Friday, December 26, 2014
Christmas Greetings from Region 13
Greetings to all region 13 members and other readers. At the end of the year its time to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Especially as 2015 is so important for us as we host the centenary conference of IAWP in Cardiff from 23rd - 27th August 2015. Have you registered yet? You save yourself £50 by booking before January 1st 2015. Don't worry if this is your first conference as you will soon get into the swing of it and enjoy making new friends as well as getting great training. If you cannot afford to attend, how about applying for the Scholarship when that is advertised? That pays all the expenses and registration fee for the recipient. Several European officers have been that fortunate in the recent past. Could it be you next time? Don't forget if you have any ideas for training, please don't hesitate to get back to me as soon as possible as the training programme is nearly complete.
It is also election year which you should have picked up from the latest magazine and IAWP Emails. I'm not standing for Region 13 this time so its open for any of you to stand. The role involves attending Board meetings at your own expense (but we do understand if you cannot make a meeting), writing this blog, keeping in contact with members, contributing articles to the magazine, offering adivce to officers, members, Police Forces,etc that contact you for adivce. Its a great opportunity to increase membership and your policing skills by contributing to the international Police famaily. The only qualifications are that you are a current member of IAWP and have been for at least two years. Plus attended one conference to date. I am available to mentor you. As is the 3rd Vice President, whoever that will be after the elections. I am hoping to still be on the Board as I am running for Recording Secretary for Board meetings. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you want information on the role or how to nominate yourself.
The Winnipeg conference was great fun and saw a good European contingent in attendance especially from Cardiff 2015 planning team.
Will we see you in next year's conference photos? Full details on the web site www.iawp2015.org .
There were three British recipients of IAWP awards this year. Congratulations to Inspector Hazel Brady, Northern Ireland for Commuity; Detective Constable Clare Cresswell, Warwickshire for Excellence in Performance and Police Community Support Officer Guinnie Mooneesawmy, London for Civilian Achievement. So why are there British winners every year? Because we enter every year. Our nominations are all the winners from the British Association for Women in Policing annual awards. Your country may not have an awards scheme, but you can nominate anyone who fits the critieria. They do not have to be a member of IAWP. Do you have an outstanding female colleague atwork? Why not nominate them? The nominations will close towards the end of March 2015. Have a go this year and you never know what you might achieve.
Talking of Britain, congratulations as they celebrate 100 years of British Policewomen in 2015. This will be marked with an exhibition in Cardiff. So when were the first policewomen appointed in your country? IAWP will also hold an exhibition to mark their centenary. Maybe you can contribute to it. Further details will come out from the new Historian in the New Year via emails and the magazine. Watch this space!
All thats left is for me to wish you and your family a very happy new year. Keep up the good work in your stations and keep safe.
Best Regards,
Julia Jaeger
Region 13 Coordinator
It is also election year which you should have picked up from the latest magazine and IAWP Emails. I'm not standing for Region 13 this time so its open for any of you to stand. The role involves attending Board meetings at your own expense (but we do understand if you cannot make a meeting), writing this blog, keeping in contact with members, contributing articles to the magazine, offering adivce to officers, members, Police Forces,etc that contact you for adivce. Its a great opportunity to increase membership and your policing skills by contributing to the international Police famaily. The only qualifications are that you are a current member of IAWP and have been for at least two years. Plus attended one conference to date. I am available to mentor you. As is the 3rd Vice President, whoever that will be after the elections. I am hoping to still be on the Board as I am running for Recording Secretary for Board meetings. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you want information on the role or how to nominate yourself.
The Winnipeg conference was great fun and saw a good European contingent in attendance especially from Cardiff 2015 planning team.
There were three British recipients of IAWP awards this year. Congratulations to Inspector Hazel Brady, Northern Ireland for Commuity; Detective Constable Clare Cresswell, Warwickshire for Excellence in Performance and Police Community Support Officer Guinnie Mooneesawmy, London for Civilian Achievement. So why are there British winners every year? Because we enter every year. Our nominations are all the winners from the British Association for Women in Policing annual awards. Your country may not have an awards scheme, but you can nominate anyone who fits the critieria. They do not have to be a member of IAWP. Do you have an outstanding female colleague atwork? Why not nominate them? The nominations will close towards the end of March 2015. Have a go this year and you never know what you might achieve.
