dust Bowl"
(7) How expressive is your second, or third, language?
(8) Elia Together 2019
(9) Moderator class of 2018-2019 begins activity
(10) Upcoming powwows
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(1) Did you miss something at this year's International Translation Day events?
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Thank you to everyone who attended this year's online celebration of International Translation Day, making this once again the largest annual gathering of language professionals.
Did you miss something? Watch it now at https://www.proz.com/tv/ITD2018
If you are a Plus subscriber, you will be able to watch sessions from this and other online events at any time from the Plus subscriber video library: http://videos.proz.com/
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(2) What's in a good bio?
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The "Bio" section of your ProZ.com profile is a free-form area where you can showcase some of the best of what you have to offer potential clients, and can be an important part of building a strong, professional online presence.
If you are a ProZ.com member who has spent time crafting a good Bio, there is a new highlight series planned which could help bring more attention to your profile. And if you still working on your profile or would like tips to make it stronger, you may also want to stay tuned:
https://www.proz.com/topic/328940
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Looking to upgrade? Join this month’s TGB and upgrade from just €169 + receive AutoSuggest Creator for FREE: https://www.proz.com/tgb/1180
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(3) New Plus feature: TransPDF - fast and reliable PDF translation for professionals using XLIFF
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A new benefit has been added to the ProZ.com Plus service package. TransPDF is an online service provided by Iceni Technology Ltd. which allows you to convert PDF files to XLIFF for use with your own translation tools. You can then convert your translated XLIFF back to PDF. Every final PDF from transpdf.com can be edited free-of-charge with Infix PDF Editor 7.
TransPDF works via the exchange of credits. Users are granted 25 free credits upon sign up, and can then purchase credits as needed. TransPDF now offers ProZ.com Plus subscribers an additional 10 free credits per month as part of their Plus subscription. ProZ.com users who are not Plus subscribers, or Plus subscribers who have used their monthly allotment of credits may purchase credits at a discounted rate via ProZ.com.
https://www.proz.com/topic/330034
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(4) Community choice awards: cast your votes now
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Voting is currently open to decide 2018's most outstanding individuals and resources in translation and interpreting in the ProZ.com community choice awards. If you have not cast your votes yet, don't wait-- voting will close soon. Check out the list of nominees and vote:
https://www.proz.com/community-choice-awards
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Introductory session to memoQ 8.6 on 31 October
memoQ 8.6 will bring improvements in productivity, terminology, file filters, user experience, integrations and more.
Get firsthand information and sign up for our first ever memoQ 8.6 webinar at http://bit.ly/2D49aHB
We are looking forward to seeing you online!
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(5) Enterprise business member spotlight: Collegando
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Overview: Collegando was founded by a team of professionals coming from international business consulting and project and quality management. Experience in the field of IT and SAP Logistics Supply Chain Management, as well as specialization in the language service sector means we can meet any requirement in foreign language relations.
Specialties: Collegando provides translation, editing, revision, MTPE, transcription and language testing services in the areas of Business, (E-)Commerce & Corporate, E-Learning, HR, IT, Legal (patents and contracts), Logistics and Transportation, ERP/SAP and Automation/Engineering/Technical, as well as localized translation of software applications, websites and portals.
Collaboration and ideal clients: We are particularly interested in getting in touch with customers in the IT software and ERP/SAP development and implementation field (in which we are experts since 1998).
Our in-depth experience in the provision of service to major international translation agencies makes us the ideal partner for translation agencies interested in a reliable partner who is in charge of the delivery of their medium-/high-volume language projects.
Recruitment: We are looking for translators, revisers, transcribers and MTPE specialists who are native in their target language, experienced in the fields of Business & Corporate, (E-)Commerce, E-Learning, HR, IT, Software, Legal (Patents and Contracts), Logistics and Transportation, and Automation/Engineering/Technical sectors, and have a good knowledge of online/offline CAT tools and their quality assurance functions.
Profile: https://www.proz.com/translator/1556525?sp_mode=corp_profile
Website: http://collegando.com
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(6) Congratulations to the winners in the translation contest mashup "Dust Bowl"
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The first ProZ.com translation contest to span the ProZ.com site, ProZ.com mobile, and social media, is almost over. Thank you to everyone who has participated so far with an entry and by voting, and congratulations to the winners of the site and mobile phases! The social media phase is now underway, via the ProZ.com Facebook page.
https://go.proz.com/blog/dust-bowl-winners
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(7) How expressive is your second, or third, language?
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A recent quick poll posed the question "Do you sometimes find your second (or third) language more expressive than your native language?"
So far, a majority of voters have said "Yes." What do you think? See what others had to say and add your opinion or examples in the discussion thread:
https://www.proz.com/topic/329950
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Wordfast Forward 2019 in Martinique - March 21-23
The program for WFF19 is now online and registration is open! www.wordfast.com/conference
Nearly 20 sessions & workshops, 1-to-1 meetings with developers, our 20-year anniversary celebration, a beach volleyball tournament, and more. The super early bird rate ends October 31st, register today and save $100!
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(8) Elia Together 2019
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Following last year's successful experience, ELIA is glad to announce that ProZ.com will once again be the broadcast partner for the Together event in 2019.
Early bird registration ends November 9th. For more information visit - http://events.elia-association.org/together-2019/
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(9) ProZ.com moderator class of 2018-2019 begins activity
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The ProZ.com moderator class of 2018-2019 started earlier this month. Thank you to all who have volunteered to serve a year as site moderator in the coming class, and a big thank you to those who are finishing their terms in the class of 2017-2018.
Moderators perform a key role in welcoming and guiding new participants at ProZ.com, and in helping to maintain a productive work atmosphere on the site. Applications for the class of 2018-2019 are still being accepted.
http://www.proz.com/moderators
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Upcoming Protemos draw! The popular translation business management system is hosting an online draw to celebrate Halloween. Amazing prizes are available for winners. Register for the online event here http://protemos.tilda.ws/halloween
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(10) Upcoming powwows: Canada, Singapore, Denmark, Italy, Argentina, UK, France, Germany
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October
31: Guelph, Canada (3 members) http://proz.com/powwow/6814
31: HarbourFront, Singapore (5) http://proz.com/powwow/6821
November
3: Flensborg, Denmark (22) http://proz.com/powwow/6460
6: Trieste, Italy (6) http://proz.com/powwow/6710
10: Mar del Plata, Argentina (3) http://proz.com/powwow/6790
20: Belfast, UK (1) http://proz.com/powwow/6823
30: Paris, France (10) http://proz.com/powwow/6809
December
1: Cardiff, UK (18) http://proz.com/powwow/6796
7: Edinburgh, UK (10) http://proz.com/powwow/6818
12: Augsburg, Germany (2) http://proz.com/powwow/6802
Full list of powwows (including those after Oct: http://www.proz.com/?sp=event/powwow_board&r_id=620
Thanks for reading. As we enter the straight and narrow leading to year's end, how has 2018 shaped up to your expectations? Better? Worse? Too soon to tell?
Happy translating,
Jared
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