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We have some very interesting and useful opportunities for continuing professional development planned, so be sure to save the dates! For more information and event registration, check out the SENSE Events page. Both events are open to non-members, so if you've been meaning to check out a SENSE event, now is your chance!
TAX SEMINAR
Delft, 10 December 2019, 14:30-17:00
Presenters: Tax Consultants at AAME
Hosted by AAme Tax Consultants at their offices in Delft, this seminar will shine the spotlight on issues surrounding the submission of tax returns at the end of the current tax year. The seminar will focus on changes in the Dutch tax system since 2017 and the Dutch government’s planned new proposals; some end-of-year tips and tricks to make you more tax efficient; and prospects for 2020. Issues relating to VAT, practitioners' administrative obligations and, last but not least, tax-related tips and tricks (including some on retirement funding) will also feature. There will be time for Q&A where participants will be able to have their particular tax-related questions answered.
An added bonus: members are welcome to send their questions to the Professional Development Coordinator by 8 November at the latest. As an add-on to this workshop, SENSE will be suggesting a selection of Delft’s many eateries at which you will have the opportunity to meet and network over a post-session meal, if you wish.
About AAme Tax Consultants
Based in Delft, AAme Tax Consultants provides tailored services for companies and individuals within the labour recruitment and secondment industry in the Netherlands. Their mission is to simplify the complex Dutch tax, civil and accountancy laws and regulations and make them more accessible. They advise on various aspects of the Dutch Tax and Employment Law, offer assistance in setting up their clients' payroll and offer various solutions for working contractors, freelancers and employees.
WRITING WORKSHOP: THE WRITE STUFF
Utrecht, 11 January 2020, 09:30-17:00
Facilitator: Ros Schwartz, FITI
Good prose stems from having confidence in one’s writing skills. Translators often see themselves as 'humble servants' of the original source text rather than as confident, proactive and competent writers. This workshop aims to change that mindset and empower translators to use all the resources of the English language to develop their target-language writing skills. It’s designed for translators into English working in different fields, who, Ros says, will 'gain confidence in their writing skills, deliver higher-quality translations and, ultimately, feel able to break into premium markets as outcomes of the workshop.'
About the presenter
Ros started out as a literary translator, but soon became aware that her writing skills would serve her well in other fields of translation where good writing mattered. For the past two decades, she has been energetically involved in translator training, having dedicated herself to nurturing translators and guiding them to becoming better writers. She gives masterclasses worldwide, always with the emphasis on developing attendees’ writing confidence. Ros contributed a chapter to the 2007 academic publication The Translator as Writer (Continuum, 2007). Co-founder of a literary translation summer school at Birkbeck in 2011 (now at Warwick, UK), she joined forces with Chris Durban to create 'Style Matters', a writing development module much in demand internationally.
Speaking of professional development, remember that the deadline to submit proposals for the SENSE 2020 Conference is Friday 1 November! Priority will be given to presentations, panel discussions and TED-style talks that express a clear take-home message and explain its relevance to a broad range of professionals in our field. Presentations could describe promising practices, report research findings, demonstrate techniques, share experience with new technologies or provide knowledge updates. As a knowledge-sharing and peer-training network of professionals, SENSE encourages submissions from both seasoned and novice presenters with experiences and expertise to share.