Talking of Britain, congratulations as they celebrate 100 years of British Policewomen in 2015. This will be marked with an exhibition in Cardiff. So when were the first policewomen appointed in your country? IAWP will also hold an exhibition to mark their centenary. Maybe you can contribute to it. Further details will come out from the new Historian in the New Year via emails and the magazine. Watch this space!
All thats left is for me to wish you and your family a very happy new year. Keep up the good work in your stations and keep safe.
Best Regards,
Julia Jaeger
Region 13 Coordinator
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Summer Update 2014
Dear all
First of all, a great big welcome to new members for Region 13 including in no particular order: - Charlotte Deans (UK), Guinnie Moonesawmy (UK), Jan Medcalf (UK), Jane Brookes (UK), Hazel Brady (Northern Ireland), Amanda Summerfield (UK), Carol Hayman (UK), Clare Cresswell (UK), Cornelius Sal (Netherlands), Karin Hemminger (Germany), Carolyn Davies (UK) and Suzie Frank (UK). Welcome to the organisation and enjoy your membership.
I can hardly believe the summer is almost gone and Winnipeg 2014 is just around the corner. A month today I shall be in Toronto with Myra James sightseeing and preparing to go to the late Board Meeting and Annual Conference. Great fun as always. I look forward to meeting as many members from Europe as possible at the Regional meeting as well as during conference. Most of the time you can find me in or around the Cardiff 2015 stand in the exhibition hall.
Since writing the last blog I have been part of the IAWP team at the Global Summit in London to tackle post conflict sexual violence. Yes that's me behind Angelina on the cover of the latest magazine. An awesome experience and a privilege to be part of it. Always great to be out there representing the Association with colleagues from Albania, Bosnia, USA and Australia as well as the UK. We met some amazing people including William Hague, Angelina Jolie, President Atifete from Kosovo, journalists and activists; ran a great seminar and workshop for teenagers and attended great seminars ourselves. Here's hoping the future will change for victims in conflicts and that we can play our part by training Policewomen to deal with such cases and participate in peacekeeping missions with the UN, EU and others.
Now I'm getting ready for Cardiff with the planning team from South Wales Police. We are currently working on the training programme - any suggestions? Its your conference after all. The hotels are reserved and details going on the website shortly. All have been tested by Carolyn Williamson and I to make sure they are up to standard for you all. The Motorpoint is booked for the conference and the St David's Hall for the opening ceremony. Keep an eye on the website,
www.iawp2015.org, as it will be being updated regularly. Register as soon as you can. Prices rise on the 1st January and so to take advantage of the lower rate, book it now before you forget. After all its rarely in Europe and so a great opportunity to participate in an IAWP conference close to home.
I'd also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the new Region 14 co-coordinator May-Britt Rinaldo from Sweden and Co- coordinators for Region 15, Edlira Zoto and Enkeleda Toska from Albania. Now I don't have to concern myself for the whole of Europe!
I look forward to hearing from you all during the coming year. I won't be standing for Region 13 again so it needs a new person to step up to the plate and take on the mantle - a smaller task than the one I took on 5 years ago. Then there are the IAWP annual awards. Every year I have submitted entries from the UK and seen British women winning annually, but I have yet to receive any entries from the rest of Europe. Its not difficult and I can always help you write up the entries, especially if English is not your first language. Don't forget the scholarship. If you can't afford to come to conference, please apply for the scholarship. Details appear on the main website and usually entries have to be submitted by the end of April of conference year. Could it be your turn next year? I also look forward to submissions for the magazine. Even if you can't fully write the article, I can help and Mel Hill from Integrity PR will write it up for you. Just send it to me.
All that remains is for for me to wish you a safe and happy career and come to Cardiff next year if you can't make Winnipeg this year.
Best Regards,
Julia Jaeger
First of all, a great big welcome to new members for Region 13 including in no particular order: - Charlotte Deans (UK), Guinnie Moonesawmy (UK), Jan Medcalf (UK), Jane Brookes (UK), Hazel Brady (Northern Ireland), Amanda Summerfield (UK), Carol Hayman (UK), Clare Cresswell (UK), Cornelius Sal (Netherlands), Karin Hemminger (Germany), Carolyn Davies (UK) and Suzie Frank (UK). Welcome to the organisation and enjoy your membership.
