World Cancer Research Fund highlights the 2012 World Cancer Day 

During the 2012 World Cancer Day on Saturday 4 February, the Netherlands branch of the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and the international organisation will highlight the importance of cancer prevention.

Launch of the Quantitative Management Initiative (QMI) 

The 'Quantitative Management Initiative (QMI)' aims at creating synergies between quantitative management firms, academia and market authorities in order to achieve excellence in research.

Publication Amsterdam City Index celebrated with gong ceremony by initiator Association Amsterdam City  

The Amsterdam City Index, barometer of the economic climate in Amsterdam city centre, reached 116 points this year.

Sounding of the gong in honour of World Leprosy Day 

Every year on World Leprosy Day extra awareness for leprosy is created. In 2011 approximately 250,000 new cases were found worldwide.

Ireen van Ditshuyzen, winner of the Sound and Vision Award for her work performs the opening gong ceremony 

Ireen van Ditshuyzen, winner of the 2011 Lifetime Sound and Vision Award performs the opening gong ceremony at the Amsterdam exchange.

NYSE Euronext celebrates ICMA's 2012 Economic Summit and New Year's Event at the Stock Exchange Building in the presence of the Board Members of ICMA Belgium. 

Herman Van Cauwenberge, Chairman of ICMA Belgium rings the Opening Bell.

Students from Melbourne university ring the opening bell in Paris  

The students from Melbourne University (Finance and accounting) travel in Europe for a study tour.

The exchange professionals with last year’s most accurate predictions in the IEX questionnaire closes trading 

The exchange professionals whose predictions in the Corné van Zeijl IEX questionnaire proved most accurate sound the closing gong at NYSE Euronext Amsterdam.

Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Mr. Zhang Jun, opens trading 

Today, Monday 23 January, is the start of the Chinese New Year. Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Mr. Zhang Jun, opens trading.

The Dutch Food Bank sounds the opening gong to highlight the importance of food security for everyone in the Netherlands 

According to a recent report by the Central Statistics Bureau of the Netherlands, over one million people live in poverty in this country.

Gong ceremony celebrates National Read Aloud Days 2012 

To mark the National Read Aloud Days 2012 Chris Haughton opened the trading day at the Amsterdam exchange. The picture book 'Mama Kwijt' of Haughton is named picture book of the year 2012.

Sounding of the gong marks start of Jumping Amsterdam 

From Thursday January 19 till Sunday January 22 the Holland Complex of the Amsterdam RAI is transformed into the centre of the international equestrian.

Director VEB, Jan Maarten Slagter, sounds gong to celebrate renewing Effect 

Jan Maarten Slagter, director of Investors Association VEB, sounds gong to celebrate the renewing of Investor's magazine Effect.

NYSE Euronext celebrates the listing of Befimmo bonds on the Brussels markets. 

Benoît De Blieck, CEO of Befimmo rings the Opening Bell in the presence of other representatives of Befimmo.

Opening exchange in honour of KPN ‘Schaatsvriendendag’ of the National Foundation Disability Sports 

The National Foundation Disability Sports, opens trading to raise attention for the KPN ‘Schaatsvriendendag'.

Margot Ende, director, SOS Children’s Villages, sounded the gong for children in Haiti 

For over 60 years SOS Children's Villages has been helping children without families to grow up in a loving environment in their own country.

The Dutch Heart Association sounds the gong to highlight seven new year’s resolutions for the heart  

Over one million people in the Netherlands suffer from heart and pulmonary disease.