Interview with Marlène van Benthem, Soroptimist Lab Developer 2017-2019, Past Programme Director of Union of the Netherlands and of SIE Photo: Alice Wells and Marlène van Benthem at the SI Convention In Istanbul in 2015 How many Soroptimist International (SI) Conventions have you attended during your Soroptimist career and which
In this series of posts introducing the speakers for the 21st SI Convention from 18-21 July in Kuala Lumpur, we now present Dr Rajiv Bhanot, founder & Managing Director of H2GO Global which has revolutionised water purification helping towards achieving SDG6. Together with SI President Mariet Verhoef-Cohen, also President of
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia will be home to the 21st Soroptimist International Convention in 2019. The first Asian city to host the SI Convention, the event will be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from 18 – 21 July 2019. Those who were lucky enough to experience the 20th Soroptimist International
by Dawn Marie Lemonds - SI Board member "MELBOURNE, NOTTINGHAM, SAN FRANCISCO, HELSINKI, SYDNEY, GLASCOW, MONTREAL, ISTANBUL, KUALA LUMPUR…… What a lucky lucky Soroptimist I am to have made the commitment in MY Soroptimist Journey to attend every International Convention since 1987! MY MAP- because of Soroptimists- has many
Accomplished investment banker Tracey Woon is the Keynote speaker at the SI 21st Convention, in the Friday afternoon session ‘Longevity, Liquidity & Legacy’. Read more about her great career below and make sure to be there at KL2019! “Women hold up half the sky.” Mao Zedong Soroptimist International projects often
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by Karen Cromer Johnson, SI Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA "I love to go to International Soroptimist Conventions. I went to my first one in 2003 in Sydney, Australia and have been hooked ever since. I remember seeing women with these large, beautiful gold chains of office. I thought they must be
An array of dedicated and inspiring speakers have committed to contribute to the 21st SI Convention from 18-21 July in Kuala Lumpur. This post introduces Kanta Kumari Rigaud, lead environmental specialist at the World Bank. She will be one of the plenary speakers in Sunday’s session ‘Climate Action Plan’. A
With less than four months until the start of the 21st SI Convention from 18-21 July in Kuala Lumpur, we would like to introduce Loretta Mayer, who was awarded the 2003 American Heart Association’s Jr. Investigator Award for Women and the 2004 Glenn Foundation Endocrinology and Aging Award for her
As we approach the 21st SI Convention from 18-21 July in Kuala Lumpur, we can start to anticipate all the exciting things we will learn there. Keynote speaker Christina Lamb is an inspirational speaker who has given talks all over the world. Read more about her experience and expertise in