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Geldrop beach volleyball tournament almost fully booked

Lila Mehrez
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Geldrop beach volleyball tournament almost fully booked

The Geldrop Beach Volleyball Tournament will be held for the eighth time on June 22 and 23, 2024. The location is the same as last year, namely the parking lot on the Heuvel (Marktplein). The matches start at 12 noon on both days.

75 teams have already registered. A maximum of 84 teams can participate. On Saturday the teams are randomly assigned. On Sundays there are separate classes for women, men and mixed teams. Each team consists of at least 4 people. The competition program lasts until approximately 7:00 PM on both days.

Registration is possible until June 1, 2024 or earlier until the maximum of 84 teams has been reached. For more information consult the website. Registration is only final once the registration fee of 125 euros has been paid.

 

Source: Studio040

For Eindhoven News: Lila Mehrez

High Tech Campus brains are spotting falcons

Bob
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High Tech Campus brains are spotting falcons

To give the bright minds at the High Tech Campus a break and let them discover the nature around their own offices, Portuguese expatriate Nuno started organising a monthly ‘wildlife’ walk. It is now a huge success.

Nuno Corado came to Eindhoven because his wife started working at Signify. He decided to use his background as an ecologist to set up a business. In Corona time, he started offering wildlife tours to companies, but now he also organises public tours of the High Tech Campus grounds for which anyone can sign up.

The ‘safari’ takes place once a month; on this particular Tuesday afternoon the sun is shining and hundreds of employees of the High Tech Campus are walking around the grounds in groups. They all do a lunch walk, but this lunch walk is different. Guide Nuno points out, his group stares, and listens to his stories about the falcons and a blue tit.

“Really nice”, an IT specialist says with a smile. “That there is so much to see here, which you don’t expect at all. But that it is a special area where we work, I knew that”. A lady with pearl earrings and spotless white trousers heaves a sigh when the walk is over. “I saw a lot, a peregrine falcon, a kestrel and a blue tit. It was lovely”.

After an hour, the employees return to their desks, satisfied and relaxed. They can recommend such a safari to anyone.

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

 

Samen voor Nederland (together for the Netherlands) back protesting farmers and protest against Corona measures

Sangeetha Dennis
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Samen voor Nederland (together for the Netherlands) back protesting farmers and protest against Corona measures

Demonstrators gathered in a large group on Sunday in Eindhoven to show their support for farmers and their dissatisfaction with the Corona measures.

It was an initiative by Samen voor Nederland and started from Stadhuisplein. By noon, the square was filled with young and old protesters. They carried flags with texts such as ‘real citizens support farmers’, as well as flags bearing gravely insulting texts. The dissatisfaction among the crowd was not only because of the government’s treatment of farmers and the nitrogen policy. There were also people who expressed their aversion to “the media” and Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s corona policy. One of the best-known attendees was the foreman of Virus Truth, Willem Engel.

The protesters began their march through Eindhoven after they had been whipped up with music and speeches at the Stadhuisplein. The aim of the demonstration was to tell the government to stop bullying farmers and to end the Corona measures.

source:studio040.nl

 

Former mayor Jorritsma lands job at TU/e

Lila Mehrez
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Former mayor Jorritsma lands job at TU/e

Former mayor of Eindhoven, John Jorritsma, will become chairman of the supervisory board (SB) of TU/e ​​Participations, the TU/e ​​department that deals with the university’s participation in start-ups.

In addition to chairman of the supervisory board, Jorritsma’s new role will also involve The Gate, the platform that can help tech start-ups in the region take their first steps.

Through The Gate, and participation with TU/e ​​Participation, TU/e ​​wants to ensure that scientific inventions are translated into successful companies. In addition to education and research, it is a core task of the university, according to the educational institution.

“I am very excited about this new role. I have always enjoyed and proudly watched the entrepreneurship at TU/e”, says John Jorritsma on his appointment. “The university is constantly creating innovations and start-ups, all of which have smart ideas for solving societal and industrial challenges. I think it’s great to be able to contribute to that.”

‘Extensive network’

Chairman of the Board Robert-Jan Smits also says that he is pleased that Jorritsma is committed to TU/e. “We know him as a very involved and driven director with a big heart for entrepreneurship. Especially the start-ups themselves will benefit from his extensive network in Brainport Region Eindhoven.”

Before becoming mayor, Jorritsma was the King’s Commissioner in Friesland and director of the investment fund of the province of North Brabant, the Brabant Development Agency. After his mayoralty, Jorritsma started working as chairman of the Supervisory Board at Avans Hogescholen.

