We wish you merry Christmas and a happy New Year
The Turkish Association of University Women is honoured to invite you to the 31st IFUW Conference
to be held from August 16th to the 21st, 2013,in Istanbul, Turkey.
Members of the Turkish Association of University Women are looking forward to hosting you and
to making your stay pleasant and enjoyable.
The Congress will be held in Kadir Has University Convention Center. The topic of the Conference is ''WOMEN'S ROLE in ACHİEVİNG
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE; education, urbanisation,violence, human rights''.
The congress center offers convenient facilities, allowing you to select your favorite topics among the parallel sessions, visit the exhibitions and
find space for networking with your peers.
Let's get together in Istanbul where East meets West, to share our experiences, to start new friendships, and to work together on ideas on how to make a meaningful
difference in the lives of less fortunate women. Together we can build the roadmap of IFUW for the future.
Istanbul, once upon a time the capital city of the Eastern Roman Empire and later the capital city of Byzantium, became finally capital of the Ottoman Empire after 1453.
Istanbul is a magnificent place to visit: practically an open air museum, Istanbul carries the remnants
of her various historical inheritances, delighting history buffs and layman alike. Whether it is historical places of worship, palaces and fortresses, or world class museums -
you can find it here. Istanbul is also home to some of the most breathtaking scenery and natural beauty - the Bosphorus Strait cuts through the city dividing Istanbul into Asia and Europe. A boat ride on the Bosphorus will expose a whole different side to the city and its architecture.
And whether you are into cultural paraphernalia or just in need of a wardrobe make-over, Istanbul will have you covered on the shopping side too.
This big mysterious city has something to offer to everyone.
On behalf of the Local Organising Committee, we welcome you to Istanbul and we look forward to seeing old friends and making new ones. Please stay tuned as
we roll out more details about the 2013 IFUW conference in Istanbul.
Best Regards.
Nazan Moroglu-President of Turkish Association of University Women
Nezihe Bilhan-LAC Chair-Vice President of TAUW
Dear all,
2012 is behind us and brought us a lot of initiatives and great expectations. Education for women and girls is still a reason for IFUW to mobilize and advocate across the world, with some dreadful examples like in India and Pakistan. Also in Afghanistan (where I currently work as a member of the European Police mission) which is one of the most unsafe countries for women in the world, education is the key to escape poverty and suppression. It may seem far away from Europe and our own worries but also in Europe we find that the Istanbul convention on Elimination of Violence against Women is still not signed by most of the European countries. More on this subject see the information of the TAUW (Turkey did sign this convention) and this blog and our UWE Action Plan.
The UWE Action Plan which is still a draft is the most important topic for the board meeting this January. As we would lilke to have as much input as we in any way possible we kindly invite you to use skype edith.lommerse1 , this blog or email (edha@live.nl) to give us feedback and tell us which subjects your NFA particularly likes. So far we received input from the Netherlands, Turkey and the president of IFUW mostly saying that it is a great plan but maybe too ambitious and we are asked to have more focus. We will o fcourse do that but only after we have received your input.
I would really like to get some feedback and respons on the messages and questions we the UWE board present. It would make our work much more efficient and satisfactory if we at least would get a respons from the CER's. So once again let us know if you are able to come to the special board meeting in Amsterdam for CER's on thge 26th for the board on tyhe 25th of January.
We the UWE board wish you and your loved ones a happy, healthy and inspiring 2013!
Edith Lommerse
UWE President
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