Berlin International Women’s Club e.V.

-”How to Breathe, how to Sound, how to Sing”

Di_Venter — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:18:09 +0000

Summer workshop (Jul or Aug) in Berlin with Singer componist Mfa Kera-

For details check the web: www.blackheritage.de and www.myspace.com/mfakera or email blackheritage@online.de

Assist new PR team with contacts

Di_Venter — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:34:49 +0000

We are currently updating our list of contacts at all the embassies based in Berlin in order to tell them about BIWC. If you have any contacts at any of the embassies, Özge Uzun and Deidre Rooke would like to hear from you. Contact: pr@biwc.de

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Di_Venter — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:31:11 +0000

Dear Members,

The club runs on each of us putting in some effort & helping out. We need to appeal to our members to step forward to help fill the following positions that have become vacant:-

1. CONSTITUTION FORMING COMMITTEE

As announced at the AGM, a committee is being formed to review the Club Constitution. Cary Greenberg will chair the committee, which will draft the proposed new document which will then be submitted to the entire membership for a vote at the 2011 AGM. If you are interested in helping by serving on the committee or advising the committee (including those of you who already expressed an interest at the AGM), or if you have any comments and suggestions, please contact us at Constitution@biwc.de

We look forward to your help!

2. EVENT LEADER FOR BUSINESS WOMEN / NETWORKING GROUP

3. WEB TEAM MEMBER

This position requires a few hours every month. The newsletter Editor sends the files that then need to be added to the BIWC website. Photos from events need to be added as received, and adverts from the Advertising Team get added / updated roughly monthly.

A basic computer knowledge is required, but on-the-job training will be provided. You will come away from this with a great knowledge of Word Press & be able to apply it to creating & updating your own website.

You are the right person for the job if:-

You are willing to learn

You are reliable

You work well in a team

You are logical & systematic

You are interested in website management

You own a computer

Club News Contributions

Di_Venter — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:29:46 +0000

If you have anything you feel should be included under “Club News” in our Newsletter, please e-mail it to: ClubNews@biwc.de

Extra Notice in the Web

Di_Venter — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:04:03 +0000

North East Group

Di_Venter — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:29:30 +0000

NORTH-EAST GROUP

Barbara von Pirch

Sue Rambow

NorthEast@biwc.de

Wednesday 21 July at 14.00

Visit to art galleries in Mitte

Many people have visited the modern art exhibitions at the Museum for Contemporary Art in the Hamburger Bahnhof, but have you ever taken a walk behind the museum? There are a series of small galleries showing the work of international modern artists, including many young unknowns and the better-known Damien Hirst. Nearby is a food store called Mitte Meer, which offers delicacies from cheese to wine and all kinds of frozen and fresh fish.

We will look around the various galleries and stroll through the food store, ending up at the Sarah Wiener restaurant and café in the Hamburger Bahnhof for refreshments and a chat.

► Meeting Point: Large sign for Mitte Meer at the left of the entrance to the Hamburger Bahnhof, Invalidenstr. 50-51, Berlin-Mitte

►Getting there: U- and S-Bahn Hauptbahnhof; buses M41, 120, 147, 245. The Museum, noted for its blue neon lights, is a short walk east from the Hauptbahnhof.

►Cost: Free entry to the galleries.

►Register: Please sign up with Barbara or Sue by Monday, 19 July.

Wednesday, 18 August at 14.00

Visit to Marien Kirche

This second-oldest parish church in Berlin has recently been renovated. Its most noted feature is a fresco from the 15^th century, the Dance of Death, depicting a long series of figures that lead the visitor from the west entrance into the church. After we have looked at the historical exhibitions inside the church, we will go to one of the nearby cafés for refreshments.

► Meeting Point: The entrance to the church on Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 8, near the television tower.

►Getting there: U- and S-Bahn Alexanderplatz, tram M2, M4, M5, bus TXL, M48, 100, 200 and 248.

►Cost: Free of charge.

►Register: Please sign up with Barbara or Sue by Monday, 16 August.

Web Updates

Di_Venter — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:03:29 +0000

We would like to remind everybody that the BIWC website can be updated any time of the month, usually on a day or two's notice. So if you as a group leader need to change or add information for an event before the next newsletter, the web team will be happy to help you notify the members. Please contact us via e-mail if possible at: web@biwc.de

Likewise we recommend that Members check the website from time to time for notices.

Advertising rates and contracts for the Newsletter as well as the website are also posted.

Many photos are now in our photo gallery online. Take a look! If you take photos of events that you attend, please share them by sending them to our web email box (web@BIWC.de).

