My name is Dorothy McPhail and I am the IAWP
Region 14 co ordinator. This is my first Region 14 IAWP newsletter and I
hope that other region 14 members will contribute to future issues.
2013 IAWP Durban Conference
Eleven Region 14 representatives attended
the 51st IAWP conference held in Durban. This was the first IAWP
conference held in Africa and had a record attendance of over 1200 from
54 countries. South Africa put on a very memorable conference - both the
training sessions as well as the social events. Below are some photos
taken on the opening day of the conference.
Clockwise from top - African
delegates, Opening March, Region 14 members (Tina Westra, Karen
Salisbury, Dorothy McPhail) Canadian delegates, Middle East delegates
IAWP Bravery Award
Awards presentations are held as part of the
conference and congratulations go to NSW member Karen Lowden who
received a bravery award for her excellent work with a bomb threat
victim in Sydney. Karen traveled to Africa with her husband and two
young children to receive the award in Durban.
L-R Dorothy McPhail, Karen House, Tina Westra, Karen Lowden, Jennifer Saunders, Siripa Uelese
Region 14 Presenters
Numerous presenters from throughout the
world presented on a wide range of topics including two region 14
members. Helen McDermott spoke about the value of Womens networks and
Australasian Council of Women and Policing while Robyn Forester
presented on supporting women from diverse backgrounds.
L - Helen McDermott with co presenters from South Sudan and Uganda
R - Robyn Forester
Region 14 Delegates
L-R Dorothy McPhail, Karen House, Helen McDermott, Lindy Kerr, Tina Westra
Breakfast networking by Australian and English IAWP
delegates including "Angry Bird" Andrea Humphrys at the head of the
table.
Future Conferences
IAWP conferences are unique in that any law
enforcement staff, both male and female, are eligible to attend and
choose to attend training from a broad spectrum of topics. This year
there were attendees from 54 countries so this is an excellent
opportunity to network with law enforcement staff from around the world
sharing knowledge and experience.
Winnipeg 2014
Next year’s conference is being held in Winnipeg in Canada and I
encourage you all to consider attending. I appreciate that it may be
difficult financially for Police services to fully fund staff to attend
the conference however other options are for you to partially of fully
fund your attendance yourself incorporating it into a vacation. If
family and/or friends accompany people attending the conference
activities are provided for these people or family and/or friends may
wish to join you after the conference.
Cardiff 2015
In IAWP celebrates their centenary in Cardiff in Wales which I am sure
will be a wonderful experience. The conferences are motivating and
inspirational so be sure to take advantage of the great opportunity to
attend future conferences.
