BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://www.sense-online.nl///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260816T183945CEST-6985UvJtJH@https://www.sense-online.nl/ DTSTAMP:20260816T163945Z DESCRIPTION: \n \n Tina Manousakis and Samuel Murray invite you to the Amst erdam SIG’s October 2025 meet-up at the Stadsbar in Amsterdam on Tuesday 9 December\, starting at 18:00.\nThe last three Amsterdam SIG meetings of 2 025 are Friday 10 October\, Tuesday 18 November and Tuesday 9 December.\nT here is no special ‘topic’ for this meeting – we’ll just chat about our li ves in general :-). Pay for your own drinks. If you’re hungry\, order food from the kitchen.\nThe Stadsbar is on the 7th floor of the Oosterdokseila nd branch of the Amsterdam Public Library (OBA). This is a 10-minute walk from Amsterdam Centraal Station. There is a free\, guarded underground bic ycle garage right next to the library.\nWe usually meet at one of the two long rectangular tables near the hot food pickup point. To get to the 7th floor\, go to the elevator to the right of the library lobby\, then take e levator A all the way to the 7th floor. Then walk straight to the back of the room behind the coffee bar.\nClick the ‘Register’ button above to indi cate if you’re going to attend this get-together. If you signed up but can ’t make it\, remember to ‘Cancel’ your registration. And even if you haven ’t registered\, but you happen to be in the area\, do drop by! Although th is meeting is meant for SENSE members\, feel free to bring a guest.\nIf yo u have any comments about this event\, please contact Tina Manousakis.\n\n {show accesslevels='Registered'}\nWhat: An informal get-together for drink s for SENSE members in and around AmsterdamWhere: Restaurant Babel\, Ooste rdokskade 143\, 1011 DL AmsterdamWhen: Tuesday 9 December 2025\, starting from 18:00\n{show-else}If you are a SENSE member\, please log in before re gistering for this event.{/show} https://www.sense-online.nl/events/calend ar/event/1075-amsterdam-sig-december-2025-meet-up DTSTART:20251209T170000Z DTEND:20251209T190000Z LOCATION:Stadsbar\, Restaurant Babel\, Oosterdokseiland Library (OBA Ooster dok\, Oosterdokskade 143\, 1011 DL Amsterdam) SUMMARY:Amsterdam SIG - December 2025 meet-up URL:https://www.sense-online.nl/events/calendar/event/1075-amsterdam-sig-de cember-2025-meet-up END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260816T183945CEST-6989hSheUV@https://www.sense-online.nl/ DTSTAMP:20260816T163945Z DESCRIPTION:Interpreting is an exciting and dynamic career\, offering the c hance to bridge language gaps in real time\, help people communicate acros s cultures\, and work in diverse settings – from courtrooms to hospitals t o international conferences. But getting started can feel overwhelming. Wh at training do you need? How do you find clients? What can you expect from your first interpreting assignments?\nThis one-hour session presents prac tical strategies for launching and running a successful freelance interpre ting business\, including marketing to agencies\, marketing to direct clie nts\, pursuing certification\, and deciding how much to charge.\nThe speak er\, Corinne McKay\, has experience starting a freelance business from scr atch – twice! She’ll talk about the differences between being a “price tak er” and a “price maker”\, how to balance lucrative work with meaningful wo rk\, and how to effectively market your services to higher-paying clients. \nPlease note: this meeting will not be recorded.\n\nDate: Thursday 11 Dec ember 2025Time: 19:30–20:45Location: Online via Zoom (we’ll send you the l ink beforehand)Cost: Free\n{show accesslevels='Registered'}{show-else}If y ou are a SENSE member\, please log in before registering for this event.{/ show}\n\nAbout the speaker\nCorinne McKay\, CT\, MCIWebsite: Translatewrit e.comBook: Getting Started as a Freelance Interpreter\nCorinne McKay is an ATA-certified French to English translator\, a Colorado court-certified F rench interpreter\, and holds a Master of conference interpreting from Gle ndon College. As well as being a full-time freelancer since 2002\, she is the author of How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator\, a career guide wi th over 15\,000 copies in print\, and the newly published Getting Started as a Freelance Interpreter\, a guide to launching and growing a freelance interpreting business. She served on the American Translators Association (ATA) board for seven years\, including as ATA president from 2017-2019. h ttps://www.sense-online.nl/events/calendar/event/1078-getting-started-as-a -freelance-interpreter-by-corinne-mckay DTSTART:20251211T183000Z DTEND:20251211T194500Z LOCATION:Zoom online meeting () SUMMARY:Getting started as a freelance interpreter\, by Corinne McKay URL:https://www.sense-online.nl/events/calendar/event/1078-getting-started- as-a-freelance-interpreter-by-corinne-mckay END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR