Yale Club of the Netherlands

The AYA Board of Governors has voted to give the second Excellence Award for Outstanding International Club to the Yale Club of the Netherlands.  The award recognizes the efforts of our volunteers in organizing the 2011 Service Day, the two Feb Club Emeritus evenings, our brand new website, and other events at locations such as the Maurtishuis.  Our involvement in the Ivy Circle leverages our resources, and was certainly part of this.

To celebrate this we are organizing a dinner on December 11th, in Amsterdam.   Time, location, and exact cost are yet to be determined, but please let us know whether you (and your spouse?) would like to join us by sending your name(s) to

yaleclubnl@gmail.com

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We hope to see you on December 11th!

Saturday September 24th – Utrecht – 6:30 pm

A reservation in the name of “Yale” will be made.

RSVP to info@yaleclub.nl before by September 22th

The Grand Cafe Maria is located downtown Utrecht, near the train Station.

Saturday September 24th – Utrecht – 6:30 pm

A reservation in the name of “Yale” will be made.

RSVP before by September 22th

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

The Grand Cafe Maria is located downtown Utrecht, near the train Station.

Ivy Circle Young Alumni Drinks on Thursday, Aug 25 in the College Hotel bar in Amsterdam, starting at 18h30.
Besides Ivy Circle members, we would like to invite anyone who is heading to do their MBA in the US this fall or winter.  No RSVP required, just show up! For additional information contact Dave Kramer dpkramer@gmail.com.

Joshua Foer (an event organised by John Adams Institute) on Wednesday August 31^st on Wed 31 Aug for at De Rode Hoed, Keizersgracht 102, Amsterdam at 8PM.
Please join us beforehand for drinks starting at 18.00, Café ‘t Arendsnest, Herengracht 90, Amsterdam (www.arendsnest.nl ). Please contact derek@vandivere.net if you plan to attend the drinks so we know how many to expect.
Foer, a Yale alum, will discuss his book “Moonwalking with Einstein”. For more details see www.john-adams.nl .  The Ivy Circle has 20 discounted tickets available – first come first served. To purchase your discounted ticket, please contact john.terwilliger@gmail.com and pay €15 pp to Ivy Circle Netherlands account 5714821. Payment details: Foer 31 Aug + your name + number of guests.

On Monday September 5^th, Peter Voser, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell on “Meeting Customers’ Future Energy Needs.” 6PM in The Hague.
As customer demand for secure and affordable energy grows and traditional supplies become politically and technically more difficult to reach, Peter Voser, Royal Dutch Shell’s Chief Executive Officer, invites us to listen to his thoughts on the future of energy, the geopolitical challenges and Shell’s strategy for growth. This is a combined event of the Harvard Business School and the Ivy Circle.
This is a combined event of the Harvard Business School club and Ivy Circle.  Further details to follow with a confirmation after registration.

Time: Drinks 6 pm, Dinner 7 pm
Location: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Carel van Bylandtlaan 16, 2596 HR DEN HAAG
Cost We are very grateful to Shell for hosting this meeting
Registration: hbsc@planet.nl

On Thursday September 15^th join Ivy Circle alumni for an evening with Olympic gold medalist Bas van de Goor at the Olympic museum, Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam from 19.30 to 22.30.
Bas van de Goor will present “Road to the Gold:  the inspiring story of the Dutch national volleyball team’s gold medal journey at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the valuable lessons learned about teamwork and high performance.”
All entrance fees will be donated to benefit the cystic fibrosis research charity ‘Run for your Son’ http://www.runforyourson.com.
Register before September 12th with Eylard Wurpel: eylard@hotmail.com .
Cost for this event is €20pp payable to Ivy Circle Netherlands account 5714821.  Please include your full name and ‘Gold Sept 15’ in the payment.
Location: Main Entrance, Olympisch Stadion 2, 1076 DE Amsteram.
Directions: http://www.olympischstadion.nl/en/66

