Cultural Diplomacy in Chile and Beyond

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At IPWA’s May Meeting, U.S. Embassy Cultural Attaché Mary Sue Fields will share her wide-ranging experiences in international diplomacy in Chile and around the globe.

Members and guests alike are warmly invited to join us on Thursday, May 30th at 7:30 PM for an engaging and interactive chat with Mary Sue.

Confirm your attendance to rsvp@ipwasantiago.org to reserve your spot!

 SPEAKER BIO:

Mary Sue Fields, Cultural Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Santiago

Mary Sue Fields took up the position of Cultural Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Santiago in July 2012.  A career Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State, Mary Sue has served overseas in Guadalajara, Beijing, Taipei, and Chengdu, and has worked in Washington, D.C. as a curriculum development and training specialist at the Foreign Service Institute’s School of Language Studies.

Prior to beginning her State Department career, Mary Sue taught French and English at the high school and university levels and worked as an Internet project manager at Capital One Financial in Richmond, Virginia.

Mary Sue holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Foreign Languages from Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee, and completed her Master of Arts degree and doctoral coursework in French language and literature at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.  She speaks French, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese and enjoys traveling the world with her three spirited daughters Rosemary, Sophie and Catherine Grace.

MEETING DETAILS:

DATE: Thursday, May 30, 2013

LOCATION: Ford Foundation Event Space (Mariano Sanchez Fontecilla 310, 14th Floor; near metro Tobalaba. Please RSVP for inclusion on the guest list for entry)

TIME:

19:30 Networking & sign-in begin

20:00 Meeting begins

Free for members. Non-member fee per meeting: $10.000

2013 Membership fees: $65.000 pesos full-year (through March 2014); $35.000 pesos half-year (through August 2013)

Please confirm your attendance via e-mail to rsvp@ipwasantiago.org.

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Chiropractic Revelations:Tips for ensuring proper spinal development from birth to adulthood

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Did you know that every joint in your body and the curves of your spine are dependent on how much belly time you had before the age of one?  Jumpers, walkers, and even baby carriers can contribute to poor spinal development.  Improper development will present itself later on in life as poor posture, pain and degeneration of the spine and/ or joints.
At IPWA’s April meeting, Dr. Shannon Owen will teach us practical steps we can take as parents to ensure that our children develop healthy spines and healthy joints for life, as well as providing us with tips for what we can do as adults to improve our own spinal and joint health.

Meeting Details:

  • Where:  Maison de France (San Crescente 451, Las Condes. Near metro El Golf).
  • When: Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 7:30pm
  • What:  IPWA April Meeting, featuring Dr. Shannon Owen, Chiropractor
  • Cost: Free for members. Non-member fee per meeting: $10.000
  • RSVP: Please confirm your attendance via email to rsvp@ipwasantiago.org by Monday, April 29th at 6 pm, so we can be sure to have enough space and refreshments for everyone.
Meeting schedule: 

         7:30 Arrival and networking. Refreshments provided.
         8:00 Presentation begins

 

About Dr. Shannon Owen: 
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Dr. Shannon Owen, Doctor of Chiropractics, is a graduate of Western States Chiropractic College, USA.  Dr. Owen lectures across South America teaching various manual medicine subjects and providing hands-on clinical instruction. Her area of interest concentrates on integrating manual treatment for babies, children and pregnancy.

Currently, Dr. Owen is in private practice with her husband, Dr. Marcelo Tello. Her clinic, Santiago Chiropractic Healing Center (www.healing.cl) is one of the very best in non-invasive, non-surgical treatment for babies, children and adults. She also serves on the post-graduate faculty of Universidad Central, where she teaches manipulative and adjusting techniques.

About IPWA:
The International Professional Women’s Association (IPWA) is a non-profit organization of English-speaking women interested in professional and personal development. Our objectives are:
• To build an international network of working and non-working professional women.
• To present forums and guest speakers related to professional, personal, and cultural development.
• To provide opportunities for networking among our members.

We organize monthly meetings for members and guests with different speakers every month, as well as a variety of social events throughout the year.

We encourage members and non-members alike to attend our meetings. Please direct any questions about our organization to info@ipwasantiago.org. More information is also available on our website, www.ipwasantiago.org.

2013 Membership fees: $65.000 pesos full-year (March 2013-March 2014); $35.000 pesos half-year (March 2013 – August 2013)
Non-member fee per meeting: $10.000

Women in Wine: IPWA Annual Wine Tasting! Wed 27 March

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You are invited to the International Professional Women’s Association’s 2013 annual Wine Tasting, featuring  Kingston Family Vineyards.

