Powwow Report for United Kingdom - Swindon, Wiltshire (Sep 29 2007)


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Report from  Gabriela Steimer
Celebrating International Translator’s Day

Meeting held at Pizza Express in Swindon on 29th September 2007

ProZ members attending:
Gabriela Jelescu (Swindon, organizer, Romanian translator)
Liz Askew (Portsmouth, French and Spanish translator and interpreter)
Margaret Fryer (Covingham, French and German translator)
Helen Gruetzner (Covingham, French and German translator)

Apologies: Alexandra Picton

The meeting of the four translators-interpreters was a success. Unfortunately, one of the members that had signed up for the event failed to meet the others due to a misunderstanding. Sorry, Alexandra! Maybe next time, when we make sure we exchange mobile telephone numbers!

After the introductions, the ProZ members discussed various issues related to their work. The conversation included topics such as:

• Breaking into the freelance translators’ market: how difficult this is.
• VAT and tax registration for self-employees
• Clients and how promptly they pay or don’t pay!
• Contracts- one has to be careful as to what a translator is made liable for in a contract!
• ITI and other accrediting bodies. ITI regional groups and activities
• ProZ: whether it generates jobs- different experiences
• Other translators communities- exchange of information

…and others.

All in all, this very pleasant lunch was an excellent opportunity to meet with fellow translators living in the same region. It has proved to be a very useful source of information, especially for some of the attendees that are newly starting in the business. Hopefully we can repeat this experience sometime, or at least keep in touch and, why not, collaborate and recommend each other to Clients?

Thank you all for being there. I for one enjoyed the meeting very much!





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ProZ.com users and members who attended
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liz askew
Gabriela Steimer
\"Reporter\"
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Postings from ProZians who attended this event

Oct 6 '07  liz askew: Translators meeting report
Yes, it was really good to meet everybody at the "meeting" and have a glass of wine and some good conversation..

Hope to do it again sometime.

Best of luck to you all in your work and in your search for work too!

Best wishes,
Liz
Oct 3 '07  Gabriela Steimer: Translators meeting report
Dear translator friends,
Please go to the ProZ website to read the report on our meeting. Thank you for being there, it was very nice to meet you all.
Best regards,
Gabi
Sep 30 '07  Alexandra Chapman: Right place...
Guess I didn't ask the right question... Arrived about noon and asked for the 12.30 table for Jelescu and was shown to the table on the right near the door. Asked the waitress is there could have been some mistake, another table, or something but she said no. Never mind - better luck next time.
Sep 29 '07  Alexandra Chapman: What happened?
Waited at Pizza Express for an hour and a half (nice glass of wine). Shame not to meet anyone - better luck next time...