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Area Meeting autumn 2011Governor D21

Ruth Brunner Hässleholm Zonta Club

Lt. Governor D21 Liisa Sulin Elmqvist Jönköping II

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Zonta International is a unique, democratic, worldwide organization of leading professionals of different ages

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District Board 2011-2012

Sysse Hardenby treasurer, Velta Raudzepa AD06, Liisa Sulin Elmqvist lt. Governor, Ruth Brunner Governor, Ann Margreth Hellberg AD03, Ann Rydén AD01, Kristina Alexis AD04, Ingegerd Wennerbeck district secretary, Marianne von Hartmansdorff AD02 and Carolyn Belgrave Rappestad AD05 have your mission to handle the administrative questions in District 21

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District Committees 2011-2012

Birgitta Birkoff Scholarships, Ljúfa Elfwing IT, Annica Lind Nordberg PR, Susanne Malmström LAA (Legislative Awareness and Advocacy), Louise Widén Bylaws and Resolution Chair, MaryLou Espiritu-Olsson UN chair and Viveka Anderberg Åkerhielm Foundation Ambassador

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DC in Kungälv

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Speaker list in Kungälv• Elisabeth Mattsson Kungälv Municipality chairman• Kirsi Nickels ZI/ZIF Director 2009-2012, liaison D21• Sundsvalls ZK ”The good example”• Dr Carolyn Hannan Women’s right to a life without

violence• Anne-Lie Lokko Social media• Annica Lind Nordberg PR Coordinator D21• Viveka Anderberg DFA/Service Committee• Axel Falk Memorial Service• Birgitta Birkoff Scholarships Committee Chair• Sofie Nelson Intl JMK scholar 2009• MaryLou Espiritu-Olsson UN Committee Chair• Ljúfa Elfwing IT Coordinator D21• Susanne Malmström LAA Committee Chair

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Decisions at the DC Kungälv• Resolution - Codes of

Ethical Conduct

• Motions from Trosa ZC, Stockholm ZC II och Malmö III ZC … that D21 shall refrain from applying for state subsidies from Ungdomsstyrelsen // District Board proposition to continue applying for state subsidies from Ungdomsstyrelsen

• The DC approved of the proposition from the District Board to propose to Convention in Torino to prolong the Resolution to support establishment of Codes of Ethical Conduct to be valid during the biennium 2012-14

• The DC overruled the motions from Trosa and Stockholm ZC II

• The DC overruled the motion from Malmö ZC after the adjusted wording of the motion

• The DC approved of the proposition from the District Board

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Övriga beslut• Motion from ZC Uppsala I about

annual training regarding organizational techniques & skills 

• Motion from ZC Uppsala I about how to understand the width of the annual audit of a club

• Motion from Visby ZC about Micro Credits

• Motion from Flen-Malmköping ZC about how to pay dues to ZI

• Motion from Södertälje ZC regarding policy decision with reference to proportional relation between dues to ZI och ZIF

• Proposition about change of § 15 chapter 4 in Bylaws of D21 of Zonta International

• The motion was overruled

• After discussion the DC decided to adopt a change of § 13 in the standard club bylaws in order to harmonize the wording with the wording of the discrict bylaws § 15

• The motionen was overruled

• The motion was adopted • The motion was withdrawn

• The proposition was adopted

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/zontad21/ Fotograf: Therese Schröder Kungälvs Zontaklubb

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District Board 2012-2014From left: AD06 Anita Apine Valmiera, AD05 Marie-Louise Hegewald Katrineholm-Vingåker, AD04 Anna Lind Lund, AD03 Kaisa Adlercreutz Göteborg III, AD02 Karin Andersson Lundquist Uppsala II, Treasurer Lena Wahlgren Jönköping I, vice Governor Marianne von Hartmansdorff Stockholm I and Governor Liisa Sulin Elmqvist Jönköping II // Missing on picture: AD01 Ruth Isaksson Kiruna

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Torino, Italy 7-12 July 2012

Convention 2012 Torino… http://torino2012.zonta.org/

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  Before 1 April 2012  1 April - 1 June 2012After 1 June 2012and on-site registration

One-day Registration

On-site one-day registration

 Zontians  325 Euros  400 Euros 450 Euros  150 Euros  225 Euros

 non-Zontian Guests  75 Euros  75 Euros 75 Euros 75 Euros 75 Euros

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District 21 motto 2010 / 12 / 14• Visibility • Objectivity

• Support

• Develop communication and marketing

• Responsibility, good leadership• Lasting resources require increased

membership

• Increase number of members interested in international engagement, increase representation of different professions in the clubs

