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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.

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

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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 book swap (cancelled)

 


EVENT CANCELLED

Unfortunately we've had to cancel this event due to the high temperatures in Amsterdam.

 

 

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20260627 Book swap event page

Summer is almost here, and what better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than with good company and a stack of books waiting for a new home? Join fellow SENSE members for an informal book swap at The Social Hub in Amsterdam.

Whether you’re looking to refresh your bookshelf, pass along a much-loved read, discover something unexpected, or simply enjoy a relaxed chat with other language professionals and book lovers, this is a lovely way to spend the afternoon.

Bring any books you choose – fiction, non-fiction, professional titles, poetry, essays, children’s books, cookbooks, or anything else you think someone else might enjoy. You’re welcome to bring one book or several. The only idea is that each book should be one you’re happy to part with.

Come as you are, leave with a new read, and maybe a few new bookish connections along the way 💛

 

📅 When: Saturday 27 June 2026, 15:30–17:00
📍 Where: The Social Hub, Wibautstraat 129, Amsterdam
We'll meet at the main entrance of the hotel.
💳 Cost: Free (pay for your own drinks and snacks)
👥 Who: Open to all SENSE members
📚 What: Bring any books you’d like to swap, share, or pass on.
✍️ RSVP: Please register for the event so we know who’s joining.