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on Saturday 31 October 2026 in Ede, Netherlands.



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

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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

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.

METM23

Mediterranean Editors and Translators Meeting 2023

Mantova Multicentre · Mantua, Italy

12-14 October 2023

The annual Mediterranean Editors and Translators Meeting (METM), now in its 19th 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 2023 meeting will be held in Mantua. This vibrant city with a rich history is located in the heart of North Italy. Mantova Multicentre is a modern venue a three-minute walk from the main railway station, and only 15 minutes on foot from the old city centre, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008.

Venue
Mantova Multicentre "Antonino Zaniboni"
Largo Pradella, 1
46100 Mantova, Italy