History
ORGANISATIONAL CHRONOLOGY
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1988 |
| The first international conference was held in Buffalo, NY. The Buffalo conference brought together more than 200 women playwrights from over 30 countries around the world. |
| 1989 |
| International Center for Women Playwrights (ICWP) established in Buffalo, New York to continue the work of the conference and serve as a communications center for women playwrights internationally. |
| 1991 |
| 2nd International conference held in Toronto, Canada. International Advisory Committee (IAC) formed to choose the site of the next conference and to provide advice and assistance to its directors. |
| 1994 |
| Adelaide, Australia hosted the 3rd International conference and was by far the most successful in international attendance. |
| 1997 |
| Galway, Ireland hosted the 4th International Conference. Role of IAC extended to bring members into more active roles in planning and supporting the conference. An Organizational Committee with a core committee of 22 women volunteers from 10 countries; Australia, Egypt, England, France, Greece, India, New Zealand, the Philippines, Sweden, and the USA was formed to create a new organization before the 5th International conference in 2000. International Women Playwrights Centre closed its office in Buffalo and became a virtual centre, limiting its resources to women with Internet access only. |
| 1998 |
| Greece approved as the site of the 5th conference by the IAC Charter drafted for a new international women playwrights organization, Women Playwrights International. |
| 2000 |
| The 5th international conference held in Greece. Mexico chosen as the site for the 6th conference. |
| 2001 |
| The WPI Executive Committee in Mexico voted to cancel the conference in Mexico City. |
| 2002 |
| Philippines selected as the site for the 6th international conference by the Management Committee of WPI. |
| 2003 |
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The 6th international conference held in Manilla, Philippines. |
| 2006 |
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The 7th international conference held in Jakarta and Bali, Indonesia. Theme: Cultural Liberty in a Diverse World
Jakarta, Indonesia was chosen to host the 7th International Conference in 2006 in part due to a strong lobby from Indonesia to attract a wider international participation to the conference. In the current volatile global situation, Indonesia was seen as a middle ground where East could meet West. PURPOSES AIMS 2008 Mumbai Selected as site for Eight International Women's Playwrights Conference to be held in November 2009
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