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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

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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.

SENSE Winter Social 2026

This event is open to SENSE members and their guests only.  If you are a SENSE member, please log in to register for this event.

Date: Saturday, 17 January 2026
Time: 13:00–17:00
Location: In De Ruimte, Oudegracht aan de Werf 320, Utrecht (a short walk from Utrecht Central Station)
Ticket price: €25 for SENSE members and guests

Come join fellow SENSE members for an afternoon of fun and socializing in Utrecht.

At this year’s Winter Social we’re having glühwein, hot chocolate, board games, singing, and catching up with each other. Instead of the usual buffet dinner, there will be cakes & brownies, coffee & tea, beer & wine, and juice & soda. And lots of ‘networking’, of course!

This event is specifically for SENSE members, but feel free to bring up to two guests. (Guests pay the same fee as members.)

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE AT MIDDAY ON 16 JANUARY 2026.

Programme

The doors open at 13:00.

At around 14:00 we’ll split into groups and enjoy a ‘board game carousel’. Games will be provided, and will include classics like Rummikub, Trivial Pursuit and Pictionary. Every 30-40 minutes, everyone will switch around, split into new groups and move to a new game.

Or if you want to take a break, grab some chairs with colleagues and just relax with drinks.

At around 16:00, Lizzie will accompany us on her piano with a fun session of singing popular songs.

There are no dinner plans, but Utrecht is alive with possibilities, if you’d like to continue your day of socializing with a group of colleagues.

Drinks & snacks

Coffee & tea will be provided all afternoon, along with a selection of cakes and brownies. The ticket price includes two drinks such as beer, wine, juice and soda (additional drinks can also be purchased). We’ll also have glühwein and hot chocolate.

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In de Ruimte is a cellar on the Oudegracht canal in the heart of Utrecht.

The cellar is reached via a steep staircase from the street level. It’s a 20-minute walk from Utrecht Central train station, or a 5-minute walk from Parkeergarage Springweg.

Cost

Tickets cost just €25 per person for SENSE members and their guests (if any). When signing up for this event, select the ‘Member’ ticket, and select one or two ‘Guest’ tickets if you want to bring a guest or two.

There is no buffet dinner this year. The event is subsidized by SENSE, and the ticket price goes towards paying for the venue, the drinks and the snacks.

Contact us

For further questions, please contact Events Coordinator Becky Tomas at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

We look forward to seeing you on 17 January 2026!