On Sunday September 25^th, fifth annual MBA Fair, in Amsterdam: Please save the date. Meeting alumni is a key aspect of the fair. If you are able to help out your school by attending your school’s information sessions on Sunday September 25th, from 12hr-15.30hr please send an email to Tamara Obradov: tobradov@gmail.com.
Alumni are also welcome at the drinks/borrel that will start at 15.30.
Every year ~130 potential applicants attend the fair looking to get more information about an MBA to see the differences between schools and meet admissions directors and alumni. As it is one of the few MBA Fairs in Europe, applicants from the Netherlands and abroad come to attend the fair.  http://www.amsterdammbafair.nl/home/
The twelve schools attending this year are: Chicago Booth, Colombia Business School, Harvard Business School, IESE, IMD, Insead, Kellogg Business School, London Business School, MIT, Stanford, Tuck Business School at Dartmouth, Wharton Business School

On Thursday November 3^rd, Alexander Wynaendts, CEO of Aegon on “The Challenges of Leading a Financial Institution in this Day and Age. “ 6PM in Amsterdam.
Aegon is still recovering from the financial crisis and has a number of issues on her plate. The payback of the bail-out, the stated growth challenges of pre-tax growth of 7 to 10%, the ROE growth of 10 to 12%, cash flow increase of 30% and regulation issues like the consequences of Solvency II, just to mention a few. We appreciate Alexander Wynaendts’ willingness to speak to us about the road ahead.

Time: Drinks 6 pm, Dinner 7 pm
Location: Restaurant de Kas, Kamerlingh Onneslaan 3, 1097 DE Amsterdam
Cost: € 60,=, Pls make your payment to the Harvard Business School Club of the Neth., Acc. number: 25.25.29.456 , Amsterdam by October 20^th
Registration: hbsc@planet.nl

Dear ”Yale Club of The Netherlands”,

On behalf of Tom Bosschaert (MArch ’08) and Eva Gladek (MEM ’09) you are invited to Except’s first Grid Night on Friday, July 29th, a social event for those interested in innovative sustainable development. The theme of the first Grid Night is Going Asian.
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Do drinks, music, snacks, and meeting ambitious people who are driving innovation sound good to you?

That’s what this is about: Except’s Grid Night, a new series of social events that we’ll be hosting every few months. We cordially invite you to be part of this mash-up of intelligence and fun.

The Grid Night will bring together people with a broad cross-section of interests, professions, and ages who are focused around innovative sustainable development. We’re inviting our network of associates, friends, and partners – and we hope you’ll come and meet everyone.

No speeches or lectures, but we will be doing something other than socializing as well on July 29th… but you’ll have to be here to find out what, exactly.

This time the Grid Night goes Asian, inspired by Except’s recent exploration of Asian markets for expansion.

The party will take place at our office at Stadhuisplein 15 in Rotterdam. It starts at 21 hours and will end when the last guest has left the building. Except will provide snacks, drinks, tunes, and a mini-program.

Please let us know if you can join us. For questions please contact Natasja Jonckheere (natasja@except.nl).

Hope to see you all on the 29th!

With kind regards,

Natasja Jonckheere
Office Controller

Ivy Circle and Holland Festival on-location: “Before I Sleep” Thursday June 16th @7.30pm on the Zuidas, Amsterdam.

Come join fellow alumni for an adventurous evening of on-location Holland Festival theater in Amsterdam, followed by drinks and networking.

In the FOZ-building on the Amsterdam Zuidas the British theater troup DreamThinkSpeak has created a dreamlike world of change where the forces of old and new clash. Directed by Tristan Sharps, Before I Sleep is an hour-long performance installation inspired by the tragicomic play The Cherry Orchard by Anton Tsjechov. Before I Sleep is a continuous performance. Actors lead small groups through the transformed building every few minutes. We have reserved a group departure for the Ivy Circle. The Holland Festival has organized drinks for us starting 19.30 at nearby café Mech. The performance begins at 8PM and will last one hour. After the performance, we’ll decompress back at Mech with drinks and networking along with Ingrid Janssen, director of external relations for the Holland Festival.

