Conferinta Uniunii Internationale a Femeilor Romane, UNIFERO, Inc. din ATLANTA
Noiembrie 21-23, 2008 VA INVITAM LA UN EVENIMENT CARE SPERAM CA VA FACE ISTORIE: La Conferinta UNIFERO Atlanta, prima de acest fel, sunt asteptati sa participe reprezentanti (femei si barbati) ai multor grupuri etnice din intreaga lume, inclusiv cei traind in Statele Unite si Romania. Sa ne intilnim femeile romane si din alte grupuri etnice, impreuna cu sustinatorii nostri, intr-un eveniment dedicat tuturor femeilor, tuturor celor care cred ca doar impreuna putem reusi. Sa continuam cu demnitate si responsabilitate actul de desavirsire si ocrotire a unei lumi in care sa fim toti inclusi, pentru sanse egale si sperante implinite. Contactati-ne la [EMAIL PROTECTED] si vizitati www.unifero.org pentru informatii complete. The Conference of the International Union of Romanian Women, UNIFERO, Inc. ATLANTA November 21-23, 2008 You are invited to be part of AN EVENT that we hope WILL MAKE HISTORY Representatives (both women and men) of many ethnic groups from around the world, also living in the U.S.A. , and in Romania are waited to participate at the first of the kind Conference of The International Union of Romanian Women for Women, UNIFERO, to take place in Atlanta . Let us unite, Romanian women, women of other ethnic groups, together with our supporters in an event dedicated to all women and to those who believe that only together we will succeed. Let us continue with dignity and shared responsibility the act of completing and defending a world that includes everybody for equal chances and fulfilled hopes. For additional information please contact us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] And visit us on www.unifero.org International Union of Romanian Women UNIFERO, Inc. ATLANTA Conference November 21- 23, 2008 American Women's Unity in Diversity Romanians and Other Ethnic Groups' Specificity and Universality Unitate in Diversitate a Femeilor Americane Specific si Universalitate la Femeile Romane si din alte Grupuri Etnice Friday, November 21 / Vineri 21 noiembrie, 2008 · Arrivals, registration / Sosiri, Inscrieri · 12:30 Visits to the City Hall of Atlanta, Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, CNN, Coca Cola / Vizita la Primaria Atlantei, CNN, Coca Cola, Camera de Comert a Atlantei Saturday November 22 / Sambata 22 noiembrie: Registration / Inscrieri 7:30-8:30 Breakfast / mic dejun 9:00 9:45 Let us know each other - Discussions - / Sa ne cunoastem discutii 10:00 - 11:00 Official Opening of the Conference / Deschidere Oficiala a Conferintei 11:00-11:30 Coffee break and Art / Photo Exhibitions opening / Pauza si vernisaj expo pictura, foto, etc. 11: 30 12:30 - Introduction of participants - Ethnic groups; ethnic exhibitions (Culture posters, books, artifacts, music, etc.) / Prezentare participanti grupuri etnice; vernisaj expozitii etnice: postere, mese cu expo de artizanat, muzica, etc. 12:30 13:00 Press Conference / Conferinta de Presa 13:00 14:45 - Ethnic Food Exhibition & Contest / Expozitie arta culinara etnica Concurs Lunch / - Pranz 15:00 First Session / Prima sesiune 16:30 Coffee Break and Book Presentations / Pauza si lansare carte 17:00 Second Session / Sesiunea a doua 18:30 Ethnic Groups Show Women Meet the World / Hands Around the World Spectacol Grupuri Etnice- Femeile Intimpina Omenirea/Maini in Jurul Globului 20:00 Dinner in Community / Cina in comunitate / Restaurant 21:00 Discussions Establishing UNIFERO Branches / Discutii libere Infiintare Filiale (Hotel) Sunday, November 23 / Dumineca 23 noiembrie 7:30-8:30 Breakfast / Mic dejun 9:00 10:30 Third Session / Sesiunea a treia 10:30 Press Conference on Woman's Rights in the World / Conferinta de Presa - Masa rotunda Drepturile femeii in Lume (Program alternativ: Religious Service at a Church) 12:00-13:30 Lunch / Pranz 14:00-15:30 Plenary Session, Awards, Rezolution / Sesiune plenara, premieri, rezolutii 15:30 16:00 Trip Atlanta Tour (Margarett Mitchell's House or Trip to Helen, Georgia Dinner to be served in Helen / Excursie / tur oras (daca excursie Helen masa se serveste acolo la munte) Trips / Excursii: Helen-Georgia/ Stone Mountain Park/ Coca Cola Museum/ Aquarium/ City Hall/ Margarett Mitchell House (Pe Aripile Vantului), CNN Partners / Parteneri: Women and Ethic Organizations, Churches, Alpharetta