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Aminatta Forna Podcast Now Available! RSVP Today for the First in a Series of International Receptions Help us Celebrate 100 Years of International Women’s Day Please Welcome IMOW’s Newest Board Members Connect With IMOW
Aminatta Forna Podcast Now Available! Download a Free Recording of IMOW’s Speaker Series
Aminatta Forna Credit: Simon Westcott	Acclaimed African author and IMOW Global Council member Aminatta Forna joined the International Museum of Women on January 26, 2011, for our Extraordinary Voices, Extraordinary Change Speaker Series. Aminatta spoke about her newly published, critically acclaimed book The Memory of Love, talked about what inspires her as a woman writer, and described her experience as a dual citizen of both the United Kingdom and Sierra Leone. If you weren’t able to make it to the event, a podcast of the evening is now available! Listen to the podcast now>> You can also download any International Museum of Women podcast for free. Just search for International Museum of Women on iTunes! Aminatta Forna appeared in conversation with the Executive Director of the International Museum of Women, Clare Winterton. Listen to the podcast now>>
RSVP Today for the First in a Series of International Receptions Join IMOW in San Francisco on Feb. 16 to Celebrate the Focusing on Latin America Online Exhibition
We are thrilled to be kicking off a series of international receptions for Focusing on Latin America: A Project of Economica next week in San Francisco! RSVP today to join IMOW in San Francisco on Feb. 16 to celebrate Focusing on Latin America. The San Francisco event will be the first in a series of international receptions: Stay tuned for details about Focusing on Latin America events in Argentina and Costa Rica on March 18, and Mexico (date TBD). Learn more about the San Francisco reception>> The Focusing on Latin America exhibition reception will include a special multimedia viewing and behind-the-scenes tour featuring the contributions of artists, activists and thought leaders from Argentina, Costa Rica, and Mexico, and will honor San Francisco leader Sandra R. Hernández, M.D., for her work to empower women and girls. Join IMOW, the Women's Building, local community partners, and international women's rights activists in the Bay Area for an inspiring night of art, networking and dialogue! Learn more about the San Francisco reception>> Event Details: Wednesday, Feb. 16 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Women's Building, Audre Lorde Room, 3543 18th St. #8, San Francisco, CA 94110. Refreshments will be served. Remarks from Teresa Meija, Executive Director, The Women's Building; Clare Winterton, Executive Director, IMOW; and Sandra R. Hernández, M.D. RSVP required. This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to events@imow.org by February 14, 2010.		Creative Commons / Image via Flickr
Help Us Celebrate 100 Years of International Women’s Day
	Join us as we celebrate the Centennial of International Women's Day and honor the Museum's Founding Board Chair Elizabeth Colton. The dinner proceedings will feature wine, fine cuisine, art installations, and a special performance by Nigerian American Award-Winning Poet and Recording Artist Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo. Iyeoka is a Poet and Recording Artist, a 2010 TED Global Fellow, and the 2nd place 2009 Individual World Poetry Slam Champion. All proceeds benefit IMOW's work advancing women's global creativity, self expression and human rights. Purchase tickets today>> We are also proud to welcome Lieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom and Jennifer Siebel Newsomas our Honorary Co-chairs and Patricia and Paige Sprincin as Event Co-Chairs. Learn More>> This year we are also featuring a Celebrating Change: Art Live Lounge event for San Francisco's up-and-coming philanthropists and activists, tickets now available. Celebrating Change: Art Live Lounge will feature music, cocktails, dessert, and live art installations. More information and Art Live Lounge event tickets are available here>> For information or details about Corporate Sponsorship opportunities, please contact Irene Morrison at 415.543.4669 ext 27 or irene@imow.org.
Please Welcome IMOW’s Newest Board Members!
We are thrilled to announce that the Museum has appointed some new, outstanding women to our Board. Please join us in welcoming Benita Daryani and Cammie Dunaway. Benita Daryani is Director of Strategic Partnerships at Google where she has led Content Partnerships across key areas such as Commerce, Search Properties and Mobile. Benita and her teams have closed hundreds of business development deals and established numerous programs to enable product launches, increase usage and drive monetization for Google. Benita received a B.A. with Honors in Economics from Columbia University. She received an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Cammie Dunaway is the US President and Global CMO of KidZania, Inc., a location based entertainment concept focused on children’s role-playing activities. The company has attractions throughout the world including Mexico, Japan, Dubai and Lisbon. Previously, Cammie served as Executive Vice President for Nintendo and Chief Marketing Officer for Yahoo!. Cammie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Richmond and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Benita and Cammie are incredibly valuable additions to our Board, and we are honored to have their support. Welcome, Benita and Cammie!
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