8 maart, Olympisch Vuur Jaarcongres 2012
Op 8 maart vindt in Hotel- en Congrescentrum Papendal het Olympisch Vuur Jaarcongres 2012 plaats. Ook OSF is hiervoor uitgenodigd. Belangstellende OSF participanten dienen zich hiervoor via OSF aan te melden en geen gebruik te maken van het online registratieformulier! Het mailadres hiervoor is: r.kramer@orangesportsforum.nl. Voor die partijen die hun OSF-jaarbijdrage 2012 hebben voldaan, is deelname via deze weg gratis. Voor anderen bedragen de kosten € 28. Bij deze gelegenheid zal onze internet portal voor het eerst publiekelijk worden gepresenteerd. Voor het volledige programma: zie www.olympisch-vuur.nl.

Uit de informatie van Olympisch Vuur 2028: “Sinds het vorige jaarcongres zijn er met Olympisch Vuur 2028 belangrijke stappen gezet. Tijdens dit Jaarcongres zijn er wederom interessante sprekers, uitdagende discussies, praktische workshops en constructieve speeddates. De focus zal liggen op het creëren van concrete resultaten en publiek private samenwerking. Tijdens speeddates en workshops worden vraag en aanbod bij elkaar gebracht. Het doel: gouden matches tussen projecten en bedrijven. De beste matchmakers van de dag winnen een dagarrangement naar de Olympische Spelen in Londen!”.

Ontwikkeling matchmaking portal – oproep fotomateriaal
Zoals eerder gemeld wordt er hard aan gewerkt om de internet site die het Nederlandse sportbedrijfsleven in contact moet brengen met buitenlandse opdrachtgevers op 8 maart operationeel te hebben (zie ook hierboven bij Jaarcongres Olympisch Vuur).

Ambassadeursconferentie 24 januari, Eindhoven
Tijdens de ambassadeursconferentie kreeg een groep van ca. 30 Nederlandse ambassadeurs tijdens hun verblijf op de High Tech Campus in Eindhoven een ‘sneak preview’ van de in ontwikkeling zijnde web portal. De reacties waren alom positief. Men ziet dit echt als een praktische bijdrage aan het versterken van de mogelijkheden om het Nederlandse bedrijfsleven via de sport in contact te brengen met buitenlandse opdrachtgevers. Ook hebben we van de gelegenheid gebruikt gemaakt om een aantal tweegesprekken met individuele ambassadeurs te hebben. Waaronder die in Kazachstan en Nieuw-Zeeland. Ook met een aantal andere landen worden de mogelijkheden voor Nederlandse activiteiten onderzocht.

Nation Branding en Investment Expo, 6-8 maart 2012
OSF zal deelnemen aan de Nation Branding en Investment Expo 2012 in Eindhoven. Zie hiervoor ook de bijlage ‘Nation Branding & Investment Expo 2012 Visitor Brochure’. Zie ook: www.nbiexpo.com. Inschrijven als bezoeker is vanaf 6 februari op die site mogelijk. Daaar vindt u ook alle nadere informatie omtrent deze Expo. Op woensdag 7 maart zal OSF een presentatie over Sport en Internationale Business verzorgen.

Voorbereidingen missie Qatar
Zie ook bijlage bij dit bericht: ‘Vooraankondiging WK 2022 handelsmissie Qatar’. FME-CWM organiseert in nauwe samenwerking met de Nederlandse Ambassade in Qatar een handelsdelegatie in het kader van het WK 2022 en andere grote sportevenementen welke in de komende jaren in Qatar zullen worden georganiseerd. Deelnemende bedrijven zullen in de volgende vier categorieën worden ondergebracht:
A) Architecture, master planning, landscaping,
B) Construction, engineering, consultancy,
C) Transport & Logistics, support systems, safety & security, crowd control,
D) Sports en sports management.
Momenteel zijn de voorbereidingen gaande met Organising Committees en toonaangevende bedrijven in Qatar. Verder vindt afstemming plaats met een aansprekende missieleider voor de handelsmissie.

Ruben Houkes, Olympic medallist in judo and owner of 2Basics informed the meeting of his ideas on how to develop cooperation between grassroots sports and export. Leaving the participants with some thoughts for the future.

The presentations (updates in Dutch of the state of affairs in relation to the upcoming major events and relevant countries) of the meeting where sent to all OSF and FME-CWM Task Force Euro 2012 particpants. We where also informed of the appointment of Rob Baan by the All Indian Football Federation to draft a plan for the development of youth soccer in India, and how OSF operates in day-to-day practice. First item on the agenda in 2012 is a sports trade mission to Qatar (2022, WC Football).

2011 has been a year of pioneering in cooperation between sports, business and government. 2012 will be the year in which we will test and proof the succes of this cooperation.

You will inter alia be informed of latest news and developments regarding:

-         Russia (2013 bilateral year NL-Russian Federation en WC Football 2018)

-         Brasil 2014/2016

-         Qatar 2022

-         India (Rob Baan sets up youth soccer development program of AIFF)

-         OSF’s future and cooperation with FME-CWM Task Force Euro 2012

-         Results of talks with ministries, VNO-NCW, Olympisch Vuur, etc.

