New "Home" for this Blog!

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Thank you so much for your support.

Anastasia

2nd IAPTI International Conference (September 20-21, 2014 - Athens, Greece)

I am delighted to finally see that a well-known translation association organises its conference in Greece!

The International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters (IAPTI) organises its Second International Conference in Athens, Greece, on September 20 and 21, 2014, at Electra Palace Hotel Athens.

Please visit the Facebook event page in order to find out about all the exciting speakers and sessions and also get all regular updates.

Another goody is that IAPTI has announced that members of Greek associations may register at a discounted rate. For more info, please visit the event's registration page here.

I believe that it is a huge opportunity for freelancers to get together and learn great things from famous colleagues. It is most certain that I will be there!

DipTrans or MITI?

As I was searching over the Internet about translation exams and qualifications, I have found a very enlightening post in Evdoxia Renta's blog (Dirty Little Secrets). Evdoxia (a great colleague and a friend) introduced me to Emma Goldsmith (Spanish to English medical translator) and her excellent post regarding DipTrans (Chartered Institute of Linguists) and MITI (Institute of Translation & Interpreting) exams. In her blog, Sings & Symptoms of Translation, Emma Goldsmith gives a quite interesting side by side comparison of DipTrans and MITI exams. I can only tell you that I have finally decided which exam I will go for!

Click here to read Evdoxia's post and enjoy Emma's post here.

Tradufit: A physical challenge for mental people!

It is no secret that all of us (translators) are suffering from chronic back/neck pains and carpal tunnel syndromes because we sit in front of a computer screen working for too many hours, without breaks and without much exercise. Although we tend to read articles and books with tips of how to sit correctly and what kind of exercises are the best in order to stay active and fit, when the deadline is round the corner, we forget all about fitness and healthy working habits as our main concern is the prompt delivery of a super-duper target text! I must admit that I have spent many nights typing standing in front of my computer because it was too painful for me to keep working seated! Shame on me!

Well, in one of my Facebook searches I have discovered "Tradufit"! Tradufit is a fun page for translators who want to stay in shape and don't want their body to take the shape of their chair (according to the page's description)! In there, one can find several useful tips and gadgets and share pleasant and fun workouts with colleagues.

I am pretty sure that Tradufit will keep us active as long as we don't just read it!

Source: Facebook

Spanish interpreter Clara Guelbenzu on Alessandra Vita's "red carpet"!

This week, Alessandra Vita welcomes us with one more exciting interview from her "red carpet" series.
Now, it is Clara Guelbenzu, author of the famous blog on interpreting, bootheando, who talks about freelancing, social networks and personal branding.

You can read the entire post here.

Source: alessandravita.com

Marta Stelmaszak's interview by Alessandra Vita!

Alessandra Vita surprises us with another great interview of her translation & interpreting "red carpet" series. This week's guest is Marta Stelmaszak. I am pretty sure that most of you know Marta, but just to be on the safe side, let me give you a brief presentation.

Marta is a Polish – English freelance translator/interpreter and we could say that she is the big winner of the 2013 ProZ.com community choice awards. 

In her interview, Marta shares a few important tips of how a translator/interpreter can succeed as a freelancer.

You can read the entire interview here.  

Source: Alessandra Vita - Translator & Interpreter

"How can freelancers find new clients?" An article by Alessandra Vita

Today, I came across an extremely interesting and so inspiring post by Alessandra Vita. She approaches a very "hot" topic of the translation and interpreting community: Client hunting!

Alessandra shares the "client hunting" secrets of some brilliant professionals, like Marta Stelmaszak, Valeria Aliperta, Xosé Castro Roig, Gabriel Cabrera Méndez, Scheherezade Surià López and Pablo Muñoz Sánchez. Read the whole post here and find out which of these useful tips will do the trick for you! 

Source: Alessandra Vita

"Liberal" was not always a dirty word!

I came across this very interesting article today and I'd like to share it with you. Did you know that the word "liberal" was actually a good one? Well, I didn't! Read the whole article here.

