7,893 registrants

2013 freelance translator virtual conference

Sep 30, 2013

Conference recap

Summary

Date:	Sep 30, 2013
Registrants:	7,893
Attendees:	4,991
Sessions:	33

Sessions

Presentation	Welcome	Time: 10:00 to 10:15
Virtual powwow	Pre-conference virtual powwow	Time: 10:00 to 10:15
Presentation	Succeed at ProZ.com	Time: 10:15 to 11:15
Presentation	EMA templates and EU terminology for medical translators	Time: 10:30 to 11:15
Group discussion	Online marketing - GROUP DISCUSSION WINNING TOPIC	Time: 11:15 to 11:45
Presentation	21st Century Technologies you cannot keep ignoring: CAT/MT and Virtual Interpreting	Time: 11:30 to 12:40
Group discussion	Time management for freelancers - GROUP DISCUSSION WINNING TOPIC	Time: 12:45 to 13:15 Topics discussed: Q1 - How can we balance work and personal life? Q2 - What are our greatest time thieves? How can we deal with them? Q3 - What software/ tools can help us get organised/ keep track of time? Q4 - How often should we take breaks? Q5 - How much time do/ should we spend looking for clients and on administrative tasks? Q6 - Is it actually possible to say no to projects because we have not enough time? Q7 - Is technology helping us, or just making it more complicated, when we have so many Internet profiles to manage and blogs that we would like to read?
Presentation	Human Translators and Machine Translators: Possibilities of Interaction	Time: 13:00 to 13:45
Presentation	From code of ethics & standards of practice to national certification: Leaving the semi-professional status behind	Time: 13:30 to 15:10
Presentation	Technical translations: Choosing the right terminology	Time: 14:00 to 14:40
Presentation	Searching outside the Box: Internet Search Techniques to Find the Information You Need	Time: 15:00 to 15:40
Group discussion	Voice recognition software - help or hindrance? - GROUP DISCUSSION WINNING TOPIC	Time: 15:30 to 16:00
Presentation	The Fastest Way to Get More Clients	Time: 16:00 to 17:00
Presentation	Ethical Codes for Translators and Interpreters	Time: 17:15 to 17:55
Presentation	Methodology for specialized translations Example with Medical & other technical translations	Time: 18:15 to 19:15
On-demand presentation	Vendre ses services de traducteur indépendant : les 3 plus grandes erreurs à éviter	Time: 10:00 to 10:15
On-demand presentation	Tradutor humano e tradutor máquina: possibilidades de interação	Time: 10:15 to 10:30
On-demand presentation	5 myths about income diversification for translators	Time: 10:30 to 10:45
On-demand presentation	Website translation - a way to Income Diversification	Time: 10:45 to 11:00
On-demand presentation	Recursos imprescindibles de la UE para traductores médicos	Time: 11:00 to 11:15
On-demand presentation	5 hábitos de traductoras exitosas: Servicios al cliente	Time: 11:15 to 11:30
On-demand presentation	Zombie Contracts 101 – Inwazja niekorzystnych postanowień umownych. Jak czytać umowy i warunki współpracy, aby nie podpisać czegoś, czego później będziemy żałować.	Time: 12:00 to 12:15
On-demand presentation	Jak začít? (úvod pro začátečníky)	Time: 12:15 to 12:30
On-demand presentation	Hlasová výchova v tlumočnické praxi – aneb Jak nepřijít o hlas a nervy? (Jiří Svoboda)	Time: 12:30 to 12:45
On-demand presentation	Proč je užitečné být na překladatelských a tlumočnických portálech?	Time: 12:45 to 13:00
On-demand presentation	Překládání pro instituce EU	Time: 13:00 to 13:15
On-demand presentation	Co tłumacz powinien wiedzieć o marketingu	Time: 13:15 to 13:30
On-demand presentation	Bazy terminologii i glosariusze – skarb, czy strata czasu?	Time: 13:30 to 13:45
On-demand presentation	Jak rozpocząć (i rozpędzić) karierę tłumaczeniową na studiach? Kilka porad dla wszystkich studentów kierunków językowych przerażonych wizją zakończenia studiów.	Time: 13:45 to 14:00
On-demand presentation	Tłumaczenie maszynowe w praktyce – jak zbudować własny system z dostępnych w Internecie komponentów	Time: 14:00 to 14:15
On-demand presentation	Językowe meandry prawa	Time: 14:15 to 14:30
On-demand presentation	Tłumaczenia online rozmów telefonicznych, czatu, e-mail na portalu internetowym – jakich umiejętności wymagają od Tłumacza?	Time: 14:30 to 14:45
On-demand presentation	Poznaj SDL Trados Studio – godzinny kurs najpopularniejszego CAT-a w branży	Time: 14:45 to 15:00

Conference feedback

Every year Proz has gotten better and better with their celebration of the International Day of Translators and Interpreters by means of these conferences that provide so valuable information and knowledge for us. I am very pleased with this event, and already look forward to the next!

Ma.Elena Carrión de Medina
Member since: Jun 19, 2008

Extraordinary effort by ProZ.com to really bring together many different aspects of the profession of translation and interpreting, with multitude of perspectives and lots of practical knowledge for immediate application. Plus great opportunity for interaction. And all for free, which makes it truly one of the most "democratic" meetings for translators and interpreters anywhere in the world. Hats off to the organizers and all the people "behind the scenes" who make this wonderful event possible.

Claudia Brauer
Member since: Jan 11, 2011

IMHO the large number of visitors of the events speaks clearly of the interests of the translation community. Good preparation ends up in good organization! 10x for the efforts and knowledge shared with us!

Christo Metschkaroff
Member since: Jul 10, 2007

Very well organized and informative. I particularly noted the need for clear, precise and easily understood PRONUNCIATION when giving an oral presentation. Thank you, ProZ.com!

eski
Member since: Sep 16, 2008