Visitors Bureau, Atlanta Sister City Council, Sister Cities Commissions, media, businesses, consulates, Chambers of Commerce / Organizatii entice si de femei, Biserici, Alpharetta Visitors Bureau, Consiliul Oraselor Infratite a Atlantei, Comisii ale oraselor infratite Presumptive Sponsors / Sponsori scontati : WSC Bucharest, Loteria Romana, Alpharetta Visitors Bureau, Coca Cola, Atlanta Sister Cities, Atlanta and Gwinnett Chambers of Commerce Registration fee and contributions: · Romania, Republic of Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia, Ukraine: No participation fee · Western, Central and Other European Countries: E 50.00 /person; E 100.00 / NGO * USA, Canada, and other countries of the world: $ 120.00 / Person; $ 220.00 Organizations / NGO. · Participants who register for the Conference by October 1 will benefit of the above fees. Registration received after this date will be applied a 10% extra fee (Use same email address as above). · The money will be deposited in the Account: UNIFERO nr.2000032279247, cod SWIFT-PNBPUS 33, routing number 061000227 open with Wachovia Bank, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. · UNIFERO members pay half of the Conference registration fee. Any interested person can become a UNIFERO Member by submiting a Letter of Intent together with his/her CV to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The registration in the organization is considered completed upon the acceptance from the Board of Directors followed by the payment of the membership fee of 200 euro/ organization for the western Europe or the equivalent in $ for the other countries and of E 100 or its equivalent in $ per person. · The collected funds will be used to secure conference halls, their insurance, audio-video equipment, folders and pens, printing / copying of conference materials (conference Program, etc), translation services, T-shirts with UNIFERO logo, poster and banner, transportation to different venues, advertising, and coffee breaks. The fonds obtained from sponsors and grants will be used to cover the Conference expenses (rooms and meals included) as well as the round trip - transportation fee Europe-USA for the most active members of UNIFERO, Inc from the disadvantaged countries and regions like Republic of Moldova, as well as valued senior citizens whose pension does not meet the minimum allowance. The hotel rooms and meals costs will be made available upon decision on the venue (based on the proposals to be received) Taxele de inregistrare si donatii: · Romania, R. Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia, Ucraina - Fara taxe de participare · Europa de Vest, Centrala si alte tari europene: E 50.00 /persoana; E 100.00 / ONG · SUA, Canada, alte continente: $ 120:00/persoana; $ 220.00 / organizatie Inscrierile si virarile facute pina la data de 1 octombrie beneficiaza de taxele de mai sus. Pentru cele facute ulterior se va aplica o crestere de 10%. · Membri UNIFERO platesc 50% din taxa de inscriere la Conferinta. · Costurile cazarii si meselor vor fi comunicate ulterior si vor fi postate pe www.unifero.org . · Orice persoana poate deveni membru UNIFERO conform informatiilor aflate pe website-ul www.unifero.org la topicul Despre noi-Inscriere in UNIFERO". Cererea, scrisoarea de motivatie si CV vor fi trimise la [EMAIL PROTECTED] · Inscrierea va fi considerata completa dupa intrarea taxei in conturile organizatiei. Taxele in lei se vor achita in contul: RO34CECESV0102RON0205726 (atentie la diferenta dintre O si 0), cod BIC CECEROBUXXX, deschis pe numele Gusetu Mariana · Taxele in valuta se vor depune in contul UNIFERO nr. 2000032279247, cod SWIFT-PNBPUS 33, routing number 061000227 deschis la Wachovia Bank, Atlanta, Georgia, SUA Fondurile obtinute prin inscriere la Conferinta vor fi folosite pentru asigurarea si plata salilor de conferinta, sonorizare, proiectare materiale, flip charts, mapelor si pixurilor, serviciilor de traducere, tricourilor cu logoul UNIFERO, tiparirea / copierea materialelor pentru conferinta (Program, etc), logo/poster si banner UNIFERO, transport local si pauzele de cafea. Fondurile din partea sponsorilor vor fi folosite pentru asigurarea transportului Europa-America si retur si acoperirea cheltuielilor pentru cazare si masa a celor mai activi membri