In this Newsletter

A new year has started and a new board has been installed. So first we would like to introduce ourselves:

President: Binne Huitema (right on picture)

Secretary / vice-president: Marcus Breet (second from right)

Treasurer / vice-president: Jasper Cnossen (left)

Committee Coordinator Membership: Annick Haenen (second from left)

Committee Coordinator Community: Beata Wlodarczak (centre)

This new year brings a lot of activities again within our chapter, as well as national and international. We started the year with our Member Meeting (with the change of board) and the fantastic New year drinks together with the other JCI chapters in the Amsterdam area in café Mokum at the Leidseplein. So check out the agenda and the news with the details for all exciting events ahead.

Do you have announcements to make? Send them to newsletter@jciai.nl!

News

New members

First a warm welcome to our new members, who were pinned on the Member Meeting of the 10^th of January:

Gjenna Stippel
Alvin Hadrian
Kady Karioredjo
Bram Hoogesteger
Yannick Jeggels

We're looking forward to seeing more of you in 2011!

Agenda Highlights

January 28 Monthly drinks

Member meeting It is time for our first Monthly Drinks in 2011! Friday the 28^th of January will be the date. Location: Werck (Prinsengracht 277, Amsterdam) from 21:00. So, if you want to get to know your fellow (candidate) members better, come to the drinks. If you know someone that could be interested in JCI Amsterdam International, feel free to invite them as well.

February 5 World Trade Game gameleaders training

Member meeting Would you like to become a trainer to organize the JCI famous World Trade Game (WTG) and give lead to this realistic trade game? It is now possible! For the first time this year a gameleaders training will be given to (candidate) members of JCI, by JCI Bergsche Maas. It will be an active day with learning and getting to know other JCI members. This training will be in Dutch!

Date: February 5, from 9.00 – 17.00

Location: Hotel Restaurant De Koppelpaarden, Oude Kerkstraat 1, 4271 BB Dussen

Costs: € 85,- (incl. lunch, coffee and tea)

If you want to sign up, send an email to: glt-jcibm@hotmail.nl

February 11 International Day

Member meeting JCI International Day, Friday February 11^th. On this day an insight will be given about how JCI operates internationally and a preview will be given on the international events ahead. Furthermore the World President of JCI will attend the event.

Location: De Zilveren Toren (Stationsplein 51-53, Amsterdam), this is the building on the left of Amsterdam Central Station (when facing the station).

Program:

15:00 - 18:00 Workshops/Trainings

1. Twinning Anke Chedron

2. FBI techniques for your Business

3. OMOIYARI

19:00 - 22:00 (Panel)discussion with JCI World President, international guests and international active JCI members from The Netherlands.

22:00 - 22:30 Closing and drinks.

Price whole day € 25,-

Price (Panel) discussion € 15,-

Subscription: dutchlion@jci.nl

February 14 Member meeting and TomTom Presentation!!

At the February member meeting, there will be a presentation and workshop of Tom Tom, the Dutch company which makes navigation systems for cars. The agenda is as follows:

19.45 - 20.00 Arrival

20.00 - 20.30 JCI Amsterdam International agenda

20.30 - 21.45 TomTom Presentation & Workshop

22.00 - ... Drinks

Location: To be announced

We would like to ask everybody to register on Facebook or by sending an e-mail to Binne Huitema: binne.huitema@jciai.nl before the 7th of February. For all members and candidate members who register we can guarantee participation. If you would like to visit our meeting as a guest, also please register and we will contact you.

May 12 - 15 European Capital Meeting in Tallinn, Estonia

Member meeting JCI Tallinn will be hosting one of the most inspiring and futuristic events of JCI Estonia history: the JCI European Capitals Meeting. Members of chapters in the capital cities in Europe will gather here to meet, exchange information and have fun. More info: http://ecm2011.jci.ee/ .

May 14 National Meeting (CvA) in Sneek

Member meeting For those of you who don’t go to Tallinn, there is another option: the National Meeting in Sneek (Snits in Frysian, a place in the north of the country, with its own language), organized by JCI Ter Snaecke. The theme will be 'Waterrijk'. For more info: http://www.cvamei2011.nl/.

June 1 - 4 European Congress in Tarragona, Spain

Member meeting This year the European Congress is organized by JCI Catalunya, in the historical city of Tarragona, near Barcelona, Spain. A great location near the beach, with a beautiful old city center. Around 2000 JCI members of Europe will gather here to meet (new) friends, enjoy workshops and trainings, and have lots of fun. If you sign up BEFORE FEBRUARY 1^st, you pay the Early Bird fee. More information in the congress can be found at http://www.jciec2011.cat and http://www.ec2011tarragona.nl (only in Dutch). On the Dutch page information is given about the possibility of a pre-tour in the area around Tarragona.

JCI Amsterdam is organizing the trip for the Dutch delegation. Hotel rooms are blocked for us until the end of January. In our chapter Marion de Groot is coordinating the flights to Tarragona. Please contact (before the 1^st of February) Marion de Groot: mlmdegroot@gmail.com.