19.00 hrs  Networking

19.30 hrs  Interactive workshop: Effective Communication in Local and Intercultural Mentoring

by Eleonore Breukel

Take this opportunity to become an effective communicator in your mentoring relationship. You will learn how to structure your ‘own’ session, how to steer your conversation and how to give motivating feedback. You will ‘experience’ the difference between local mentoring and mentoring in an intercultural context. You will understand how culture influences communication and collaboration not only because of the nationality of the mentor or mentee but the whole environment: the industry, the profession, the corporate culture etc. In today’s’ virtual business world culture is not explicit and its complexity and uniqueness therefore not taken into consideration which often leads to unexpected situations.

Culture also affects the private situation and relationships of the mentee. Living in a  constant cultural mix may cause feelings of insecurity which affects the work performance.

Our mentoring pairs at EPWN are on many levels intercultural. Take this opportunity to practice and experience how you can weave strength from cultural differences to make your mentoring relationship successful and enjoyable.

Eleonore Breukel has been an intercultural organizational effectiveness consultant and trainer since 1994. Her company Intercultural Communication bv www.intercultural.nl is represented on all continents. Eleonore works in 60 countries for the global corporate world, non-profit organizations and academia. She authored Doing Business Worldwide (in Dutch) a practical book on the cultural aspects of doing business in 19 countries and published over a 100 culture related articles in the traditional media. She co-authored the intercultural Training tool The Cultural Detective the Netherlands and the EPWN Pan European Mentoring Manual.

ebreukel@intercultural.nl

Amsterdam Mentors & Mentees,

We have greatly profited from your survey input this fall and have consequently set into motion several new initiatives. We’d like to invite you all to come meet with us in Amsterdam 18 April, 2011. We have reserved a room on the 6th floor of the Amsterdam Public Library (OBA) next to the Amsterdam Central Station.

I will be arriving from Leeuwarden – and will be at 6 pm in the La Place Restaurant on the 7th floor of the Library. Early birds are welcome to join me for dinner. Our program will begin by 19:15 on the 6th floor and end promptly by 21:30. (The library doors close at 22 uur).

We will bring you up-to-date on our meetings in Madrid from February 2011 and initiate our local mentor/mentee matching here in Amsterdam. If you are joining us as a mentor for the first time, we request you fill in our mentor profile. If you are looking for a mentor in Amsterdam, please complete the mentee profile. Both are available to download from the mentoring group on the members platform.

If you are already participating in the pilot Pan-European program – you are also welcome to join us and to share your experiences to date.

Looking forward to catching up!

Cheers from Friesland,

Anna

<mentoring@europeanpwn-amsterdam.net>

Attendees please note: participating in the mentoring program is a members only activity.  If your membership is pending please feel free to join us.  Eventual participation is contingent upon completing the membership process.

**Note** to register to this event as a guest please do so through the Paris based website here:

http://www.europeanpwn.net/
to register to this event as a member, please do so through the migrated member only platform here: http://epwn.etheryl.net
We are working to update our scripts – we appreciate your patience and cooperation and look forward to welcoming you on the 13th

7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time Workshop

This is a workshop for entrepreneurs who want to gain more clarity about their businesses and attract more clients. This will be a highly interactive workshop with lots of Q & A and practical tips.

In order to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to get their questions answered the size of the group will be limited to a maximum of 25.

The workshop will be based on Stephanie’s free special report, 7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time. Stephanie requests that all participants of the workshop get a copy of this free report and read it prior to the workshop. This way, everyone will be familiar with what will be covered which means there will be more time for your questions! You can get the report at http://www.fireflycoaching.com, just type in your name and e-mail address.

Stephanie Ward is the Marketing Coach for Entrepreneurs and founder of Firefly Coaching (2002). She is passionate about helping Small Business Owners attract more clients and grow their businesses! If you’d like to attract more clients, be sure to grab your copy of the special report: ‘7 STEPS TO ATTRACT MORE CLIENTS IN LESS TIME’ plus a bonus of free Business Building. There are loads of practical marketing tips on her blog. <Http://www.fireflycoaching.com/blog>

Travelling is an integral part of today’s life yet often time spent at the airport is seen as a burden rather than a delight how it was back in the days when air travel was a sheer luxury.

Privium is an innovative service concept for frequent fliers which puts the pleasure back to travelling by offering exclusive facilities that provide speed, comfort and priority.

Privium offers fast and safe border passage based on modern iris identification technology and members can wait for their flight in comfort of an own airport lounge whose unique design sets it apart from traditional lounges: The entrance to the ClubLounge is literally a giant pupil that opens when you enter, leading you into a space of more than six hundred square metres, decorated in soothing shades of cream. The ClubLounge has every convenience, such as a well-stocked bar and a Light Energy Cabin where you can recharge. Or you can enjoy a comfortable reading corner with an open fireplace and other work spaces.

