The document describes the first annual "IWW in the World" award established by Italian Women World (IWW) to recognize the professional excellence of Italian women around the world. The award is supported by various Italian government and cultural institutions. It will honor 10 women from Tuscany and 10 other Italian women. Nominations are accepted in several categories and must be submitted by the deadline of November 10, 2008. Winners will be selected by an award committee and announced in December 2008. The award ceremony for the inaugural "Tuscans in the World" recipients will take place in Florence on February 19, 2009.

1. Italian Women World - Amiche Oltreoceano
1st Award
“IWW nel Mondo”
Italian Women in the World
Presentation - Rome 19th December 2008
Prize-giving - Florence 19th February 2009
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2. The 1st Award IWW in the World
With the Patronage of
Ministero degli Affari Esteri Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri
Dipartimento per le Pari Opportunità Dipartimento Pari Opportunità
CONFERENZA REGIONI REGIONE EMILIA ROMAGNA
E PROVINCE AUTONOME REGIONE LAZIO
REGIONE VENETO Presidenza del Consiglio
BIBLIOTECA NAZIONALE
PROVINCIA DI FIRENZE PROVINCIA DI FIRENZE CENTRALE FIRENZE
Consigliera di Parità con il patrocinio
COMUNE DI FIRENZE
COMUNE DI ROMA
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Presidenza del Consiglio
Assessorato alle Attività Produttive
al Lavoro e al Litorale

3. The 1st Award IWW in the World
IWW [Italian Women World] is pleased to announce the first annual edition of the Award “IWW in
the World”. The award wants to recognize women of Italian descent in the world that have
demonstrated excellence in their respective professional fields. The award is an IWW initiative in
collaboration with national and international partners. The award will be recognized on a yearly
basis and will be held and dedicated, each year, to a different region of Italy. The first edition of
the award this year is dedicated to Tuscany. The 10 recipients will have to be women born or
originally from Tuscany or whose business activity was or is based in Tuscany. An additional ten
[10] awards will be presented to other women professionals from other parts of Italy as part of
a special list of prizes.
Goals
The IWW award is a recognition of professional and entrepreneurial success of Italian women
professionals who live abroad or of those living in Italy who have chosen to operate on a foreign
market.
The award is an acknowledgement of their commitment and hard work and a tribute to their
success in contributing to the global economy of the 21st century.
It also aims to highlight their role in promoting, both professionally and culturally, the value of the
“made in Italy” brand.
Promotion and advertisement
The first IWW Award is being promoted through national, international, public or private
organizations that are directly or indirectly involved in representing and promoting any Italian
related entrepreneurial initiatives. Among our partners are: Italian embassies and Consulates,
the Italian Institutes of Culture, Chambers of Commerce and any other association of Italian
entrepreneurs abroad, associations of compatriots in the world, and, of course, all those networks
and media dedicated to Italian excellence and culture.
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4. The 1st Award IWW in the World
Award Committee
The award committee and the Final Jury will be appointed by IWW and
the members will be chosen among figures of excellence in the national,
international, institutional, entrepreneurial and professional world.
Participation and Credit
The participation is free and voluntary. All participants are required to
fill in the attached form and to register on the website
www.italianwomenworld.com.
More information on the registration process is available at
www.italianwomenworld.com/blog - The registration is free.
General requirements for the admission
IWW accepts nominations and candidates from all the partners as per
article 3. Spontaneous candidatures are also welcomed, provided that
they meet the criteria described above.
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5. The 1° Award IWW in the World
Enrolment
The candidature/nomination will not be accepted if the recipient is not a
woman. Candidates have to be Italian born or of Italian origin (up to 4
generations), residents of Italy or abroad, permanently or temporarily.
Nominations
Nominations can be submitted by;
 auto-candidature
 nomination from a credited member of IWW
 Former nominees for other similar awards, both Italian or international.
Requested Documentation
 IWW would require a Professional and updated resume, a digital picture
of the candidate in .jpg/.tif format and any other useful information to
support the nomination. The above mentioned documentation will not be
returned and it will be used for the edition of the international yearbook
AMICHEOLTREOCEANO.
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6. The 1° Award IWW in the World
Categories of Candidature
a) Enterprise
Candidates are women entrepreneurs who own and/or manage a business, top
executives and managers whose decision making ability is not linked to other
parties.
b) Not for profit Category
For women who run their own not for profit organization, are involved or active in
a not for profit organization, non-governmental entities and humanitarian
missions, etc.
c) University, research, formation Category
For women devoted and involved in research, university formation, instruction.
d) Professionals Category
Self employed women and free lance professionals in several professional fields
e) Public administration and government Category
Any woman working in public administration or any other government affiliated
organization.
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7. The 1° Award IWW in the World
Selection of the finalists and nomination
 The selection of the finalists is evaluated by the Award Committee and will take
into consideration all the characteristics of excellence described above. The
committee will nominate the award recipients at its sole discretion. The
committee will introduce and support the nominees to a final Jury. The Final
Jury, composed by experts coming from several fields of knowledge and
expertise, will choose the winners among the finalists of each Award Category.
Final evaluation might also take into consideration a quot;subjective criteriaquot; based
on the level of expertise and excellence of the nominee.
 The Final Jury will meet November 10th 2008, candidatures will be thus
accepted within 12,00 PM (Italian’s time). The communication of the
nomination will be confirmed via e-mail to the candidate, who will have to
communicate its acceptance within 15 days, accept the rules and regulations of
the award and confirm the attendance (or the one of a delegate), at the award
ceremony.
 The results will be made public on December 219th 2008 in occasion of the
IWW’s seminary on “internationalisation” in Rome.
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8. The 1° Award IWW in the World
The Awards “Tuscans in the World”
 The award event will take place in Tuscany (Italy) on February 19th 2009 (place to
be settled). The award will be presented to the winner or to a delegate should the
winner not be present for a good reason.
The special Prizes
 The Award Committee and the Final Jury will also present an additional 10 SPECIAL
AWARDS to women of other regions. Criteria for the acknowledgement of these
additional awards will be considered on a one time basis, and might be linked with
other out of the ordinary events, awards and, last but not least, outstanding
performances or peculiar qualities of the candidates. For example: Youth Award,
Talent of the Year Award and so on.
Nature of the award
 The award “IWW in the World” is symbolic and for its first will be represented by a
plaque. IWW is evaluating the possibility of ordering an object of art by an Italian
artist which would well represent the excellence of the Italian women in the world.
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9. The 1° Award IWW in the World
Withdrawal
Any candidate can withdraw from the Award competition at any time.
More info on http://www.italianwomenworld.com/blog
Complaints
 The nominations and the awarded recipients are selected by the
Award Committee and the Final Jury and are final. The Award
Committee might also decide not to assign a particular category
award should no candidates be retained acceptable for that position.
Note that candidatures supported by incomplete or missing data will
not be taken into consideration.
 Based on the inspirational principle outlined in the art. 27 of the
Italian Constitution, the award rules and regulations will accept
complaints against a proposed candidate supported by a proven
violation of the Italian law. Documentation and proofs provided by
the Italian authorities or an accredited organization shall be
submitted to initiate a formal complaint against a candidate. The
committee and the Jury will not consider any anonymous or
confidential communication as an acceptable proof in this respect.
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10. The 1° Award IWW in the World
Legal terms
The award IWW in the World is an idea of Patrizia Angelini. All the
rights for the use of the name and trademark will be granted to all
the partners involved in the promotion of the award and the event
itself.
Rights of use include, but are not limited also to the terms of
“Candidatequot;, quot;Finalistquot;, quot;Winnerquot;, quot;Special Awardquot; created and
distributed by IWW for informative and promotional purposes only.
Other activities of commercial and advertising nature might be
transferred by IWW to third parties with a concession for the use of
the trade marks and names.
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11. The 1st Award IWW in the World
Partners
AssoDonna Key4Biz
Assocamerestero WTC World Trade Center Pescara
CIIM Canada Miraworld, Australia
MPI Meeting Professionals
Internationals
FlorenceIN
LIDU
MTI
Expo Comm Italia 2008
Music Theatre International
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12. The 1st Award IWW in the World
Technical Sponsors
Agenzia Viaggi
Mannelli 25 rosso
Ufficio Stampa
PLS Firenze Proraso
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13. Contacts
“Italian Women World” Association by Patrizia Angelini
Via Oriolo Romano, 59 - 00189 Rome, Italy
C.F. 97463400586 - P.IVA. 09542101002
IWW President - Patrizia Angelini
p.angelini@italianwomenworld.com
IWW Info - info@italianwomenworld.com
IWW Press Office - press@italianwomenworld.com
www.italianwomenworld.com
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