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Euronext Brussels celebrates International Women’s Day

On International Women’s Day, Euronext Brussels opens trading with Arlene McCarthy MEP and Vice President of the Economic and Monetary Affairs. She is accompanied by Sonja Rottiers, Chairwoman of WOMAN ON BOARD and other female leaders and senior executives representing different  companies. Delhaize and Umicore will be highlighted on the podium because they are elected by Vigeo as the best performing Belgian companies on promoting diversity on the workplace.

The bell ceremony is followed by a conference with guest speakers Prof.  Bruno Colmant from Partner Roland Berger Strategy and the Vlerick Business School, Robert van der Eijk, Senior Vice President of Capgemini Consulting Belgium and Saskia Van Uffelen, Chief Executive Officer of Bull.

Euronext Amsterdam celebrates International Women’s Day 2014

Euronext markets in Brussels, Paris, Lisbon and Amsterdam open in honor of this year’s International Women’s Day. Founder of The NextWomen, Simone Brummelhuis, sounds the gong in Amsterdam.

The NextWomen is a community of investors, entrepreneurs and advisors and launches The NextWomen Crowd Fund on March 7. This investment fund encourages female investors and entrepreneurs. Members of the community visit Beursplein 5 and attend the gong ceremony.

For more information: www.thenextwomen.com

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Euronext Lisbon celebrates International Women’s Day 2014

In Lisbon the market will be opened by female employees and CEO of Euronext Lisbon Luís Laginha de Sousa. The ceremony follows a gymnastics class opened to all our employees, to raise awareness for the need of a healthier life and a better balance between work and personal life.

Euronext Paris celebrates International Women’s Day 2014

Euronext is celebrating International Women's Day on March 7th 2014 with a bell ceremony opening the trading day in Paris, followed by a conference on the theme of “Entrepreneurship: Women and risk-taking.”

Paris Saint Cloud Stade Français, a national women's volleyball team, will visit Euronext Paris for the opening of trading to highlight the risk of choosing a career as a professional athlete, as well as the role of women in sport.

The conference will be debated by Véronique Morali, (Présidente du directoire, Webedia Allociné) Viviane de Beaufort, (Professeure , ESSEC Business School)  Inès de Dinechin, (Advisor, Lyxor Asset Management) Nicole Notat (Présidente Directrice Générale, Vigeo) and Agnès Touraine (Future Présidente de l’IFA) and will be moderated by Delphine Liou (BFM Business).
Vigeo) and Agnès Touraine (Future Présidente de l’IFA) and moderated by Delphine Liou (BFM Business).

Financial Information Services Division start tweedaags congres met gongslag

Financial Information Services Division (FISD) luidt de gong als startschot voor haar congres gehouden te Beursplein 5.

FISD is een non-profit organisatie dat een neutraal platform biedt aan de wereldwijde financiële informatie-industrie. De leden zijn market data consumenten waaronder banken, handelaren, hedge funds en beleggingsondernemingen, content providers waaronder beurzen, persbureaus en geautomatiseerde handelssystemen, en leveranciers zoals market data verkopers, software ontwikkelaars en adviesbureaus. Managing Director van FISD, Tom Davin, luidt de gong.

Meer informatie vindt u op: www.fisd.net

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Dutch Burns Foundation sounds gong and calls attention to young burn victims

Ambassador of the Dutch Burns Foundation, Tess Glimmerveen, opens trading by sounding the gong. The Dutch Burns Foundation calls attention to the many young burn victims who are admitted to the three burn treatment centres every year.

The Dutch Burns Foundation says accidents with hot tea and coffee are still all too common. Parents, grandparents and caregivers can order a free booklet in which first aid is explained, and useful tips to create a safer environment for children.

For more information: www.brandwondenstichting.nl/waaier

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Rabobank Foundation sounds the gong to celebrate 40th anniversary

Rabobank Foundation celebrates its 40th anniversary. In honor of this milestone, Pierre van Hedel, director of the Rabobank Foundation, sounds the gong together with Youth Sport Fund and Youth Culture Fund.

