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Join now: http://www.proz.com/join (1) To read or not to read before translating (2) Mobile-friendly home page before you log in, more to come (3) Don't miss your chance to attend the international event (4) Conferenza regionale ProZ.com a Matera il 22 ottobre (5) Divirta-se em Curitiba na VI Conferência Brasileira (6) Easier image or screenshot sharing in forums (7) Free webinar week, July 25th - 29th (8) Moderator class of 2016-2017 prepares to begin activity (9) Upcoming powwows ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (1) Should you read a book all the way through before translating it? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The question of whether it is better to read a book through before translating it, or to translate as you read, was posed in a recent piece by Christiana Hills, and featured in the Translation News section. What do you think? See what others had to say: http://www.proz.com/translation-news/?p=127733 Advertisement ------------------------------------ Save 40% on SDL TRADOS STUDIO 2015 FREELANCE SDL has teamed up with ProZ.com to offer a group of translators a special offer on the market-leading CAT tool – SDL Trados Studio 2015 Freelance. Join a group of translators and receive a 40% DISCOUNT (only €395 / $490) and FREE official online training. BUY NOW » http://www.proz.com/tgb/1067 ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (2) Mobile-friendly home page before you log in, more to come ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As part of ongoing improvements to make the ProZ.com site easier to navigate from your mobile device, the main page of the site before you log in has been made mobile-friendly. Stay tuned for further improvements along these lines. http://www.proz.com/topic/304493 Advertisement ------------------------------------ Try memoQ cloud server for free! Your team is growing fast? Translation jobs are getting longer? Time to upgrade yet? To finally get a server? Are you there yet? Well, don’t think too much about that! Give it a shot with no obligation! Use memoQ cloud server FREE for a month and upgrade only if you are convinced! Start your trial here: http://bit.ly/29N9j0j ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (3) Stockholm, Sweden, September 3rd and 4th: don't miss your chance to attend! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Two days of sessions from great speakers, the chance to take the ATA Certification Exam, and unique social and networking events, including a powwow in the Nobel Museum, await attendees of this year's international conference in Stockholm, Sweden, on September 3rd and 4th. If you haven't saved your seat yet, you are definitely not an early bird. But there is still time to register and take advantage of the regular event pricing. Discounts are available for paying ProZ.com members and members of the ProZ.com Certified Network. See the program and be sure to check out the activities scheduled before, after and during the event: http://www.proz.com/conference/683?page=schedule ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (4) Conferenza regionale ProZ.com a Matera: Traduzione ed eccellenza in uno scenario realmente unico ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ProZ.com ha il piacere di annunciarti che sono aperte le iscrizioni per partecipare alla Conferenza regionale 2016 organizzata a Matera il prossimo 22 ottobre. I relatori presenti all'evento, alcuni dei quali lavorano per marchi prestigiosi come Disney e la serie televisiva Il Trono di Spade, hanno sviluppato le loro presentazioni sulla base di un tema decisamente stimolante, "Traduzione ed eccellenza". Partecipando a questo evento avrai la possibilità di capire come risultare vincente in un mercato in continuo cambiamento e come lasciare il segno. L'evento ti offrirà non solo opportunità di apprendimento, ma anche occasioni per "fare rete" con altri professionisti come te. Il tutto in una città realmente splendida. Prenota il tuo posto oggi stesso per usufruire di un prezzo scontato. Non perdere questa occasione! L'offerta è valida solo fino al 24 agosto. http://www.proz.com/conference/695 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (5) Em setembro, divirta-se em Curitiba com os colegas de profissão na VI Conferência Brasileira do ProZ.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Em setembro próximo, a VI Conferência Brasileira Curitiba do ProZ em Curitiba oferecerá dois dias inteiros de palestras, com apresentações simultâneas em três salas, oportunidades para sessões de mentoria para pequenos grupos e um amplo painel de especialistas palestrantes e apresentadores. Mas, que tal aproveitar para também se divertir um pouco? Para desfrutar ao máximo sua visita à bela cidade de Curitiba, os participantes também poderão escolher entre diversas atividades sociais antes, durante e após a conferência, durante as quais será possível aprender, fazer networking e relaxar com os colegas e amigos. Veja aqui: http://www.proz.com/conference/686?page=social todas as informações sobre as atividades sociais deste evento, incluindo os dados sobre um grupo pós-conferência que está sendo organizado para um passeio de trem de Curitiba a Morretes. http://www.proz.com/conference/686 Advertisement ------------------------------------ Wordfast Pro 4.8 Released! Do you sometimes have projects with a zillion files and don't want to have to open each one individually for translation? Try the new Chain Files feature that combines all these files into one file. 