It’s not too late to reserve. Please email Rick Amado r.l.amado@gmail.com. Price for the evening, including drinks, is €30 pp (young alumni under 30 pay €20 pp) to Ivy Circle Netherlands account 5714821 (IBAN: NL19INGB0005714821, BIC: INGBNL2A). Payment details: Before I Sleep 16 June, your name + number of guests.

Free concert for young alumni at Concertgebouw Friday June 17th.

The Ivy Circle is always looking to expand its selection of low-cost or free events for its younger alumni and we’re happy to offer the following event on June 17th: An evening at the Concertgebouw: Actual, Adventurous, the Concertgebouw Orchestra performs Prologue from Vermeulen’s ‘De vliegende hollander’ and Thomas Adès’ Violin concerto ‘Concentric Paths’ among others. The concert starts at 20.15 and afterwards there is a free Entrée Late Night Café where you can mingle over drinks and a DJ with other young attendees.

To receive your free ticket you must be under 30 years old and have a membership to Entrée, the Concertgebouw’s youth association. Membership costs 10€ per year and allows access to more than 200 concerts per year, including the popular Robeco summer series, for 10€ (including drinks).

Not yet a member? Get free membership until the end of the summer by signing up at: www.entreeweb.nl/lidworden. When applying, please fill in under “Ik heb van Entrée gehoord via:” Ivy Circle so your application can be processed properly. To reserve a ticket (first come, first served) send an email to ivycirclenl@gmail.com. Once you have been confirmed, you’ll receive a follow-up email with more details.

Ivy Circle drinks in the South at Cafe Zuid in Maastricht,  Wednesday June 22, 7pm

To kick off the summer and network with Ivy Circle members in the South.  Drinks will be held at Café Zuid (PLEIN 1992 NO 15, Maastricht) on Wednesday, June 22 at 7pm. Please RSVP to chaujean.lin@yahoo.fr, so we can reserve a table if necessary. Cash bar. http://www.cafezuid.nl/contact.html

Harvard alum and composer Vanessa Laan presents the premier of her work “O Whispering Suns” on Saturday July 2^nd at the International Choir Biennale in Haarlem.

Laan’s piece for violin, cymbalon and voice is a meditation on loss, as well as a celebration of the ways that those no longer with us in body are always still with us in spirit. The inspiration for the piece comes from an Eastern European folk music form of shared lament (the doina) which connects individual singers to each other as they express their own stories but unite as one voice/choir. For further information contact Vanessa Laan at vlann33@hotmail.com.  To order tickets directly, please visit the festival website www.koorbiennale.nl.

And looking forward to events in the fall:

On Monday September 5^th, Peter Voser, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell on “Meeting Customers’ Future Energy Needs.” 6PM in The Hague.

As customer demand for secure and affordable energy grows and traditional supplies become politically and technically more difficult to reach, Peter Voser, Royal Dutch Shell’s Chief Executive Officer, invites us to listen to his thoughts on the future of energy, the geopolitical challenges and Shell’s strategy for growth. This is a combined event of the Harvard Business School and the Ivy Circle.

Time: Drinks 6 pm, Dinner 7 pm

Location: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Carel van Bylandtlaan 16, 2596 HR DEN HAAG

Cost We are very grateful to Shell for hosting this meeting

Registration: hbsc@planet.nl

This is a combined event of the Harvard Business School club and Ivy Circle.

Further details to follow with a confirmation after registration.

On Thursday November 3^rd, Alexander Wynaendts, CEO of Aeogn on “The Challenges of Leading a Financial Institution in this Day and Age.”  6PM in Amsterdam.

