Editing Dutch Ambassador Welcome kit (section)

== The Netherlands CS organisation ==
The Netherlands CS organisation team meets approximately once every three months. All the minutes of the Netherlands CS organisation you can find in the in the Dutch ambassadors wiki and in the Netherlands CS organisation wiki. Please read all the meeting minutes, they contain valuable information!!

You’re automatically enrolled in this group after you have obtained your Ambassadors status. You’re more than welcome to participate in any of the upcoming meetings.

In order to collaborate efficiently and effectively, the Netherlands CS organisation uses various communication tools: 
* [http://www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=5031 The Netherlands CS organisation group]: Discussions, remaining in touch and exchange of ideas. New ambassadors and active CS members will be added to the list 
* [http://groups.google.com/group/couchsurfingnl?hl=en The Netherlands CS google group]:  All CS NL documents should be sent/posted here. New ambassadors and active CS members will be added to the list. 
* The[[ Netherlands ]]wiki: It’s an open source of information and can be used and adapted even when the site is down. Feel free to add information (especially in the [[Dutch Ambassadors]]).
* [http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=couchsurfingnl%40gmail.com&ctz=Europe/Amsterdam The Netherlands CS google calendar]: All events happening in the Netherlands can be found in the google calender  
* Datum prikker: used for setting up new meetings

=== Other Netherlands Ambassadors ===
There are Ambassadors in all regions of the Netherlands. The [[Dutch Ambassadors]] and information about the CS NL organisation meetings (minutes) can both be found in the [[Dutch Ambassadors ]]wiki. Once again, please read all the meeting minutes, they contain valuable information!!

Everyone is encouraged to be on the lookout for people that would make a great ambassador or be valuable on a working group, and encourage them to apply or join!

=== Ambassador mentor ===

As a new ambassador we understand that you might still have questions after reading the Dutch ambassador welcome kit. To help you with any questions you might still have, there are 3 ambassador mentors. We divided the country up in North, Middle and South. Each ambassador mentor is a mentor to new ambassadors in his or her region. 

The regions are divided accordingly:
*North (Friesland/Groningen/Drenthe/Overijssel): 		[http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/gpikkio Giuseppe (GPIKKIO)]
*Middle (Noord-Holland/Zuid-Holland/Utrecht/Flevoland)		[http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/lizzie82ish Liza (LIZZIE82ISH)]
*South (Zeeland/Brabant/Limburg/Gelderland): 			[http://www.couchsurfing.com/people/lourenssenm Maikel (LOURENSSENM)]

Feel free to contact them if you have any questions

=== Tips for meet ups & activities === 
I am sure you already have a great deal of experience in organising meetings and events. The possible fellow Ambs in your city will probably have a way of organising things. It would be good to contact them about their plans.  

In the [http://www.couchsurfing.com/wiki/How_to_make_a_good_meeting how to make a good meeting page] you can find extra tips and tricks on organising meetings and events.   

CS has business cards you can customize and have printed or print yourself. This is a great help while promoting CouchSurfing. Simply [http://www.couchsurfing.com/business_cards.html download a file from here] and print out on your own.