1st International Women Entrepreneurship and Leadership Summit
June 4th & 5th, Istanbul, Turkey

Published by P. Horvath, May 28th, 2009 Barcelona (Spain)

KAGIDER, the Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey, one of AFAEMME’s members, is holding the inaugural "Women Entrepreneurship and Leadership Summit" on June 4-5, 2009 at The Marmara Hotel in Istanbul with the main sponsorship of Garanti Bank and support of the American Turkish Friendship Council (ATFC).

This Summit will encourage women entrepreneurs to discover, participate and play a more significant role in the global arena and will be an opportunity to explore new business opportunities, engage in building relationships and to enhance the ability to succeed in a globalized market.

For more information, please click here

AFEM’s International Forum for Moroccan and Spanish Businesswomen
June 5th & 6th, Tangier, Morocco

Published by P. Horvath, May 28th, 2009 Barcelona (Spain)

The Association of Businesswomen of Morocco (AFEM) is organising an International Forum for Moroccan and Spanish Businesswomen, which will take place in the Hotel Rif of Tangier.

For more information, please contact afemtanger@gmail.com

European Parliament Elections

Published by P. Horvath, March 18th, 2009 Barcelona (Spain)

Elections to the European Parliament will be held between 4th and 7th June 2009, using varying election days according to local custom. With all the 27 Member States holding elections for the first time together, and over 375 million Union citizens called to the polls, this will be the biggest trans-national election in history.

The European Commission is fully committed to supporting and complementing a broad and ambitious information campaign launched by the European Parliament. The challenge faced is to inform all the citizens of their right to vote and stand as candidates, promoting particularly, the participation of women across the European Union.

For more information of the Elections to the European Parliament, please click here

MED FRANCHISE - EGYPT THEMATIC WORKSHOP
13-15 May 2009, Cairo, Egypt

Published by P. Horvath, April 30th, 2009 Barcelona (Spain)

In the framework of the project Med Franchise, carried out by the Chamber of Commerce of Slovenia, GIZ Podjetnost - Association of Slovene Entrepreneurs, EBWA - Egyptian Business Women Association, JFBPW - Jordan Forum for Business and Professional Women, AFEM - Association des Femmes Chefs d'Entreprises du Maroc and AFAEMME a workshop organised by EBWA will take place during the Cairo Franchise Expo Fair. The thematic will be on bests practices in the field of investment promotion and lobby for the franchise sector.

The objectives of this event are to improve the capacity of Businesswomen Organisations in serving efficiently the investor and to improve the capacity of Women BSOs in working efficiently with the public sector.

For more information on this event, please click here

GLOBAL SUMMIT OF WOMEN 2009
May 14th – 16th, 2009 – Santiago, Chile

Published by P. Horvath, October 21st , 2008, Barcelona (Spain)

From May 14th to May 16th of next year the Global Summit of Women 2009 will take place in Santiago, Chile under the title “Setting New Paradigms for Business and Political Leadership”.

The focus of this forum is on the emergence of women as political and business leaders and will have as its main objectives to share strategies for increasing women’s economic growth and exploring new paradigms of women’s business and political leadership.

For more information regarding this prestigious event, please visit the following link: http://www.globewomen.org/summit/Summit.htm

Nort Rhine-Westphalian Businesswomen’s Convention
April 25th, 2009 - Wissenschaftspark, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Published by P. Horvath, December 15th, 2008, Barcelona (Spain)

The Nort Rhine-Westphalian Businesswomen’s Convention 2009 will bring together businesswomen networks and associations, providing a platform to think about strategies and personal goals for businesswomen.

For more information on this event you can contact the following e-mail address: info@reviera.de or visit this link.

Conference in the European Parliament to Celebrate 2009 International Women's Day
March 5, 2009 – Brussels, Belgium

Published by P. Horvath, February 24th, 2009, Barcelona (Spain)

On the occasion of the 2009 International Women's Day the European Parliament will organise a conference on "Women and European Elections" that will take place on Thursday, 5 March 2009 from 9 to 12.30 in the EP Hemicycle.

The conference, chaired be Anna Zaborska, Chair of the EP Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equalities, will be opened by the EP President, Hans-Gert Pöttering, Commission Vice-President Margot Wallström, Commissioner Vladimir Spidla and Minister Michael Kocáb representing the Czech Presidency. Members of National Parliaments and of the European Parliament will take part in the subsequent debate.

People who wish to attend and who do not have a European Parliament access badge must obtain a pass in advance. Please contact the FEMM Secretariat at the following e-mail:: IP-FEMM@europarl.europa.eu

For more information on this event, see the Draft Programme here.

III Meeting of Hispanic and Moroccan Businesswomen
March 17-18, 2009 – Tangier, Morocco

Published by P. Horvath, February 4th, 2009, Barcelona (Spain)

The III Meeting of Hispanic and Moroccan Businesswomen will take place on March 17th and 18th in Tangier, with the objective of bringing together Spanish and Moroccan companies from different business sectors. The event, organised by the CECIT, the Spanish Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tangier, seeks to promote Spanish investment in Morocco, cooperation between these two countries and establish possible business associations to exchange experiences, products and services.