Source: The Atlantic

VALERIA ALIPERTA (RAINY LONDON TRANSLATIONS): "BEING VISIBLE IS KEY"

The famous Italian interpreter and translator, Valeria Aliperta, in a delightful interview to Faye Magkouti explains why it is very important for a translator/interpreter to be visible in social media. Valeria's page on Facebook (Rainy London Translations) has 2.528 likes! In her interview you can find very useful tips and tricks in order to increase your social media visibility.

You can read the entire interview here.

Source: PEEMPIP

The essence of quality! ;-)

Source: The Translation Lounge Ltd.

5 Things Every Translator Should Do Before Accepting an Assignment

Today, my attention was caught by an article published on Marygrove College's blog. The article talks about 5 golden rules that we, translators, should have in mind before accepting an assignment.

It's a fact that when we start our career as freelancers - or whenever our career needs a boost - we tend to say "yes" to projects that we would normally decline if the circumstances were different. This article helps translators choose their work carefully in order to avoid possible professional disasters!

Please read the entire article here.

Source: MARYGROVE COLLEGE

Μερικές γενικές σκέψεις για την ουδετερότητα, την αμεροληψία και την αντικειμενικότητα του μεταφραστή της Δήμητρας Σταφυλιά

Εξαιρετική προσσέγιση του θέματος περί ουδετερότητας, αμεροληψίας και αντικειμενικότητας του μεταφραστή/διερμηνέα από τη συνάδελφο Δήμητρα Σταφυλιά.

Εις βάθος ανάλυση της σταδιακής ανάπτυξης του κώδικα δεοντολογίας, της ρύθμισης των σχέσων του μεταφραστή/διερμηνέα με τους συναδέλφους του, αλλά και με τους εκάστοτε πελάτες του. Τελικά, ο μεταφραστής/διερμηνέας παραμένει αμέτοχος προσφέροντας τις υπηρεσίες του; Διαβάστε ολόκληρο το άρθρο εδώ.

Πηγή: ΠΕΕΜΠΙΠ

Magic in words!

I am pretty sure we all feel like a magician from time to time. ;-)))

Source: Translators do it better

Proz.com - Community Choice Awards 2013

The ProZ.com community choice awards are hosted by ProZ.com annually to provide another means for the ProZ.com community to publicly recognize language professionals who are active, influential or otherwise outstanding in various media throughout the industry. Nominations, voting, and winners are determined entirely by the ProZ.com community. 

Some categories (especially in the interpretation-related section) were dropped for lack of nominees, and a new category was added in the translation-related section, "Most helpful/top contributor" based on nominations made in the "Other" category. Nominees who made it to the voting stage are being contacted now.

Voting is ready to start for the first ProZ.com community choice awards. Check out all nominations here.

Voting will run until October 17 and winners will be announced on October 21.

Source: Proz.com

1η Συνάντηση για τη Μετάφραση (25 Μαΐου 2012, 18:30-22:00)

Αίθουσα του Λόγου της Στοάς του Βιβλίου
(Πεσμαζόγλου 5 και Σταδίου)

Oι μεταφραστικές εταιρείες Commit, Litterae και Orco και τo Κέντρο Εκπαίδευσης Μεταφραστών meta|φραση ανακοινώνουν την από κοινού ανάληψη πρωτοβουλίας για την προώθηση της Μετάφρασης στην Ελλάδα. Στόχοι της πρωτοβουλίας είναι, μεταξύ άλλων, η δικτύωση και η ανταλλαγή ιδεών μεταξύ των μελών της μεταφραστικής κοινότητας, η ενημέρωση πελατών και επαγγελματιών του τομέα, η επικοινωνία και η ανταλλαγή απόψεων μεταξύ των μεταφραστικών εταιριών και της εκπαιδευτικής κοινότητας, η προώθηση επιχειρηματικών ιδεών και στρατηγικών και η εμπέδωση καλών επιχειρηματικών πρακτικών και ποιοτικών κριτηρίων στην αγορά.