Join IPWA and Kingston Family Vineyards for a night of fine wines and good company as we kick off the IPWA membership year and head into fall! Attendees will participate in a professionally led tasting of the vineyard’s world-renowned cool-climate red and white wines, learn about the vineyard’s specialized winemaking techniques, and dive into Kingston family history.

Meeting Details:

  • Where:  Ford Foundation Event Space (Mariano Sanchez Fontecilla 310, 14th floor. Near metro Tobalaba).
  • What:  IPWA Annual Wine Tasting, featuring Kingston Family Vineyards
  • When: Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 7:30pm
  • Cost: Free for members. Non-member fee per meeting: $10.000
  • RSVP: Please confirm your attendance via email to rsvp@ipwasantiago.org by Monday, March 25th at 6 pm, so we can be sure to have enough space and refreshments for everyone.
Meeting schedule: 

         7:30 Arrival and networking
         8:00 Wine tasting presentation begins
         8:45 Questions, networking, wine available for sale.

About Kingston Family Vineyards: 

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Since 1998, Kingston Family Vineyards has been paving the way in Chile for cool-climate red wines such as Pinot Noir and Syrah in the Casablanca Valley, an area previously known only for its white wines. Their wines have been highlighted in Food and Winemagazine, and in 2011 the winery was chosen as a Winery of the Year by Wine & Spirits magazine.  Additionally, the Kingston Family wines are featured on the menus of top-tier restaurants worldwide including Jean Georges (New York), Boulevard (San Francisco) and The Four Seasons (London).

The initiative is the brainchild of Chilean-American winery founder Courtney Kingston, descendant of Carl John Kingston, who left the United States to settle in Chile in the early 1900’s.  While completing her MBA at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business in the 1990’s, Courtney drew up a plan to turn her family’s land in the western hills of the Casablanca Valley into a vineyard that would apply Californian innovations in viticulture and winemaking to the nascent Chilean wine industry.  In 2003, she launched the Kingston Family label, and the rest is history.

In addition to its world-class wines, Kingston Vineyards stands out for its fostering of women in the wine industry. Owner Courtney Kingston has made it a priority over the years to support women winemakers and staff in a largely male-dominated industry, and several of her staff have been highlighted as rising stars in the industry.
More information available at www.kingstonvineyards.com. The vineyard’s wines will be available for sale at the event.

About IPWA:
The International Professional Women’s Association (IPWA) is a non-profit organization of English-speaking women interested in professional and personal development. Our objectives are:
• To build an international network of working and non-working professional women.
• To present forums and guest speakers related to professional, personal, and cultural development.
• To provide opportunities for networking among our members.

We organize monthly meetings for members and guests with different speakers every month, as well as a variety of social events throughout the year.
We encourage members and non-members alike to attend our meetings. Please direct any questions about our organization to info@ipwasantiago.org. More information is also available on our website, www.ipwasantiago.org.

2013 Membership fees: $65.000 pesos full-year (March 2013-March 2014); $35.000 pesos half-year (March 2013 – August 2013)
Non-member fee per meeting: $10.000

You’re invited to the IPWA Feb Meeting with Ford Foundation representative Myriam Méndez-Montalvo

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IPWA FEBRUARY MEETING

DATE: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
TOPIC: Contributions to Social Change in the Andean Region and Southern Cone
SPEAKER: Myriam Méndez-Montalvo, Ford Foundation Representative for the Andean Region and Southern Cone

What is at stake for Chile and Latin America on the path to development? What is being done to address deeply rooted social and economic problems on the national and international levels?

At IPWA’s February meeting, Ford Foundation representative Myriam Méndez Montalvo will bring us up to speed on the organization’s work fighting social and political exclusion and discrimination in the region and improving government transparency, effectiveness and accountability. With these goals in mind, the organization works to target problem areas through strategic placement of grants and loans.  

SPEAKER BIO:

Myriam Méndez-Montalvo is the representative of the Ford Foundation for the Andean Region and Southern Cone, overseeing all of the foundation’s work at the regional office in Santiago, Chile.

Before joining the foundation in 2011, Myriam served as a democratic governance policy adviser at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). She held a number of leadership roles at UNDP since 2003, providing strategic direction for governance programs globally and for the Latin America and Caribbean region, and promoting democracy and state building in countries undergoing transitions and post-crisis situations. Additionally, Myriam led country programs across Latin America for the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance and worked with the International Commission of Jurists in Geneva and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague. She began her career as a lawyer in Colombia.

Myriam holds an M.P.A. from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and an L.L.M. from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia.

