Ladies
I do apologise for not updating the blog for months, but as you know I am conference co-director for Cardiff IAWP2015 training conference. So I am more than a little busy. Please forgive me for having my mind and time occupied with other issues. However if you need something, please email me on jaeger_julia@btinternet.com.
This will be my last blog as regional coordinator for region 13. After 6 years I'm moving on. I feel it is more appropriate that a serving officer should do the role and I've been retired 4 years now, so I'm getting out of touch with current Policing. Its been a fantastic 6 years where I've represented IAWP in various conferences and met some fantastic policewomen & support staff from all over the world as well as Europe. Its certainly a role worth considering if you want to develop IAWP membership and have a passion for women in law enforcement.
My successor is Annita Clarke, 2013 IAWP Officer of the Year and a serving Inspector in Bedford, UK. She will be at Cardiff and so take the time to meet her. By the way there's still time to register if you haven't booked a place. Over 500 policewomen from all over the world have registered already. So if you've never been to an IAWP conference before, now's the time to come as it the first time in Europe for 10 years. And here again next year in Barcelona. Twice in two years - so no excuses! I am staying with IAWP being the Recording Secretary for Board meetings for the next 3 years. So still around and supporting Annita.
Meanwhile some news from the last 6 months. The Early Board meeting took place in a very snowy Denver USA in February. Minutes are on the main IAWP website. A team went to New York for the UN's annual CSW women's conference to speak on human trafficking. Featuring Jane Townsley and Patience Quaye from Ghana with others.
I attended the annual awards Luncheon for British Association for Women in Police and met some extraordinary women. I had the privilege of submitting all the winners to IAWP for their annual awards and know there will be some amazing women in Cardiff to be honoured for their outstanding performances. Sorry - names are embargoed until conference. But why not submit someone next time who you think is performing above average or has done something extra special? We can always advise you how to fill in the forms and I know it works!
So I'm signing off now for the last time. I wish you a long and happy career. Enjoy it and keep up the IAWP membership so you are connected with some of the world's most fantastic policewomen.
Best Regards,
Julia Jaeger
