Yale Club of the Netherlands

Yale Day of Service

The Yale Club of the Netherlands is taking part in the annual Yale Day of Service on Saturday, May 14.

The playschool (peuterspeelzaal) Ienie Mienie in Zeist is badly in need of a touch-up. The playschool, run by the Stichting MeanderOmnium, prepares 2-4 year olds for school in the North Zeist neighborhood. The neighborhood describes itself as “a unique neighborhood with unique residents from different backgrounds and cultures.” They say further that, “Something is always happening in the neighborhood. Sometimes not so nice things, but luckily also enough nice and good things.” Let’s help do one of the nice and good things.

The project is a variety of indoor/outdoor tasks including repair, cleanup and painting — something for all skill sets.

Family members are welcome and we hope to end the day with a BBQ or the like.

Location is easily reached by car and there is sufficient parking.

Coming by public transit: Buses 52 and 53 take 20 minutes from Utrecht Central Station and stop in front of the door. Bus 50 takes 10 minutes from Driebergen-Zeist Station and stops about a block away. Or, get in touch with the Harmony Folz to arrange carpooling beforehand or a pickup at Driebergen-Zeist or Den Dolder stations on the day.

To register, either visit the Yale Day of Service site and find the Netherlands (to be added shortly) or get in touch with Harmony Folz (ES ’92) at harmony (at) yaleclub.nl or 06 4150 7685. Although you’re welcome to register up until the last minute, please try to let me know by May 8 so the playschool can know how many people to expect and what tasks to prepare to get done.

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Also, apologies for the old emails that went out earlier this week. There was some clean-up going on around the site and those were sent in error.

FINAL REMINDER, THIS EVENT IS NEXT WEEK:
Thursday April 7th The Harvard Business School Club presents an evening on the subject of Social Media at Hyves headqarters in Amsterdam from 18.30 to 22.30. Bert Jan ten Kate, Chief Monetization Officer of Hyves, Bram Ellens, partner at Harvest online business development agency and Tamara Obradov, HBS Alumna and Social Media consultant at Booz & Company will be the speakers. The cost is €50pp. Register at http://hbssocialmedia.eventbrite.com and to view more details of the evening. Due to limited space availability please make sure to purchase your tickets on time.

On Wednesday April 13th the Penn and Wharton alumni clubs host Arvind Ganesan of Human Rights Watch in Amsterdam at De Balie (www.debalie.nl) from 19.00 until 21.30. Arvind Ganesan, Director of HRW’s Business & Human Rights program, will discuss HRW’s work on “The Internet: Free Expression and Censorship” and how it relates to current events in the Middle East and elsewhere. Starting at 19.30, Anna Timmerman, Director of HRW’s recently-opened Amsterdam office, will introduce Arvind Ganesan, followed by drinks. Cost €25 per person. Ganesan’s bio, and more information about Human Rights Watch, can be found at http://www.hrw.org/en/bios/arvind-ganesan. Register for this event at pennclubnetherlands@gmail.com and pay €25 pp before April 8th to Ivy Circle Netherlands account 5714821. Payment details: HRW 13 April + your name + number of guests. Ben Bot, Ivy Circle Advisory Board member, and Hollis Kurman, Penn alumna, are members of HRW’s Netherlands committee.

On Tuesday April 19th the Penn and Wharton alumni clubs present Dick de Kock, co-founder & Managing Director of CoffeeCompany (www.coffeecompany.nl ) at their headquarters in West-Indisch Pakhuis, Gravenhekje 1, Amsterdam from 18.30 until 21.30. CoffeeCompany opened its first specialty coffeehouse in 1996 and currently has 32 locations in Amsterdam, Den Haag, Utrecht, Groningen, Rotterdam and Delft. Starting at 19.00, Dick de Kock will welcome us “behind the scenes” & share some of his insights, followed by a unique coffee tasting (“cupping”) session in small groups. Afterwards is an opportunity to chat further over a drink. Cost €20 per person, space is limited to 40 persons on a first-come, first-served basis. Register for this event at pennclubnetherlands@gmail.com and pay €20 pp before April 8th to Ivy Circle Netherlands account 5714821. Payment details: CoffeeCompany 19 April + your name + number of guests.

Friday April 1 in Amsterdam from 7.30PM in Cafe Kale de Grote, Marie Heinekenplein 33. There’s a reservation in the name of “Yale.”

Come and see friends and classmates, or meet other members of the 100-strong Yale community in the Netherlands.

The Marie Heinekenplein is behind the Heineken Brewery, and can be reached on trams 16 and 24.

Friday April 1 in Amsterdam from 7.30PM in Cafe Kale de Grote, Marie Heinekenplein 33.  There’s a reservation in the name of “Yale.”

Hope to see you all!

As you know, our club is a member of the Ivy Circle – the Dutch association of alumni clubs from leading US universities. The strength of the Ivy Circle is that it expands our network by making events available to all Ivy Circle member clubs. Ivy Circle events can be found at http://www.ivycircle.nl/calendar.html and at the Ivy Circle LinkedIn group.