I can hardly believe the summer is almost gone and Winnipeg 2014 is just around the corner. A month today I shall be in Toronto with Myra James sightseeing and preparing to go to the late Board Meeting and Annual Conference. Great fun as always. I look forward to meeting as many members from Europe as possible at the Regional meeting as well as during conference. Most of the time you can find me in or around the Cardiff 2015 stand in the exhibition hall.
Since writing the last blog I have been part of the IAWP team at the Global Summit in London to tackle post conflict sexual violence. Yes that's me behind Angelina on the cover of the latest magazine. An awesome experience and a privilege to be part of it. Always great to be out there representing the Association with colleagues from Albania, Bosnia, USA and Australia as well as the UK. We met some amazing people including William Hague, Angelina Jolie, President Atifete from Kosovo, journalists and activists; ran a great seminar and workshop for teenagers and attended great seminars ourselves. Here's hoping the future will change for victims in conflicts and that we can play our part by training Policewomen to deal with such cases and participate in peacekeeping missions with the UN, EU and others.
Now I'm getting ready for Cardiff with the planning team from South Wales Police. We are currently working on the training programme - any suggestions? Its your conference after all. The hotels are reserved and details going on the website shortly. All have been tested by Carolyn Williamson and I to make sure they are up to standard for you all. The Motorpoint is booked for the conference and the St David's Hall for the opening ceremony. Keep an eye on the website,
www.iawp2015.org, as it will be being updated regularly. Register as soon as you can. Prices rise on the 1st January and so to take advantage of the lower rate, book it now before you forget. After all its rarely in Europe and so a great opportunity to participate in an IAWP conference close to home.
I'd also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the new Region 14 co-coordinator May-Britt Rinaldo from Sweden and Co- coordinators for Region 15, Edlira Zoto and Enkeleda Toska from Albania. Now I don't have to concern myself for the whole of Europe!
I look forward to hearing from you all during the coming year. I won't be standing for Region 13 again so it needs a new person to step up to the plate and take on the mantle - a smaller task than the one I took on 5 years ago. Then there are the IAWP annual awards. Every year I have submitted entries from the UK and seen British women winning annually, but I have yet to receive any entries from the rest of Europe. Its not difficult and I can always help you write up the entries, especially if English is not your first language. Don't forget the scholarship. If you can't afford to come to conference, please apply for the scholarship. Details appear on the main website and usually entries have to be submitted by the end of April of conference year. Could it be your turn next year? I also look forward to submissions for the magazine. Even if you can't fully write the article, I can help and Mel Hill from Integrity PR will write it up for you. Just send it to me.
All that remains is for for me to wish you a safe and happy career and come to Cardiff next year if you can't make Winnipeg this year.
Best Regards,
Julia Jaeger
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Global Summit
Hi
Tomorrow we are off to Excel in London to set up the IAWP stand for the PSVI Global Summit. Follow IAWP on Twitter and I'm on Twitter too at @jaeger_julia . Do keep in touch!
Looking forward to a great week and meeting William Hague, John Kerry and Angelina Jolie amongst others. Is a great achievement just to be invited there.
Tomorrow we are off to Excel in London to set up the IAWP stand for the PSVI Global Summit. Follow IAWP on Twitter and I'm on Twitter too at @jaeger_julia . Do keep in touch!
Looking forward to a great week and meeting William Hague, John Kerry and Angelina Jolie amongst others. Is a great achievement just to be invited there.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Last update to 'old' Region 13 !
Greetings to the full Region 13 as we split into three regions for Europe. Somewhat making my life easier as I won't be responsible for 53 countries any more! Welcome to Eda & Edlira from Albania who will be looking after the new Region 15 = Central and South East Europe. Whilst I have Western Europe still as Region 13, plus the new Region 14 = the Baltics until we get a coordinator there. However we are all one happy family in IAWP and I'll carry on with whatever comes my way. Currently planning Cardiff 2015 with colleagues from IAWP and South Wales Police. If you have any ideas about training or events you want to see included, please don't hesitate to get back to me on my conference email = julia@iawp2015.org.
