UNDPI-NGO conference 'Sustainable Societies: Responsive Citizens' declared “success” Bonn, Germany: More than 1,400 people – grassroots representatives from over 70 countries – gathered in Bonn, Germany, from 3 to 5 September for the United Nations Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organization Annual Conference. The conference revolved around the theme of "Sustainable Societies, Responsive Citizens."

The participants, representing 460 different NGOs, shared best practices, displayed their efforts in an exhibition hall, and forged documents that will be integrated into next year's Rio+20, the UN Conference on Environment and Development. (More information)

Andrea Ferenczi presented the honorable Annette Lantos with the "Award for Women's Equality" in the Hungarian Parliament on 30 June, 2011. Mrs. Lantos was awarded the Prize for her outstanding contribution to the cause of Women's Equality in 2009, which she could not receive in person then. In the picture, Annette Lantos can be seen in the middle, in the company of Andrea Ferenczi and Her Excellency April H. Foley, Ambassador of the US to Hungary (2006-2009).
The recent meeting with Mrs. Lantos in Budapest was made possible due to her attendance at the opening ceremony of the Tom Lantos Institute.

Andrea Ferenczi participated in the WOMEN IN SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE DIGITAL AGE Joint High-level Conference organized by the Hungarian EU Presidency and the European Commission DG INFSO at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest between 6- 8 March 2011.

We would like to express our special thanks to Mrs. Éva Fábry, Director of the European Centre for Women and Technology (ECWT) for the opportunity to present our Association and to extend our invitation for the Best Workplace for Women 2010 Award, which drew significant interest in recent years.  Within the framework of our Best Workplace for Women initiative, launched in 2007, a number of leading firms from the ICT sector have received this award, among them SAP and Microsoft, who participated in this event as exhibitors.
The photo above was taken at the SAP stand, where you can see Neelie Kroes, vice chair of the European Commission, European Commissioner in charge of Digital Strategy, Professor Valéria Csépe, vice secretary general of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and Márk Arató representing SAP (First Prize in his hand), standing together with Andrea Ferenczi.

More information:
Every Woman Digital!

Budapest International Women's Day Centenary Declaration 2011:
http://www.womenandtechnology.eu/digitalcity/news/w_newsheading.jsp?dom=AAAB
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“WOMEN’S CAREERS AFTER 40 AND 50”  INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Venue: Gerbeaud House (1051 Budapest, Vörösmarty tér 7-8.)
Date and Time: 20 November 2010 between 10:30 am. – 3 pm.
Language of the conference: English and Hungarian
Organizer of the Conference:
Association for Women’s Career Development in Hungary
The conference is co-financed by the OFA National Employment Foundation
Media partner: HR Portal

“WOMEN’S CAREERS AFTER 40 AND 50” INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN’S CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN HUNGARY

With the participation of more than 130 attendees the Association for Women’s Career Development in Hungary (AWCDH) organized an international conference within the framework of its initiative to promote women's careers for a lifetime under the title “Women’s Careers after 40 and 50” on Saturday, 20 November in the Gerbeaud House, one of the most beautiful buildings downtown.

The AWCDH, founded in 2003, which aims to foster the dialogue between legislation, government, the for-profit and non-profit spheres, higher education, and all potential stakeholders in order to enhance women’s participation in the labour market and foster gender equality, highlighted the subject of older people and women’s equality in the workplace as the main objectives of the conference titled “Women’s Careers after 40 and 50”, supported by the OFA
(National Employment Foundation). With the attendance of distinguished experts from Hungary and from abroad, current issues in these fields were raised and possible solutions discussed so as to promote the visibility of older women in the workforce. By way of organizing such an in-depth policy-centred international conference, the subsequent dissemination of conclusions reached and efforts to keep the topic on the policy agenda, the AWCDH hopes to contribute to the expansion and efficiency of the labour market and thereby also to economic competitiveness.

HE Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland Mr. Roman Kowalski was invited as a honorary guest of the conference. “The goals of stakeholders in the public and private spheres regarding equal rights have to be harmonised both on the regional and on EU level, which has to be an agenda-item of primary importance during the Hungarian and then during the Polish EU Presidency. The Hungarian Presidency itself followed by the Polish Presidency may be an excellent opportunity to foster cooperation between the two countries in the topic of women’s careers after the age of 40”, Ambassador Kowalski stated in his greeting speech.

Our guests came from the following sectors: government, Parliament, local governments, NGOs, media, universities and colleges, commercial chambers, corporations, trade unions, employees, among them especially women above 40 and 50, EU and UN officials, diplomats, and other interested individuals of both genders.

AWARD FOR WOMEN’S EQUALITY

A special award ceremony took place in the framework of the conference to award the 2010 prizes “For Women’s Equality”.

Contact:

Andrea Ferenczi, President, mobile phone: +36 30 982 7093, www.womenscareer.org

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Ms Bianka Kovács, member of the AWCDH, coordinator in our Representation in the Southern Transdanubian Region participated in the Workshop on Women's Development sponsored by the Taiwan ICDF (International Cooperation and Development Fund) between 4-17 November 2010.

We wish to express our thanks to the Taipei Representative Office in Hungary, to Mr. Wellington W. C. Shih, Deputy Director of Secretariat Division for the great opportunity and honor given to the Association for women’s Career Development in Hungary! 

Andrea Ferenczi president of AWCDH, board member of OWN Europe has been selected   as member of the Employment and Active Ageing Expert Group of AGE Europe.  Andrea thanks for her nomination to OWN Europe!    

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We congratulate Ms Judit Szöllősy, founding member and member of the board of the Association for Women’s Career Development in Hungary who has received a very special request.

Words without Borders has dedicated its special August issue to contemporary Hungarian literature – the first time the prestigeous American Internet-based magazine has featured the literature of one country. The issue, which was the initiative of its editorial director Susan Harris, was edited and translated by Judit Szöllősy (Sollosy). It features works by contemporary writers Virág Erdős, Péter Esterházy, János Háy, Mihály Kornis, Ervin Lázár, Lajos Parti Nagy, Magda Szécsi, Noémi Szécsi and Sándor Tar. The introductory essay was also written by Ms Szöllősy as guest editor.

http://wordswithoutborders.org/issue/august-2010/

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