Poll: Are you planning to attend any in-person event or conference this year? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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| | | | | planning? organizing and attending!! | May 8, 2011 |
I hope to meet many new and old friends in Rome in less than two weeks!
www.proz.com/conference/205
Ciao!
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| | | | Williamson 
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:47
Flemish to English
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| Japan day and Düsseldorfer Powwow | May 8, 2011 |
Should the Düsseldorfer Powwow be on October 15, 2011, chances are that I'll attend. The 15.10.2010 is also the annual Japan day (Japan tag) in Düsseldorf with a big firework.
... See more Should the Düsseldorfer Powwow be on October 15, 2011, chances are that I'll attend. The 15.10.2010 is also the annual Japan day (Japan tag) in Düsseldorf with a big firework.
http://www.japantag-duesseldorf-nrw.de/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Day_in_Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf has the biggest Japanese community in Europe.
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| | | | Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 16:47
English to Spanish
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In memoriam
Yes, but it will not be a Proz.com event. I plan to attend our annual EPITA seminar on May 21. Anyone who can make it to El Paso, Texas is invited.
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 00:47
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I am thinking about it - there is a proz event in October in Valencia where I live so I might go to that, although there is also a conference on legal translation in Portugal which could be interesting too.
A firm believer in the adage "the best laid plans of mice and men...", I tend not to make firm commitments to anything other than working deadlines because something can crop up at any time to change all your plans, so why bother?
In fact, I don't like making arrange... See more I am thinking about it - there is a proz event in October in Valencia where I live so I might go to that, although there is also a conference on legal translation in Portugal which could be interesting too.
A firm believer in the adage "the best laid plans of mice and men...", I tend not to make firm commitments to anything other than working deadlines because something can crop up at any time to change all your plans, so why bother?
In fact, I don't like making arrangements at the best of times, because on so many occasions I have had to drag myself off to a dinner party, meeting, concert or whatever when I didn't really feel like going at all... ▲ Collapse
| | | | Jenn Mercer
United States
Local time: 18:47
Member (2009)
French to English
| Too many maybe... | May 8, 2011 |
Due to a series of money and timing issues, I ended up not going to any conferences last year and I felt the lack. This year, I might be going to too many:
I have already attended:
TAF (Triangle Area Freelancers: local organization which is writing oriented, but welcomes all freelancers)
CATI (Carolina Association of Translator's and Interpreters)
Next up:
U.N.E.T.I.C.A: Dixième Forum international sur la déontologie et les bonnes pr... See more Due to a series of money and timing issues, I ended up not going to any conferences last year and I felt the lack. This year, I might be going to too many:
I have already attended:
TAF (Triangle Area Freelancers: local organization which is writing oriented, but welcomes all freelancers)
CATI (Carolina Association of Translator's and Interpreters)
Next up:
U.N.E.T.I.C.A: Dixième Forum international sur la déontologie et les bonnes pratiques (in Paris)
http://www.unetica.fr/actualites
Still Planning:
Translate in the Catskills (maybe)
ATA - Boston
Somewhere in there I am hoping to sneak in a writing retreat, but that is probably overly optimistic. Oh well, there is always next year. ▲ Collapse
| | | | @caduceus (X)
United States
Local time: 16:47
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I attend the powwow in Cardiff, Wales, every month but have no plans to attend any conferences this year as yet. I find the majority of them incredibly over-priced, without the travel and accommodation expenses!
Victoria
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Victoria Burns wrote:
I find the majority of them incredibly over-priced, without the travel and accommodation expenses!
Victoria
| | | | Karen Stokes
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:47
Member (2003)
French to English
Just got back from the ITI conference in Birmingham (UK) this weekend: there were some really excellent presentations, and it was great to meet up with some old colleagues and meet new ones.
| | | | | Too busy translating | May 8, 2011 |
I attended conferences when I had a full-time job as a translator and could use my annual leave. Sometimes my office paid for them or considered that I was on duty. But since going free lance 19 years ago, I haven't been able to afford them. Not only are they expensive, but there's the loss of income to consider.
Frankly, I don't know how you guys manage to do it!
I do attend some other kinds of workshops (much less expensive) to nourish the soul, but the last one was 6... See more I attended conferences when I had a full-time job as a translator and could use my annual leave. Sometimes my office paid for them or considered that I was on duty. But since going free lance 19 years ago, I haven't been able to afford them. Not only are they expensive, but there's the loss of income to consider.
Frankly, I don't know how you guys manage to do it!
I do attend some other kinds of workshops (much less expensive) to nourish the soul, but the last one was 6 years ago.
My idea of a vacation is to use frequent flyer miles and stay somewhere as a guest, not paying for my accommodations. Even that can be expensive. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Tatty
Local time: 00:47
Spanish to English
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| Only local ones | May 9, 2011 |
If there is a pow-wow in Madrid, I usually pop along. It only costs me the price of a clara.
The Portugese event does look interesting but the organisers are too stingy to lay on simultaneous interpretation.
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