International Womens Conference at USQThe University of Southern Queensland (USQ) will be host to an International Women’s Conference from the 26th to the 29th of September 2007. The conference is being organisied by a committee of women representing the USQ Women’s Network Inc, The Young Women’s Place Inc, The Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Service and Lifeline Darling Downs and South West Queensland Ltd.
The conference is being held to coincide with the University’s Anniversary celebrations and will address many topical issues affecting women. 'The title of the conference is Education, Employment and Everything…the triple layer of a woman’s life and many of the big issues facing women such as the Industrial Relations reforms and changing labour patterns in the world together with the move away from social welfare will be discussed,' USQ Law lecturer and Chairperson of the International Women’s Conference organising committee Pauline Collins said. 'It is a keystone event as part of the 40th Anniversary celebrations and we are looking at bringing women together to share their stories and to learn from and inform each other. 'In an election year it is very timely that these matters be discussed and that areas of concern for women remain in the spotlight.' As part of the conference a number of important local and national keynote speakers including three international speakers, Aziza Pawani ,Manager Programs, Save the Children (USA) in Kabul, Afghanistan, Prof Linda Duxbury from Canada and Professor Yvonne Mokgoro, Chairperson of the South African Law (Reform Commission will be addressing the delegates, who are coming from all corners of the globe. 'There has been interest from women in Nepal, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Turkey and Iran to name a few,' Ms Collins said. Delegates will get the chance to actively participate in the conference, with women encouraged to attend workshops that will be run during the event as well as the normal paper presentations. 'Expressions of interest are open for women who want to present workshops or papers at the conference,' Ms Collins said. 'There is a March 30 deadline however, so if you are interested please forward your expressions of interest before that date.' Although USQ’s Toowoomba campus will host the conference, the final day of the event will be held at the University’s Springfield campus. For more information on the International Women’s Conference at USQ or to put forward an expression of interest visit www.usq.edu.au/iwc2007 Media Contact: Josh Ada, USQ Media, +61 7 4631 1628, 0403 643 1 
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