I would like to invite you to Agile Open Holland, which will take place on 3 & 4 November in Dieren, The Netherlands.

Agile Open Holland is an open space conference. This means all attendees can propose sessions on the spot. The other attendees then choose which sessions they want to participate in - whoever comes are the right people!

For everyone with an affinity for product concepts, development, pricing and other topics related to bringing (new) products to the market successfully, an interesting event will take place on Sunday November 20th, 2011. On that day, it's time for the third edition of ProductCamp Amsterdam.

Financial Agile, with the kind support of its sponsor, Ugly Duckling, are running their first ever essay writing competition. It is our aim to help promote, and reward, technical writing. In the agile community we speak of quality in everything we do, yet we are so busy building great teams and great software that our writing suffers!

XP Days Benelux (1 & 2 December 2011) is the premier agile conference in the Benelux, intended for people from all walks of life who want to uncover better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. XP Days Benelux is made for, and made by, the Agile Community. It focuses on practical knowledge, real-world experience, and active participation of everyone.

You can be a presenter at XP Days Benelux. It's a great learning experience and you'll meet plenty of people interested in the same topic or struggling with the same issues as you are. And you get a free ticket to both days of the conference.

Meetup 30 maart: 10 Jaar Agile Manifesto

Het Agile Manifesto bestaat precies 10 jaar! Wat heeft 10 jaar agile opgeleverd? Waar gaat het naar toe? Wat komt er na agile? Is het tijd voor een nieuw manifesto?

I'd like to invite you to the Mini XP Day conference, which will be held on Friday April 1st in Mechelen. XP Day Benelux is the premier agile conference in the Benelux area. It provides a good opportunity for exchanging ideas and sharing experiences and is suited for both experienced participants and beginners in Agile methods. The focus of this conference is on practical knowledge, real-world experience, and active participation of everyone.

The program of Mini XP Day features 12 of the most popular sessions of XP Days Benelux 2010. See the feedback from last year's participants.

Don't wait too long to register as we limit the number of participants to 90.

Donderdagavond 24 februari is er weer een Agile Holland meetup. Deze keer met James O. Coplien als gast. Onderwerp is Agile en Architectuur.

De avond begint om 18:00 en duurt tot 21:00. Lokatie is bij Zilverline.
Het adres is: Molukkenstraat 200 E2 te Amsterdam.

Event: Meet up with beer and pizza.

Date: Thursday the 24th of February.

Time: 19:00 - 20:30

Location: Ebay, Wibautstraat 224, Amsterdam.

Next week we are having a meet-up at E-Bay in Amsterdam. It is close to Amsterdam Zuid and the motor way. The talk is based on our talk at Belgium Testing days, which was very warmly received.

Importantly, the food and beer are free and, I also heard, Willem van den Ende is coming out of retirement to make an appearance!

The evening will suit anyone who is interested in social dynamics. It is very much in the mode of people and not process. For more details, click here.

On 4 February, 2011, Jurgen Appelo's new book Management 3.0 will be launched in the Donner Selexyz book store in Rotterdam.