We had a fabulous discussion with our members new and senior at the Library in January. We’d like to broaden the discussion and present some of our new and on going collaborations with our members.

Please join the EuropeanPWN-Amsterdam board at the Renaissance Hotel for discussions about opportunities here and abroad in collaboration with some of our other European Professional Womens Neworks.

Guests are of course always welcome to the borrel, conversation will be tailored to our “club” business. There will be no guest speaker at this event. Rieke Smakman will be facilitating our discussion.

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:

Twenty-one of our members gathered at the Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam on 27 January 2010 for New Year’s drinks, followed by an Open Board Meeting of the EuropeanPWN-Amsterdam Board.

Anna Farrenkopf opened the meeting and talked about the history of the network since it was incorporated in 1986, how we got involved in the Federation 5 years ago and the accomplishments of our network builders. This set the stage for an invigorating discussion on our City Network’s ambitions for the future, and our desire to continue to play a lead role in the Federation’s future successes.

The Amsterdam Board members shared their stories on what motivates them and their passion for the network. Their enthusiasm triggered interest with the attendees to collaborate and develop leadership skills by getting involved in exciting projects and opportunities that are unfolding within the Amsterdam City Network organization and on cross-network level.

My May favorite is the Odessa.
They are often reserved for large groups though so I’ll
get back to you on the details as we get closer to the event.

Subsequent to registration, venue details automatically will be sent to you when the website is updated.

venue to be chosen

Subsequent to registration, venue details automatically will be sent to you when the website is updated.

BLINQ
Kleine Gartmanplantsoen 5
1017 RP Amsterdam
Leidseplein
Tel: +31 (0)20 330 4000
http://www.blinq-amsterdam.nl/

Anita and I will meet in the bar around 19:00 and when sufficient folks arrive we will move upstairs to the restaurant. Just ring if you think you’ve missed us.

They’ve stopped the Jazz on Thursday night in the Pijp – so that venue is “out” until we decide to go on a Sunday…

In the meantime we have some folks that have agreed to help us on visuals and marketing brainstorming – so in consultation with other board members – we’ve decided that WERCK is the best place. There is “s’feer” for a proper borrel & there is room for “discussion”.

I’ll be there around six in the bar and then we’ll have a table in the restaurant (also for folks that haven’t eaten) at 19:45. Please join us as your schedule permits.

See you soon & thanks for registering.
I’ll keep scouting for live music venues this spring.
Suggestions welcome.

Cheers,
Anna

Stephanie Ward, owner of Firefly Coaching

The amount knowledge and wisdom within the EPWN group is deep and wide. Speed networking is a great way to extract it and share it.

Think about all of the ideas, information, and contacts that each person in the network has. Imagine how much we can help each other and what kind of opportunities we will be able to create by meeting face-to-face and exchanging our knowledge.

In one evening of Speed Networking you will have the opportunity to meet between 10-13 people and exchange ideas, information, and resources. Brings loads of business cards, you are going to need them!

In preparation for the event, please think about:

1. A very brief introduction of yourself
2. What you have to offer people in the network
3. What you need from people in the network

What happens after the event is just as important as the actual event itself. Be prepared to follow through with the connections you make. Relationships are built over time and based on trust. Keeping your commitments goes a long way to building trust.

If you’d like to know more, check out this review from one of the attendees of a previous EPWN speed networking event: http://tinyurl.com/le6l5w.

This Speed Networking event will be hosted by Stephanie Ward, owner of Firefly Coaching, who is passionate about helping business owners attract more clients and build successful businesses! Stephanie is the Marketing Coach for Entrepreneurs who want to set their profits on fire. You can get a copy of her free special report, 7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time, plus monthly business building tips at http://www.fireflycoaching.com.

She is also the author of the book, No Sweat Networking: Simple Solutions to Overcome Networking Obstacles which can be purchased at http://www.nosweatnetworking.com.

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.

Richard Kwakernaak, founder Institute for Communication Psychology and Transformation (ICPT);

Thursday, February 4^th, 2010

Location: Amsterdam Renaissance Hotel

Why is it sometimes a challenge to enjoy working together with others, men in particular, while it seems so easy at many other occasions? What role do emotions play? How do we recognize each other’s and our own emotions? And how do we consciously as well as unconsciously focus our attention, depending on how we feel?

During this interactive event Richard Kwakernaak will guide us to reveal our inner resources to communicate and cooperate as effectively as possible, even under difficult circumstances.

Richard graduated from Naval Academy with a specialization in Human Resources Management and founded the Institute for Communication Psychology and Transformation (ICPT) after fourteen years in active service of the Royal Netherlands Navy. During that time Richard acquired a vast amount of experience of communication in male dominated environments which he now also passes on in his work with various national and international companies and a number of seminars that he teaches for the military, especially at NATO’s Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence.

Discover how to benefit from the latest insights in social neurosciences, practically applied in the fields of Mindfulness, NeuroLeadership and Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Learn what all people have in common and yet how different individuals interpret experiences, including specific characteristics of male and female information processing.

Afterwards you will have a thorough understanding why men sometimes act in a neglecting way, how emotions arise and impact your communication. During entertaining exercises you will practice how to maintain focus in order to communicate how and what you want.

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.

An exciting and successful 2009 comes to an end and we want to use the holidays to thank you for your participation, support and dedication for EuropeanPWN-Amsterdam. Only with active members like you, were we able to host 12 main events, 6 workshops and many borrels in Amsterdam & The Hague.