MEET AND GREET BELFAST 25th -27th April
Updated Programme,
UWE Meet and Greet and IrFUW Conference hosted by Queen’s University Women Graduates Association Belfast, 25-27 April 2025
. Friday 25th April. City Hall, Belfast
18.30: Registration
19.00-21.00: Welcome Reception (To include substantial finger food). Numbers limited.
Saturday 26th April. Great Hall, Queen’s University Belfast
09.30: Registration
UWE Meet and Greet and IrFUW conference:
IrFUW - One Hundred Years of Inspiring Women: Legacy, Learning, Living
10.00 -13.00: Morning Session:
Prof. Mary Robinson, first woman President of Ireland, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and a member of The Elders, in conversation with Elaine McGee, BBC.
Mid-morning Coffee Break
Panel discussions on topics such as cross border engagement, cultural identity, and generational shifts in how women view their role in society.
[Note:UWE and IrFUW delegates will be joined by an invited list of prominent, high achieving women in public and academic life in Northern Ireland]
13.00: Light lunch
14.00 - 16.00: Afternoon Session
Depart Queen’s University by coach for “Conference in Context” visit to Belfast key sites, narrated by Mark Devenport, journalist, broadcaster and commentator. History,politics,peace, art, architecture – the role of women at the centre of society.
16.00: Return to hotels to prepare for the evening
Saturday evening: Gala Dinner at Titanic Belfast
Gala Centenary Dinner.
Approx. Start time 19.00 - to be confirmed
Dine in style at Titanic Belfast, with beautiful views of Belfast Lough and the Slipways where the Titanic was designed, built and launched.
23.00: Finish
Sunday 27th April
Optional full day excursion to the North Coast of Co. Antrim, including the Giant’s Causeway. Morning departure time to be confirmed.
Approx. Return time: 18.00. Lunch included
Open Registration: UWE Meet & Greet - Belfast 25th - 27th April, 2025
We are pleased to share all the details for the upcoming University Women of Europe (UWE) Meet and Greet and Irish Federation of University Women (IrFUW) Conference hosted by Queen’s University Women Graduates in Belfast, 25th to 27th April 2025.
See the link below for an outline of the IrFUW – Empowering Women: Fostering Cross-Border Engagement Across the island of Ireland “Legacy, Learning, Living“ programme, hotel information and a link for booking your place. We are very much looking forward to seeing you all in April .
IrFUW Book Launch Belfast for International Women’s Day
INVITATION TO BOOK LAUNCH
SATURDAY MARCH 8TH 2025 - 11:00 a.m.
Council Chamber, Lanyon Building QUB, Belfast
Join us as the Irish Federation of University Women (IrFUW) and Queen’s Women graduates association, celebrates 100 years of empowering women at Council Chamber, Lanyan Building, Queens University Belfast with the launch of a new book edited by UCD alumna Fiona Ahern. 100 Years of Empowering Women: Celebrating the Centenary of the Irish Federation of University Women, offers a colourful and engaging history of the Federation, founded in 1925 by women uniting to secure equal access to university education. See invitation to book launch on the right and if interested in attending rsvp to deirdremccauley@yahoo.co.uk
IrFUW Book Launch Dublin for International Women’s Day
INVITATION TO BOOK LAUNCH
THURSDAY MARCH 6TH 2025 - 11:00 a.m.
UCD University Club, Belfield, Dublin
Join us as the Irish Federation of University Women (IrFUW) and UCD Alumni office, celebrates 100 years of empowering women at the UCD University Club with the launch of a new book edited by UCD alumna Fiona Ahern. 100 Years of Empowering Women: Celebrating the Centenary of the Irish Federation of University Women, offers a colourful and engaging history of the Federation, founded in 1925 by women uniting to secure equal access to university education. See invitation to book launch on the right and if interested in attending rsvp to ahernfiona32@gmail.com
IrFUW Public Speaking Competition Final 2025
Ardilaun Hotel, Taylor’s Hill Road, Galway, H91 H29F Saturday, 22nd March 2025
As part of the IrFUW Centenary celebrations and as a tribute to the Galway founder of the competition, the late Mrs. Poppy Corbett of the Galway Association of Women Graduates (GAWG), the Final of the IrFUW Public Speaking Competition will take place in Galway on Saturday 22 March. The members of the Galway Association look forward to welcoming competitors, their teachers and supporters, and members of other IrFUW associations to the Ardilaun Hotel on that occasion.
IrFUW members and friends who plan to arrive in Galway on Friday 21 March will be welcome to join Galway Association members for an informal meal at Galway Golf Club, Salthill, at 6.30 p.m. that evening.
Please let us know by Thursday, 13th March if you plan to be present.
Email address of GAWG Secretary, Marie Mohan: mariekb08@gmail.com
UWE Meet & Greet 2025
UWE Meet & Greet 2025 : 25-27 April 2025 in Queen’s University Belfast, Ireland.
More details to follow, please mark the date in your calendars.
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