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The International Information Centre and Archives for the Women's Movement in the Netherlands is hosting the Know How Conference. The IIAV was founded in 1935 as a private initiative, then as now an international resource and research centre. For the past 20 years the IIAV has enjoyed national government funding, and has grown to become the Dutch focal point for the international exchange of information.

 

The core organisers:

Lin Pugh, Ansje Roepman, Petra Branderhorst, Marlise Mensink, Jessica L'Esperance, Sarah Wilson, Mary Wijnveen, Marjet Douze, Joke Blom;

 

Assisted by:

Sippy van der Meijden, Irene Geerlofs, Marieke Kramer, Carla Couprie, Nidia Bustillos, Evelien Rijsbosch, Erna Arts, Ank Maas, Ria Mattie, Cora van Haaster, Patrica Huybrechtse, Anneke Posno, Christi de Lange, Annette Mevis, Tilly Vriend, Marjan Boere and Sacha Vries;

 

Publicity:

Daan Stringer, Nicolette van der Post, Jenny du Pon and Sacha Hoogerwerf;

 

Mapping the World:

Marije Wilmink, Jessica L'Esperance, Robertine Romeny, Sarah Cummings and the Gender Expertise Centre at KIT;

 

Translators and editors:

Ank Maas, Ineke Braakman, Ber Fontaine, Nidia Bustillos, Sharon Fenn and Jean Vaughan;

 

Indigenous Women's pre-Conference:

Gerda de Bruijn, Neris Juliao and Ramona Quroga;

 

Graphic design for conference:

Social Design;

 

Graphic advisor and Webmistress

Nita Dales;

 

Internet site manager:

Erna Arts;

 

Registration:

Maarten Wiesman;

 

Accomodation:

AXIS, Miranda Hesselman;

 

Photographic exhibition and photographic registration of conference:

Angèle Étoundi Essamba.

 

Translation at the conference:

Volunteers of the Tolken en Vertalers Gilde

 

Interpretation at the conference:

Internationaal TalenCentrum Amstelveen

 

At the conference itself this group will be supported by many volunteers who will act as hosts to visitors and take down and write up the minutes of the workshops. Other professionals include the caterers and the technicians.

Sponsors

The Know How Conference on the World of Women's Information is financially supported by

* UNESCO

 

* IFLA

 

* Directorate for the Coordination of Emancipation Policy of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment

 

* Ministry of Education, Culture and Science

 

* Dutch Embassies in many countries

 

* Municipality of Amsterdam

 

* Amsterdam Internet Paviljoen

 

* Bilance

 

* Hivos

 

* Interchurch Organisation for Development Cooperation

 

* National Committee for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development

 

* Novib

 

* Prins Claus Fonds

 

* Hoge Huys

 

* Mama Cash

 

* IIAV

and many local sponsors who helped make it possible for participants to travel to attend the conference.

This page last updated on January, 1999. Copyright © 1999 IIAV.

If you have any comments or questions about this page please contact knowhow@iiav.nl

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