Willy van Lersel - a knighthood ?

We congratulate Willy van Lersel, active member of BPW the Netherlands, former finance officer of BPW International, former trustee of BPW International.

She has just been awarded a knighthood in the Order of Orange Nassau, by her Majesty Beatrix the Queen of the Netherlands.

So - happy Ladyhood !

Looking back : Immediate Past Coordinator BPW Europe 2005 - 2008

EUROPEAN Regional COORDINATOR Gabriella Canonica 2005 - 2008	Travels plans in 2008 Bangkok, Thailand Cambodia Paris, France New York/USA Bratislava/Slovakia Brussels/Belgium Munich/Germany Moscow/ Russia BPW Goes Opera / Heidenheim Arad/Rumania Moldova Prag, Czeck Republic Istanbul and Safranbolu/Turkey Mexico	Looking back at my travels in 2007 Bangkok Board Meeting Paris, Annual Meeting Valencia, prep.Presidents Meeting 2007 Zurich, Young BPW Networkday Klosters Davos, Candle Lighting Ceremony New York. CSW and UN April: Edinburg, National Conference April: Lenzburg, Meeting Bari, BPW Italy / Fidapa Prague, Meeting Heidenheim, BPW goes "Openair-Opera" Benin / Cotonou, - BPW Africa Regional Conference Berlin, BPW Symposium RIGA, Latvia. Meeting St. Petersburg, anniversary Moscow, Meeting Istanbul Valencia, International Hearing Valencia, Presidents Meeting Valencia, BPW Valencia Congres Bulgaria, Sofia: Annual Meeting EWL Croatia/ Pula: 2nd BPW Danube Net

Elected new 1st Vice President BPW International at Congress in Mexico 2008
for the period 2008 - 2011

EUROPEAN COORDINATOR 2005 - 2008
Gabriella Canonica
PORTRAIT

Elected Regional Coordinator for Europe at the BPW International XXV Congress in Luzerne, 2005.
In this role she is responsible for the coordination of the activities of over 20.000 BPW members in 27 countries in the European Region, covering an area from Iceland to Russia and from Finland to Cyprus.
She is their representative at the European Women´s Lobby (EWL) in Brussels.

Gabriella Canonica lives in Basel, Switzerland, is married to Peter Bloch, has three daughters: Raffaella, Fabiola and Patrizia. She is a proud Grandma of Léon.

She speaks fluently Italian, German, French, Spanish and English.

Most of all she loves Italien cooking and all around her family and of course travelling.

One of her speciality is clearly the communication, in all possible ways: Virtual over Internet, by phone but most of all... personal contacts.

She is co-owner of an Internet-Multimedia Company, together with her brother Ari Canonica.

She gives lectures at schools and to private clients for Internet / and all Personal Computer Systems and Software. 2005.

Press clipping 2008

Ladies Drive, Nr 1 2008. Portrait Gabriella Canonica

Lady in Red

"Alles was ich tue, geht an die Frauen"

Gabriella Canonica: Frauen in Führungspositionen

"Aufhören zu denken, dass Männer und Frauen gleich sind!"

Das Werk von Verena Wyss

Verena Wyss, Crime Lady (BPW Switzerland) – Schreiben ist eine exakte Bestandesaufnahme des menschlichen Bewusstseins, der Wahrnehmung und dem Denken ihres Lebens folgend. Da sie selbst nicht gern langweilige Bücher liest, sind sie als Krimis geschrieben.>>>