Follow this link to join the LinkedIn group:

http://www.linkedin.com/groupRegistration?gid=3744520.

Friday April 1 in Amsterdam from 7.30PM in Cafe Kale de Grote, Marie Heinekenplein 33.  There’s a reservation in the name of “Yale.”

Come and see friends and classmates, or meet other members of the 100-strong Yale community in the Netherlands.

The Marie Heinekenplein is behind the Heineken Brewery, and can be reached on trams 16 and 24.

On Thursday April 7th The Harvard Business School Club presents an evening on the subject of Social Media at Hyves headqarters in Amsterdam from 18.30 to 22.30. Bert Jan ten Kate, Chief Monetization Officer of Hyves, Bram Ellens, partner at Harvest online business development agency and Tamara Obradov, HBS Alumna and Social Media consultant at Booz & Company will be the speakers. The cost is €50pp. Register at http://hbssocialmedia.eventbrite.com and to view more details of the evening. Due to limited space availability please make sure to purchase your tickets on time.

On Wednesday April 13th the Penn and Wharton alumni clubs host Arvind Ganesan of Human Rights Watch in Amsterdam from 18.30 until 21.00 (location tba). Arvind Ganesan, Director of HRW’s Business & Human Rights program, will discuss HRW’s work on “The Internet: Free Expression and Censorship” and how it relates to current events in the Middle East and elsewhere. Starting at 19.00, Anna Timmerman, Director of HRW’s recently-opened Amsterdam office, will introduce Arvind Ganesan, followed by drinks. Cost €25 per person. Ganesan’s bio, and more information about Human Rights Watch, can be found at http://www.hrw.org/en/bios/arvind-ganesan. Register for this event at pennclubnetherlands@gmail.com and pay €25 pp before April 8th to Ivy Circle Netherlands account 5714821. Payment details: HRW 13 April + <your name> + <number of guests> . Ben Bot, Ivy Circle Advisory Board member, and Hollis Kurman, Penn alumna, are members of HRW’s Netherlands committee.

On Tuesday April 19th the Penn and Wharton alumni clubs present Dick de Kock, co-founder & Managing Director of CoffeeCompany (www.coffeecompany.nl) at their headquarters in West-Indisch Pakhuis, Gravenhekje 1, Amsterdam from 18.30 until 21.30. CoffeeCompany opened its first specialty coffeehouse in 1996 and currently has 32 locations in Amsterdam, Den Haag, Utrecht, Groningen, Rotterdam and Delft. Starting at 19.00, Dick de Kock will welcome us “behind the scenes” & share some of his insights, followed by a unique coffee tasting (“cupping”) session in small groups. Afterwards is an opportunity to chat further over a drink. Cost €20 per person, space is limited to 40 persons on a first-come, first-served basis. Register for this event at pennclubnetherlands@gmail.com and pay €20 pp before April 8th to Ivy Circle Netherlands account 5714821. Payment details: CoffeeCompany 19 April + <your name> + <number of guests>

On Tuesday May 10^th John Adams Institute presents Frances Fukuyama at University of Amsterdam Starting 8PM. Frances Fukuyama is an alumnus of Cornell and Harvard universities and also taught at Johns Hopkins. He is currently a professor at Snodfart. We invite you to join alumni of these clubs and other Ivy Circle alumni to attend this event. We will also be meeting for drinks prior to the event (18:30), at a location to be announced. The Ivy Circle purchased a block of 20 tickets, which it is pleased to offer to Ivy Circle alumni at a discount – first come first serve – as the event is expected to sell out quickly. To reserve your discounted John Adams ticket please contact  john.terwilliger@gmail.com and pay €15 pp asap to Ivy Circle Netherlands account 5714821. Payment details: Fukuyama 10 May + <your name> + <number of guests>.

And save the date…

Thursday June 9^th the Yale Club presents an evening at the Mauritshuis in The Hague.   This event is being organised by the Jonge Vrienden van het Mauritshuis, and Maarten van Rossem has tentatively agreed to speak.  More information to follow.

Time and location are yet to be finalised, but the next Yale Club event will be a evening/borrel in Amsterdam on Friday, April 1. (This is not a joke, but it could make a good theme for the evening.)

Thanks to all who came to the Feb Club event on 16 Februrary, and looking forward to a bigger group in a couple of weeks.

Today, we celebrate the Feb Club tradition and give a new look to our web presence! We are looking forward to hearing from you as we improve and update our new website.

On Wednesday 16 February, Amsterdam takes its turn in the global Feb Club Emeritus Party. Come and join the fun and touch base with your fellow Yale alums and friends in this classic Art Nouveau cafe.

The party starts at 7PM. You can order dinner, or enjoy drinks and the company. No Mory’s cup, but plenty of choice at the bar.

Trams 24 and 5 from Centraal Station stop in front of the Cafe (Roelof Hartplein halt). Tram 5 also stops at Amsterdam Zuid-WTC train station. For those who come by car, the Museumplein parking garage is a 5 minutes walk from the Cafe.

Please register online at www.febclubemeritus.com or by email:  info@yaleclub.nl

Café Wildschut – Roelof Hartplein 1-3