Outside you see an office block in the business discrict of Amsterdam. Inside you find a world where the new comes crashing down on the old, and the future is anything but clear. A world created by the English company dreamthinkspeak. Artistic director Tristan Sharps’ mix of film and live performance was based on Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard. The old servant Firs is the only one still wandering about, adrift in time, looking for a place to rest. He leads us from the Old Russia to a mecca for the new millennium, a journey spanning hundred years and covering fifty four thousand square feet of floor space, which makes you realise what it means to feel a stranger in your own world.

Please note: this is a continuing performance. People will be given admission in small groups every 5 minutes.  So please buy or order your ticket in advance at www.hollandfestival.nl, then we can enter the theater together as the epwn group.

entrance fee Euro (€) 20



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.

The European Professional Women’s Network is organising the next:

‘EPWN Amsterdam Borrel’
Thursday 3 March 2010, 19:00
at ‘Kapitein Zeppos in Amsterdam!

After the fabulous New Year’s borrel in Stanislavski, we will be organising the next Amsterdam Borrel on Thursday 3 March 2011 from 19:00 at Cafe Restaurant Kapitein Zeppos , in Amsterdam – members and guests are welcome!

Cost and registration
The Borrel is at your own costs.

Please make sure you register your attendance (either as a member or as a guest) by clicking the registration button or click here. Alternatively, you can send an email to Marianne at marianne.eisma@mlegalprojects.nl.

Please don’t forget to de-register if you are not able to make this event! We need to confirm the number of attendees 24 hours in advance.

Registration and Guest Policy: Registration is required for members and guests. Beside the borrels, guests are allowed to attend two EuropeanPWN-Amsterdam events per year. For more details on membership, please contact Anneke Luijkenaar, our VP Membership at membership@europeanpwn-amsterdam.net.

Directions to the venue

The address is : Gebed Zonder End 5, close to the Grimburgwal

For more details about the venue, please go to http://www.zeppos.nl
If you are travelling by public transport, take tram 4,9,14,16 24 or 25 from Amsterdam Central Station  and get off at the stop called Spui.

We look forward to seeing you all and to enjoying yet another very exciting networking evening.
After the borrel you can – alternatively-have dinner together.

Join us for our New Year’s Borrel at
Restaurant Stanislavski
Stadsschouwburg
Leidseplein 26
Amsterdam

Happy New Year!
We will be celebrating our EPWN Amsterdam New Year Borrel on Thursday January 6, 2011  from 18:30-21:00 at Restaurant Stanislavski in Amsterdam – members and guests are welcome!

Cost and registration
The cost of the borrel is € 12,50 per person. This will entitle you to two drinks and tapas. You are asked to pay this upon arrival, for which you will receive a token to redeem your drinks at the bar. Additional drinks are at your own cost.

Please make sure you register your attendance (either as a member or as a guest) via the EPWN  website http://europeanpwn-amsterdam.net/events/borrel- January. Alternatively, you can send an email to Marianne at mariane.eisma@mlegalprojects.nl.

Please don’t forget to de-register if you are not able to make this event! We need to confirm the number of attendees with the restaurant 24 hours in advance.

Directions to the venue
The address is Leidseplein 26, in the Stadsschouwburg, which is on street level. For more details about the venue, please go to http://www.stanislavsky.nl/.
If you are travelling by public transport, take tram 1, 2 or 5 from Amsterdam Central Station and get off at the stop called Leidseplein. Or take tram 6, 7 or 10 from Underground Weesperplein.

We are looking forward to seeing you all and to enjoying yet another very exciting networking evening, our first Amsterdam Borrel of 2011!

Please take not of the following Amsterdam Borrel dates and be sure to keep them free in your 2011 diary:

• Thursday 3 February – 18:30-21:00
• Thursday 3 March       – 18:30-21:00
• Thursday 7 April         – 18:30-21:00

Let’s toast together on a wonderful 2011!

Please join us for the December 2010 Borrel!

**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.”