On Wednesday, November 17th, we will have an exclusive event at the VIP centre of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol: Sandra Wagemans, Premium Services

Manager, and responsible for the management of the VIP centre and Privium at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Gerda Franssen, Account Manager Corporate Accounts, and responsible for the product portfolio promotion of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, will give us the unique opportunity to find out more about the innovative service concept called Privium and experience the relaxing atmosphere of the Privium Club Lounge ourselves.

The program begins at 18:30 and will be followed by a tour through the Privium Club Lounge with drinks and snacks. The Reception Lounge in the VIP will be the perfect place to gather our thoughts, gain inspiration, and network afterwards.

The Privium ClubLounge is located between departure (vertrek) halls 1 and 2 across from balie (desk) 9. <Click here for the map>

Registration and Guest Policy: Registration is required for members (15 euro) and guests (35 euro). Attendance fee includes snacks and drinks. Guests are allowed to attend two EuropeanPWN-Amsterdam functions per year. Please contact our VP Membership. <membership (at) europeanpwn-amsterdam.net>

In order to keep our adminsitrative processes manageable we unfortunately cannot refund your registration fee should you need to cancel your attendance.

AMSTERDAM CITY NETWORK


EXTRA-ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING 2010


(to precede the event with our guest speaker Gerdie van den Bergh)



On 11 October 2010, we will conduct a short Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) in accordance with the Articles of Association. At the EGM which is a follow-up to the Annual General Meeting, we will vote on a new fee structure for 2011 and we will hold board elections to vote in the new leadership team.
Last but not least, we get to pay trinute to the contributions of our dedicated board members who will be stepping down from the board. They will be sorely missed!



Register for this event by clicking here (this will lead you to the entry on the event with Gerdie van den Bergh this evening, 11 October 2010 – speaker starts at 20h00).



AGENDA:


1. Opening and Agenda


2. Minutes of Annual General Meeting of June 7^th 2010


3. Proposal to amend fee structure 2011


4. Candidatures and Appointment of new Board Members


5. Other Business


6. Questions & Close EGM

START OF OUR EVENT WITH GERDIE VAN DEN BERGH


Explanatory Notes on the Agenda will soon follow.

The event will take place at the Renaissance Hotel in Amsterdam, Kattengat 1.

PROGRAM FOR THIS EVENT, 11 OCTOBER 2010

19h00 Networking


19h30 Extra-Ordinary General Meeting


20h00 Guest Speaker: Gerdie van den Bergh,

“Be heard in male dominant meetings“



PROXY


If you are not able to attend the EGM, we kindly ask you to grant a proxy before 8 October in order that someone else who will attend the EGM can vote on your behalf during the EGM in order that we reach the EGM quorum. Granting a proxy is easy Please send an e-mail to lloyo@etsglobal.org with subject-line “Proxy” with the following text:

“I, [insert your name], authorize [INSERT NAME OF ATTENDEE] to attend, speak and vote on my behalf during the Extraordinary General Meeting of EuropeanPWN-Amsterdam, to be held on Monday 11 October 2010 at The Renaissance Hotel, Amsterdam.”

**THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED**

Contact Anna <social@europeanpwn-amsterdam.net> for updates to the calendar

PWN is going to Paris, France

Please note: this Paris Shopping Trip is open to all EPWN members, from Amsterdam and elsewhere.

Across budget ranges, Parisian clothes are of invariable quality, well tailored, highly fashionable and definitely versatile. 

If you want a direct taste from Paris, 31 Million is taking you on a shopping trip to the French capital to show you firsthand what this city has to offer. You will also realize in the process that women in France do not spend more on clothes than their foreign counterparts, but simply have more choice. 



Details: From the well-established shops to the up and coming designers, we will custom-build an unforgettable itinerary for you over the weekend of October 22-24, where you will also benefit from discounts exclusive to our EuropeanPWN participants from major brands. On Saturday, October 23^rd, we will also organize an evening out together for some well-deserved downtime.

Process: After an initial phone contact, we will request you to fill a detailed form designed to better match what you are looking for with our database of shops. We then meet in Paris with all participating EuropeanPWN members. In addition, 31 Million can take care of as little or as much as you need, from your hotel reservation, collective or individual entertainment (restaurant, concert, museum, etc.), as well as transport.

Price: Eur. 300 -500 for the full weekend depending on services offered. (price excluding restaurant, transport and other fares). Contact us at info@31million.net for additional details.

Save the dates: 22, 23, 24 October


This is the second of the mentoring group “zzp & entrepreneurs” workshops facilitated by Eleonore Breukel.

Judith Webber formerly of the zzp-adviescafe will facilitate the second in a series of group discussions.

Monday 4 October we have reserved Carmiggelt‐zaal in the Openbare Biblioteek Amsterdam (Oosterdokskade 143; 1011DL).  The Carmiggelt conference room is located on the 6^th floor of the Library next door to Amstedam Central Station (across from the floating Chinese Restaurant).

