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ProZ.com powwow: Informal networking event

May 15, 2010, 4:00 pm
United KingdomLondonIn personEnglish
Hello everybody,

thank you for your interest in this powwow, I'm very much looking forward to seeing familiar faces and meeting new colleagues.

The venue is now confirmed, it is the same pub as last time:

The King & Queen
1 Foley Street
London W1P 7LE

P: 020 7636 5619

nearest tube station: Goodge Street

We'll meet from 3-6pm as usual.

If anyone would like to give a presentation or discuss certain topics, do let me know, otherwise this will be an informal get-together.

The owner of the pub allows us to use the function room for free in return for a donation to the McMillan nurses, 1 GBP per person, please remember to bring a coin.

See you soon,
best wishes,
Kerstin


Event Organizer:

Oliver Walter




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Interested members (74) / Confirmed: 14 / Tentative: 10
Name NoteWill Attend
Kerstin Knepper  \"Organizer\" \"Reporter\" ...  
Oliver Walter  \"Organizer\" I suppose it's at the K&Q. Yes, it is! &, not many Tube closures on that day.  y
Dr JM Chen, PhD   ...  m
XAlice Carbone (X)   ...  
XVictoriaAris (X)   ...  
Martin Phillips   ...  
Ralf Lemster   Sorry - won't be able to make it after all.  n
Renata Forgacs   ...  
Máire Vallely   ...  y
staceyvikki   ...  
Katharina Wawrzon-Stewart  \"Photographer\" ...  
Géraldine Leblanc   ...  
Elisa Martinez-Aznar   Really looking forward to this powwow.  y
GillW (MCIL)   Gillian Westwood  
Tatiana Gordeeva   ...  
XBrandino (X)   ...  
ecf   ...  n
Arsenio Barbosa   Arsenio Barbosa  
XSilvia Esteban (X)   ...  
happytrio   ...  
Lara Barnett   ...  y
Natalia Mackevich  \"Photographer\" ...  y
Lena Watson   ...  m
Roland Glasser   Looking forward to this :)  y
nvaldeande   Interested in meeting other translators  y
Antonio Criado Maeso   Thanks for confirming the venue. I've never attended but I wouldn't like to miss this one...  
XAzmi Shahin   ...  
sivakj   ...  
Ina Ropotica   ...  y
Jack Koychev   ...  
denisaherel   ...  
Magali Brenac   ...  m
Sheela Kenan   ...  y
Lucy Breen   I hope to make it. Keep me posted.   
Alessandra Diagne   ...  y
Ale Focaccia   I am so sorry - I will not be able to make it . I hope for next time  n
Piotrnikitin   ...  
Matthew Austin   Matthew Austin  
Translation Pro   ...  
David Tracey, PhD   Have to visit my cousin this time...  n
Biliana @ Four   Biliana  
Ingo Dierkschnieder   ...  m
Jaquelina Guardamagna   ...  m
Nicolai Castillo   ...  
Debora Chobanian   ...  
HeleneG   ...  
Steve Poynter   ...  y
Ernestine Shargool   ...  m
Rebecca Darby   ...  
Magdalena Nogal   I'm going home that weekend. But thank you Kerstin for organizing our powwows!   n
XIsabel Caraballo (X)   ...  
STR   ...  
Véronique Stone   Looking forward to meeting other translators  
silvano sommovigo   ...  
Dan Bradley   I'm looking forward to it!  y
David Ronder   ...  
XMarcel-CMCL   ...  
Caroline Durant   ...  
Linda Vakermanova  \"Reporter\" \"Photographer\" ...  n
English2French  \"Photographer\" Will do my best to come  m
gwm   Sorry, Kerstin - got friends over from Germany   n
Textklick   I hope so.  m
Grace Hughes   ...  n
Malika Lakbiach   ...  
Michael Berthoud   ...  
Flo in London   ...  y
Lesley Sawyer   ...  
SMueller      
XN Andersson   I passed the DipTrans! :D  y
JudyK   Hope to make it to this one!  m
Alicja Toms   ...  m
jaynedmoore   ...  
Rachel Mackay   ...  
John Farebrother   coming this time  




Postings about this event


Powwow: London - United Kingdom
Oliver Walter
Oliver Walter  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:19
German to English
+ ...
Probably: where? Apr 15, 2010

Kerstin, would you like to tell us WHERE it will be?

 
Kerstin Knepper
Kerstin Knepper  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 15:19
English to German
+ ...
powwow venue Apr 15, 2010

Hello everyone,

the venue is probably going the be the same pub as last time but it is yet to be confirmed, so do keep an eye out for messages.

I did mention this in my powwow mailing, so people shouldn't get too confused, hopefully.

Looking forward to seeing you,
best,
Kerstin


 
Kerstin Knepper
Kerstin Knepper  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 15:19
English to German
+ ...
powwow venue now confirmed Apr 29, 2010

Hello everybody,

thank you for your interest in this powwow, I'm very much looking forward to seeing familiar faces and meeting new colleagues.

The venue is now confirmed, it is the same pub as last time:

The King & Queen
1 Foley Street
London W1P 7LE

p: 020 7636 5619

nearest tube station: Goodge Street

We'll meet from 3-6pm as usual.

If anyone would like to give a presentation or discuss certain topics,
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Hello everybody,

thank you for your interest in this powwow, I'm very much looking forward to seeing familiar faces and meeting new colleagues.

The venue is now confirmed, it is the same pub as last time:

The King & Queen
1 Foley Street
London W1P 7LE

p: 020 7636 5619

nearest tube station: Goodge Street

We'll meet from 3-6pm as usual.

If anyone would like to give a presentation or discuss certain topics, do let me know, otherwise this will be an informal get-together.

The owner of the pub allows us to use the function room for free in return for a donation to the McMillan nurses, 1 GBP per person, please remember to bring a coin.

See you soon,
best wishes,
Kerstin
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Kerstin Knepper
Kerstin Knepper  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 15:19
English to German
+ ...
powwow topic: proofreading May 4, 2010

Hello everybody,

just a quick note to let you know that Florence has kindly offered to initiate an open discussion / exercise about proofreading, revising and editing - examples, differences, standards, payment - perhaps a set of guidelines will evolve.

We'll be aiming to do this in the first part of our afternoon on Saturday, May 15th.

Thanks very much in advance to Florence!

Best wishes,
Kerstin


 
Flo in London
Flo in London  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:19
English to French
Proof-reading discussion May 5, 2010

Hi all

In preparation for our discussion, please feel free to email via ProZ with any suggestions, questions or specific problems you may have encountered (hyper-revision, mistranslation, etc.). Although the idea is to understand/define proof-reading in general, it would be great to also talk about some particular examples of problems you may have faced.

I look forward to your comments and to seeing you on May 15th for a stimulating talk...
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Hi all

In preparation for our discussion, please feel free to email via ProZ with any suggestions, questions or specific problems you may have encountered (hyper-revision, mistranslation, etc.). Although the idea is to understand/define proof-reading in general, it would be great to also talk about some particular examples of problems you may have faced.

I look forward to your comments and to seeing you on May 15th for a stimulating talkicon_smile.gif

Many thanks!
Flo
http://www.proz.com/translator/113984
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David Tracey, PhD
David Tracey, PhD  Identity Verified
Local time: 15:19
Member (2009)
German to English
Written summary? May 5, 2010

I won't be able to make it to this pow wow, and regret that I will miss your proofreading discussion. It would be really great if you could make a brief summary available after the event!

Many thanks, David


 
SMueller
SMueller  Identity Verified
Local time: 14:19
English to German
+ ...
Thanks May 16, 2010

for this enjoyable meeting. I will take on some of the concerns of the youngsters and change the way I handle new applications. There was not enough time to go deeper into the matter of how to approach agencies, but feel free to contact me to get more info about the key forces in London and how they operate. Or open a forum discussion....
@Oliver - I was wrong with my amber suggestion for you text - Walrat, the substance in the head, is actually used to produce lamp oil, while Weisses Ambr
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for this enjoyable meeting. I will take on some of the concerns of the youngsters and change the way I handle new applications. There was not enough time to go deeper into the matter of how to approach agencies, but feel free to contact me to get more info about the key forces in London and how they operate. Or open a forum discussion....
@Oliver - I was wrong with my amber suggestion for you text - Walrat, the substance in the head, is actually used to produce lamp oil, while Weisses Ambra, or ambergris as Melville puts it, is a basis of perfume, and rather a product of the intestines of a spermwhale.... www.americanliterature.com/Melville/MobyDickorTheWhale/93.html
Sorry for this rather specific note...
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John Farebrother
John Farebrother  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
French to English
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thanks Kerstin May 16, 2010

for your conscientious and capable organisational efforts, very useful.
Perhaps we could keep the introductions a bit briefer next time and spend more time on pre-agreed matters, such as a presentation and discussion on marketing. Looking forward to it!


 

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