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 Unifero2007@yahoo.com 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 Unifero2007@yahoo.com

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 asociatie@unifero.org.
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 asociatie@unifero.org.

· 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
Unifero2007@yahoo.com 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

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