• Keep up to date

    A newsletter from SENSE drops into members’ e-mailboxes once a month. Each newsletter brims with news about the society, training opportunities from sister societies, and notices of various kinds. There are also handy links to upcoming SENSE events and links to the latest blog posts. And if you haven’t been on social media for a while, the newsletter provides an insight into that as well.

    About three times a month, SENSE sends out notices about upcoming events, society business, and important news from the industry.

    SENSE members who use Facebook and LinkedIn can join SENSE’s members-only Facebook and LinkedIn pages. Around 100 members are on the Facebook group and around 150 members are on the LinkedIn group. SENSE also has a public presence on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, where our social media manager very regularly posts news about SENSE events, events from sister societies, and various other interesting posts related to our industry. These pages are accessible to the public.

  • Get-togethers

    SENSE regularly hosts meetings for members based on region or special interest. These meetings can be in person or online. There are several SIGs (special interest groups), such as one for educators, for medical translators and editors, for academic editors, for starters, etc.

    The society hosts workshops about 3-6 times a year that are open to both members and the public. Some of these are in person, while others are in the form of webinars. Some workshops are interactive, while others feature a guest speaker.

    An established tradition in SENSE is our annual summer social and our annual winter dinner. At these two events, members may bring their partners or a guest. The summer social is usually some kind of touristy outing. The winter dinner may be a formal sit-down or an informal buffet dinner.

  • Reaching out

    Potential clients can use the SENSE freelance register to find suitable freelance translators, editors, interpreters, copywriters, etc. etc. from among SENSE members. The register is right there on SENSE’s public website. Any member of SENSE may join the freelance register for no extra charge.

    SENSE members are encouraged to make contact with other members. That is what being in a society is all about. All SENSE members can search for or browse the list of current SENSE members. As a member, you can edit your own profile page via our website and ensure that only the information that you wish to reveal, are visible to other members.

    The society has had a monthly newsletter pretty much since the beginning in 1992. Most of these newsletters have been preserved and can be viewed by members via the website. This is a very interesting way of getting to know the society and its members, or to get new ideas from past events and activities.

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METM17

The annual Mediterranean Editors and Translators Meeting (METM), now in its 13th year, is an established CPD and networking event – a highlight in the calendar for many editors, translators, interpreters and other providers of English-language support services in the Mediterranean area and beyond. It offers one and a half days of presentations and keynote speeches, two half-days of pre-conference workshops, and a programme of “Off-METM” events.

The 2017 meeting will be held in Brescia, Italy, at the Centro Pastorale Paolo VI. This historical venue houses a modern conference facility and also offers accommodation. METM17 will have as its keynote speakers Rowena Murray, Professor of Education and Director of Research at the University of the West of Scotland, and Tim Parks, novelist, essayist, travel writer and translator based in northern Italy. 

Organizers
Coordination: Michael Farrell and Marije de Jager
Content: Alan Lounds, with logistic support from Kelly Dickeson and Anne Murray
Workshops: Alan Lounds
Off-METM programme: Susan Frekko
Local organization: Michael Farrell and Barbara Arrighetti

Content team
Mary Ellen Kerans (The writing process)
Sally Burgess (Language and applied linguistics)
Sabrina Voss (Editing, translating and interpreting)
Rebecca Warden (Business development and networking)
Ailish Maher (Subject- or genre-specific knowledge)
Stephen Waller (Tools, productivity and health)

Venue
Centro Pastorale Paolo VI
Via Calini Gezio 30
25121 Brescia, Italy

Contact information
For general inquiries about the 2017 meeting in Brescia, write to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
 
Dates
10 April 2017: Deadline for abstract submission
Early June 2017: Registration opens
20 July 2017: Early-bird period ends
9 October 2017: Registration closes
26-28 October 2017: METM17