UNIFERO din Romania, R Moldova, si teritoriile adiacente, precum si a membrilor seniori de valoare ale caror mijloace materiale nu le permit participarea. Inscrierile pentru Conferinta se trimit la adresa de email [EMAIL PROTECTED] iar banii se vireaza in contul in lei mentionat mai sus. SECTIONS / THEMES - SECTIUNI / TEME Woman's Place / Locul si rolul femeii a. Women's Place in 21st Century Between Domesticity and Social Competitiveness Locul femeii in secolul 21 Casnica si / sau Competitiva social b. What is my Voice and Place in The Americas / Canada / Europe / Asia Africa / Australia Vocea si locul meu in Americi, Canada, etc. c. Women of America and in the World Struggle to win Women's Rights Drepturile femeilor in America si in lume Lupta pentru reusita. d. Women as keepers of ethnic traditions Femeile, pastratoarele traditiilor entice Problems Women are Confrunted with / Probleme feminine a. Abuse, Violence, Trafficking, Ignorance Prevention, Ways to Improve our lives with Human Dignity Learning to say NO Abuz, trafic de fiinite umane, violenta, ignoranta, Prevenire, modalitati de imbunatatire a vietii noastre prin cistigarea demnitatii - invatind sa spunem NU b. Old Practices, New Laws (Women Circumcision, Buying Wives, etc) Practici vechi, noi legi (circumcizia la femei, cumpararea nevestelor, etc.) c. Refugee Concerns Probleme ale femeilor refugiate d. Young girls finding their way - health risks Debusolarea tinerelor, riscuri asupra sanatatii si vietii e. Senior Women and Loneliness Senioarele si singuratatea f. Recovering the Professional Status Evaluation of Overseas Credentials, retirement issues, Professional Evolution, retirement, etc. Revenirea la statutul profesional din tara de origine,evaluare a creditelor/diplomelor, evolutie profesionala, pensionare, etc. Solutions / Solutii a. Experiences, problems, and successes of women Experiente, probleme si succese ale femeilor b. Laws, Rights - Knowing Them Meeting Immigration Lawyers, Labor department representatives, etc. (Becoming Citizens of a Country, Rights, Employment ) Legi, drepturi si cunoasterea lor Intilnire cu juristi de Imigrare, reprezentanti ai Departamentului Muncii, etc. (Devenind cetateni ai unei tari, drepturi, incadrare in munca,) c. Woman Spiritual Development as Main Piece in Charitable Projects Initiative through Training, Documentation, and Continuous Activity supporting friendship and mutual help. Dezvoltarea spirituala a femeii, ca virf de initiativa in proiectele de caritate, prin instruire, informare si actiune continua, prin cultivarea prieteniei si intrajutorarii d. Government Organizations / Chambers of Commerce - Involvement and Solutions to Gender Problems Organizatii Guvernamentale, Camere de Comert si solutii la problemele de gen e. Business Women Femei / oameni de afaceri f. Women in Education, Art, Science, Medical Field, Technology, Communication, Politics, Religion, Commerce and Sports Femei in educatie, arta, stiinta, medicina, tehnica,comunicare, politica, religie, comert si sport g. Adapt and Adopt Other Lands Culture in the American Melting Pot Adapare si adoptare Cultura altor tari in mojarul American 4. We, the Romanian Women / Noi, romancele a. Romanian Women and Women of Romanian Descent Femeile romane si de origine romana - Exista un specific al romancelor ? b. Romanian Women in the World Romanca in lume c. Romanian Woman Along the years and in Present Between Tradition and Modernism Romanca de-a lungul istoriei si in prezent intre traditie si modernitate d. Romanian and Women of Other Nationalities, together for the Noble Goals of Humanity Femeile romane si de alte nationalitati, impreuna pentru cauzele nobile ale omenirii 5. Together, Stronger / Impreuna suntem mai puternice a. America The Ethnic Rug Organizations Presentations / Introduction Ethnic Diversity in America Introduction of different topics/problems Diversitatea etnica in America Prezentarea problemelor organizatiilor participante b. Women NGOs in America and in the World Organizatii / Asociatii neguvernamentale feminine in America si in lume c. International Interaction / Network of Different Organizations for the Achievement of Objectives of High Mutual Interest Interactiunea internationala a unor organizatii / asociatii diferite in realizarea unor obiective comune de larg interes