First Global Conference ‘Women and Hellenism’ in Ioannina to be live streamed

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The Food for Thought Network (FFTN) has announced that the first World Conference ‘Women and Hellenism’ starts today (Monday, September 2) and that everything is ready to welcome the 150 delegates who will arrive in Ioannina, Greece. 

The program for the two days of the conference has been finalised and the official events will take place on Tuesday, September 3 and Wednesday, September 4 from 9am to 5pm at the Grand Serai Hotel and Congress in Ioannina.  

For those unable to attend, there will be a simultaneous live streaming of the conference, which can be watched by all interested parties at the relevant links:  

The ‘Women and Hellenism’ Conference centres on three main themes: Hellenism, Identity, and Sustainability. These themes structure the presentations of the speakers. The conference explores lessons from the past and present to inform future planning. 

During the conference, speakers from the diaspora and Greece will develop their own stories and perspectives on the theme of Hellenism. There will be two masters of ceremony to facilitate the program: The popular Greek Australian journalist Helen Kapalos, and Maria Dimopoulos AM, a highly respected lawyer and well-known human rights advocate.  

For more information and the FULL PROGRAM visit the website of the Food for Thought Network of Hellenic Women in Australia: www.fftn.org.au. Media Contact in Greece: +306936290145. Media Contact in Australia: +61406011015.

The conference is under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Family and Social Cohesion, Region of Epirus, Municipality of Ioannina, Chamber of Ioannina, and the Office of Education of Epirus. 

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