Στο πλαίσιο αυτής της πρωτοβουλίας, ανακοινώνουμε την 1η Συνάντηση για τη Μετάφραση. Η συνάντηση θα έχει γενικό τίτλο «Από την ΕΕ στην πιστοποίηση: Πτυχές του επαγγέλματος του μεταφραστή».

Περισσότερες πληροφορίες μπορείτε να βρείτε στο facebook event της εκδήλωσης.

Πηγή: lexilogia

Volunteers and Translation

Volunteer translators assist in translating millions of words per year for various NGOs in order to help communicating the right message and help those in need.

There are many non profit organizations all over the world where you can volunteer with your translating skills and experience and help NGOs accomplish their goal.

You can find a very interesting list with NGOs in the latest newsletter of meta|φραση School of Translation Studies, where you can volunteer and donate your expertise.

Some of the non profit organizations you can find are:

Translators Without Borders

Translators 4 Kids

UN Volunteers, and many more.

For further details, please visit meta|φραση School of Translation Studies, or you can visit directly the website of the NGO you are interested in.

Source: meta|φραση School of Translation Studies

Freelancer's Futuristics Series: Self-image and reputation: internals and externals of one's self-image as a professional

The webinar tackles the delicate issue of self-image of a freelancer. Self-image has internal and external components. Internal one means confidence and external one means reputation. Both can reinforce or cancel each other. The webinar, with the help of cross-cultural case studies analyses this less touched subject.

Date: March 2, 2012 18:00 EET (GMT+2)

Duration: 60 minutes

For further details, please visit Proz.com - Professional Training

Source: Proz.com

Upcoming ATA Webinars

ATA Online Learning

ATA Webinar Series

How to Blog for 1 Million Visitors: Advanced Blogging Techniques for Language Professionals

Presenter:		Fabio M. Said
Date:		January 18, 2012
Time:		12 noon Eastern Time
Duration:		60 minutes
CE Point(s):		1
Handout:

Attend this ATA webinar and become a power blogger! Learn to how to use your blog to market services, network with colleagues, and establish successful online reputation.

Attendees will learn:

• Advanced techniques for blogging
• Search engine optimization
• Page ranking and visitor tracking
• Content management
• Branding and web syndications

For more info, please visit: ATA Webinar Series

Source: ATA

Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Μετάφρασης 2011 - Αθήνα

Στα πλαίσια των εορτασμών της Παγκόσμιας Ημέρας Μετάφρασης και με την ευκαιρία της συμπλήρωσης 10 ετών λειτουργίας της, η σχολή meta|φραση διοργανώνει εκδήλωση στο αμφιθέατρο του Εθνικού Ιδρύματος Ερευνών (Βασιλέως Κωνσταντίνου 48), την Παρασκευή 30 Σεπτεμβρίου 2011, στις 6:30 μ.μ. Η εκδήλωση απευθύνεται σε μεταφραστές, επιμελητές, υποτιτλιστές, διερμηνείς, γλωσσολόγους, καθηγητές ξένων γλωσσών, εκπαιδευόμενους μεταφραστές και φοιτητές.

Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες σχετικά με την εκδήλωση, μπορείτε να επισκεφτείτε την ιστοσελίδα της σχολής meta|φραση: meta|φραση

Πηγή: meta|φραση

Πρόσκληση για την εκδήλωση της Παγκόσμιας Ημέρας Μετάφρασης 2011 - Θεσσαλονίκη

Η Πανελλήνια Ένωση Μεταφραστών, απευθυνόμενη στα μέλη της και τους φίλους της Mετάφρασης, σας προσκαλεί στην εκδήλωση που διοργανώνει επ’ ευκαιρία του εορτασμού της Παγκόσμιας Ημέρας Μετάφρασης, την Παρασκευή, 30 Σεπτεμβρίου στις 18.30 στο αμφιθέατρο του Ινστιτούτου Goethe (Βασ. Όλγας 66), Θεσσαλονίκη. Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες σχετικά με την εκδήλωση, καθώς και για τo αναλυτικό πρόγραμμα της εκδήλωσης, μπορείτε να επισκεφτείτε την ιστοσελίδα της ΠΕΜ.

Πηγή: www.pem.gr