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August 2010
Extracts from ACWW
Area President's Newsletter:
My warmest
thank you to all delegates for the support received at the
Triennial Conference! It is an honour and a privilege for me to act
as your Area President during the Triennium
2010-2013.
On behalf of all Europe Area member societies, let me express our joy for the fact that Mrs May Kidd, formerly Deputy President of ACWW, was elected new World President.
My warmest congratulations to May!
ACWW Triennial Conference, Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA: The programme was great and it is a pity that many of the Europeans had to stay at home because of the volcanic eruption in Iceland. I could not have attended had I not left Finland one week earlier in order to meet with my relatives in the US.
I am sorry for all of you who in the end could not attend. At the same time, I wish to thank the organisers in the US, as well the London Central Office, for their magnificent work in coping with the unpredicted circumstances (e.g., by organising a vote via the internet).
General resolutions adopted covered: women's need for access credit (first adopted at the 2008 Europe Area Conference in Southampton, UK), reduced use of plastic bags and packaging (also first adopted in Southampton), the education of women in financial management and the retention of arable land for food production.
Recommendations were made to: Encourage member societies to plant trees to counteract global warming, and require that ACWW Board and Committee members should be individual members of the organisation.
(Our world organisation's economy is still very tight so I encourage you to please take every opportunity to promote ACWW and its good work.)
A more detailed list of resolutions and recommendations can be found here.
Europe Area Conference, Dublin, April 4-8, 2011: Contrary to some earlier information, the conference will be held in Dublin, at Bewley's Hotel. This will enable us to host more delegates.
The theme for the conference is volunteering, to honour the European Commission's European Year of Volunteering.
More than 100million Europeans engage in voluntary activities and make a difference ot our societies. A Eurobarometer survey in 2006 revealed that three out of 10 Europeans claim to be active in a voluntary capacity and that close to 80 per cent feel that voluntary activities are an important part of democratic life in Europe.
There will also be a general have your say' part, for discussion concerning ACWW business. The Irish ladies have created a fantastic programme, offering something to every one of us.
Refer to the Irish Countrywomen's Association website for further information.
Resolutions and recommendations: If your society is planning to bring a resolution to the conference, please let me know by February 1, 2011, so that we can reserve time for discussion and eventual voting.
Conference sponsorship: If you wish to make a donation to the European Sponsorship Fund, please send your remittance drawn in favour of ACWW, clearly marked as a donation to the sponsorship fund, to:
Account: Associated Country Women of the World
Account number: 01244108
Branch: Westminster
Bank: National Westminster Bank, 57 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0HP
Swift code: NWB KGB 2L
IBAN number: GB67NWBK 56003301244108
Sponsorship applications: I hope to receive applications for sponsorships from member societies that are not able to finance the conference fee themselves. Kindly send in an application of maximum one page, preferably by email to merja.siltanen@martat.fi, with a copy to terhi.lindqvist@martat.fi or by mail addressed to ACWW, The Martha Association/Area Conference, Finland, Lapinlahdenkatu 3 A 00180, Helsinki, Finland.
All applications should be in by November 1, 2010. Please state the name of the person, her possible position in the member society, the name of the member society, its ACWW membership number, justification for sponsorship and whether the applicant or the society have been sponsored to ACWW conferences before. It is also helpful if you can indicate a European ACWW member association/person for reference with whom you have already been cooperating in ACWW business.
Advent in Prague, December 2-5, 2010: The Advent in Vienna event has been very popular among our members. This year we have a chance to get to know Prague's Advent festivities. An unofficial International Meeting for European Countrywomen will be organised during the weekend. There is still time to make reservations, email schreiner@gerberghaus.at for further information.
Best wishes,
Merja Siltanen, ACWW Europe Area President.
On behalf of all Europe Area member societies, let me express our joy for the fact that Mrs May Kidd, formerly Deputy President of ACWW, was elected new World President.
My warmest congratulations to May!
ACWW Triennial Conference, Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA: The programme was great and it is a pity that many of the Europeans had to stay at home because of the volcanic eruption in Iceland. I could not have attended had I not left Finland one week earlier in order to meet with my relatives in the US.
I am sorry for all of you who in the end could not attend. At the same time, I wish to thank the organisers in the US, as well the London Central Office, for their magnificent work in coping with the unpredicted circumstances (e.g., by organising a vote via the internet).
General resolutions adopted covered: women's need for access credit (first adopted at the 2008 Europe Area Conference in Southampton, UK), reduced use of plastic bags and packaging (also first adopted in Southampton), the education of women in financial management and the retention of arable land for food production.
Recommendations were made to: Encourage member societies to plant trees to counteract global warming, and require that ACWW Board and Committee members should be individual members of the organisation.
(Our world organisation's economy is still very tight so I encourage you to please take every opportunity to promote ACWW and its good work.)
A more detailed list of resolutions and recommendations can be found here.
Europe Area Conference, Dublin, April 4-8, 2011: Contrary to some earlier information, the conference will be held in Dublin, at Bewley's Hotel. This will enable us to host more delegates.
The theme for the conference is volunteering, to honour the European Commission's European Year of Volunteering.
More than 100million Europeans engage in voluntary activities and make a difference ot our societies. A Eurobarometer survey in 2006 revealed that three out of 10 Europeans claim to be active in a voluntary capacity and that close to 80 per cent feel that voluntary activities are an important part of democratic life in Europe.
There will also be a general have your say' part, for discussion concerning ACWW business. The Irish ladies have created a fantastic programme, offering something to every one of us.
Refer to the Irish Countrywomen's Association website for further information.
Resolutions and recommendations: If your society is planning to bring a resolution to the conference, please let me know by February 1, 2011, so that we can reserve time for discussion and eventual voting.
Conference sponsorship: If you wish to make a donation to the European Sponsorship Fund, please send your remittance drawn in favour of ACWW, clearly marked as a donation to the sponsorship fund, to:
Account: Associated Country Women of the World
Account number: 01244108
Branch: Westminster
Bank: National Westminster Bank, 57 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0HP
Swift code: NWB KGB 2L
IBAN number: GB67NWBK 56003301244108
Sponsorship applications: I hope to receive applications for sponsorships from member societies that are not able to finance the conference fee themselves. Kindly send in an application of maximum one page, preferably by email to merja.siltanen@martat.fi, with a copy to terhi.lindqvist@martat.fi or by mail addressed to ACWW, The Martha Association/Area Conference, Finland, Lapinlahdenkatu 3 A 00180, Helsinki, Finland.
All applications should be in by November 1, 2010. Please state the name of the person, her possible position in the member society, the name of the member society, its ACWW membership number, justification for sponsorship and whether the applicant or the society have been sponsored to ACWW conferences before. It is also helpful if you can indicate a European ACWW member association/person for reference with whom you have already been cooperating in ACWW business.
Advent in Prague, December 2-5, 2010: The Advent in Vienna event has been very popular among our members. This year we have a chance to get to know Prague's Advent festivities. An unofficial International Meeting for European Countrywomen will be organised during the weekend. There is still time to make reservations, email schreiner@gerberghaus.at for further information.
Best wishes,
Merja Siltanen, ACWW Europe Area President.
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