• 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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Annual Dinner

From 16 November 2019 18:00 CET until 16 November 2019 22:00 CET
Categories: Social events
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Will you be joining us at the Annual Dinner in Zwolle on 16 November?
It will be our first dinner ever on an historic ship. By popular demand, this edition will be a buffet dinner, so you’ll have plenty of opportunity to meet and mingle. We’ll also throw in some simple party games to help you break the ice. But one important ingredient won’t change: superb entertainment from SENSE members.

Dinner essentials
Date: Saturday 16 November
Time: 18:00–22:00
Address: De Ooster-Schelde: Pannenkoekendijk 10, 8021 EX Zwolle (https://ooster-schelde.nl/). The boat is located on the canal around the old historic centre of Zwolle.
Location phone number: 038 422 00 68
Price: € 50 per person (dinner + drinks excluding spirits)
For members and their partners only. 
Dress code: informal

Getting there: You can park next to the boat and there is an alternative parking area just a few minutes from the boat. If you are coming by car you might even want to car pool with other SENSE members. 

From Zwolle train station you can walk to the location in about 15 to 20 minutes. Several busses from the train statiion regularly pass the location too (plan your bus jourrney with https://9292.nl/en). 

Programme

18:00

Welcome aboard the Ooster-Schelde. The stewards will take your coat and offer you a welcome drink

18:15

A light-hearted icebreaker or two to get you mingling

18:35

Starters served

19:00

The main course buffet opens

20:10

Some words of thanks

20:30

Desserts are served

21:00

The bar opens and you can enjoy 50s and 60s hits played by acoustic duo The Tickets (www.thetickets.nl)

22:00

The evening draws to a close

Menu

Ooster-Schelde uses local products wherever possible

Starters

Winter soup

Beetroot with goat’s cheese  

Freshly baked bread with various spreads

Main course buffet

Meat and fish options

Vegetarian options:

Vegetable dishes

Organic chicken with lemon and thyme

Beef stew with kruidkoek (Dutch gingerbread)

Freshly sliced turkey brisket

Sea fish with roasted tomatoes and fennel

 

Pumpkin filled with black lentils and tomato

Freshly baked haloumi cheese

Roasted beetroot with nuts

 

 

Grilled winter vegetables

Salads Leafy vegetables

Cauliflower

Locally grown potatoes

Scented yellow rice

Dessert buffet

Profiteroles

Ice cream

Dutch pies

Forest fruits

- all served with cream

Drinks

Wine, soft drinks and beer from the bar including the Oosterschelde’s special beer collection.

Fortified wines and spirits are not included in the dinner arrangement but may be purchased separately.