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Reminder of District 21 goals 2010-2012Zonta International's main objective is to strengthen the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy•Zonta's visibility within the district will increase•By sharing with ourselves and our skills, we will make Zonta visible and, thus, contribute to the fulfillment of Zonta's aims•We want to raise the interest in our national and international scholarhips. This way, we will be able to give economic, moral and human support to young women •We want to improve women's right to good health and legal status by informing objectively about legislative changes and its meaning both internally within our organization and externally, by contributing to dissemination of information and by keeping us informed on how laws are followed•We want to focus on and make service projects and Zonta's collaboration with UN agencies visible and known.  An example is the campaign "Zonta Zom Zamlar Zlantar" (=Zontians Collecting Coins). Through this campaign District 21 aims to raise funds for about 1 000 000 SEK in a 12-month period (from March 8 a year to March 8 the following year). Donations to selected projects shall amount to about 65 USD per member per year•Through our commitment and credibility, we want to rejuvenate and increase membership in our organization.  Above all, we want to keep and care about our existing members•Membership increase by at least one member per club per year

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DB meetings 2011-2012• August 26-28, 2011 Jönköping• November 19, 2011 Telephone meeting• March 9-11, 2011 Jönköping• May 11-13, 2012 Dylta Before Convention in Torino

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Ulla Ljungh-Hoff Stockholm II… has been presented with the International Meritorious Service Award ”in recognition of exceptional service to ZI. We commend you for your 45 years of leadership at the club, district and international levels of ZI! Your tireless efforts to advance the status of women in Sweden and around the world demonstrate your dedication to the spirit and mission of ZI. Your commitment to Zonta, as evidenced by your service as an International Director, member of the International Nominating Committee and Chairman and member of the International Bylaws and Resolutions Committee, along with your continued commitment to D21 and the Zonta Club of Stockholm II, is an example to us all”, writes International President Dianne Curtis in her letter to Ulla  PIP Beryl says ”Ulla has been an ACTIVE Zonta since 1966(!), Ulla has been ”past almost everything” a true pioneer for our Swedish and Latvian Zontians in all respects. We can thank Ulla for being a district. Ulla is the person who has formulated our original bylaws. There are few Zontians who have participated in so many international meetings and international Conventions as Ulla, she is a record holder also in this respect! Ulla is a highly respected lawyer and she has actively contributed to the fact that our international bylaws are so understandable”!Ulla was presented with the International Meritorious Service Award at the Area Meeting in Stockholm on October 1, 2011

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AREA meetings 2011-2012 AUTUMN 2011• A02   October 1 Stockholm Governor och IT coordinator in D21 participate• A04   October 1 Malmö lt. Governor och PR coordinator in D21 participate• A03   October 8 Karlstad Governor och UN committee chair in D21

participate• A05   October 8 Norrköping lt. Governor och LAA committee chair in D21 participate• A06   October 15 Jelgava Governor och Scholarship committee chair in D21

participate

• SPRING 2012• A01 March 24-25 Sundsvall Governor and lt. Governor• A02 April 14 Uppsala lt. Governor• A03 April 14 Borås Governor• A04 April 21 Kristianstad Governor• A05 April 21 Örebro lt. Governor• A06 April 28 Riga Governor and lt. Governor

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Organization Membership and Classification (OMC)

Goal 2010 was •net increase by 1 member/club/year, totally abt. 140 (cocky or possible?!) In the autumn last year we claimed possible… what about today?•Number of members has decreased 2010-2011 - so, we must become more Zontians! Work on it – there are several good examples

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Website - use it!IT / Our new website 

• We have implemented our new website, training is scheduled during the autumn. Please note that all information will not be available from day one. All information on the old website will be available until all infomation has been transferred to the new one. Each club is responsible for the updating of their own club website!

• We want interaction, e.g. we welcome contributions from our clubs! 

• Thank you, Ljúfa Elfwing, district IT coordinator for all your work hours to finish the website

• www.facebook.com Zonta International District21 – Sweden & Latvia

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We wish…

Measurable goals 2010 – 2012 

• Net increase by 1 member/club/year, totally abt. 140 (cocky or possible?!)

• Double the number of applications for scholarships• Zontor Zom Zamlar Zlantar - 1 krona a day• Zonta school at least once/year• 60 % (preferrably 100 % ) of all club websites to be

updated

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IMPORTANT LINKS…• International president’s message• http://www.zonta.org/MemberResources/Tools/PublicRelationsTools/

ZontaOverviewVideo.aspx  • International service projects• http://www.zonta.org/WhatWeDo/InternationalPrograms.aspx • Our global service and training program • http://www.zonta.org/MemberResources/Tools/FoundationTools.aspx

• – start page www.zonta.org YouTube…

• …and do not forget… 

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Centennial Anniversary Committee• http://www.youtube.com/ZontaInternational

• In 2019 Zonta will be 100 years old! A dignified and very vibrant and active ”old lady” who deserves attention, recognition and celebration! PIP Val Sarah encourages Zontians all over the world to document and manifest ”glocally” and we are happy to announce that our Centennial Anniversary Committe Chair is Bodil Ulate Segura! Look into the ZI website and watch the YouTube link and find out how YOU can contribute to the manifestation!

• http://www.zonta.org/MemberResources/Tools/CentennialAnniversaryTools.aspx

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Together…Only together we can reach our common international goals!Each and every Zonta in our global network is important!

Thank youRuth and Liisa

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