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~ 34th Australian Federation of University Women Triennial
Conference Report
Annabel Boud, Elizabeth C. Reade Fong and Senimili Vukikomoala attended the conference on behalf of the FAWGers and they have written a report summarising their experiences.
Here is an excerpt from the report:
There was an indigenous welcome to the Conference by a member of the Metro Local Aboriginal Land Council, one of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation who welcomed conference attendees to Gadigal land.
The Conference started off with the Public Day [26th Nov] which was led by the AFUW business sessions.
The FAWG delegation was accorded a very warm welcome from AFUW.
There were some very stimulating papers given on the theme of women as agents for sustainable futures and the varied entertainments prepared for Conference members by the energetic members of the Local Arrangements Committee, led by Convener Ivy Edwards. Members enjoyed the sunshine and shade of Sancta Sophia’s courtyard for the Conference reception, the sunset cruise on Sydney’s fine harbor, the Conference Dinner in the gracious atmosphere of the Women’s Club on Elizabeth Street where we had the privilege of an address by Australia’s first-ever woman Governor General, Quentin Bryce. The FAWG delegates were the only one’s privileged to have a picture taken with the Governor-General.
The opening address at the Conference was presented by Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, Governor of New South Wales and Chancellor of the University of Sydney which set the tone for the Conference. In an inspiring address Her Excellency discussed aspects of University education and of programs to assist those in disadvantaged circumstances.
IFUW President, Louise Croot reminded us what we are all about in her speech at the Reception and at the later session on IFUW.
It was a great pleasure to also meet and to chat with Dorothy Meyer, Convener of the IFUW Status of Women Committee, and members of the New Zealand Federation of University Women.
The Conference achieved many of its aims: to meet old friends (AFUW members were delighted to have Past Presidents Daphne Elliott and Daphne Buckley) and make new ones; AFUW was able to make crucial administrative and structural changes; it planned for the future with a judicious mix of change and continuity, which was reflected in the incoming Executive, where new President Jane Baker has the continuing support of the previous Coordinator for International Relations, Secretary and Treasurer.
To read the whole report you can download the PDF file below.
| afuw_conference_report_-_nov_2009.pdf |
~ FAWG News
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