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Now you can just drag and drop it into your forum post. http://www.proz.com/topic/304340 Advertisement ------------------------------------ CafeTran - The feature-rich CAT tool that is fun to use. Translate faster and easier, using a sophisticated CAT tool built by a translator / developer. Accept jobs from clients who use SDL Trados, MemoQ, Wordfast and other major CAT tools. Download and start using CafeTran Espresso -- for free -- today! https://www.cafetran.com/ ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (7) Free webinar week, July 25th - 29th ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Another ProZ.com free webinar week is here. Sign up for a variety of webinars on software tools for translators, from July 25th to July 29th. * How to translate files coming from other tools with memoQ. Monday, July 25, 13:00 GMT http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/13862 * Lilt Pro: Learn how Lilt can help translators like you increase productivity, speed, quality, and income. Monday, July 25, 15:00 GMT http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/13859 * Across Q&A session for freelance translators. Tuesday, July 26, 15:00 GMT http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/13838 * MateCat - a free online CAT tool which integrates collaborative TM and MT. Tuesday, July 26, 17:00 GMT http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/13793 * STAR Transit Service Pack 9: Many new functions – no additional cost. Wednesday, July 27, 13:00 GMT http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/13799 * SDL - Extend the capabilities of your translation software with SDL AppStore. Wednesday, July 27, 15:00 GMT http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/13805 *TM Town - Optimize Your TM-Town account for meeting more clients. Thursday, July 28, 13:00 GMT http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/13802 *Wordfast - First steps with Wordfast Pro 4. Friday, July 29, 13:00 GMT http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/13856 See all free webinars at http://www.proz.com/translator-training/format/free-webinars Advertisement ------------------------------------ Upgrade now! Transit Service Pack 9 – over 80 new functions and improvements to existing features. All file formats, all languages, all target groups, better quality, shorter time-to-market – one standard solution. Translation and Localization powered by STAR Transit NXT www.star-group.net ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (8) ProZ.com moderator class of 2016-2017 prepares to begin activity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The ProZ.com moderator class of 2016-2017 will be starting soon. 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 2015-2016. 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 2016-2017 are still being accepted. http://www.proz.com/moderators Advertisement ------------------------------------ Easy-to-use & dependable: DVX3 is the must-have CAT tool for all translators. 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Learn more: http://goo.gl/ItrbPA ------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (9) Upcoming powwows: Germany, Bulgaria, UK, Spain, Sweden, Czech Republic ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ July 26: Augsburg, Germany (3 members) http://proz.com/powwow/6026 29: Sofia, Bulgaria (20) http://proz.com/powwow/5789 30: Edinburgh, UK (21) http://proz.com/powwow/5978 30: Barcelona, Spain (13) http://proz.com/powwow/6029 August 6: Cardiff, UK (2) http://proz.com/powwow/6035 6: Bristol, UK (20) http://proz.com/powwow/5945 6: Plymouth, UK (2) http://proz.com/powwow/6032 September 2: Stockholm, Sweden (1) http://proz.com/powwow/6008 2: Copenhagen, Denmark (20) http://proz.com/powwow/5962 2: Stockholm, Sweden (11) http://proz.com/powwow/6011 2: Stockholm, Sweden (16) http://proz.com/powwow/6002 4: Stockholm, Sweden (18) http://proz.com/powwow/6005 17: Tábor, Czech Republic (19) http://proz.com/powwow/5824 Full list of powwows (including those after Jul: http://www.proz.com/?sp=event/powwow_board&r_id=566 I don't know about you, but that powwow in Tábor looks like a lot of fun (I may have a surname-based bias). Have you had a powwow in your area recently? If not, take a look at http://www.proz.com/powwows/ and don't wait! Any ProZ.com member can propose and organize a get-together for translators in their area. Happy translating, Jared Tabor Member services ProZ.com - - - - - - - - - - - Your username: Membership status: Registered user KudoZ: BrowniZ: Wallet balance: $0.10 Your profile: http://www.proz.com/profile/0 - - - - - - - - - - - Forgotten password? http://proz.com/?sp=new_password ================================================================= You are receiving this email message because you signed up for email notifications of this type in your ProZ.com email preferences. To unsubscribe from ProZ.com email notifications, go to this page: https://www.proz.com/unsubscribe If you have trouble adjusting your email preferences, please submit a support request: https://www.proz.com/support Do not reply to this message; your reply will not be read. ProZ.com 2509 James Street P.O. 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