Curaçao, January 8, 2009

For the 6th Annual Women Conference in Curaçao
Searching for the 2009 Outstanding Woman

Willemstad – There is at this moment the opportunity to nominate an outstanding woman for the ‘2009 Outstanding Woman Award’. This award will be presented during the sixth annual women conference in Curaçao the ‘2009 Conference About Women and Opportunity, organized by Bright Ideas & Services in Curaçao; to a woman in/from The Netherlands Antilles, Aruba or the Caribbean who excelled during her professional life with the work that she did that benefitted women.
The first ‘Outstanding Woman Award’ was presented in 2006 to Nilda Juliana-Jansen initiator of the cleaning company in Curaçao: Servisio Na Bo Òrdu (At Your Service), who, with her company, gave women the opportunity to work and to maintain themselves and their families. The 2007 award went to Zelma Maduro who during more than fifty years as a kindergarten teacher had motivated children and especially girls, helping them to make the best out of their lives. The 2008 Outstanding Woman Award went to Mila Palm for her work as an educator, coach and trainer of women especially for her work with young mothers.
These three great women from Curaçao were and are still widely applauded for being an example to others.

There is now the opportunity until January 30, 2009 to nominate an outstanding woman, including the proof that the nominee(s) did indeed contribute to the positive development of women in our region.
The rules for nominations are:
1. The nominated woman must be older than 60 years old, or must have been older than 60 when she passed away;
2. She does or has done work or initiated or participated in one or more actions that resulted in either support, inspiration, motivation; and who contributed to the general development of women with the focus on professional women;
3. She must be from the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba or the Caribbean or from the Antillean, Aruban or Caribbean Diasporas.
4. The nominations must be in English since the evaluation will be done by international judges.

This year’s outstanding woman will be another real example for all women on what it means to work and to excel.
All nominations can be sent to Bright Ideas & Services in Curaçao via e-mail at info@aboutwomenconference.com. More information is also available via telephone nr. 599 9 767-9255 or 599 9 690-8899 and via www.aboutwomenconference.com.

On the picture we can see from left to right the 2008 winner of the 'Outstanding Woman Award' Mila Palm, organizer of the annual women conference Reyna Joe and member of the International Jury for the ‘Outstanding Woman Award’ Orphaline Saleh.

Curaçao, October 19, 2008

6th Annual Women Conference in Curaçao
"About Women and Opportunity"

Curaçao – On March 6th and 7th 2009, Curacao will host the sixth annual “About Women & …” conference. This edition of the successful series will be entitled "About Women and Opportunity". The aim of this series of annual women conferences in Curaçao is to provide an opportunity for professional women from all walks of life and from all over the world with a relevant topic of interest that will contribute to the personal and professional development of each participant.

This 6th annual women conference "About Women and Opportunity" is important for those women who are combining work, family and life in general; the (female) student with ambitions to have a great career and also for managers, business owners and human resource officers who need to understand more of the challenges and realities that professional women bring into a company. Each participant must leave the conference with enough information, empowerment and understanding of opportunities in their lives.

"About Women and Opportunity" follows the Conferences “About Women and Health” in 2008, "About Women and Power" in 2007, "About Women and Image" in 2006, "About Women and Money" in 2005 and "About Women and Work" in 2004. Following the resolutions of the past conferences, special attention will be devoted this time on how professional women are dealing with available opportunities, whilst considering the often contradictory demands of their work, financial reality, image, power and health. Based on the input of the participants and invited experts, the conference will provide contemporary strategies and tools professional women can apply to ensure successful management of opportunities in their lives.

The expert speakers participating in this edition of the "About Women and Opportunity" Conference will all focus on professional opportunity for women, how they experience that women are dealing with their opportunities, what opportunity means for women and how well women handle opportunities despite all challenges. Confirmed speakers for the Conference "About Women and Opportunity" are from the Netherlands Antilles: Lisbeth Hoefdraad LLC, President of the Common Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, who as the keynote speaker will open the conference on March 6, 2009 in the International Trade Center in Curaçao. The Conference will then proceed on March 7, 2009 with speakers Suzanne Stevens from Ohio, USA who is the founder of the Hope Springs Women Center in Peebles, Ohio; Nilda Juliana from Curaçao who is the founder of the cleaning services company ‘Servisio Na Bo Òrdu’ and finally, from The Netherlands, Mariano “Pitòsh” Heyden II, doctoral researcher in strategic management at a top European institution of higher education in business and management, and who as a young professional is using all available opportunities and who experiences how young women deal with their opportunities.

The annual women conference in Curaçao will close with the usual celebration of women honoring the International Women’s Day, proclaimed by the United Nations.
More information on the 2009 Conference 'About Women and Opportunity' is available on the website www.aboutwomenconference.com or via info@aboutwomenconference.com.