 

Source: Studio040

For Eindhoven News: Lila Mehrez

New meeting point Eindhoven News: at Student Hotel Eindhoven

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New meeting point Eindhoven News: at Student Hotel Eindhoven

The Student Hotel Eindhoven will be a place where you can meet Eindhoven News. Last week they have reached an agreement, so weekly on Mondays from 16:00h to 18:00h you will be able to find members of the Eindhoven News team in cafe The Pool.

This open meetup is for volunteers of Eindhoven News to get to know each other, it is also for anybody who likes to meet Eindhoven News. If you have something to share (news, experience, event, story) or if you like to know what is happening in Eindhoven, you can just walk in and you’ll find them downstairs in the open and spacious design cafe The Pool. They like to connect with you as (new) Eindhoven citizen.

Both organisations benefit from this arrangement: the online newspaper has a beautiful working and meeting space and can use the meeting rooms when necessary. The hotel will get good exposure for their events, can publish about things happening and about new developments, in the (international) community of greater Eindhoven.

Fanny van den Dries, the new manager of The Student Hotel says: “we are more than a place to stay, we do rent rooms yes, but we also organise events, we have a great restaurant, a nice coffee bar in the centre of town. We like The Student Hotel to be a location where local and international people gather. This cooperation fits our prospective.”

Eindhoven News is an online newspaper, they don’t have a fixed office space. All the team members do work from home or from flexible working spaces. To meet each other they use different locations, for example in the Hub, at the Library or at Seats2Meet. The advantage of this way of working is that the reporters and writers are in the places where it happens.

According to Irene Martens, manager of Eindhoven News: “if we need to work quietly we stay at home, but when working outside we like to be where people walk in and out, where we meet new people and where we hear what is going on in town. There is always something new to tell from people we meet, always a great story to write from where we are. There is so much happening in Eindhoven, we like to be in the middle of it. We are a kind of crowd-sourcing newspaper, Your News is Our News. We co-create.”

“The good thing about being in the Student Hotel is that there is a mixture of local and international people. This way the visitors mix and mingle, learn from each other and start doing things together,” adds Irene.

Fanny became the new manager of The Student Hotel last April, she is happy with the cooperation because working with meaningful organisations perfectly fits TSH’s mission: “to create boundary-blurring spaces where students, travelers, mobile professionals, creative nomads and enterprising minds can connect and thrive in smart design co-living and co-working spaces”. This is where this collaboration is about.

Carnaval parade cancelled

Ame
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Carnaval parade cancelled

The parade planned for Saturday in Lampegat (Eindhoven) has been cancelled. This was the decision made by the Eindhoven Carnaval Federation (FEC) after discussions with emergency services, the City Council and other parties involved.

The parade has been cancelled due to the poor weather conditions predicted for this weekend. The main culprit being strong winds.

The organisation made the decision to prevent accidents.”There is a big chance Carnaval trucks might be blown over by the strong winds,” comments an FEC spokesperson.

“Based on the current [weather] forecast, this is the only correct choice. To delay the decision would not serve the parade participants’ interests.” It is currently unknown if the parade will proceed on a different date.

The weather

On Saturday, strong winds with average speeds of between 29 and 49 km/h are expected. The winds could reach a speed of up to 75 km/h. This is cause for alarm regarding the planned Carnaval parade. Strong winds are also predicted on Sunday.

Mayor Jorritsma supports the Federation’s decision, saying “It is a brave decision on the part of the FEC and emergency services. I fully support it; safety comes first.” He also expressed empathy for the disappointment of volunteers and others involved.

Source: Studio040

Translator: Ame Harris

Editor: Melinda Walraven

‘Old but not old-fashioned’: DAF Museum honours Italian designer

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‘Old but not old-fashioned’: DAF Museum honours Italian designer

The DAF Museum dedicates an exhibition to the Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti. The designer was of great importance for the appearance of DAF’s passenger cars.

Michelotti designed more than 1,200 cars for Alfa Romeo, BMW and Fiat, among others. For DAF, the Italian designed the DAF 44, the first DAF car to be produced in Born, in the factory where VDL subsidiary NedCar is now located.