Aegon is still recovering from the financial crisis and has a number of issues on her plate. The payback of the bail-out, the stated growth challenges of pre-tax growth of 7 to 10%, the ROE growth of 10 to 12%, cash flow increase of 30% and regulation issues like the consequences of Solvency II, just to mention a few. We appreciate Alexander Wynaendts’ willingness to speak to us about the road ahead.

Time: Drinks 6 pm, Dinner 7 pm

Location: Restaurant de Kas, Kamerlingh Onneslaan 3, 1097 DE Amsterdam

Cost: € 60,=, Pls make your payment to the Harvard Business School Club of the Neth., Acc. number: 25.25.29.456 , Amsterdam by October 20th

Registration: hbsc@planet.nl

Yale alum and Director of the Mauritshuis Emilie Gordenker (MC ’87) will open the evening, and Maarten van Rossem will lead a discussion on “Culture in the US and the Netherlands” on,Thursday June 9th at the Mauritshuis in Den Haag.

The Jonge Vrienden van het Maurithuis are inviting Ivy Circle members to a special event with Maarten van Rossem, raconteur and former professor of American history at the University of Utrecht. The evening will start at 19.30 with a reception, drinks and refreshments, followed by Van Rossem’s lecture, on Thursday, June 9th at the Mauritshuis in the Hague.  There will be an opportunity to see the collection before and after the discussion.

The Jonge Vrienden is an association supporting the Mauritshuis, one of the premier museums in the Netherlands. This is a unique opportunity to see the spectacular Mauritshuis collection in an exclusive setting and to hear the inimitable Maarten van Rossem.

To reserve a place:

• please email info@ivycircle.nl and
• pay €30 pp (€20 for alumni and guests under 30) before Friday 3 June to Ivy Circle Netherlands account 5714821 (IBAN: NL19INGB0005714821, BIC: INGBNL2A).
• payment details: Mauritshuis 9 June, your name + number of guests.

In addition to the Yale/Ivy Circle joint event at the Mauritshuis on June 9^th (see the separate reminder), June is a busy month for Ivy Circle members.  Join the Ivy Circle LinkedIn Group for the most up-to-date info.

Saturday 4 June: Cornell Culture Club/World Press Photo Exhibit in Amsterdam

Join Cornell and other Ivy Circle alumni for the next Cornell Culture Club event!  On Saturday 4 June, we’ll meet for lunch at the New King in Amsterdam’s Chinatown (http://www.newking.nl) followed by a visit to the World Press Photo Exhibit in the Oude Kerk (http://www.worldpressphoto.org). Afterwards, we’ll proceed to a cafe to digest and discuss over a few drinks. RSVP to Derek Vandivere at derek@vandivere.net for more details.

Thursday 9 June: Maarten van Rossem on “Cultuurbeleid in de VS en Nederland,” Thursday June 9th at the Mauritshuis in Den Haag.

see the separate reminder on this event with an introduction by Yale alum and Maurtishuis Director Emilie Gordenker (MC ’87)

To reserve a place, please email info@ivycircle.nl and pay €30 pp (young alumni under 30 pay €20 pp) before Friday 3 June to Ivy Circle Netherlands account 5714821 (IBAN: NL19INGB0005714821, BIC: INGBNL2A). Payment details: Mauritshuis 9 June, your name + number of guests.

16 June: Ivy Circle and Holland Festival on-location: avant-garde theater performance “Before I Sleep” Thursday June 16th on the Zuidas, Amsterdam.

Come join fellow alumni for an adventurous evening of on-location Holland Festival theater in Amsterdam, followed by drinks and networking.

In the FOZ-building on the Amsterdam Zuidas the British theater troup DreamThinkSpeak has created a dreamlike world of change where the forces of old and new clash. Directed by Tristan Sharps, Before I Sleep is an hour-long performance installation inspired by the tragicomic play The Cherry Orchard by Anton Tsjechov.

