2010 IGBO WOMEN’S WORLD CONFERENCE (29TH - 30TH SEPT): INVITATION AND CALL FOR PAPERS

IGBO WOMEN’S WORLD CONFERENCE 2010

MOTTO: “MOTHER IS SUPREME”
THEME: “WOMEN AS PARTNERS IN NATION-BUILDING”

SECOND IGBO WOMEN’S WORLD CONFERENCE: INVITATION AND CALL FOR PAPERS

1.0 On behalf of the Planning Committee of the Igbo Women’s World Conference, I am pleased thank all those who attended the 2009 Igbo Women’s World Conference which took place from May 5th to 7th, 2009 in the historic city of Aba, Abia State, hosted by the Governor and First Lady of Abia State, Chief and Mrs. Theodore Orji. We thank the First Couple of Abia State for their magnanimity and foresight in hosting the conference, and especially for donating Igbo Women’s Special Wrapper to the Conference. We thank the national and global media especially the African Profiles Magazine, USA, for devoting three pages of their Summer Edition, 2009 to ex-raying the achievements of the conference.

2.0 The theme of last year’s conference was “Mother is Supreme”. The Planning Committee of the 2010 Igbo Women’s World Conference has resolved to make the 2010 Igbo Women’s World Conference another huge success. The Theme of the 2010 Edition is: “WOMEN AS PARTNERS IN NATION BUILDING”.

3.0 The 2010 Igbo Women’s World Conference will hold from 29th to 30th September, 2010. Venue is Abuja (hall yet to be indicated). Our women in USA are co-hosting this conference (Contact Chief Mrs Ego Ikeakor (egoikeakor@yahoo.com) under the auspicies of the IGBO WOMEN UNITED - a union of all Igbo Women organizations Worldwide.

4.0 May we use this opportunity to invite intending participants, intending paper presenters as well as intending Sponsors.

Professor Catherine Acholonu (unfacnigeria@yahoo.com)
Chief Mrs. Maria Okwor
High Chief Mrs Catherine Owanta
For Conference Planning Committee.