Poll: Do you know other translators in real life (i.e. met in person)?
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you know other translators in real life (i.e. met in person)?".

This poll was originally submitted by Natalie Soper. View the poll results »



 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 16:19
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Yes Jan 3, 2017

I worked for 20 years in-house within a team of 25 translators and we met often with colleagues from other EU institutions (EP, Council, EC, CJEU) in seminars, workshops, talks and conferences...

 
Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 09:19
Member (2003)
Spanish to English
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Many Jan 3, 2017

Like Teresa, I worked in-house with other colleagues for over 20 years. I was also active in the American Translators Association. Some of my best friends are translators!

 
Julian Holmes
Julian Holmes  Identity Verified
Japan
Local time: 01:19
Member (2011)
Japanese to English
Yes Jan 3, 2017

We have the Japan Association of Translators (JAT) and The Society of Writers, Editors, and Translators (SWET) here in Japan, primarily for J-E translators. Both of these have SIGs or special interest groups, as well, and host various national and regional courses and networking events afterwards.
Not only do we have the chance to meet face to face instead of online and swap info and other juicy tidbits, but I've made some really nice friends there. Kanpai, hic! ...
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We have the Japan Association of Translators (JAT) and The Society of Writers, Editors, and Translators (SWET) here in Japan, primarily for J-E translators. Both of these have SIGs or special interest groups, as well, and host various national and regional courses and networking events afterwards.
Not only do we have the chance to meet face to face instead of online and swap info and other juicy tidbits, but I've made some really nice friends there. Kanpai, hic!
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Gudrun Maydorn (X)
Gudrun Maydorn (X)  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 17:19
English to German
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Yes Jan 3, 2017

We have regular get-togethers of local translators and interpreters. That's great for networking.

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Ikram Mahyuddin
Ikram Mahyuddin  Identity Verified
Indonesia
Local time: 23:19
English to Indonesian
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Many Jan 3, 2017

Yes, translators association enables me to know other translators in real life. Powwow too, though I also attended one Powwow so far.

 
Yetta Jensen Bogarde
Yetta Jensen Bogarde  Identity Verified
Denmark
Local time: 17:19
Member (2012)
English to Danish
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Yes, of course Jan 3, 2017

It would seem strange not to

 
Christine Andersen
Christine Andersen  Identity Verified
Denmark
Local time: 17:19
Member (2003)
Danish to English
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I meet colleagues several times a year Jan 3, 2017

For instance at the annual Danish powwow - Hi Yetta!
-- The last couple of years we have had a Christmas get-together with a dozen of us in Aarhus. (A similar group met in Copenhagen).
-- I meet colleagues at training days organised by professional associations or gatherings arranged by clients.
-- I have helped a couple with Trados...

And occasionally we have met up in private life, just to chat and put faces to the voices on the phone.


 
Henry Schroeder
Henry Schroeder  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 12:19
Member (2002)
German to English
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No, unfortunately not, and I'd actually like to meet some (freelancers) Jan 3, 2017

at some point. I think they all must be a little eccentric... Although the meeting probably won't reveal much...

 
Natalie Soper
Natalie Soper  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:19
French to English
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As for me... Jan 3, 2017

I submitted this question because although I live in a city, it's in quite a rural area of the UK (on the border between Devon and Cornwall). I've managed to meet up with a few translators in my city and county but a lot of them have said that it took them a while to find fellow translators in our area, because we all live quite far apart! I wondered if other translators who don't live in or near big cities had experienced this, too.

 
Hege Jakobsen Lepri
Hege Jakobsen Lepri  Identity Verified
Norway
Local time: 17:19
Member (2002)
English to Norwegian
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After 15-20 pub nights (powwows) and one proz.com conference Jan 3, 2017

...I guess I've met several hundred translators, and some have even become friends.

 
Mario Freitas
Mario Freitas  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 13:19
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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Yes, a few Jan 3, 2017

Despite the hundreds of translators I "know" virtually and keep contact regularly with, I actually know a few personally, and I intent to meet more of them as soon as I can. It's a very interesting group of people, no doubt.

 
neilmac
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 17:19
Spanish to English
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Yes Jan 3, 2017

But apart from the ones closest to me geographically, I rarely get to meet others, as I always seem to be busy whenever pow-wows and similar events are held.

 
NancyLynn
NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 12:19
Member (2002)
French to English
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MODERATOR
Im heading to Norway! Jan 3, 2017

Hege Jakobsen Lepri wrote:

...I guess I've met several hundred translators, and some have even become friends.


At one time I was the Queen of Pow wows. Family obligations have put the brakes on this in the past decade or so but I still attend other people's, and of course conferences. Admittedly I need to travel to urban centres for these. I do have close friendships that have grown from these networking events.


 


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