Source: http://www.fordfoundation.org 

MEETING DETAILS:

LOCATION:

Maison de France
San Crescente 451, Las Condes
(5 min walk from El Golf metro)

19:30 Networking & sign-in begin
20:00 Meeting begins

2012 Membership fees: $65.000 pesos full-year (through August 2013); $35.000 pesos half-year (through February 2013)
Non-member fee per meeting: $10.000

Please confirm your attendance via e-mail to rsvp@ipwasantiago.org.

You’re invited to the IPWA Summer Mixer 2013

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WHEN: Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 7:30pm
WHERE: **Azzurreal Gallery** Pio Nono 279, Bellavista (near metro Baquedano)

Before you head out to the beach or jump into the pool, get inspired and get connected. In the spirit of summer, IPWA invites you join us at Azzurreal Gallery for our second annual Summer Mixer! Get ready for an evening of lively conversation, new connections and of course lots of art at this happening new gallery space in the heart of Bellavista.

LOCATION: The January meeting will be held at Azzurreal Gallery (Pio Nono 279, close to metro Baquedano), a happening space in the heart of Bellavista filled with the latest artwork and well allied with the local and international art communities.

Please confirm your attendance via email to rsvp@ipwasantiago.org by Tuesday, January 29th at 6 pm, so we can be sure to have enough space and refreshments for everyone.

The International Professional Women’s Association (IPWA), based in Santiago, Chile, is a non-profit organization of English-speaking women interested in professional, personal and cultural development.

• To build an international network of working and non-working professional women.
• To present forums and guest speakers related to professional, personal, and cultural development.
• To provide opportunities for networking among our members.

We organize monthly meetings for members and guests with different speakers every month, as well as a variety of social events throughout the year.
We encourage members and non-members alike to attend our meetings. Please direct any questions about our organization to info@ipwasantiago.org. More information is also available on our website, www.ipwasantiago.org.

2012 Membership fees: $65.000 pesos full-year; $35.000 pesos half-year (August – February 2013)
Non-member fee per meeting: $10.000 (includes cocktails and hors d’oeuvres)

You are invited to the IPWA November Meeting

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DATE: Wednesday, November 28, 2012

TOPIC: Biodiversity and Conservation in Central Chile
SPEAKER: Evolutionary Biologist Sharon Reid (PhD)

Join Stanford-affiliated biologist Sharon Reid and the International Professional Women’s Association (IPWA) for an interactive and informative evening learning about the importance of biodiversity for the region and the planet as well as looking at conservation efforts underway in Chile.

**Please confirm your attendance via e-mail to rsvp@ipwasantiago.org. **

SPEAKER BIO:

Sharon Reid has been a lecturer at Stanford University’s Overseas Studies Program in Santiago since 2008, teaching classes on biodiversity and evolutionary biology in the Southern Cone. She has also served as director of an Explora- CONICYT project in Chiloé focused on educating the community on the value of biodiversity, and has led workshops for the Nature Conservancy.

Reid holds a PhD from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and has published numerous academic articles in international scientific journals based on her research.

MEETING DETAILS:

LOCATION: The November meeting will be held at Café del Autor (Manuel Montt 334, near Metro station Manuel Montt)

19:30 Networking & sign-in begin
20:00 Meeting begins

2012 Membership fees: $65.000 pesos full-year (through August 2013); $35.000 pesos half-year (through February 2013)
Non-member fee per meeting: $10.000

 

You are cordially invited to the IPWA Spring Cocktail!

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Members and non-members alike are invited to join the International Professional Women’s Association for our annual spring cocktail next Thursday, October 25th.  Attendees will enjoy a delicious assortment of hors d’oeuvres and have the opportunity to meet professional women based in Chile from a variety of professions and from every corner of the world!  Confirm your attendance to rsvp@ipwasantiago.org.

spring cocktail

 

EVENT DETAILS                                                                                                   DATE: Thursday, October 25, 2012                                                               LOCATION: Apoquindo 6445, Sala de Eventos (Metro Manquehue)                                   TIME:  8-10 PM                                                                                                             COST: This event is free for members, Ch$10,000 for non-members.                               RSVP: Please  confirm your attendance to rsvp@ipwasantiago.org to reserve your spot.

New Connections for IPWA

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We’ve recently exchanged links and information with a great site for women in business worldwide. The organization is called THE WAY WOMEN WORK.          The Way Women Work shares and amplifies the successes of women entrepreneurs and professionals globally. This worldwide community was founded by Rania Habiby Anderson as a place for business and professional women to exchange ideas and career advice that would inform, educate, and inspire women to achieve greater business and professional success.