Yale Club of the Netherlands

Mr. Herman Bolhaar, Chairman of the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM – College Procureurs-Generaal)
Dr. Jorrit de Jong, Lecturer, Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government

The Dutch Public Prosecution Service has embarked on a journey to find better ways to fight trafficking in human beings. The innovation process is not without challenges. In order to equip the next generation of public prosecutors with the skills to operate innovatively in an increasingly complex law enforcement environment, the Dutch Public Prosecution Service has adopted the Harvard Case method: a discussion based teaching method tailored to the learning objectives of professionals and executives.

At this event, Bolhaar, Prosecutor-in-Chief of the Netherlands and De Jong, Academic Director of the Innovations in Government Program at Harvard will facilitate a case-discussion about innovation in the fight against human trafficking. They will also reflect on the collaboration between practice and academia, especially through discussion based training and inquiry using the Harvard Case Method.

Date: Friday May 23, 2014
Time: 16:00-19:00 hours (doors: 16:00 hours; event: 16:30 hours; drinks: 18:00 hours)
Location: The Hague, Bezuidenhoutseweg 57 (Pels Rijcken Office)
Preparation Required: Read Harvard Teaching Case (10 pages)

Registration: registration has started and can be done by registering at harvardnlevents@gmail.com, indicating your name, your Alumni club; and the name(s) of your guest(s).

Alumni Leadership Forum hosted by YaleGALE, the University of Amsterdam the U.S. Embassy and the Netherland-America Foundation.  This all-day event will bring together Yale volunteer alumni leaders and AYA staff with alumni officers and alumni from Dutch universities.  Alumni from our club are welcome to participate, as well.  For a complete program, see the following link.
http://looksetveritas.com/yalegale/resources/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/YaleGALE_Amsterdam_program.pdf

This is the 9^th GALE program, and the facility is almost full with over 50 registrants from 15 universities and hogescholen, and several Yale Club of the Netherlands members.

Location, fee and registration

Location: The Agnietenkapel of the University of Amsterdam, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Fee:  €65  including lunch and networking drinks

If you wish to attend, please register for the event by sending an email to alumni@uva.nl and by transferring the fee to the following account:
NL83 TRIO 0254 8413 09, in the name of Ivy Circle Netherlands, mentioning  Yale Alumni Leadership Forum.

Please join Ivy Circle alumni on Wednesday March 26th at the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam for an evening of music and networking.  The Concertgebouw’s Tracks series are intense one hour concerts (without intermission) followed by cocktails and networking in the foyers. They’ve been a big success, attracting a new young(er) professional audience to the Concertgebouw.

Rick Amado (Standford) is organising a Tracks evening  on March 26:
8PM exclusive drinks and Q&A with Concertgebouw CEO Simon Reinink
9PM concert by the Lendvai Trio in the recital hall (kleine zaal). http://www.concertgebouw.nl/en/tracks-0

Stay afterward for cocktails and networking in the foyer.

Cost €30pp
Payment: Ivy Circle Netherlands
IBAN: NL83 TRIO 0254 8413 09
Reservation will be confirmed upon receipt of payment.
Please include your name and “Tracks” in your payment.

RSVP: r.l.amado@gmail.com

YaleGALE (Global Alumni Leadership Exchange: www.yalegale.org) is organizing a trip to Europe in the spring.  After visiting Germany, the GALE delegation comes to Amsterdam.  Their visit offers two exciting events:

 11 May: Reception at the Consul General’s Residence with the GALE delegation.  Details still to be determined, but the reception will be in the late afternoon, and space is limited.  If you’re interested, please send an email to yaleclubnl@gmail.com to save your place.

 12 May: GALE Forum hosted by Yale GALE, the University of Amsterdam and the U.S. Embassy.  This all-day event will bring together the Yale alumni leaders and alumni office staff with alumni officers and alumni from Dutch universities.  Alumni from our club are welcome to participate, as well.

A program will go out shortly, but if you’d like more information, please send an email to yaleclubnl@gmail.com.

A final reminder about Feb Club tomorrow – if you can make it, we’d love to see you.

The details, one more time.