Rabobank Foundation wants to offer people the prospect of a better life, using donations, loans, knowledge and skills. In over 20 countries in Asia, Africa and South America, the foundation supports a variety of cooperatives. In The Netherlands, Rabobank Foundation is helping to increase the number of local Youth Sports and Culture Funds. Through this partnership, an increasing number of children living in poverty get the chance to fully participate in society.

For more information: www.rabobankfoundation.nl

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White Ribbon NL calls attention to Safe Motherhood by sounding gong

On March 8, White Ribbon NL organizes her yearly Dinner for Safe Motherhood. Chairman Myrte de Geus sounds the gong to mark this occasion.

Every day, 800 women die due to complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Nearly all of these maternal deaths are preventable with good medical care. White Ribbon NL is an advocacy organisation of volunteers that aspires to make pregnancy and childbirth safe for all women. This year, White Ribbon NL has joined forces with African health organisation AMREF Flying Doctors. The white ribbon is the international symbol for Safe Motherhood.

For more information: www.whiteribbon.nl and www.amref.nl

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ING sounds gong for Amsterdam Career Days 2014

March 3rd marks the beginning of the 19th edition of the Amsterdam Career Days. Main sponsor ING and the committee of eight students, from study associations Sefa (UvA) and Aureus (VU), visit Euronext Amsterdam.

The largest career event in its kind takes place from March 3-6. Through presentations , cases, trainings and individual meetings, students will get the chance to get in touch with 58 leading companies, including main sponsor ING. Committee chairman, Emil Rijcken, sounds the gong. Other main sponsors are Pon, Liander en HP.

For more information: www.acd.nu

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Euronext welcomes GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) on Euronext Paris

Philippe Berterottière, President and Chief Executive Officer of GTT, opens the European trading day in Paris

GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) is the world leader in cryogenic membrane containment systems used in the shipbuilding industry for the transport of LNG.

For over 50 years, GTT has offered to its customers technologies which allow them to optimize storage space and reduce the construction and operation costs of ships or tanks equipped with these systems. GTT operates in four sectors: LNGCs (Liquefied Natural Gas Carriers), FPSOs (Floating Production Storage and Offloading units), FSRUs (Floating Storage and Regasification units) and onshore storage tanks.

Rintje Ritsma sounds gong for KPN Dutch Allround & Sprint speed skating championships

This winter, the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam is transformed into the ‘Coolste Baan van Nederland’, a Grand Oval 400 meter ice rink. Co-initiator Rintje Ritsma opens trading in honor of this occasion.

Sponsor KPN (ticker symbol: KPN)offers skating fans, their customers and employees the experience of ice skating in a historic sporting environment. From 28 February through 2 March 2014, the ‘Coolste Baan van Nederland’ has been designated by the KNSB as the location for the KPN NK Allround & Sprint.

For more information: www.coolstebaanvannederland.nl

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Richard Krajicek and winner ABN AMRO Young Talent Trophy sound gong

Richard Krajicek, founder of the Richard Krajicek Foundation, sounds the gong together with the winner of the ABN AMRO Young Talent Trophy.

The ABN AMRO Young Talent Trophy is a yearly tennis tournament for children between the ages of 10 and 12. Children who are not members of a tennis club get the chance to shine in a major tournament in front of a large audience. The sports leaders of our playgrounds put teams together and organized preliminaries. The final is played at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam.

The Richard Krajicek Foundation, that was founded 16 years ago, develops playgrounds in densely populated areas to stimulate youth to exercise. In doing so, the Foundation not only promotes health, but also social opportunities and social safety for youngsters living in the area. With the support of the business community, funding organizations and local governments, more than 100 playgrounds have so far been realized.

For more information: www.krajicek.nl

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SOS Children’s Villages visits Euronext Amsterdam

SOS Children’s Villages has been committed to children without parents or safe home for 65 years.

The international children's charity believes that family is the most important basis for the healthy development of children. Thanks to SOS Children’s Villages hundreds of thousands of children worldwide have found a solid foundation to develop into independent and promising adults. Preferably within the family, but if that's not possible, in a SOS family in a Children's Village.

Ceu Gonçalves grew up in Portugal with her two sisters in a SOS Children's Village because they would have otherwise stood alone. Ceu looks back on a loving and secure childhood with her mother and her SOS brothers and sisters. She went to school, graduated, got a job and met her (Dutch) husband. They now live with their daughter in the Netherlands. Ceu is an example of how children can grow up happily with family love and how they can develop. Ceu Gonçalves sounds the gong to call attention to all children in the world who stand alone.

