American Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands

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Amid great interest, the AmCham Brabant Chapter held its very first meeting on 30 June. Read more here...

Starting June 2010, research institutions can make use of the special accelerated procedure through the Expatcenter for their incoming scientific researchers in accordance with Directive 2005/71/EC. Any research institution that whishes to bring reseachers to the Netherlands within the context of this Directive must be granted a recognized status in advance. For more information on the content of Directive 2005/71/EC, or on the conditions for research institutions and/or scientific researchers, please read the article on this matter written by the IND.

June 25, 2010 - Garden Barbeque Party at the Pulitzer Hotel, Amsterdam, for AmCham Young Professionals & NAF / Fulbright Alumni.  Photos here. 

AmCham thanks AT&T (main sponsor), ING and all other sponsors for their contribution to this fantastic event.  To view the photos, please visit the photo gallery.

June 10, 2010 - The Dutch Parliamentary elections held June 9 has attracted considerable international attention. It looks like there will be a lot of horse trading to form a new government. Here’s an English language summary of the results (with thanks to DutchNews). 

Click here to open the special. 

Hans Hoogervorst (photo: René de Gilde)

May 19, 2010 - During the luncheon following the AGM, Hans Hoogervorst, Director of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) addressed the Chamber on the background and present developments in the financial crisis. The AFM has been responsible for supervising the operation of the financial markets since 2002.  Read more...

During the AGM held last May 19, the Policy Committee presented the 2010 Investors’ Agenda of Priority Points to the AmCham membership. The 2010 Priority Points are based on an AmCham membership survey on the attractiveness of the Netherlands for foreign investors – an initiative of the Policy Committee in Q1 of 2010.  The 2010 Priority Points - AmCham’s policy suggestions to the Netherlands’ Government to improve the investment climate in the country – were distilled from the feedback received from the survey.  Read more...

March 2010 - At the annual meeting of the European Council of American Chambers of Commerce - the fourth Transatlantic Conference - host  AmCham EU took a look ahead at what the next ten years will bring to the transatlantic economy with particular focus on foreign direct investment and green technologies. At the conference The Transatlantic Economy 2010, authored by Daniel Hamilton and Joseph Quinlan from the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins University, was launched. 

March 3, 2010 - In cooperation with DutchNews, an English language summary of the recent municipal elections in the Netherlands is available for AmCham Members. Good for the knowledgeable and integrated expat – dazzle your neighbor with your local election savvy.  Download the summary here.

No risk, no gold: that summed up Dick Sluimers' message to AmCham members and guests at the Going 4 Gold dinner held last February 10 and hosted by Minister of Trade Frank Heemskerk. Dick Sluimers is CEO of APG Group – one of the largest pension fund administrators in the world. More...

Dick Sluimers, APG Group

'Zorginnovaties anno 2010 meer geketend dan ooit tevoren'

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View the Chamber Calendar for an overview of events upcoming months.

November 12, 2009 - AmCham EU won the trade association of the year at the European Public Affairs Awards, handed out at the dinner reception 5 November.

hosted and moderated by Ernst & Young

On October 1 AmCham and Ernst & Young teamed up to fire the starting gun for AmCham's 2010 Investors' Agenda of Priority Points - the Chamber's policy proposals to the Netherlands Government to improve the investment climate. Some sixty members came to the Ernst & Young offices in Amsterdam to take stock of the present investment climate and to debate what measures can be taken to make the country more attractive for foreign investors. 

Officially opened September 28, 2009 - Holland Gateway is committed to improving the ease of doing business in the Netherlands. When considering to establish your presence in the Netherlands or in the process of doing so, you require information on many different topics. Holland Gateway can help you gather the relevant information in a number of ways.

October 1, 2009 - We are delighted to inform all AmCham Members that US Ambassador Hartog Levin has appreciatively accepted the role of Honorary President of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands. We look forward to an ongoing, constructive relationship with the Ambassador and the US Embassy staff.

Would you like to volunteer using your own language skills? Do you like working with youth? Are you available a couple of hours a week?

Hart voor Amsterdam is a non-profit organization operating as the connector between businesses, government and social institutions in Amsterdam. Our goal is to stimulate corporate social responsibility and to increase social cohesion. We have developed projects, like the Native Speaker Project (NSP), to challenge youth and help them to improve their potentials.
For this project we are looking for motivated English Native Speakers to participate. NSP sends English native speakers into low income schools once a week to have conversations with the students. The ultimate goals of the program are to augment the youth’s English comprehension and conversation skills and increase test scores. The program is a win-win! Expat volunteers get to make a difference in their new home and the students appreciate the un-orthodox teaching technique. We are looking for volunteers willing to invest two hours a week participting in this project at schools in Amsterdam.

As part of our ongoing efforts to letting our membership get acquainted with other member companies and the services and expertise they offer, we have created a special sponsor package.  Only AmCham Members can reserve this special package. This package includes a fully hosted function at the AmCham Offices at the World Trade Center Schiphol.  Our American Room can accommodate maximum of 28 persons.  

You can download the information sheet here.  Please contact Hans Scholten if you wish to receive more information on the Member-to-Member Expert Session Package.

The United States unequivocally supports foreign direct investment, and provides foreign investors fair, equitable, and nondiscriminatory treatment as a matter of policy, law, and practice. Read more...