“Michelotti has been enormously decisive for the appearance of the passenger car”, Geert Vermeer, chairman of the DAF Museum, says. “He not only was important for DAF, but for the whole car industry. He is one of the most important Italian car designers. That’s why the great thing about the exhibition is the amount of sketches we can show of what eventually became the DAF 44, but he also laid the first hands on the DAF 77, which eventually became the Volvo 343”, Vermeer says.

Glass surface
Vermeer is clear about what made Michelotti stand out. “The DAF 44 is one of the first cars that did not have a grill at the front. It did have a grill, but it was under the bumper. Moreover, it was one of the cars with the largest surface area of glass in its time. All in all, it is a timeless design. It is an old car, of course, but it is not old-fashioned”, Vermeer says.

There is also another special feature to the exhibition, according to Vermeer. “It is the first time that cars are exhibited that are not made by DAF, which is unique for us”, Vermeer says.

The exhibition starts on Saturday 16 October, 100 years after Michelotti’s birthday. His son Edgardo Michelotti will be present at the opening of the exhibition.

Source: www.studio040.nl

Translated by: Bob

Dancing with a beam of light as your dance partner in The Ballroom

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Dancing with a beam of light as your dance partner in The Ballroom

Dancing on the dance floor. This is possible during GLOW on the TU campus. Team Ignite of the TU/Eindhoven created the art project “The Ballroom”. A light installation that follows you around and allows you to dance.

TEAM IGNITE, Tim de Jong and Philip Ross, are looking for the sense of connection between the visitors of GLOW to rekindle that social cohesion of dancing together with their light artwork.

How does that work exactly?
The visitors are detected anonymously by means of infrared imaging. This way, the beam of light chooses its partner at random while the music of the student orchestra Quadrivium is playing. All this happens in real time, without any delay. The art installation can be seen until Saturday during GLOW, at the Metaforum on the TU campus.

TEAM IGNITE, Tim de Jong and Philip Ross, are looking for the sense of connection between the visitors of GLOW to rekindle that social cohesion with their light artwork.

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

 

Clown Arno has had ‘hidden’ theatre in his backyard for 30 years

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Clown Arno has had ‘hidden’ theatre in his backyard for 30 years

The little theatre in Arno Huibers’ backyard may be small, but that intimate touch is exactly what makes the performance. The “secret place of Eindhoven”, as Arno himself calls it, lends itself perfectly to his subdued clown acts.

“I’m not a clown with frills. On my nose I put a tiny clown nose and of course I have costumes”. Arno sits in his gypsy wagon where all sorts of clown stuff is displayed and which doubles as a cash register. “Most people really like that, too. That they enter the garden and step into a little paradise”.

Arno has been a clown himself for more than 40 years. As a tribute to the clowns of the past, he plays his show “Homage to the Clown”, in which he reviews various artists such as Charlie Chaplin, Rowan Atkinson and Slava Polunin. The performance can be admired at Arno’s Theater (theatre) in the Tongelre district starting in March.

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

Dutch tree climbing champion: ‘experience is key’

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Dutch tree climbing champion: ‘experience is key’

Climbing and scrambling and, above all, not looking down. For Harrie Verbeek from Waalre it is almost daily fare. As an arborist, he is the Dutch champion tree climber and is now going for the European title.

Verbeek not only had to – literally – climb a tree for it, but also show all kinds of skills, such as pruning branches and rescuing someone. So during the NK (Dutch championships), organised by the Kring Praktiserende Boomverzorgers (circle of practicing tree wardens) – Nederlandse afdeling van de International Society of Arboriculture (Dutch branch of the International Society of Arboriculture, ISA) – the participants were judged on various components. And the Waalre citizen showed himself the best of all his colleagues in this.

Giants in Tasmania

At Landgoed (estate) Eikenburg in Eindhoven, where Verbeek is regularly at work, he demonstrates how fast he can climb a tree. “Technique is at least as important as speed. And the higher you throw your line, the better the score. After all, that’s your starting position”. The trees at Eikenburg are just dwarfs by the way, compared to the giants Verbeek has conquered in, say, Tasmania. “One was 95 metres high”.

Experience

It’s certainly not a piece of cake, the Waalre arborist acknowledges, because you’re climbing into a living object. “It is experience mostly. If you’re just starting this, you have to get used to it. You’re in a tree, which moves and bends. And you’re at quite a height, so it has to become second nature. We are very conscious about what we do and through that you remove the risks for the most part”.

Verbeek will travel to Slovakia at the end of June, to participate in the European Championships. He would like to become European champion, because the winner gets to go to the World Championships in Atlanta, United States, next year.

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

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