Since my last blog I have been to USA twice for IAWP. First in March to New York with President Jane Townsley and 2nd Vice president Stephanie Harding to run a seminar with the UK Branch of UN Women on the role of Policewomen in international policing. Some of which you know about from the UN Police delegations at IAWP conferences and the magazine articles. This was part of the annual UN conference on the Commission of the Status of Women. This year focussing on the education of women and girls. A first for IAWP tp be a part of it and greaat to see local members from New York, New Jersey and Boston in person supporting us. At the end of MArch we took part in a follow up meeting for UN Women members in the UK held in the historic palace of Westminster which is part of Parlaiment. Another first for us. It was a sell out event and almost standing room only!
The Early Board meeting was held in Las Vegas this year with a good attendance of Board members from around the globe. Amongst other matters, the new regions were discussed, as was the budget ( it balances), need for a bid for the 2016 conference, a possible book of member's career stories to raise funds, who receives the Heritage Award, help for coordinators with family issues, IAWP history and the centenary in 2015 plus some training on strategic planning. The full minutes will be in the Members section in the near future.
This was followed by a two day regional conference put on by Fabian Brown, Tamia Dow and Janet Wilson. Including good training on leadership, gender issues, case studies and human trafficking amongst other topics. A raffle raised over $3000 dollars towards another IAWP scholarship so hopefully two ladies can attend conference and not one this time. Jane Townsley is running three 10ks to raises more scholarship funds and would appreciate you sponsoring her if you can. Her contact details are in the magazine.
Our next activity is the Global Summit in June being held in London and chaired by the UK Foreign Secretary, William Hague, focussing on Post Conflict Sexual Violence. IAWP will have a stand in the exhibition area to highlight what we and our members can contribute to stamping this out and investigating cases. As well as offering training through our conferences. Should be very interesting.
On behalf of the British Association for Women in Policing I have submitted seven of their award winners to the IAWP Award scheme. Some fantastic ladies doing amazing things at work! Will we keep up our success rate of at least one IAWP award recipient every year? Can I assist you submit a nomination from your country? Although closed for this year, what about next year? Do you know someone who deserves recognition? They don't have to be a member to be nominated .
I hope you enjoy reading this and are planning to come to Winnipeg in September. If there's anything else you need to know, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Kind Regards,
Julia
Since my last blog I have been to USA twice for IAWP. First in March to New York with President Jane Townsley and 2nd Vice president Stephanie Harding to run a seminar with the UK Branch of UN Women on the role of Policewomen in international policing. Some of which you know about from the UN Police delegations at IAWP conferences and the magazine articles. This was part of the annual UN conference on the Commission of the Status of Women. This year focussing on the education of women and girls. A first for IAWP tp be a part of it and greaat to see local members from New York, New Jersey and Boston in person supporting us. At the end of MArch we took part in a follow up meeting for UN Women members in the UK held in the historic palace of Westminster which is part of Parlaiment. Another first for us. It was a sell out event and almost standing room only!
The Early Board meeting was held in Las Vegas this year with a good attendance of Board members from around the globe. Amongst other matters, the new regions were discussed, as was the budget ( it balances), need for a bid for the 2016 conference, a possible book of member's career stories to raise funds, who receives the Heritage Award, help for coordinators with family issues, IAWP history and the centenary in 2015 plus some training on strategic planning. The full minutes will be in the Members section in the near future.
This was followed by a two day regional conference put on by Fabian Brown, Tamia Dow and Janet Wilson. Including good training on leadership, gender issues, case studies and human trafficking amongst other topics. A raffle raised over $3000 dollars towards another IAWP scholarship so hopefully two ladies can attend conference and not one this time. Jane Townsley is running three 10ks to raises more scholarship funds and would appreciate you sponsoring her if you can. Her contact details are in the magazine.
Our next activity is the Global Summit in June being held in London and chaired by the UK Foreign Secretary, William Hague, focussing on Post Conflict Sexual Violence. IAWP will have a stand in the exhibition area to highlight what we and our members can contribute to stamping this out and investigating cases. As well as offering training through our conferences. Should be very interesting.