For more information on this event, please visit the CECIT’s WebPage: http://www.cecit.org/

General Ordinary Assembly of the ASCAME
November 11th – 13th, 2008 - Barcelona, Spain

Published by P. Horvath, November 5th, 2008, Barcelona (Spain)

The XIX General Assembly of the ASCAME, the Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry, will be held on the 11-13 of November 2008 in Barcelona. The event will coincide with the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of ASCAME, under the presidency of H.R.H. Felipe de Borbón and H.R.H. Leticia Ortiz, the Princes of Asturias.

During these days several other events, co-organized by ASCAME and the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce will also take place, as the 2nd Euro Mediterranean Economic Leaders Summit, with a special session on the “new border of the Mediterranean integration”.

For more information on this event, please visit the following link: www.ascame.org

FIRST INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN BULGARIA
September 26th – 30th, 2008 – Sofia, Bulgaria

Published by P. Horvath, August 27th, 2008, Barcelona (Spain)

The First International Forum of Women Entrepreneurs, which counts with the patronage of AFAEMME, will be held in Bulgaria next September and will host workshops, BtoB meetings, business visits and different side events.

Mrs. Mª Helena de Felipe, AFAEMME’s President, will participate as a speaker in the conference called “Women Entrepreneurship’s contribution to the creation of a modern and operative productive system”. The Forum aims to provide women entrepreneurs with concrete occasions to meet and share their personal experiences and good practices and, particularly, strengthen the collaboration between Bulgarian and Italian women entrepreneurs.

To obtain more information on this event, please click here.

BANKING ON WOMEN - RECOGNIZING THE REVENUE GENERATING MARKET OF TODAY
September 18th, 19th 2008 - London, UK

Published by P. Horvath, April 28th, 2008, Barcelona (Spain)

London will be hosting, between the 18th and 19th of September, the Conference “Banking on Women” organised by Marcus Evans. The event will discuss the value of the female market and the financial opportunities it holds in the future.

For more information on this event, you can download the Conference’s programme here.

CITIZEN'S AGORA ON CLIMATE CHANGE
June 12th & 13th, 2008 - Brussels, Belgium

Published by P. Horvath, April 28th, 2008, Barcelona (Spain)

AFAEMME has been invited by the President of the European Commission to participate in the Citizen's Agora on Climate change which will be held on June 12th and 13th, 2008 in Brussels, Belgium.

Tackling climate change is one of the major challenges facing our societies. In the light of countless international studies, the European institutions, together with all leading international players, now agree that the predicted environmental, social, economic and cultural effects predicted could be immense. For these reasons the European Parliament is inviting European civil society to express its views freely and frankly on this crucial matter.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN MOROCCO
June 9th & 10th, 2008 – Casablanca, Morocco

Published by P. Horvath, April 28th, 2008, Barcelona (Spain)

The Association of Businesswomen of Morocco (AFEM) will host in Casablanca - on June 9th and 10th - the International Conference “Entrepreneuriat et Pérennisation du Succès”.

The event, organised within the framework of the Corporate Ambassador programme for the MENA region, counts with the collaboration of the MENA Business Women Network, the Middle East Partnership Initiative "MEPI", the Vital Voices Global Partnership and the Association of Business Women of Belgium.

This conference will bring together an important number of international and national experts who will debate on the latest world trends on growth and sustainable development of companies. For more information, please click on the following links:

• Preliminary program of the Conference


• Participation form for the conference and workshops


• Participation form for the B2B meeting

GLOBAL SUMMIT OF WOMEN 2008
June 5th -7th, 2008 - Hanoi, Vietnam

Published by P. Horvath, April 28th, 2008, Barcelona (Spain)

Vietnam will be hosting the upcoming Global Summit of Women which theme this year is "Women and Asia: driving the global economy".

The event will be a great opportunity to participate in a global gathering of women influencers and opinion leaders from government and business and to learn from and to share with other women ways to improve your business, your career, your life and the lives of others.

To obtain more information on this event, please click here.

EXECUTIVE WOMEN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
May 15th & 16th, 2008 - Barcelona, Spain

Published by P. Horvath, April 28th, 2008, Barcelona (Spain)

The Marcus Evans event organiser company is preparing a Conference on Executive Women Leadership to be held in Barcelona in the month of May. The event will capitalise on the knowledge of successful business women sharing their most valuable lessons and aims to help the women attending the conference to unleash their leadership potential while being true to themselves.

For more information on this event, you can download the Conference’s programme here.

FCEM WORLD COMMITTEE MEETING
April 24 to 28, 2008, Florence, Italy

The Italian Association of Women Entrepreneurs AIDDA are organizing the FCEM World Committee Meeting which will take place on 24 to 28 April, 2008 at Florence (Italy) .

Registration fee for the World Committee Meeting is ? 150 for inscriptions sent before the 15th March 2008, after that date each price will be increased of 30% .

