QUEENSLAND
Brisbane UN Women International Women's Day Breakfast
Thursday 8 March 2012
Brisbane Convention Centre
07:00am- 09:00am
Ticket Prices
Corporate Table: $1,000.00
NGO/Community Table: $600.00
Standard Ticket: $60.00
Concession: $45.00
*Tables seat 10 people
*A booking fee of $1 plus 3% will apply to all credit card
and online bookings
Guest Panel
The Brisbane breakfast will feature a discussion panel facilitated by ABC Radio National Presenter Paul Barclay and comprising special international guest Rassanikone Nanong founder of the Nikone Handicraft Centre in Laos, Boni Roberston, Professor of Indigenous Policy, Griffith University and Therese Rein, Founder and Managing Director of Ingeus.
International Guest Speaker - Nikone Nanong, Managing Director of Nikone Handicrafts in Laos.
Rassanikone (Nikone) Nanong maintains she is not a business woman but set up and runs Nikone Handicrafts in Vientiane after years of running Lao Cotton, a state enterprise. With the support of UN Women Australia, Nikone and her fellow weavers have been able to transform their community.
Nikone employs 50 weavers, dyers, office staff and showroom assistants on site and 70 weavers in the villages and the business has improved the standard of living for them all.
Nikone prides herself on being a just and fair employer, expecting high standards and ensuring a good working environment and conditions for all her employees.
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Date/Time: Tuesday 6th March, 06:00 for 06:30- 09:00am
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Event Details: Table Service Breakfast with Guest Speaker hosted by Soroptimist Int. & Zonta
Guest Speaker: International Guest Speaker Nikone Nanong, Managing Director of Nikone Handicrafts in Laos.
Event Contact: Julie Davis Jools.Davis@gmail.com 0407 146 473
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Tickets: $35.00 each available from TicketLINK on 1800 855 835.
Event Contact: Rebecca Anderson P 07 4044 3019 r.anderson@cairns.qld.gov.au
Website: www.cairns.qld.gov.au
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Contact: Kathy Smith 0417826547
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University of Queensland Union International Women's Day Brunch
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March 10:30am
Venue: UQ Union - Clubs and Societies Room
Event Details: Open to all UQ Students - Food and drinks will be provided. Will be in the Clubs and Societies Room in the UQU Complex from 10:30am onwards.
Contact: Ashleigh Ross genderandsexuality@uqu.com.au
*This is a special fundraising event for UN Women Australia
Zonta Club of West Moreton's International Women's Day Breakfast
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March 06:45am
Venue: Mi Hi Tavern, Fernvale Road, Ipswich
Event Details: Join guest speaker Justice Sarah Bradley for this celebration. Breakfast $30.00 per person, $24.00 student and concession.
Contact: Margaret Llewellyn llewellyn_margaret@hotmail.com
*This is a special fundraising event for UN Women Australia
Maleny Magic Patchwork & Quilts Celebrates International Women's Day 2012
Date/Time: Thursday 8 March from 10:00am
Venue: Flaxton Gardens, 313-327 Flaxton Drive, Flaxton QLD
Event Details: Join guest speaker Debbie Ward for a talk on 'Women and their love of Quilts'
Tickets: $40.00 per person RSVP: Friday 2 March MMP&Q 924 Maleny Montville Road, Maleny QLD 4552
Contact: 07 5499 9954
*This is a special fundraising event for UN Women Australia
Zonta Club of Noosa, International Women's Day Breakfast
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March 06:30am - 8:45am
Venue: Noosa Springs Resort
Event Details: Breakfast to celebrate International Women's Day, with guest speaker Helen Popovic.
Contact: Carole Trethaway (07) 5440 5304
*This is a special fundraising event for UN Women Australia
Australian Institute of Management (AIM) QLD AIM International Women's Day Debate
Date/Time: Friday 9th March, 11:30am for 12:00 - 14:30 debate
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Brisbane Road Runners - RACQ Insurance International Women's Day Fun Run/Walk
Date/Time: Sunday 11 March, 07:00am
Venue: Cultural Forecourt, The Parklands, South Bank
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Contact: iwdfr@brisbaneroadrunners.org / 1300 614 122
Zonta Club of Bundaberg Inc, International Women's Day Breakfast
Date/Time: Sunday 11 March, 08:00am for 08:30am
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QUT Counselling and International Student Services, Women's History Month and International Women's Day discussion
Date/Time: Friday 2nd March 2012, 14:00 - 16:00pm
Venue: X Block Room 303 Gardens Point, QUT
Event Details: Bring the name of a woman, past or present, to whom you would like to give recognition - tell their story or say a few words about them.
Contact: Dr. (Lily) Elizabeth Tindle e.tindle@qut.com P 07 3138 2383
International Women's Day Morning Tea: Women in Mining
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March 09:30am
Venue: Kestrel Mine Extension
Event Details: Organised by Rio Tinto's Kestrel Mine Extension, this morning tea provides an opportunity to thank women within the mining workforce onsite.
Contact: Michelle Mason michelle.mason@riotinto.com
Zonta Club of Charters Towers' International Women's Day Dinner
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March 7:00pm
Venue: Henry's Cafe & Restaurant, Mosman Street, Charters Towers QLD
Event Details: Dinner to fundraise in support of the Zonta Charters Towers Higher Education Scholarship. 55 people only, seats limited.
Contact: Sue Farmer 4787 4333
UQ Women's Collective International Women's Day Picnic
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March 12:00pm
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Event Details: The University of Queensland's Women's Collective is hosting a picnic on campus in celebration of women and IWD. Including food and drink for all to enjoy, entertainment and fun feministic games will be run by collective members. The Women's Collective encourages all women-idenitifying or allied students and staff to attend. This is a free event.
Contact: Emma emma.dibrnardo@uqconnect.edu.au
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Venue: Lourdes Hill College, Hawthorne Road, Hawthorne
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Contact: Colette Duvall 3399 0498
