1. Mission To make Delft a more interesting place to live, work or study by assisting Internationals who either have plans to come to our city or who already live here. 2. In other words Make life easier for newcomers Help longer term residents settle and be happier Retain skilled knowledge workers Bring together the International community in Delft (Expats, Internationals, Dutch Internationally- minded locals, Lovepats, Students, Businesses, Long Term, Short Term, Families and more!) 3. Official stichting since October 2014 Michiel & Evelien: native Dutch, strong networks in Delft and understanding of the city Renee: Dutch Australian, many years experience in several expat/international organisations. 4. Internationals in general do enjoy Living in Delft (and The Netherlands) but face a number of challenges, which we believe can be reduced Isolation, frustration, and a number of barriers with language and organising basic needs. We can overcome this by Building Bridges 5. Building Bridges Five ways Living in Delft plans to build bridges in Delft image: delftimagebank.com 6. 1. Between newcomers and residents Those first arriving in Delft (or planning on moving here) can benefit from the support and experience of those already here in a more structured manner image: delftimagebank.com 7. 2. Between current organisations These are currently operating fairly separately, would like to create more opportunities to bring groups together to learn from each other and cross refer. image: dutchaustralian.com 8. 3. Between Internationals & Locals Internationals want to meet Dutch people and vice versa. image: delftimagebank.com 9. 4. Between Businesses and Residents Local business - both large and small - can benefit from a better understanding of and closer connection to this group and their needs image: delftimagebank.com 10. 5. Between other cities in NL Delft can be showcased as an international city in its own right. We also plan to connect with other cities with expat populations. image: delftimagebank.com 11. How? 12. 1. Website Bringing together information in English all in one place 13. 2. Events Hosting and highlighting a number of events throughout the year in English to bring Internationals together in Delft 14. Internationals can register online for events. We have a number of ideas and will share details online soon - sign up for our enewsletter: Theatre nights (Theater de Veste & Rietveld) Movie nights (Path) English language history and culture tours 15. 3. Basic Needs Creating a free checklist and system for a one stop shop for newcomers in English 16. 4. Online community Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+, Enewsletter 17. 5. Other services Ideas for connecting to other services: Relocation, Housing, Family, Connection - make things even easier for newcomers 18. Funding Official Stichting - Transparent Social enterprise - business planning/sustainable Corporate sponsorship -provide value for money and access to an established, engaged community This event kindly sponsored by Theater de Veste, Chamber of Commerce (KVK) and ABN AMRO 19. Volunteers We all work on this project part time and would like build a team of volunteers to be able to do even more, but also important part of community. Would you like to help others, learn new skills and have some fun? Ask for an information pack 20. Partnerships Build strong relationships with and cross refer people to existing organisations Events such as tonight to better understand the great work that is already done. 21. Gemeente Delft Ferrie Frster 22. Delft Marketing & Conferences Evelien van der Kruit 23. TU Delft International Office Elco van Noort 24. Theater de Veste Jasper Weck 25. Delft MaMa Nareen Beales 26. International Women's Day 8 Maart Lucie Cunningham 27. TEDxDelft & TU Delta Magazine Molly Quell 28. Lean in Circle Delft & TEDx DelftWomen Manuela Damant & Sarah Brown 29. True Blue Delft Sytske van der Zee 30. Taste! / Delft International Cafe Doninique van Werkhov 31. Delft Mozaiek Nan Deardorff-McClain 32. True Colors Delft Regina Stork 33. Renations Renata Hendriks 34. ACCESS Deborah Valentine 35. ICP & Check-NL Nicole van Haelst 36. AngloINFO Zuid Holland John Graham-King 37. TheHagueOnLine Billy Allwood 38. Also talking to Westcord Inter-IKEA DutchbuzZ Radio Delft International School Delftians Student Association Let us know any others! 39. Sharing Stories & Experiences 40. Sharing Stories & Experiences 41. Help grow this community Connect online: Sign up to enews, follow Facebook Share your feedback and ideas - email or talk to us Volunteer with us - e.g. host an event? Funding and donations always welcome Tell another international in Delft about us 42. Together, let's make Living in Delft - and The Netherlands - an amazing experience for Internationals 43. Timelapse video by TU Delft student Pengcheng He http://youtu.be/fV-z9SW7QAA