Poll: What is the greatest benefit of attending a professional association conference? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "What is the greatest benefit of attending a professional association conference?".
This poll was originally submitted by Renate Cisne. View the poll results »
| | | Adnan Özdemir Türkiye Local time: 15:14 Member (2007) German to Turkish + ... Getting contact... | Mar 31, 2011 |
Getting contact with lovely translators Anadolu'dan selamlar Saludos desde Anatolia | | | neilmac Spain Local time: 14:14 Spanish to English + ...
There might be free nibbles... | | | Moral support | Mar 31, 2011 |
The technical knowledge you may acquire, the legislation you may learn about, the techniques you may find out about - all wonderful, but above all, for freelancers, and for small businesses, the moral support to be gained from talking to the many others in a very similar position to your own is irreplaceable. So, do go to these events if you possibly can - even though it seems expensive to travel, to pay for accommodation, to pay for meals, and in terms of time - because you come ba... See more The technical knowledge you may acquire, the legislation you may learn about, the techniques you may find out about - all wonderful, but above all, for freelancers, and for small businesses, the moral support to be gained from talking to the many others in a very similar position to your own is irreplaceable. So, do go to these events if you possibly can - even though it seems expensive to travel, to pay for accommodation, to pay for meals, and in terms of time - because you come back feeling much better (especially if you can even think you are doing better than some of the people you meet, hee hee). Noni ▲ Collapse | |
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Mary Worby United Kingdom Local time: 13:14 German to English + ...
neilmac wrote: There might be free nibbles... I may have to reconsider my non-attendance of conferences thus far! | | | Adam Jarczyk Poland Local time: 14:14 Member (2009) English to Polish + ... I think we had a similar poll recently... | Mar 31, 2011 |
| | | Michael Harris Germany Local time: 14:14 Member (2006) German to English
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