American International Women's Club of Lausanne


Afternoon Tea with Lola Grace Tuesday 21 February	An outing to L'Art Brut preceded by a walk Friday 17 February	Get Involved with an Activity Group like Skiing

Connecting English-Speaking Women of All Nationalities

Representing 35 different nationalities, the American International Women’s Club (AIWC) serves Lausanne’s English-speaking newcomers and long-term residents alike. Since 1968, the club has offered social events and activities for members. Our club offers language lessons, sports, celebrations, luncheons, outings, and introductions to Swiss culture and food, as well as volunteer opportunities.

Club Announcements

New Activity Group Photography
Leader: Eszter Vitaszil Rubeo, photography@aiwc-lausanne.org
The goal of this new group is to get together to take pictures, show photos to each other and to receive feedback. It is not a photography course, but rather an exchange of opinions and advice for those who have an interest in photography. Please contact Eszter for more information. This information is also found on our Activity Group page.

New Activity Group Yoga
Leader: Donna Lambert yoga@aiwc-lausanne.org
Hatha Yoga Taster Session with Donna Lambert BWY Dip RYT500, SYT Cert. New member Donna is proposing a yoga class for all interested members. She will be holding a trial session during the week of 20 February. The date will be fixed based on the availability of those interested. Please contact Donna if you would like to partcipate in this event. Click here: Yoga and then click the "Sports" section for more information.

Nominating Committee
We are looking forward for members to serve on the nominating committee, which is responsible for identifying and proposing the slate of AIWC officers for the 2012/2013 club year. Interested? If you would like to serve on the committee, nominate a members of the club, or come forward to run for office yourself, please let us know at the following email address:
nominating@aiwc-lausanne.org

Proposed Constitutional Amendment At its Board Retreat in November and further at its meeting 7 December, 2011, the Executive Board discussed the merits of changing the elected offices of Recording Secretary and Corresponding Secretary to better reflect current practice. With the rise in use of technology and computer-related communications, the traditional role of Corresponding Secretary has become redundant. The Executive Board recommends changing the Constitution to (1) eliminate the position of Corresponding Secretary and (2) rename the Recording Secretary: Secretary. Further, the job description of the Recording Secretary will be revised to include some of the clerical responsibilities of the former Corresponding Secretary. These changes would become effective for the club year July 2012-June 2013. A card containing this proposed amendment will be mailed in January so all permanent members can vote on this change. These ballots should be returned by January 31.

CURRENT wording of the relevant sections of the Constitution:
ARTICLE III - OFFICERS AND THEIR ELECTIONS
Section 1. NAMED: The officers of the club shall be: President, Vice-President, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, and Treasurer.

ARTICLE V - DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS
Section 3. RECORDING SECRETARY: The Recording Secretary shall keep an accurate and official record of all meetings of the Executive Board. She shall be responsible for filing all reports and tabulating the results of the balloting and shall assure that the latter are published in the Newsletter.

Section 4. CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: The Corresponding Secretary shall be responsible for: contact and follow-up with Board members and members at large concerning the Club calendar and deadlines; contact and follow-up with members at large with particular interests and/or skills for various Club activities and functions; and other administrative functions on an as-needed basis, provided such duties do not conflict with any other Board office or Committee.

PROPOSED The Executive Board approves the following changes to the AIWC Constitution:

ARTICLE III – OFFICERS AND THEIR ELECTIONS
Section 1: NAMED: The officers of the Club shall be: President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer.

ARTICLE V – DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS
Section 3: SECRETARY: The Secretary shall keep an accurate and official record together with any supporting documents of all meetings of the Executive Board. She shall be responsible for filing all reports and tabulating the results of balloting and shall assure that the latter are published in the newsletter.

Section 4 DELETED

Sections 5 and 6 to be renumbered 4 and 5 to reflect deletion of Section 4.

This proposed amendment is part of wider discussions amongst board members and members-at-large who have formed an Ad hoc Constitutional Change committee. The committee is considering the need to globally review our club's Constitution. This committee intends to continue meeting over the next several months with a view to drafting overall changes to the Constitution and for this we seek additional members as all voices of our club should be represented. Please contact our Parliamentarian, Lisa Mechnig-Giordano, or President, Deirdre McDaniel, with comments, questions or concerns and/or to participate on the Ad hoc committee.

New Activity Group(s)
The activity group bookclub Readers 1 is currently welcoming new members. We will meet monthly, on either Monday or Friday afternoons, depending upon the needs of the group. Please email Christine Bernick at readers1@aiwc-lausanne.org for more information.

AIWC Membership Book
The 2011-2012 AIWC Membership Book is now available online under the "Login" section list on the top right of this page. The hard copy will be distributed to all members along with the December newsletter. If you do not remember the password, please check the circulation email sent to all members on 27 October.

Last page update : Thu, 26-jan-12 13:56