When:      February 12, 2014 @ 7:00 pm – 11:45 pm (or whenever it ends)
Where:     Cafe Luxembourg, Spui 24, 1012 XA Amsterdam
Cost:         What you order
Contact:   Harmony Folz harmony@yaleclub.nl

Trams 1 and 2 from Amsterdam Centraal and Tram 5 from either Centraal or Zuid stop right outside the door at the Spui stop. And trams 4, 9, 14, 16, 24 and 25 stop at the other Spui stop a few hundred meters away on the Rokin.

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Just a reminder that for the fifth year running, Amsterdam joins in for the Feb Club Emeritus experience. Yalies from all classes and schools are welcome, whether they be living in the land of windmills and tulips or just passing through. So join us for general merriment and gezelligheid in “One of the world’s great cafés” (NYT), the Cafe Luxembourg. You can order dinner if you’d like and, while there’ll be no Mory’s cup, there’s plenty of choice at the bar.

It’s a fun event every year, a great chance to meet and get to know your fellow Yale alums. If you’d like to come, just send me an email so we know how many to expect! We hope to see you there.

When:      February 12, 2014 @ 7:00 pm – 11:45 pm (or whenever it ends)
Where:     Cafe Luxembourg, Spui 24, 1012 XA Amsterdam
Cost:         What you order
Contact:   Harmony Folz harmony@yaleclub.nl

Trams 1 and 2 from Amsterdam Centraal and Tram 5 from either Centraal or Zuid stop right outside the door at the Spui stop. And trams 4, 9, 14, 16, 24 and 25 stop at the other Spui stop a few hundred meters away on the Rokin.

For the third year in a row at the Cafe Luxembourg (Spui 24,1012 XA Amsterdam), a fun evening of drinks and conversation with your fellow alums in one of Amsterdam’s grand cafes.
From 7 pm onwards.
Dinner is available.
Please RSVP to yaleclubnl@gmail.com. Hope to see you there!

For more on the Feb Club phenomenon, see www.febclubemeritus.com.  65 cities and counting, including 15 outside the US.

Our yearly Feb Club get together (http://www.febclubemeritus.com/), part of the global festivities (already more than 40 locations across the world), is taking place on Wednesday 12 February in Amsterdam.  More details in a couple of days, but mark your calendar!

We witness every day that humanitarian emergencies due to conflict and disaster create a cycle of vulnerability that lead to social instability and chronic under-development. Effective humanitarian assistance is of the utmost importance, as are adequate preventive measures. The speakers will offer their long-term perspectives on the topic, from both a medical and legal perspective.
Speakers: Michael van Rooyen (Professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health) Eduardo Valencia-Ospina (member of the International Law Commission)
DATE AND TIME:    Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 18:00 to 21:30
18:00-19:00:    Drinks
19:00-20:15:    Welcome by Arjen Tillema, HLS LLM ’91, Board Member of HCN and Speaker Presentations of Michael van Rooyen and Eduardo Valencia- Ospina, followed by Q/A
20:15-21:30:    Light Dinner Buffet
LOCATION: NautaDutilh, Strawinskylaan 1999, 1077 XV Amsterdam
REGISTRATION AND COSTS: Please register by 4 November at harvardnlevents@gmail.com with your name, your Alumni club and name(s) of your guest(s). In addition to the Harvard Club of the Netherlands, the Harvard Business School Club, the Ivy Circle, the MIT Club and the World Bank Club have been invited. We are grateful to NautaDutilh for hosting this event, for which there is no charge.
Further speaker details:
Michael VanRooyen, MD, MPH is a Professor at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health, where he teaches courses on humanitarian operations in war and disaster.  Dr. van Rooyen will discuss the future drivers of humanitarian assistance and the challenges and opportunities for a new era in effective aid and development.
Eduardo Valencia-Ospina (HLS LLM 1963 and Special Graduate Student 1964), retired from the United Nations with the rank of Assistant Secretary-General after 36 years in the service of the Legal and Judicial activities of the Organization. He will speak on ‘The International Law Commission and the Protection of Persons in the event of Disasters”.

The Yale Club and the Yale Alumni Schools Committee represented Yale at the Ivy Circle’s second University Fair for Dutch high school students on October 4th.  Almost 200 students attended and 32 colleges were represented.  Yale alumnus Alex Zervos gave a well-attended presentation on standardized tests.

Fees from this event will be used by the Ivy Circle to support undergraduate study in the United States.