| User | Thread poster: Katalin Horvath McClure ProZ.com presence at the ATA conference? |
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Katalin Horvath McClure 
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I am not sure whether this is the right forum to post this, so please move it if needed.
I am wondering if ProZ.com will be present at the ATA Annual Conference in NYC next week.
I did not see ProZ listed as an exhibitor on the conference website.
Katalin
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Vera Orloff
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| | ProZ not at ATA conference | Nov 3, 2009 |
Not only did ProZ not exhibit, but I didn't even see any staff listed in the attendee book. Very strange since they are based in NY. Their silence to your post is also a bit odd...
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Katalin Horvath McClure
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I asked before the conference, because I wanted to know if I should search for them there - they were not around in any shape or form.
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Lucia Leszinsky
Argentina
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SITE STAFF | | ProZ.com was not present at the ATA Annual conference in New York | Nov 3, 2009 |
Hello Katalin and Vera,
I apologize for the delay in my reply.
In effect, ProZ.com was not present in the ATA Annual Conference this year.
Maybe the next one?
Thanks for bearing staff in mind though.
Regards,
Lucia
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Lawyer-Linguist
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| | Thank you for confirming ProZ's absence ... | Nov 3, 2009 |
... but I, for one, am more interested in why ProZ wasn't present or represented at such a major industry event. Any specific reason?
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jyuan_us
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| | But why should Proz be present? | Nov 4, 2009 |
Lawyer-Linguist wrote:
... but I, for one, am more interested in why ProZ wasn't present or represented at such a major industry event. Any specific reason?
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I myself, both a freelancer and representing a company, didn't attend. I'm in New York, only 30 minutes away from the conference site. I didn't attend just because I didn't feel any need to attend.
[Edited at 2009-11-04 01:34 GMT]
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Katalin Horvath McClure
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TOPIC STARTER | | ProZ was an exhibitor at past conferences | Nov 4, 2009 |
Since ProZ was an exhibitor at past conferences (at least at the last two, in San Francisco and Orlando, for sure), I kind of "expected" a presence, especially that NYC is a lot closer to ProZ headquarters than any of the previous ATA conference locations.
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But why should Proz be present?
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I myself, both a freelancer and representing a company, didn't attend. I'm in New York, only 30 minutes away from the conference site. I didn't attend just because I didn't feel any need to attend. |
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That's fine, but I think (correct me, if I am wrong) you, jyuan_us, represent a lot smaller chunk of the translation market, than ProZ does. When a company has a strong market presence, a well known brand, it is usually a strategic decision whether to exhibit at a large event or not, and the decision involves a bit more than "feel any need".
Katalin
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jyuan_us
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| | If the company is already well-known, | Nov 4, 2009 |
Katalin Horvath McClure wrote:
When a company has a strong market presence, a well known brand, it is usually a strategic decision whether to exhibit at a large event or not, and the decision involves a bit more than "feel any need".
Katalin
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Why should they attend?
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Katalin Horvath McClure
United States
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TOPIC STARTER | | Do I need to explain? | Nov 4, 2009 |
I did not say ProZ should attend the ATA conferences.
All I said I expected to see it.
As to your question:
If the company is already well-known,
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Please ask Microsoft, Sony, Samsung, Logitec, etc. why they attend the International Consumer Electronics Show?
Ask Toyota, Honda why they attend the Tokyo Auto Show (currently underway)?
They are all well-known in those industries...
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Jared
Argentina
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SITE STAFF | | This year's ATA conference | Nov 4, 2009 |
Hello all,
Drew, who has generally handled this in the past, is currently in Argentina, and focus was being given to organizing the virtual conference, so unfortunately this time around plans could not be made to attend. As Lucía says, hopefully next time.
Best regards,
Jared
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Jenn Mercer
United States
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MODERATOR | | Some small presence | Nov 5, 2009 |
A ProZian did make a brief announcement at the French Language Division meeting regarding a conference in Nice. It did sound nice, but it is too far away, too much, and too soon after the ATA conference for me to consider attending.
This was my first ATA conference and I will admit that I was hoping to say hello to the ProZ team. Perhaps next year.
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