BIWC Web Team
Di Venter, Barbara Irigoyen and Nancy Kowalski

Social Event July & August 2010

Nancy — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:19:17 +0000

July Social Event

Women in Berlin: The Untold Story

Thursday, 15 July at 10.00

How would you like to learn about the women in Berlin’s history, while enjoying the long-awaited summer with a pleasant stroll around our fabulous city? Put on those comfortable walking shoes and get ready for an informative and entertaining walking tour that focuses on the often overlooked contribution of women to Berlin’s history. On this tour, we will look at the history of modern Berlin through its famous (and not so famous) women, such as Rosa Luxemburg and Marlene Dietrich. This tour also narrates the greatest battle of all times, the battle for gender equality. Our English-speaking guide will lead us in exploring the great achievements and struggles of the women of Berlin, and its minority groups. The tour will end at a café where we can sit and chat over refreshments.

►Meeting Point: Starbucks Coffee Shop at Pariser Platz, by Brandenburg Gate.

►Cost: 7 € to be transferred to the BIWC account with payment code “WOMEN IN BERLIN”.

►Register: Registration is still open while slots are still available. To register, email SocialEvents@biwc.de or send bank transfer confirmation to Jenny Hankammer.

We remind all participants to wear comfortable walking shoes as we will be going around a vast area.

We had reserved a table at the Fassbender & Rausch after the tour.

When we go to the cafe after the tour, the first coffee or tea or glass of soft drink or water will be complimentary.

August Social Event

Tuesday, 31 August at 17.00

Tee Off with a Cup of Tea, and More!

Anette Arnold

Agnieszka Tiik

Jenny Hankammer

SocialEvents@biwc.de

“Tea tempers the spirit and harmonizes the mind; dispels lassitude and relieves fatigue, awakens thought and prevents drowsiness.”-Lu Yu, the Sage of Tea, wrote “The Classic of Tea”, 703-844.

What is indeed in a bag of tea? What effect does it have on our body and moods?

Let’s “tee off” autumn with a blast! Join us at the prestigious Ritz-Carlton Hotel as its certified tea master Sandra Rosenmüller, one of only three tea masters in Berlin, leads us through the wonderful world of teas. With her rare expertise, we will learn a lot not only about this marvelous drink, but also about the lasting benefits of regular tea consumption on our health. We will be presented with a vast number of tea varieties with complimentary Danish pastries in one of the hotel’s private and relaxing function rooms. After this professional tea tasting event, we can stay in the venue to continue enjoying the company of our BIWC friends and simply have a good time.

If a hotel tour is your “cup of tea”, please come in at 16.00.

►Meeting Point: For the hotel tour – hotel lobby. For the tea seminar – Salon Ponte Murano.

►Cost: 25 € for members, 27 € for guests, to be transferred to the BIWC account with payment code “TEA EVENT”.

►Register: Please register and transfer payment by Monday, August 16, 2010.. Email SocialEvents@biwc.de or send bank transfer confirmation to Jenny Hankammer. Quote code “TEA TASTING”

German Sports Badge

Nancy — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:14:03 +0000

Since 1912 people of all ages have been training to win the German Sports Badge. The German Olympic Sports Association (DOSB) presents this award to more than 900,000 people a year. Whether swimming, cross-country skiing or maybe weight lifting, the athletes must prove their prowess in five different disciplines.

Are you fit enough to take the challenge? Take a look at the Requirements Table below to find out if your best time in jogging is fast enough or if you can heave the shot the required distance. Those with disabilites have special requirements according to their physical abilities.

We have an agreement with the Berlin sports club ASV (near Hauptbahnhof) for BIWC members and their families to take the test for the Deutsches Sportabzeichen. In 2008 ASV was awarded a prize for their work integrating all participants – young and old, top athletes as well as late beginners, those with disabilities and those from all ethnic backgrounds..

Your training for the Sportabzeichen and the tests are free of charge. There is a small fee for the certificate and the badge of around 3 €.

The Sportabzeichen is open to everyone from the age of 8 to 80+. Training is on Mondays from 16.30-18.00. Come alone or invite your whole family and some friends to enjoy training together for an official German medal.

Please contact Angela Andersen for further details.

Email: angela.andersen@t-online.de, tel: 8855072

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Please click on the above link for the 2 page requirement list

Potential Members

Di_Venter — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:06:21 +0000

Potential Members are welcome to join us on the 8th of each month for our Stammtisch. Come have a great time together with old & new members! No registration is required, so just walk in.

Venue: Novotel am Tiergarten, Strasse des 17. Juni 106-108, 10623 Berlin.
Getting there: S5, S7, S75, S9 to Tiergarten. The hotel has its own parking garage, where you can park for a fee.