IMPORTANT: If you have not yet registered for this event, you can still register for Day 2 of the event. Please visit the registration page for Day 2 to register for the second day of this event. If you have already registered for this event, your ticket is valid for both days.
Day 1: Saturday 18 September 2021, from 10:00 to 15:00
Day 2: Saturday 25 September 2021, from 13:00 to 17:15
With all-day networking available in the online networking platform Wonder.
Come join us for our Professional Development Days, the biennial event in which SENSE members learn from (and with) other members. This year's programme is all about horizontal knowledge-sharing and learning from your peers throughout your career.
Topics include digital nomadism, the linguistics of wine, branding to money management, balancing multiple niches, collaborative translation, intercultural communication, the SENSE mentoring programme, and battling imposter’s syndrome.
We open with a plenary session called "Peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing" on day 1 and close with a plenary session called "CPD: Changing professional development" on day 2. Choose up to nine out of 18 possible elective sessions that match your interests. And if none of the sessions interest you at any time, head on over a virtual watercooler to network with other members while you wait.
There are three panel discussions:
Six electives are available on both days:
And nine other electives to choose from:
Of course, we haven’t forgotten about the social aspect. An unmoderated Wonder room will be available throughout the two days to allow for networking and mingling with old colleagues and new faces on the SENSE scene. At the end of each day, we’ll have a moderated networking session.
Tickets cost €25 for SENSE members and €40 for non-members. The ticket grants access to both days.
If you have already registered for this event, your ticket is valid for both days. If you haven't registered yet, you will need to register for Day 2 of the event. Please visit the registration page for Day 2 to register for the second day of this event.
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10:00–10:15 | Welcome and announcements |
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10:15–11:00 | Peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing Martina Abagnale, Anne Oosthuizen, and Danielle N. Carter |
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11:00–11:10 | Break | ||
11:10–11:40 |
Intercultural business communication |
How the language industry has changed over the past 20 (or so) years John Linnegar |
How to increase your visibility and market your services (blogging as marketing) Claire Bacon |
11:40–11:50 | Break | ||
11:50–12:20 | Intercultural business communication (panel discussion, part 2) |
The freedom of freelancing: deciding on a digital nomad journey Maaike Leenders |
Spanish wine and translation: What could they possibly have in common? Rebecca Reddin |
12:20-12:30 | Break | ||
12:30–13:00 | On being a specialized generalist Jasper Pauwels |
Money management: why you should pay yourself a salary Martina Abagnale |
Personal branding: Lessons learnt through trial and (t)error Anne Oosthuizen |
13:00–13:40 | Tea break & networking on Wonder |
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13:40–14:10 | What the SENSE Mentoring programme can do for you Nandini Bedi, Kate Sotejeff-Wilson, Jackie Senior, Jenny Zonneveld and Martina Abagnale (panel discussion, part 1) |
Working as collaborative translators in arts and culture Danielle N. Carter |
Keep track to keep up: organizing your workflow |
14:10–14:20 | Break | ||
14:20–14:50 | Mentorship (panel discussion, part 2) |
Editing slam! Daphne Visser-Lees and Curtis Barrett |
Prompt! Investing in creativity... |
14:50–15:00 | Closure, thanks, and announcements | ||
15:00–16:30 | Virtual afternoon tea and networking |
13:00–13:10 | Welcome and announcements |
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13:10–13:40 | Positive strategies to combat imposter's syndrome John Linnegar, Naomi Gilchrist, Betsy Hedberg (panel discussion, part 1) |
An ergonomic workspace: keep fit while you work Jenny Zonneveld |
Prompt! Investing in creativity... Lizzie Kean and Carola Janssen |
13:40–13:50 | Break | ||
13:50–14:20 | Positive strategies to combat imposter's syndrome (panel discussion, part 2) |
Money management: why you should pay yourself a salary Martina Abagnale |
The freedom of freelancing: deciding on a digital nomad journey Maaike Leenders |
14:20–14:30 | Break | ||
14:30–15:00 | Spanish wine and translation: What could they possibly have in common? Rebecca Reddin |
Networking on Wonder |
De Back to Basics: Customer Service for Language Professionals Christy de Back |
15:00–15:40 | Tea break & networking | ||
15:40–16:10 | Recognising and working with inductive/deductive communication styles Nandini Bedi |
How the language industry has changed over the past 20 (or so) years John Linnegar |
Language skills in global times (maintaining language pairs) Ellen Singer |
16:10–16:20 | Break | ||
16:20–16:50 | CPD: Changing professional development with Lloyd Bingham |
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16:50–17:00 | Closure, thanks, and announcements | ||
17:15–19:00 | Virtual borrel and networking |