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CENTENNIAL 2019

Join us as we celebrate Zonta International's 100th Anniversary, honoring our past achievements and empowering the future of women and girls. Explore our history, participate in events, and become part of the movement for positive change.

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CENTENNIAL 2019

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  1. CENTENNIAL 2019

  2. Pearl Buck • ‘If you want to understand today, • you have to search yesterday.’ • Photograph courtesy Nobel Lectures, Literature 1901-1967, Editor Horst Frenz, Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 1969

  3. CENTENNIAL 2019 • History and Events • Recent • Current • Future

  4. A once in our lifetime opportunity, externally, to … • Celebrate our successes and longevity • Increase Zonta’s visibility • Influence opinions and attitudes about women’s issues • Enhance ZI’s impact as leading advocates • for issues affecting women and girls

  5. 2010 Centennial Anniversary Committee • 2000 • 80th Anniversary • History

  6. Aims of CAC and ZI Board, internally • set up active and informed archive and history programs in clubs and districts • explore and develop a concept for a Centennial History, and • create a program of events to celebrate • our 100th Anniversary

  7. THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY PROJECT

  8. 2010-2012Focus: archival collections • Source • Review • Sort • Place records in secure and accessible storage

  9. 2012-2014 Focus: Club Histories • Club Historians • Create club history in brief • Forward to District Historian

  10. 2014-2016 Focus: District Histories • District Historians • create history in brief • as source material for • Centennial History author/s • may complete a detailed history • for a special anniversary

  11. 2014-2016 continued … • Seeking researcher • at the international level • to study Zonta’s history • in the context of events worldwide • Defining a concept for the history: • how presented - • in electronic and/or printed form; • what presented - • the actual content

  12. 2016-2020 • Pending approval from future Boards, • proposed plans to 2020 are that: • in 2016-2018, the author/s of our Centennial History • will refer to the district histories and websites • and archival recordsat ZI Headquarters … • to write the story of our first 100 years • in 2018, selected historical material will be edited • and uploaded on to the International website • as timely reference material for YOU to use in 2019 • for PR purposes, or perhaps for exhibitions …

  13. 2016-2020continued • in late 2019, the author/s • will select stories of events • celebrating our centennial year • globally • in 2020, the Centennial History • will be launched at our • Zonta International Convention

  14. EVENTS

  15. IDEAS • Global appeal • Cultural acceptance • Practicality – human and financial

  16. Events to 2019 • Pending approval from future Boards, • proposed plans for events to 2019 are: • In 2016-2018, we will provide you with • an ‘ideas’ toolkit, and • a media kit • to help you decide what will work for you • in your club and district, in time for • discussion and budget considerations • at your district conference in 2017

  17. Event Management • With potential support from incoming Governors, • Zontians with experience of event management • may be appointed in every district • to share their expertise on a global scale • This group would be similar to District Historians • who have helped us so magnificently in preparing • for the Centennial History • We hope that this shared knowledge will help us all • to make wise decisions for our 100th Anniversary.

  18. Celebrations in 2019 • In 2019, we plan to celebrate at ZI Headquarters: • not only during the Founders Day weekend • Friday 8 to Sunday 10 November, • but also • earlier during the year, when the weather is better, • if you happen to be travelling through Chicago • and have an opportunity to visit the Office suite • in nearby Oak Brook. • Many activities will also be planned for other places.

  19. Sponsors and Partners • To support our Events Program, • we will be seeking Sponsors and Partners with philosophies similar • to ours, to: • raise awareness of Zonta’s achievements, and • help us defray costs

  20. Ideas, plans and experience • So, if you • have ideas for centennial events, • have already planned your centennial celebrations, or • have event management experience • which you would like to share with us, • please contact us on • centennial@zonta.org

  21. Let’s celebrate!

  22. Let’s create a Centennial Anniversary we can be proud of …

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