On behalf of the British Association for Women in Policing I have submitted seven of their award winners to the IAWP Award scheme. Some fantastic ladies doing amazing things at work! Will we keep up our success rate of at least one IAWP award recipient every year? Can I assist you submit a nomination from your country? Although closed for this year, what about next year? Do you know someone who deserves recognition? They don't have to be a member to be nominated .
I hope you enjoy reading this and are planning to come to Winnipeg in September. If there's anything else you need to know, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Kind Regards,
Julia
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
NEW Regional Structure on May 1, 2014
Region 13 of the International Association of Women Police
Region 13
Western Europe (including Israel) – Andorra, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Vatican City State (Holy See), United Kingdom
Julia Jaeger, Coordinator
34 Shaftesbury Crescent
Laleham Middx TW18 1QW
England UK
jaeger_julia@btinternet.com
34 Shaftesbury Crescent
Laleham Middx TW18 1QW
England UK
jaeger_julia@btinternet.com
Friday, January 24, 2014
January 2014
Greetings one and all,
Its been a long time since Durban 2013, but I hope you enjoyed the photos here and in the magazine. First conference with over 1000 delegates as well as the first time in Africa. An enormous privilege to attend, participate and experience. Europe was definitely present with delegates from the UK - including four IAWP Award recipients, Germany, Albania, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia. Well done for making the lengthy journey. Now we aim for Winnipeg at the end of September. I know I've said it before, but if you've never been to conference before please make the effort to come along. Its not just first class training, but the opportunity to network as well as sightsee.
The biggest change for IAWP happens this year with the change from 18 to 26 regions. This will effect Europe as we are to be split into three regions: basically the north, west and east. Jane is looking for two new coordinators to run these until the 2015 elections when we vote for all the new regional coordinators. Then people can stand for a region or other Board post if interested. However there are qualifications such as having a minimum of two years membership. I won't be standing again so all three European posts will be up for offer. I can give you information about being a coordinator if you are interested.
Cardiff 2015 is well under way with the planning. Insp Nicky Flowers from South Wales Police is leading a great team, some of whom came to Durban, but more will be coming to Canada as we will be running a host evening and the stall in the exhibition area. See the websites for more details:
CARDIFF - www.iawp2015.org
WINNIPEG - www.iawp2014.org
If you have any ideas for training in Cardiff, please send me details - julia@iawp2015.org . We are already looking at bringing in new topics and speakers. All suggestions gratefully received.
In March we have IAWP participating for the first time in the UN's Commission for the Security of Women. President Jane Townsley, 2nd Vice President Stephanie Harding and I with the Committee of the UK branch of the UN Women Association are running a seminar on Policewomen working internationally as a side event. This is a great honour to be asked to participate as many, many groups apply to participate. So to be asked at our first attempt is amazing. We are hoping to have a social event with members from Region 2 as well. The date is 12th March at the Armenian Centre in New York. SO please come if you are in town then!
Later we have the Early Board Meeting in Las Vegas from 22nd and 23rd March. If you have any items you want bringing to the Board attention, please forward to me ASAP. The local region are following on with a 2 day regional training conference. All this takes place in the Gold Coast Hotel. Full details on http://www.iawp.org/training/march2014.
Next deadline for magazine articles is 1st February. Not long, but any ideas as well as your own writings are welcome. Just write to me or to Simon Townsley (editor) and copy to me. His email is scmtownsley@blueyonder.co.uk . Any other news can be included in the blog - just send it to me.
Don't forget to look at the website and the firsst two IAWP resolutions that are being publicised - our stance on human trafficking and female genital mutilation. These are important stances and the tragic effects they have on people world wide are becoming more and more evident. Lets support IAWP and the fight against both.
In the UK together with BAWP we've also been working with a TV researcher to put together sufficient material for a documentary on the history of UK Policewomen., We celebrate a 100 years of British Policewomen in 2015 as well as IAWP's centenary and it would be fantastic of this project goes ahead. In March BAWP launches Gender Agenda 3, the third part of a project maximising women in the UK Police. Many people know of 1 and 2 because I as well as jane and Carol Thomas, have spoken about it and seen other countries such as WPON in South East Europe develop their own Gender Agenda. We will pubilicise its findings after the launch.