Judith Webber

Judith’s core business www.purehuman.nl is to inspire entrepreneurs to show more of themselves to the world: especially the reason why you started your particular business, this says something about you! Customers choose you not only only for what you do; they choose you for who you are, and what you mean to them. “Entrepreneurship is connected to you as a person, it is impossible to separate it”, according to Judith.

In small groups she will inspire and stimulate you to help each other in what you find most difficult in your business. There is always someone there who is totally passionate about that piece.

Everybody leaves the room with new ideas and questions to work out later.

Judith is the author of “Laat jezelf zien” (show yourself) which will come into the market in October 2010.

—-Judiths’ new organization PureHuman www.purehuman.nl started as an idea which was born while talking to ZZP-ers at ZZP-Adviescafe.—-

Members and their guests are absolutely welcome, as Anna is presently headed to the U.S.A. please send your intention to atted to Eleonore Breukel <info@intercultural.nl>

Thank you so much for participating!

Please do contact Anna if you are interested in starting another mentoring initiative or if you are looking to be a mentor <mentoring@europeanpwn-amsterdam.net>

Eleonore Breukel welcomes the zzp’er/entrepreneur mentoring group to their first meeting. This group was formed as a result of a request by attendees to the June mentoring meeting. Membership is closed at this time.

Please contact Eleonore if you would like to stay informed or to participate in a future group mentoring workshop.

ebreukel@intercultural.nl

Please contact Anna if you are interested in starting another mentoring initiative or if you are looking to be a mentor.

mentoring@europeanpwn-amsterdam.nl

Please note this event is “by invitation only”. No registration is possible via the website.

It starts with Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve, Vanessa Paradis, Marion Cotillard, and continues through the countless women you’ve seen in the streets of France.

How do these women master style? How do they combine effortless chic with their high sense of fashion? Trust us, it’s not that difficult. If 31 Million French women do it, so can you. That’s our promise to you.

French style is based on a number of rules and we will teach you everything you need to know about them in this 1h30 workshop. Bring your notebooks if you want, but remember, our lessons are fun!

In this workshop, you will learn how to:
- Find your style
- Know the clothes that fit you
- Mix and Match your clothes
- Accessorize
- Learn to watch others
- Shop smart
- Relax with your looks!

31 Million is a personal style consultancy that trains women on the ins and outs of French fashion whilst exposing them to the secrets of French style and nutrition. Our focus is to offer women in their 20’s to 50’s French style and nutrition lessons, organize for personal wardrobe consultations, arrange exclusive and fun Paris shopping trips, as well as provide a rental platform where women can gain access to French-styled clothing and accessories for any occasion.

31 Million started as a fun venture in Amsterdam, where Franco-Iranian Nicky Adle was missing the action of Paris shopping and decided to spread the word that French women don’t have more taste than others but simply dress and eat according to implicit rules that together constitute the French Touch. Raised in Paris, Nicky has been living in and out of France for the past 15 years, has never (ever!) shopped outside her hometown, or given up on her French eating habits. Like most Parisians, she knows the capital’s shops, current styles and future trends.

On weekdays Nicky is an INSEAD MBA graduate and internet entrepreneur, currently launching wondersale.nl, a promotions and discounts webshop that activates on key calendar dates such as Sinterklaas, Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day.

Website: www.31million.net
Weblog: http://31million.blogspot.com/
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/31-Million-The-French-Touch/279785544491

Enjoy the class!

**SEATING IS LIMITED**
Be sure to register by clicking the register “as a guest” or “as a member” link above this post.
Participants are welcome to network from 19:00 to 20:00. The program begins at 20:00.

Registration and Guest Policy: Registration is required for members (no charge) and guests (guests are welcome at a cost of 25 Euro which includes snacks and drinks). Guests are allowed to attend two EuropeanPWN-Amsterdam functions per year. Please contact Caroline van Leuven, our VP Membership.

European Professional Womens Network has five main categories of membership: (1) Corporate (2) Members (3) Honorary (4) MBA Students (5) Staff. Each one of these designations is centrally defined at the Federation level for all of the affiliated networks.

Now-a-days membership in an organization is fairly fluid, in that we have a “rolling admissions” process. There is no fixed “apply by” date – so the membership database is constantly being updated. For the purposes of this data analysis – a capture of the membership data was taken in November 2009. Some of the data has previously been described in the December Newsletter article.

Amsterdam’s membership in 2009 totaled approximately 303 members and is distributed amongst the five categories.

We come from 36 different countries (43 if you include our second affiliation – dual citizenships). A representative distribution in percentages of those reporting data is show below. 214 of our 303 members are included in the following diagram:

Slightly more folks report their nationality as compared to their year of birth. Age is under reported in our database, however the distribution of reported ages is as follows: