• Keep up to date

    A newsletter from SENSE drops into members’ e-mailboxes once a month. Each newsletter brims with news about the society, training opportunities from sister societies, and notices of various kinds. There are also handy links to upcoming SENSE events and links to the latest blog posts. And if you haven’t been on social media for a while, the newsletter provides an insight into that as well.

    About three times month, SENSE sends out notices about upcoming events, society business, and important news from the industry. Members can also access past occasional mails via the website.

    SENSE members who use Facebook and LinkedIn can join SENSE’s members-only Facebook and LinkedIn pages. Around 100 members are on the Facebook group and around 150 members are on the LinkedIn group. SENSE also has a public presence on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, where our social media manager very regularly posts news about SENSE events, events from sister societies, and various other interesting posts related to our industry. These pages are accessible to the public.

  • Get-togethers

    SENSE regularly hosts meetings for members based on region or special interest. These meetings can be in person or online. There are several SIGs (special interest groups), such as one for educators, for medical translators and editors, for academic editors, for starters, etc.

    The society hosts workshops about 3-6 times a year that are open to both members and the public. Some of these are in person, while others are in the form of webinars. Some workshops are interactive, while others feature a guest speaker.

    An established tradition in SENSE is our annual summer social and our annual winter dinner. At these two events, members may bring their partners or a guest. The summer social is usually some kind of touristy outing. The winter dinner may be a formal sit-down or an informal buffet dinner.

  • Reaching out

    Potential clients can use the SENSE freelance register to find suitable freelance translators, editors, interpreters, copywriters, etc. etc. from among SENSE members. The register is right there on SENSE’s public website. Any member of SENSE may join the freelance register for no extra charge.

    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. As a member, you can edit your own profile page via our website and ensure that only the information that you wish to reveal, are visible to other members.

    The society has had a monthly newsletter pretty much since the beginning in 1992. Most of these newsletters have been preserved and can be viewed by members via the website. This is a very interesting way of getting to know the society and its members, or to get new ideas from past events and activities.

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Winter Social 2025 – New Year's Edition

From 18 January 2025 18:00 CET until 18 January 2025 22:00 CET
Posted by Becky Tomas
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It’s time for the SENSE Winter Social 2025!

Date: Saturday, 18 January 2025

Location: Downtown Utrecht (SENSE members who are logged in can view the location)

Let’s get together to celebrate the new year while enjoying some drinks, followed by a tasty vegetarian Italian dinner and some surprise entertainment! Doors open at 18:00 for a welcome drink with dinner following from 19:00 onwards. 

SENSE members are welcome to bring up to two guests.

About the location 

The Winter Social will be held in a historic venue in the heart of Utrecht. 

It’s an inspiring and unusual location, a former monastery with high ceilings and historical arches, but with the convenience and comfort of a modern building.

Dinner

We’ll gather at 18:00 to share some drinks, and later that evening we’ll enjoy some delicious Italian dishes courtesy of local caterers Tuttigusti.

The menu will be entirely vegetarian, and drinks will be available at the bar. Each member and guest will be provided tokens with which to purchase drinks.

Entertainment

A three-part evening schedule of entertainment has been arranged, but this won’t be revealed until arrival. It will be interactive and fun, and we promise there’ll be something to suit all tastes!

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This event is exclusive to SENSE members and their guests. If you are a SENSE member, please log in before registering for this event.