Congratulations to the European Network of Policewomen for re-launching and getting a new President - Montserrat Pina MartÃnez from Barcelona Local Police. The website is www.enp.nl. They hope to celebrate 25 years of ENP in September this year.
I hope this is all of interest to you, but I'd love to include your news too. So please send me items to include or publicise. Best Wishes for 2014 and hope to see you in Winnipeg.
Julia Jaeger
Region 13 coordinator
Its been a long time since Durban 2013, but I hope you enjoyed the photos here and in the magazine. First conference with over 1000 delegates as well as the first time in Africa. An enormous privilege to attend, participate and experience. Europe was definitely present with delegates from the UK - including four IAWP Award recipients, Germany, Albania, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia. Well done for making the lengthy journey. Now we aim for Winnipeg at the end of September. I know I've said it before, but if you've never been to conference before please make the effort to come along. Its not just first class training, but the opportunity to network as well as sightsee.
The biggest change for IAWP happens this year with the change from 18 to 26 regions. This will effect Europe as we are to be split into three regions: basically the north, west and east. Jane is looking for two new coordinators to run these until the 2015 elections when we vote for all the new regional coordinators. Then people can stand for a region or other Board post if interested. However there are qualifications such as having a minimum of two years membership. I won't be standing again so all three European posts will be up for offer. I can give you information about being a coordinator if you are interested.
Cardiff 2015 is well under way with the planning. Insp Nicky Flowers from South Wales Police is leading a great team, some of whom came to Durban, but more will be coming to Canada as we will be running a host evening and the stall in the exhibition area. See the websites for more details:
CARDIFF - www.iawp2015.org
WINNIPEG - www.iawp2014.org
If you have any ideas for training in Cardiff, please send me details - julia@iawp2015.org . We are already looking at bringing in new topics and speakers. All suggestions gratefully received.
In March we have IAWP participating for the first time in the UN's Commission for the Security of Women. President Jane Townsley, 2nd Vice President Stephanie Harding and I with the Committee of the UK branch of the UN Women Association are running a seminar on Policewomen working internationally as a side event. This is a great honour to be asked to participate as many, many groups apply to participate. So to be asked at our first attempt is amazing. We are hoping to have a social event with members from Region 2 as well. The date is 12th March at the Armenian Centre in New York. SO please come if you are in town then!
Later we have the Early Board Meeting in Las Vegas from 22nd and 23rd March. If you have any items you want bringing to the Board attention, please forward to me ASAP. The local region are following on with a 2 day regional training conference. All this takes place in the Gold Coast Hotel. Full details on http://www.iawp.org/training/march2014.
Next deadline for magazine articles is 1st February. Not long, but any ideas as well as your own writings are welcome. Just write to me or to Simon Townsley (editor) and copy to me. His email is scmtownsley@blueyonder.co.uk . Any other news can be included in the blog - just send it to me.
Don't forget to look at the website and the firsst two IAWP resolutions that are being publicised - our stance on human trafficking and female genital mutilation. These are important stances and the tragic effects they have on people world wide are becoming more and more evident. Lets support IAWP and the fight against both.
In the UK together with BAWP we've also been working with a TV researcher to put together sufficient material for a documentary on the history of UK Policewomen., We celebrate a 100 years of British Policewomen in 2015 as well as IAWP's centenary and it would be fantastic of this project goes ahead. In March BAWP launches Gender Agenda 3, the third part of a project maximising women in the UK Police. Many people know of 1 and 2 because I as well as jane and Carol Thomas, have spoken about it and seen other countries such as WPON in South East Europe develop their own Gender Agenda. We will pubilicise its findings after the launch.
Congratulations to the European Network of Policewomen for re-launching and getting a new President - Montserrat Pina MartÃnez from Barcelona Local Police. The website is www.enp.nl. They hope to celebrate 25 years of ENP in September this year.
I hope this is all of interest to you, but I'd love to include your news too. So please send me items to include or publicise. Best Wishes for 2014 and hope to see you in Winnipeg.
Julia Jaeger
Region 13 coordinator
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