Early-bird registration is now open!
Join us for the 2026 SENSE Professional Development Day
on Saturday 31 October 2026 in Ede, Netherlands.



Need an English-language professional to help with a project?

Find someone to write, edit, proofread, index, interpret, report, subtitle, train, transcribe, translate, or teach English.



Browse our events calendar for upcoming webinars, workshops, professional development days and informal get-togethers.



Living in the Netherlands? Doing language work? Working in English?

Join the society for English-language professionals in the Netherlands!

What is SENSE, and what does SENSE do?

SENSE is a society for English-language professionals based in the Netherlands. We are a community of language workers who work from or into English, with a connection to the Netherlands.

Attend informal get-togethers

SENSE regularly hosts meetings (SIGs) for members based on region or special interest. These meetings can be in person or online.

Forum for members only

SENSE's web forum is where members can post questions, give answers, and chat with other members. There is also a jobs category where jobs are posted from potential clients who visited the SENSE website.

Get a mentor to guide you

SENSE has a mentoring programme whereby experienced SENSE members can help inexperienced members for a small fee (subsidized by SENSE).

Event calendar / agenda

Never miss an event! Discover upcoming webinars, workshops and social events on the SENSE Calender, or browse through the ones that you have missed.

Contact other members easily

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.

Read our regular blog

SENSE members and guest authors post meeting reports and interesting articles on the SENSE Blog. It also represents an opportunity to budding copywriters to get their name on screen.

Guidelines for student texts

SENSE has prepared its own "Guidelines for Proofreading Student Texts" and a "Form to Confirm Proofreading Services". Download them free of charge.

Best practices

The Dutch Convenant explains what freelance translators and translation agencies in the Netherlands typically consider good practice in their dealings with each other. Visit sense-online.nl/dutch-covenant.

Events


  • From 06 September 2023 19:00 CEST until 06 September 2023 21:00 CEST
    At Categories: SIG meetings, Guest lecture
    [Online event] Our speaker at the September Utrecht SIG meeting is Joy Phillips. Her talk is entitled ‘Navigating Across Worlds and Languages: The Craft of Translating Speculative Fiction’.
  • From 12 November 2020 11:00 CET until 12 November 2020 12:15 CET
    At Categories: Workshops, Guest lecture
    REFOCUS • REBOUND • REPEAT An online panel discussion about agility and risk-taking in turbulent times A 75 minute webinar on Thursday 12 November, commencing at 11:00 (CET) / 10:00 (GMT) / 21:00 (AEDT) PANELISTS David Beckett – Pitch Trainer, TEDx Speech Coach and creator of The Pitch Canvas© Kerrie Finch – CEO-founder of FutureFactor; international reputation management company Mariette Hoitink – CEO-founder of International Fashion Recruitment Consultancy HTNK Valerie Khoo – Author, artist, podcaster and founder of the Australian Writers’ Centre Webinar conceived of, and moderated by: Matthew Curlewis – Senior Creative, founder of Amsterdam Writers, and Co-ordinator of Continuing Professional Development at SENSE
  • From 11 October 2019 17:30 CEST until 11 October 2019 18:30 CEST
    At Barchman Wuytierslaan 2 3818 LH Amersfoort Categories: Social events, Guest lecture
    Free lecture for SENSE members by Lloyd Bingham (SENSE member from Wales) on the practicalities of co-working
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