Ever wondered what it would be like to connect with women who think like you, who have combined idealism and practicality to make an impact on the world around them, who have succeeded in making their voices heard in a male dominated society and are inspiring and empowering other women like you to do the same? The International women's conference provides you the perfect platform to share, network and commit to a way of life that inspires you, your families and those around you. This year, the conference aims to further opportunities for women to network, continue their associations post conference and participate in constructive ways in projects and initiatives of their interest through the conference website. Couple this with the bliss of advance course with Guruji and you have an unbeatable combination. Don't miss the opportunity to be there!

Theme of the conference: Waves of Beauty- From Outer to Inner Beauty

"Waves of Beauty" is an interactive conference on women leadership and the intergenerational network of global women leaders working toward domestic and international socio-economic change.

The objectives of this years conference:

Celebrate women's leadership, strength and contribution to society

Raise funds for homeless and at-risk young women to engage in leadership and life skills seminars offered by The Art of Living

Raise funds for girl child education in developing countries, preventing female foeticide.

Expand a scholarship for women committed to service to attend an International Conference

Logistics

Visa information:
 Visa on arrival for $10-$25 depending on duration of stay ($10 for up to 7 days) is available for citizens of 52 countries including India and UAE. Pl. check: http://www.bali-tourism-board.com/bali-visa.html

Hotel details:

Registration:  Register online at www.artofliving.or.id/balibliss/international-womens-conference

Send copy of registration or details to Bosky Gouri at bgouri@yahoo.com Mob. 050 7394348 or Hemalatha Ravi at lataravi2@gmail.com Mob.050 4506283

Call contacts above for any clarification.

Payment details:
Pay Net of All Bank Charges to - BANK SWADESI, JAKARTA, SWIFT CODE: SWBAIDJA A/C NO.: 000-05047- 4 OF
In Favor of : YAYASAN SENI KEHIDUPAN (ART OF LIVING - A/C NO : 300.200.2719 (USD A/C)) Address Bank Swadesi, Jln, H Samanhudi 37. Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia

Flights:

Airfares around USD 1000

Airlines : Emirates via Jakarta, Qatar Airways via Doha, Malaysian Airlines via Kaulalampur, singapore airlines

Nearest International Airport Ngurah Rai in Denpasar (Island of Bali)

Key outcomes of previous Conferences:

The last conference had participation from 723 Delegates from 70 countries.

Continuing the drive for education of the girl child. The conference proceeds were dedicated to sponsoring the medical education of Anushree, the daughter of a security guard. She is one of the thousands of girls who is being taken care of by the conference organizers.

Establishing women as leaders- steps have been taken to create women leaders in society along with an awareness of what feminine leadership can bring to the world.

All-India National NGO Summit - January 2008. Provided a platform for NGOs to interact to generate solutions and form partnerships on key environmental issues of the country. 

Child Support for Zimbabwean families affected by HIV/AIDS

Delegates from Perth, Australia implemented a project providing support to the children of families affected by HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe, immediately after the conference. 

Education for 500 girl children

Ongoing projects for rehabilitation of female prisoners and building of homes for the homeless continue to transform and uplift the lives of underprivileged women around the world.

100 homes provided for homeless rural women. Keys were handed out to the women during the very first conference. 

Faith in Action Against Sex Selection India’s Missing Daughters, November 2005 -The Art of Living Foundation and the UNFPA, sought to address the imbalance in India’s sex ratio at a conference which aimed at educating people against female foeticide.   

Peanut Butter Project, Murewa, Africa. Inspired by the conference, Art of Living workshops were offered to the women of Chitate in Murewa, Africa. More than 797 women benefitted from the programme and this led to the start of a peanut butter project to provide gainful employment for local women. Around 82 women were trained in using the peanut butter-making machine presented by the Art of Living volunteers of Zimbabwe.

Conference on integrated value education-June 2006. With participation from 1300 delegates , chancellors, vice chancellors and education ministers, a draft working plan on integrated value education was created.