http://www.apecwln.org/main benefiting women throughout the Asia-Pacific region through APEC and the policy making process Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:42:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Singapore will host the 14th APEC Women Leaders Network (WLN) meeting on 4 and 5 August 2009 with the theme "Women and Sustainable Development in APEC".  Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be the Guest-of-Honour at the opening ceremony. The WLN Meeting will be preceded by the APEC Digital Economy ... http://www.apecwln.org/main/2008/11/20/14th-apec-women-leaders-network-meeting-4-5-august-2009/ This report represents cumulative findings as of Phase III of a four-part project designed to support micro-enterprise growth through collaboration and international trade linkages in the APEC region. The project focuses particularly on meeting the needs of women micro-entrepreneurs in urban, rural and indigenous communities. Based on multi-sectoral consultations (held in ... http://www.apecwln.org/main/2008/09/24/models-for-supporting-womens-micro-enterprise-development-best-practices-and-guidelines/ Dolores Tasayco Arana, Chair of the 2008 APEC Women Leaders Network Meeting and Vice Minister for Women's Issues, just released the message below for all the Delegates to the 2008 Meeting.  A copy of the document can be downloaded from here (PDF, 118KB).   Dear colleagues: Warm Greetings from Peru.  I hope everybody ... http://www.apecwln.org/main/2008/09/23/message-from-the-2008-wln-meeting-chair/ The 6th APEC Women Leaders Network Meeting was hosted by the People's Republic of China and was in Beijing on 22 - 24 August 2001.  The theme for the year's Meeting was Challenges and Opportunities for APEC Women in the Process of Economic Globalization. Message from Jiang ... http://www.apecwln.org/main/2008/09/23/wln-2001-resource-materials/ The 2nd APEC Women Leaders Network Meeting was hosted by Canada and was held in Ottawa-Hull on 13 - 16 September 1997. Agenda of the 1997 APEC Women Leaders Meeting (PDF, 7.3MB)  WLN's Declaration and Recommendations is available here. We need to archive materials ... http://www.apecwln.org/main/2008/09/23/wln-1997-resource-materials/ The 4th APEC Women Leaders Network was hosted by New Zealand and was held in Wellington on 20 - 23 June 1999.  It was organised by the Ministry of Women's Affairs under the theme Women's Contribution to Economic Prosperity. Women in APEC: Our Contribution to Economic Prosperity, ... http://www.apecwln.org/main/2008/09/23/wln-1999-resource-materials-2/ The 3rd APEC Women Leaders Network Meeting was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 1-2 September 1998 under the theme Dynamic Partnership and Co-operation Towards Capacity Building for Sustainable Economic Growth.  It was organised by the Federation of Women Entrepeneurs Association Malaysia. Through the initiative and drive of ... http://www.apecwln.org/main/2008/09/23/wln-1998-resource-materials/ The Asia-Pacific Centre for Women & Technology (APCWT) is a newly established Not-For-Profit Centre to help women in both developed and emerging economies to advance in IT or through the use of ICT-enabled tools, and to stimulate women to become leaders in their chosen profession, field and communities. APCWT is one ... http://www.apecwln.org/main/2008/09/13/asia-pacific-centre-for-women-and-technology/                                                ... http://www.apecwln.org/main/2008/08/31/wln-2008-resource-materials/ The first APEC Women Leaders Network meeting was held in Manila, Philippines in October, 1996. List of Participants (PDF, 1.2MB) Call to Action (PDF, 360KB) Women Leaders Network from APEC Economies (PDF, 13.8MB) Policy Implications for Trade from ... http://www.apecwln.org/main/2008/08/31/wln-1996-resource-materials/