Events

The photos are here! This year is RDM Next's 5th anniversary and we celebrated this last month! 🎈Willem de Kam was there, just like at the opening 5 years ago, to take photos (and also of some of our spaces and the surroundings, as you can see below). Are you among them? To all attendees: thank you for the fun and on to the Next 5! Do you see a photo that you would like to have in a large format? Send us a message and we will send it to you! 5 years of RDM Next Spaces and surroundings Team…

We are ready. Today we have a big conference in the Loft XL. We can receive 200 guests here in a House of Commons setup, followed by lunch. The lunch was provided by Van der Linde catering and the technology by Peitsman Techniek. The guests arrived by boat and left by bus for a tour of the harbor. Do you have any questions? Please contact us

It is not yet noticeable from the nice weather, but we are now running at full speed here! This week we proudly hosted the kick-off of PortXL in the Loft, we received KPN IoT for a great IoT workshop from Junior IoT and the Commissariat Room was used for various meetings. There are more great events on the agenda in the coming period, we are really looking forward to welcoming you again! But secretly that's not all: at the back, our team is busy working on something new. About this very soon…

The Transformation of European Shipbuilding: Exploring the Impact of New Technologies! Yesterday and today there are three different European projects in the loft, all aimed at applying new technologies in shipbuilding processes. These three projects, namely the FIBRE4YARDS project, Mari4_YARD and the Resurgam Project, share their knowledge and developments to advance the future of shipbuilding. Christophe Tytgat opened his presentation yesterday by asking whether new technologies will be enough to stimulate the shipyard industry. Today, during the second day of the joint dissemination event in the loft, the three sister projects (FIBRE4YARDS project, Mari4_YARD and Resurgam Project) will…

This week the Municipality of Rotterdam visited us at the RDM for an event called 5CC (Five Cities Connect). This day was packed with workshops and networking moments. The day started in the Auditorium, where guests from five different world cities received an introduction to the RDM. They were then treated to inspiring speeches by Fatuma Koker and Gerlof de Haan. After the plenary part, the visitors were led to the IT Campus, where they participated in various workshops in four different break-out rooms. Upon arrival they were welcomed with refreshing vitamin water and nakd health bars. There was a wide choice of workshops, ranging from strategic issues to technical…

This week De Loft was all about women in the workplace! KPN visited us on Wednesday and Karlijn Straver from WOMEN INC gave an interactive presentation about female inclusivity within companies. WOMEN INC has been striving to improve the position of women in the Netherlands since 2005 and the guests present were actively involved in the conversation to share thoughts and ideas. The main topic of this event was the pursuit of a society in which gender or sex has no influence on the opportunities of individuals. In between there was a delicious lunch and a drink at the end, where the…

On Tuesday our Loft was completely dedicated to ProRail: from an interactive game to networking while enjoying snacks and drinks! The afternoon started with serious gaming, where the group was divided into five smaller groups. The aim of the game was to renovate a station, where the participants each had to work together in an assigned role with different interests to arrive at a solution. An educational and fun way to work together. After the game there was a plenary session, after which there was time to network and talk...

Innovation in Tank Storage What happens at a terminal and how can you get the best out of automation in tank storage? That was the approach last Friday at the Tank Automation Café. With a number of innovative parties from the iTanks network and a group of interested visitors, we explored the next steps towards the terminal of the future. We started the afternoon with coffee, tea and snacks and so the group could get off to a good start with the program. The group received a keynote by Bram Klijn, Maintenance TA Support Engineer at Huntsman. Bram explained the state of affairs regarding data-driven…

Watch the NIPV video for an impression of the National Day for Information Management Crisis Management. On September 29, 2022, more than 130 colleagues gathered in the RDM Rotterdam to exchange knowledge and share experiences in the field of net-centric collaboration and information management. View more news