Before I Sleep is a continuous performance. Actors lead small groups through the transformed building every few minutes. We have reserved a group departure for the Ivy Circle. The Holland Festival has organized drinks for us starting 7:30 at nearby café Mech. The performance begins at 8:00 and will last one hour. After the performance, we’ll decompress back at Mech with drinks and networking along with Ingrid Janssen, director of external relations for the Holland Festival.

To reserve a place, please email Rick Amado r.l.amado@gmail.com. Price for the evening, including drinks, is €30 pp (young alumni under 30 pay €20 pp) before Friday 10 June to Ivy Circle Netherlands account 5714821 (IBAN: NL19INGB0005714821, BIC: INGBNL2A). Payment details: Before I Sleep 16 June, your name + number of guests.

Friday 17 June: Free concert for young alumni (under 30) at the Concertgebouw

An evening at the Concertgebouw: Actual, Adventurous, Thrilling  Prologue from Vermeulen’s ‘De vliegende hollander’ and Thomas Adès’ Violin concerto ‘Concentric Paths’ among others.  The concert starts at 20.15 and afterwards there is a free Entrée Late Night Café where you can mingle over drinks and a DJ with other young attendees.

To receive your free ticket you must be under 30 years old and have a membership to Entrée, the Concertgebouw’s youth association. Membership costs 10€ per year and allows access to more than 200 concerts per year, including the popular Robeco summer series, for 10€ (including drinks).

Not yet a member? Get free membership until the end of the summer by signing up at: www.entreeweb.nl/lidworden . When applying, please fill in under “Ik heb van Entrée gehoord via:” Ivy Circle so your application can be processed properly.

To reserve a ticket (first come, first served) send an email to ivycirclenl@gmail.com. Once you have been confirmed, you’ll receive a follow-up email with more details.

Entree, jongerenvereniging van het Concertgebouw entreeweb.nl

Wednesday 22 June: Ivy Circle drinks in the South at Cafe Zuid in Maastricht,

To kick off the summer and network with Ivy Circle members in the South.  Drinks will be held at Café Zuid (PLEIN 1992 NO 15, Maastricht) on Wednesday, June 22 at 7pm. Please RSVP to chaujean.lin@yahoo.fr so we can reserve a table if necessary. Cash bar. http://www.cafezuid.nl/contact.html

The Jonge Vrienden van het Maurithuis are inviting Ivy Circle members to a special event with Maarten van Rossem, raconteur and former professor of American history at the University of Utrecht. The evening will start at 19.30 with a reception, drinks and refreshments, followed by Van Rossem’s lecture, on Thursday, June 9th at the Mauritshuis in the Hague.

The Jonge Vrienden is an association supporting the Mauritshuis, one of the premier museums in the Netherlands, headed by Emile Gordenker, Yale alumna.  This is a unique opportunity to see the spectacular Mauritshuis collection in an exclusive setting and to hear polymath Maarten van Rossem on the special links between Old Masters and America.

To reserve a place, please email info@ivycircle.nl and pay €30 pp (young alumni under 30 pay €20 pp) before Friday 3 June to Ivy Circle Netherlands account 5714821 (IBAN: NL19INGB0005714821, BIC: INGBNL2A). Payment details: Mauritshuis 9 April, your name + number of guests.

For all young (at heart) alumni, the Ivy Circle is beginning a new monthly drinks as a way for alumni from the disparate clubs to meet one another in a free, informal environment.

Our first drinks event will be held at Restaurant Stout (Haarlemmerstraat 73, Amsterdam), on Thursday, May 26th at 7pm. Feel free to stop by any time thereafter for a drink and hopefully meet a new alumnus/alumna or two!

We hope in the future to make this at least a monthly event rotating through the cities of the Randstad so if you can’t make it to Amsterdam this time, chances are we’ll be in your neighborhood sooner than you think! Questions, comments, want to help organize a monthly drinks in your area? Let us know, email Tufts alum David Kramer: dpkramer@gmail.com