Proz.com is holding a virtual conference day for freelance translators today. The event is free – all you need to do is register as a Proz user (if you're not one already) and then log in to the Proz platform and register to attend the conference.
The event starts at 12 noon and is due to go on until 9.15 tonight. Presentations on various topics in English will be held at specific times throughout the day (see the programme here), while other presentations in other languages are available upon demand (just click on them and then they'll start).
Here are just a few of the subjects that are going to be covered today:
- How to use the Proz.com platform successfully
- EU terminology for medical translators
- Online marketing (this is actually a group discussion that you can take part in)
- CAT, machine translation and virtual interpreting – the use of technology in translation
- Time management (another group discussion)
- Human and machine translation
- Codes of ethics, standards of practice and national certification for translators
- Internet search techniques
- Speech-recognition software (group discussion).
If you've got a bit of time to spare, why not drop by and watch a presentation or have a say in a group discussion? It's a good opportunity for translators to learn more about subjects that concern them. Apart from being able to watch the free presentations, you can also benefit from big discounts on software for translators thanks to Proz's special promotion.
Have fun at the conference!
Carl
P.S. This event is actually the first of a series of educational events to be held by Proz.com this week: from Mon. 30 Sept. to Fri. 4 October. Click on this page for more details. Wednesday's event on working with CAT tools looks particularly interesting.
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