Monthly Meetings and Guest Speakers in Autumn 2022
Date: Friday 14th October
Time: from 09:15 until 13:00
Venue: La Grande Salle and La Petite Salle, at the Clubhouse.
Topic & Agenda: Volunteering
The IWC as a fully volunteer run organisation is pleased to announce that The International Link, the English-speaking service of the Vaud Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be at the Clubhouse to tell us about the range of other local organisations who need volunteers, and how you can become a volunteer and help. Benevolat Vaud will also be informing us of the different aspects and possibilities of volunteering, with possibly one or two personal experiences of IWC Members who regularly volunteer. The meeting will be followed by a cocktail.
9.15 to 9.30 – Welcome coffee and cake.
10.00 to 11.30 – Presentation.
12.00 to 13.00 – Cocktail.
We ask for a participation fee of CHF 15.- per person towards the cocktail and registration will be confirmed after collection of this amount, either paid to:
IWC Lausanne Bank Account
IBAN CH 83 0024 3243 F932 0249 1
OR
TWINT to Angela Bishop at +4179 407 25 79, with the mention Volunteering.
Non-members are welcome and the participation fee asked for them is CHF 25.00 Registration is made online.
Please email: events@iwc-lausanne.org for more information.
Past Monthly Meetings
Listed below are some of the varied Monthly Meetings that have been held at the Clubhouse during the last two years, either in person or online.
Mr. Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, ex-CEO of the Nestle Group in Vevey to come and give a talk about his new book “Ascensions.”
Doris Oberholzer, Certified Chakra Healing Technician and Certified FACE YOGA method teacher from Just D.O Face Yoga. Subject: The theme of the Masterclass: “Activate your Power of Transformation” and how to look and feel 10 years younger with the three steps formula: REVERSE the aging process, REGENERATE at cell level and REINFORCE durably.
IWC member, author and storyteller: Margaret Davis Ghielmetti
Subject: book talk “Brave(ish): A Memoir of a Recovering Perfectionist.
IWC member, Co-president and artist: Jennifer Moore-Tymowska
Subject: a lecture about art and colours together with a free art class.
Journalist Luigi Jorio from Ticino, who writes articles about scientific and social issues for SWI Swissinfo. Subject: lecture guided with informative slides about “Why Melting Swiss Glaciers Affect Us All”.
Journalist and Author: Clare O’Dea. This was Part 1 of the “IWC celebrates 50 years of Women’s Suffrage in Switzerland”. Subject: lecture and book talk ,“Voting Day”, “about 1959 when Swiss women’s right to vote is turned down at the ballot with 67% of Swiss men against”!
Authors Katie Hayoz, Alnaaze Nathoo and Barbara Nigg.
This was Part 2 of the “IWC celebrates 50 years of Women’s Suffrage in Switzerland”. Subject: lecture and book talk ,“50 Amazing Swiss Women, True Stories You Should Know About”.
Madame Sylvie Andre and Madame Martine Moret of the FRC (Federation romande des consommateurs aka Federation of Consumers in French-speaking Switzerland! Subject: presentation with informative slides about “What the FRC can mean for consumers in French-speaking Switzerland”.
IWC members Michelle Reed and Elisabeth Saxon, “Sustainable Living”.
Subject: presentation and lecture guided with informative slides about “How to live a more sustainable life!