For further information please contact with: info@lauragucci.net

More info: http://www.fcem.org

Mission of Moroccans entrepreneurs in Barcelona

From April 4th to April 11th AFAEMME will receive - in Barcelona, Spain - a mission formed by 11 Moroccans female entrepreneurs who were trained throughout the year 2007 in a business incubator located in Casablanca, Morocco.

During their stay, AFAEMME will contact these entrepreneurs with five Catalan businesswomen in order to support Mediterranean business networking. This entrepreneurial mission also includes two seminars: the first one, on Business Motivation, will be imparted by Mrs. Beatriz Fdez-Tubau, AFAEMME’s legal adviser and the second one “How to make businesses in Spain” will be given by AFAEMME’s International Relations Director, Mrs. Elizabeth Trallero. Apart from the above mentioned seminars, the entrepreneurs will be received by the Director of Internationalisation of “Foment del Treball” and FEPIME Catalunya, Mr. David Tornos.

WORLD BUSINESSWOMEN CONGRESS
March 12 to 15, 2008, Mersin, Turkey

The Association of Enterprising Business Women from Turkey is preparing a World Businesswomen Congress which will take place on 12 to 15 March 2008 at Mersin (Turkey).

This event will Count on the distinguished presence of the President of GISKAG, Mayor, Governor, Guest Ministers, Turkish Minister K.Tüzmen and representatives women from turkish and foreign women associations.

If you want more information please click here:

http://www.giskad.org/en/index.php?giskad=kayit

Invitation to the Celebration of the International Women's Day 2008
Thursday, 6 March 2008, Brussels

The International Women's Day will be celebrated by the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality of the European Parliament on Thursday, 6 March 2008. Representatives of the Network of Parliamentary Committees for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men in the European Union (NCEO) will participate actively in the meeting.

The Day will start with a conference on "The role of women in the intercultural dialogue". It will be the occasion to hear women from different parts of the world on the subject. Mr Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament, will open the conference.

Thereafter, a seminar on "Gender mainstreaming in parliamentary work" will concentrate on the presentation of best practices by delegations from national Parliaments and Members of the European Parliament.

The conference and the seminar will be chaired by Dr. Anna Záborská, Chair of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.

The meeting will take place in the Hemicycle of the European Parliament (Building Paul-Henri SPAAK, rue Wiertz 60, 1047 Brussels).

People wishing to attend should contact the following e-mail address: ip-femm@europarl.europa.eu , as soon as possible and no later than 25 February 2008.

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON WOMEN AND JOB MOBILITY
21 February 2008, Turin, Italy

The International Training Centre of the ILO, AFAEMME and SIPTU are pleased to invite you to participate in the International Seminar on Women and Job Mobility that will take place in Turin on 21 February 2008.

The seminar deals with the mobility of women in the ITC sector. In particular, the purpose is twofold: to discuss the actual role of women in the ITC sector and to outline new job opportunities for women in the ICT sector.

Meeting Agenda

For further information please contact with: M.Veyret-Picot@itcilo.org

55th FCEM World Congress

The 55th FCEM World Congress will be held 23 to 28 November 2007 in Cairo, Egypt. An FCEM-Women Business Leaders OECD Forum is programmed in parallel to the MENA-OECD 2nd Ministerial Meeting and Investment Programme, on November 27, 2007.
The event will be organized byEBWA under the theme: 

"FCEM: meeting the Millennium Challenge"
FCEM-Women Business Leaders OECD Forum, November 27, 2007

For more information please contact: Dr. Amany Asfour, President EBWA

1st INTERNATIONAL FAIR OF WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP
CROATIA, PULA, Hotel HISTRIA , 16th -18th November 2007

The organization of ECONOMICA, the first international fair that brings together activities and companies run by women and younger people who are owners, directors.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:

• encouraging women's entrepreneurship, as well as that of young people, directly and specifically through public appearance at this fair aiming at the presentation of products and services
• providing an opportunity to emerge from anonymity by such a fair, offering counselling on the culture of fairs, ways of presentation
• enabling business presentation and finding new markets
• the fair is a place for negotiating and doing business, sharing business experience
• informing the market of women's achievements and creativity, as well as activity of young people
• business communication, economic education at thematic lectures, round table discussions and workshops by participating at the 2nd BPW Danube Net business Forum
• networking with businessmen from European countries
• lobbying and connecting in the interest of reinforcing entrepreneurship
• making such an event a traditional one and turning ECONOMICA into a meeting place for women entrepreneurs in this part of Europe and beyond.

For participation in lectures, workshops and round table discussions, as well as activities of the international business women's club, please contact BPW Pula, e-mail: bpwpula@net.hr For booking accommodation contact: www.uniline.hr .

For information and registration contact:

ADRIA EXPO: + 385/91/576-3180, + 85/98/1902-703 adria.expo@ri.t-com.hr,

www.adriaexpo.org

kontakt person:

     Mirjana Brickweg