The 12th International Conference of the Iranian Women's Studies Foundation
"Iranian Women at Home and Abroad: What Is to Be Done?"
June 15-17,2001 Aula Magna, University of Stockholm, Sweden
Organized by: Women's Network; Center for Women's Studies (University of Stockholm)
Sponsors: The Workers Educational Association (ABF); and Education Promotion (East Gotland Province)
The Iranian Women's Studies Foundation
Statement of purpose
The Iranian Women´s Studies Foundation (IWSF) is a non-profit organization. It has no affiliation to any political or religious group or organization, and aims to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas on issues related to Iranian women's achievements, to disseminate information on Iranian women's achievements, and to establish a network of communication among communities of Iranian women the world over. The main activity of the IWSF consists of annual international conferences wherein a theme related to Iranian women is approached through scholarly presentations, art exhibitions, and artistic or dramatic performances .
The history of Iran has consisted, for the most part, of male-dominated narratives and accounts of men's exploits and achievements. The IWSF attempts to offer a different perspective on Iran's history by protecting, preserving and propagating the works of Iranian women. Since 1990, the IWSF has conducted annual conferences in various cities around the world. At these gatherings, academics and professionals interested in issues related to Iranian women congregate to share the result of their research, to celebrate the artistic accomplishments of Iranian women, and to exchange ideas and plans for the future. The IWSF publishes the proceeding of its annual conferences in the journal of the IWSF in which works by and about Iranian women are collected annually.
Registration Fees
Please find registration fees and the registration form in the boxes below.
Note that the prices given below are only for the entrance fee to the conference. They do not include other costs such as food or accommodation.
To facilitate work concerning the issuing of identity tags and other documents and papers at the start of the conference we ask all participants to register in advance. We have included a small discount for those who register at least one day earlier, i. e. June 14.
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Advance Registration |
No registration |
| Full 3 day registration fee |
300 SK |
360 SK |
| One day registration fee |
100 SK |
120 SK |
| Artistic program each night |
80 SK |
90 SK |
Registration fee for representatives
of official organizations |
1500 SK |
1600 SK |
REGISTRATION
- Registration fees for participants from USA who wish to pay either $ 100 or $30 are to be sent by check to:
IWSF
PO Box 380882
Cambridge, MA 02238 USA
Tel: 617-492-9001
Email: Iranianwsf@aol.com
- Participants from Canada and Europeans who want to pay the registration fee of 300 Crowns ($30) should register (by filling in the form below) now but pay at the beginning of the conference if they have problems with the bank charges. The Registration Form should be faxed or mailed to us:
Fax /Tel: 0046-8-655 84 94 , 0046-8- 624 05 74 , 0046-8-6461070
Address : Kvinnors Nätverk
Box 2019
103 11 Stockholm Sweden
- All participants in Sweden must register and pay the registration fee to account number:
postgiro: 435 03 68 - 9
Please note
- If you have registered in advance you will receive a file containing the brochure, programme, entrance tag, and other information at the door.
- Children under 10 cannot attend the conference ( exception : workshops participants)
- Young people over 10 should register (unless they are participating in the youth workshop)
- Let us know if you need child care at the conference location before June 1 (giving the number and the age of the children)
- Tickets are non refundable
- We do not have the facilities to accept credit cards
- No fee for journalists (one free admittance from each group unless they are a camera crew of two) .
Friday 15 June
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| 09:00 | Registration and Introductions | |
| 12-14 | Lunch break | |
| 14.00 | Welcoming address | Haideh Daragahi (Local Executive Coordinating Committee, Sweden) |
| 14.10 | Guest Speaker | Maia Pia Boëthius (Sweden) |
| 14.40 | Music | Cissi Gedell and Gisoo Shakeri |
| 14.55 | Cermony: Woman of the Year | Mokarrameh Ghanbari Darikandeh |
| 15.00 | Panel Discussion:
"The Younger Generation" | Sepideh Zarrinpanah (Iran); Shadi Sadr (Iran);
Rashin Foroutanfard(Sweden); Parisa Taghizadeh (Britain) |
| 17.00 | Dinner break | |
| 18.35 | Introducing Iranian Women Folk Dresses | Gissoo Shakeri (Sweden) |
| 19.05 | Break | |
| 19.30 | Play "The Blue Dreams of Grey Women" | Director: Niloofar Beyzaee, Parvaneh Hamidi; Mitra Zahedi/Shahla Shoari, Performers (Germany) |
| 21.00 | Discussion with the director and the performers | |
Saturday 16 June
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| 09.30 | IWSF Address | Golnaz Amin (USA) |
| 09.50 | Speech: "Women in the 'Harem' of Iranian Politics" | Zhaleh Ahmadi (Germany) |
| 10.50 | Panel Discussion: "Working Class Women Speak" | Asti Pirouti(Sweden), Azar Adibi |
| 12.50 | Open lunchtime discussion with guests from Iran | "The Day's Issues" |
| 14.30 | "Women's Movement in Iran and the Problems of the Future" | Jamileh Nedai (France) |
| | "The Need for a New Beginning" | Shadi Amin(Germany) |
| 15.30 | Break | |
| 16.00 | "A Study of the Functioning and the Problems of Women's Organisations in Iran" | Azizeh Shahmoradi (Iran) |
| 17.00 | Dinner break | |
| 18.30 | Social Satire | Sappi and Hadi Khorsandi (Britain) |
| 19.30 | Break | |
| 19.45 | Poetry Reading | Maryam Hooleh(Iran) |
| 20.15 | Music | Soroush Izadi and Pianist (Austria) |
Sunday 17 June
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| 09.30 | "Iranian Women and Multiculturalism" | Elham Gheytanchi (USA) |
| 10.30 | Panel Discussion:
"Domestic and State Violence against Women" | Elaheh Amani(USA); Shahla Heydari(Britain);
Maria Rashidi(Sweden); Forouzan Tameemi (Afghanistan) |
| 12.30 | Lunch | Poetry Reading and the Poet's Corner |
| 14.30 | "What Is to Be Done?" | Ali Farmandeh(Sweden) |
| 16.00 | Assessment of the Seminar and selection of next year's theme | |
| 18.00 | Dinner | |
| 19.30 | Dance | Farideh Eblaghian(Sweden) |
| 19.45 | Music | Gissoo Shakeri (Sweden) |
| 20.15 | End of the Conference | Party |
- we provide simultaneous interpretation in English and Swedish.
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