XING hosted a truly original event in Amsterdam on Wednesday night, where networking met culture. It was an evening full of theater, music, dance, visual arts, film, humor and of course networking!
As people lined up in the cold to enter the Winter Parade, they were greeted with a warm cup of ´Glühwein´ (hot wine punch) to kick off the night. Once inside, guests received a tailor-made program full of XING networking moments they could attend during the course of the night. Each guest was asked to fill in a XING questionnaire prior to the event – the answers dictated what you did, and who you met during the event.
Opera lovers mingled with opera lovers and were scheduled for an opera performance at 8.10 pm while family-oriented people were brought together at 9.00 pm to watch a short play about everyday family life. The end result being that like-minded people networked – once our guests established a common interest it was much easier to start talking business.
All through the night our guests were treated to eat delicious food from various different food stalls, ranging from a creative crepe to a giant pan of pasta or some tasty cheese fondue.
Once done with eating, XING members could enjoy different performances whilst networking.
As the night started to progress a big band played swinging music and XING’ers took to the dance floor. For the die-hard attendees,the night finished with a ‘silent disco’ where people danced to music they heard only through headphones.
It was a great night where almost 350 Dutch XING’ers met and networked in inspiring surroundings!
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Dear Mrs Kenter,
congrats for the NL team for this event.
May I as a fellow ambassador kindly ask if and how you charged to the participant for the event as well as if the catering was included or not?
Best,
Dear Steve,
This event was organized by XING.
There are several ways to organize the payment of event. Either payment upfront or payment at the door.
As you are an Ambassador I invite you to get the detailed experience from the other Ambassadors with regards to this and other topics. Otherwise please feel free to contact either me or Paula.
Best regards,
Bianca
Looks like a great time was had by all – not that difficult in a city like Amsterdam!
Looks like a great time was had by all – not that difficult in a city like Amsterdam!
Amsterdam is one of the best citys for business in Euro