For more information: www.soskinderdorpen.nl

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Man and robot celebrate 100-years Shell innovations by sounding gong

On 24 February 2014 it will be precisely 100 years since Shell (ticker symbol: RDSA) began its research activities in Amsterdam Noord. With the help of a robot from the University of Twente, Shell’s Chief Technology Officer Gerald Schotman sounds the gong to kick off this jubilee year, and to highlight the cooperative efforts of universities, government and companies aimed at accelerating the rate of innovation in the Netherlands.

The robot arm, specially programmed for this occasion by staff from the University of Twente, symbolizes cooperation between participants in the European Petrobot project. Together with other parties, including scientific advisors from the University of Twente and the University of Zurich (ETH), Shell is working within the framework of the EU to develop robots that can inspect petrochemical tanks. What began as a modest laboratory in Amsterdam, has since become a leading institute, and one of Shell’s three most important global technology centres.

For more information: www.shell.com

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Hulplijn Amsterdam visits Euronext Amsterdam

Hulplijn Amsterdam (previously known as Sensoor Amsterdam) has already been active for over 50 years and sounds the gong for its new identity.

Hulplijn Amsterdam is a 24 hours chat- and phone helpline for everyone in need of an anonymous conversation. Hulplijn Amsterdam is a professional organisation with on average 80 well-trained volunteers and a small permanent team of paid staff. Hulplijn Amsterdam provides a service in which the volunteer offers real attention and contact to the person calling. All together the volunteers have more than 20.000 conversations per year. The reasons for people to contact are varied and topics range from depression and psychological problems to loss of work and health. Loneliness plays a big part in many of these cases. CEO Ed Theunen sounds the gong.

For more information: www.hulplijnamsterdam.nl

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Gong marks listing Novisource

CEO of Novisource, Willem van der Vorm, sounds the gong to mark the listing of Novisource (ticker symbol: NOVI).

The new listing gives Novisource access to the capital market, enabling it to give further shape to its growth strategy. Novisource’s portfolio of brands includes Novisource Banking & Investments, Novisource Insurance & Pensions, Novisource Technology Services, B-Street and quality rating company Inhuurwijzer. Every day, Novisource’s project managers, business consultants and interim managers translate current and relevant business and ICT themes into the operations and operational processes of organisations, predominantly in the financial sector. They bring to the table a purely enterprising approach and the ability to deliver. Novisource helps organisations to develop and to achieve their goals. Novisource’s Technology Services brand chiefly targets the Telecom, Technology and Utilities industries. Under the B-Street label, the company supplies and deploys interim professionals who are hired externally. B-Street allows the company to respond quickly to clients’ requests without being exposed to any risk of overcapacity. B-Street possesses an extensive network of external interim professionals.

For more information: www.novisource.nl

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EnterNext welcomes Crossject on Alternext Paris

Patrick Alexandre, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Crossject rings the closing bell.

Crossject specializes in manufacturing and marketing needleless drug self-injection. The group provides Zeneo, a prefilled and single-use device that can be used for intradermal, subcutaneous and intramuscular injections.

Kids Moving the World and PostNL sound the gong

The Kids Moving the World Foundation, and PostNL, sound the gong in honour of the 444,000th child to take part in one of the programmes organised by Kids Moving the World.

Kids Moving the World works to raise awareness among children in the Netherlands of some of the issues the world faces. Various education modules are used to introduce children to issues such as hunger, poverty and sustainability. For over 10 years PostNL, together with Ricoh and PWC, have supported the lesson plans that the organisation develops for primary school children. Their employees act as Game Guides, providing the final lessons for primary school classes from years 1 to 8. Game Guides play a colourful, interactive game with the children, which corresponds to learning material that teachers have presented to them in advance. Currently, over 250 volunteers are active as Game Guides, providing 1700 lessons at 550 schools throughout the Netherlands. Game Guide Vesna de Buck from PostNL sounds the gong along with three pupils from the De Rosa School in Amsterdam.

For more information: www.kidsmovingtheworld.nl

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