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ORGANISATIONAL CHRONOLOGY

 

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 

The 6th international conference held in Manilla, Philippines.
 2006

 The 7th international conference held in Jakarta and Bali, Indonesia.

Theme: Cultural Liberty in a Diverse World


JAKARTA (NOVEMBER 19 - 24, 2006)
» Indonesian National Gallery
» Taman Ismail Marzuki Jakarta
BALI (NOVEMBER 25 - 26, 2006)
» Arma Gallery Ubud - Bali
» Amphitheatre - Nusa Dua - Bali

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
• Enforce Indonesian Theatre in the arena of world theatre and to encourage the emergence of Indonesian women playwrights.
• Fight for the rights and state of women playwrights in the midst of the general theatre development.
• Promote a more in depth analysis and study of plays written by women.
• Become a support network for women playwrights in facing censoring, political oppression, and various things that stand against the freedom of expression.

AIMS
• Strengthen and widen the network of women playwrights around the world.
• Showcase contribution of women playwrights to the society.
• Inspire and share with the world topics regarding women and their relationships with humanity, ethics, politics, and encouraging women to voice their thoughts.
• Encourage intellectual and cultural relationships between countries all over the word, West - East, wealthy - poor, etc.
• Diversify the participating playwrights, breaking down barriers, and bringing East and West closer together.

2008

Mumbai Selected as site for Eight International Women's Playwrights Conference to be held in November 2009


 

 

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