Poll: Are you planning to join a conference in 2026? Uwekaji wa uzi: ProZ.com Staff
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How things are, it will probably be too much money wasted to hear for the umpteenth time about all the «advantages» that AI brings to the translation world...
| | | | A. & S. Witte
Ujerumani
Local time: 17:29
Kijerumani hadi Kiingereza
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The reason is self-explanatory: they are useful, but way too expensive.
| | | | Christine Andersen 
Denmaki
Local time: 17:29
Mwanachama(2003)
Kideni hadi Kiingereza
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| None planned, but I have been to a festival | May 31 |
It was really only for speakers of Danish, but I really enjoyed Sprogense, the Danish language festival.
https://www.sprogense.dk/om-sprogense/
It does not specifically target translators, although they were represented. It is a celebration of the Danish language for everyone - children, teachers, language professionals, everyone concerned with language in culture and industry...... See more It was really only for speakers of Danish, but I really enjoyed Sprogense, the Danish language festival.
https://www.sprogense.dk/om-sprogense/
It does not specifically target translators, although they were represented. It is a celebration of the Danish language for everyone - children, teachers, language professionals, everyone concerned with language in culture and industry...
Danish Sign Language, dyslexia and learning difficulties, the whole spectrum.
I have been four times, and there are always several lectures or events I do not have time for!
Of course, AI was mentioned, but the main focus was on real people and the living language, historically and in the future. ▲ Collapse
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| I am taking this to mean "language industry related conference" | May 31 |
And that is a no.
I'm starting full time teaching in August (and essentially leaving translation), so I am unlikely to do translation-related networking or professional development ever again.
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Ujerumani
Local time: 17:29
Mwanachama(2009)
Kiingereza hadi Kijerumani
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I believe I have attended several conferences in my working life time, including the FIT conferencces in Berlin, Germany, and in Varadero, Cuba back in 2022.
| | | | Samuel Murray
Uholanzi
Local time: 17:29
Mwanachama(2006)
Kiingereza hadi Kiafrikana
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| Join? Attend, surely. | Jun 1 |
No, I wouldn't know how to join a conference. (-: What does that mean... does it mean that you're a speaker or one of the organizers?
Thayenga wrote:
I believe I have attended several conferences in my working life time...
I've only ever attended one, and that was because I won a free ticket in a raffle. I've looked into attending a few conferences, but for me the travel and accommodation costs are the main killers. The cost of the typical 3-day conference approaches the amount that my wife and I spend on a 2-week holiday, so it just feels like a waste of money. (The tax deduction for conference costs saves only about 30%.)
[Edited at 2026-06-01 07:19 GMT]
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