Further information on the agenda, address of the meeting place and registration will be sent to participants a.s.a.p.

See you on December, 15^th in The Hague!

Ronald Kramer

OSF Director

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  Programme:

We hope this invitation will fit into our Members’  schedule and we are looking forward to see you on June 28th.

The much touted technical director – who was not only going to personally supervise the grassroots development of the game, but also bridge the gap in communication between the senior team coach and the junior teams – will now be replaced by a team of directors who will calculate the progress and prepare reports for the federation to assess.

Although the federation has refused to go on record with the development, saying that only initial talks have been held so far, an AIFF official confirmed that they are impressed with the plan of the Holland- based group and that the deal is on.

“The deal is set to be signed. Although the company arrive in India at the end of the month for a presentation for the federation, it will be more of an effort from their side to understand the football culture in the country and the infrastructural conditions,” the official told MAIL TODAY.

“They will be travelling across the country and get accustomed to the Indian culture. Although the basic principles of the programme will be same as that of the Dutch style of play – something which is famous all over the world – it will be customised to suit India’s needs,” he noted.

“It is a win-win situation for Indian football. Not only does OSF pump in money for the technical team to operate in India, but if all goes well, legends like Guus Hiddink could be coming over to chalk out grassroots development plan for the country. Honestly, we don’t have the financial feasibility to approach someone like Hiddink.”

According to the official, it is the keenness shown by European corporate, who operate in India, which really set the ball rolling for the plan to see the light of the day. “OSF has received a lot of offers from European companies who are eager to invest in the Indian market. They are really eager to tap the market in the country. They feel that India is one country whose potential in the world market is untouched. “They feel being associated with the federation would help them in their endeavour to tap the Indian market. It is no surprise that the game has a huge following in the country, despite the national team not doing that well,” he said.

Our host will be Frans Cornelis MBA, Managing Director, Group Marketing & Communications of Randstad Holding NV. Frans is, among others, responsible for all of Randstad’s corporate sponsorships.

As you all know the Orange Sports Forum foundation was established in July 2010 and has meanwhile welcomed its first participants and renowned endorsement partners. The committee, chaired by Marcel de Rooij (director of Twynstra Gudde), has started its work. The efforts aimed on India have so far resulted in two concrete applications which offer great opportunities for the OSF and its members. In short, it is time to exchange ideas and to name concrete activities and to take some decisions.

The programme will be as follows:

11 am           Welcome by Frans Cornelis MBA

11.05 am       OSF update by Ronald Kramer (OSF executive)

11.15 am       “Selling Holland abroad” by Hans van Driem, Managing Director Holland Business Promotion Office

11.35 am       India applications and the role of OSF by Arun SwamiPersaud

Noon            Questions/discussion/decisions

12.15 pm       Coffee break

12.30 pm       Presentation Randstad Holding and its Top Sport Academy

1.00 pm        Lunch offered by Randstad Holding (incl. networking)

2.00 pm        End

We have chosen to invite widely. This means that our participants, endorsing partners and all companies which have previously been invited and companies that have shown interest in the OSF are cordially welcome at this meeting.

You can register for this meeting  til September 25^th as OSF participant / endorsing partner or participant by email: d.degroot@orangesportsforum.nl.

For further information on the Orange Sports Forum: www.orangesportsforum.nl.

You can also contact Ronald Kramer (+31 6 51 59 73 67) or Arun SwamiPersaud (+31 6 22 41 74 32).

We are looking forward to meeting you on October 5th!

At this meeting the parties discussed the Orange Sports Forum’s agenda. The Orange Sports Forum is charged with developing a network of and for Dutch companies and organizations, in order that they can widely market their knowledge and expertise on sports to (up and coming) markets and relations, with their counterparts in these up and coming countries.

The Orange Sports Forum wants to develop into a network where sport associations, sport technical companies and businesses with a strong affinity for sport can meet. The companies and organizations can share knowledge within this network and profile in the field of sport expertise and, where necessary, develop business opportunities together. The persons present stated that the establishment of such a platform in the Netherlands seems definitely significant.

 The sports market in India is considered as one of the first markets that will be explored by Orange Sports Forum. This market is in full development and therefore offers great opportunities. We want to research how we, the Orange Sports Forum, can work together to apply these opportunities and how we can establish a structural relation with the Indian sports industry.

This means that we, in the near future, want to apply ourselves together with the other participants, to establish and extend the Orange Sports Forum network. Secondly we will research how we can give further shape to our relations with Sports India.

Meeting:                Orange X-Sport / Orange Sports Forum

Date:                     Tuesday May 25^th, 2010

Time:                     10.00-12.00 am

Location:               United Broadcast Facilities, Naarderweg 16, Hilversum

You can register for this meeting contact Diana de Groot at dianadegroot@thebridge.nl.

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