Committees:

Our Committees help to realize the many programs, ideas, and development areas where our members find value A committee is a group of IAWA members appointed for a specific function, topic or region that drives action that contributes to the progression of the IAWA mission and vision. These committees will consist of approx. 4-10 members and all members will be required to be active and drive action. Each committee has an appointed chair/s and reports to a defined Board Member. We have 7 committee areas where members can get involved as described below:

Annual Conference

The Annual Conference Committee is responsible for planning the IAWA Annual Conference. IAWA’s Annual Conference is the must attend conference for women in leadership and management roles in the industry. It’s renowned for its interactive and lively panels, varied program and excellent networking opportunities. This committee requires dedicated team members who are skilled with logistics and organization. This is a richly rewarding committee to be a part of.

Association Development

The Association Development Committee is responsible for raising funds for IAWA through sponsorship by individuals, organizations and companies. This Committee is also responsible for executing and shaping our value proposition for Alliance Partners and Affiliates.

Events and Communities

The VP of Events is responsible for the Connects committee and the Community facilitators, detailed as follows:

1. The Connects Committee is responsible for working with the regions to identify opportunities for and to plan the regional Connects, Forums and Receptions and other outreach events.
   
2. Community Facilitators: are responsible for the facilitation of their respective communities – see more details below.

Finance

The Finance committee is responsible for the review of accounting records, preparation for external audits and budget review and implications. There are three positions available on this committee; a budgeting lead, an auditing lead and an accounts lead. It is preferred that these committee members have a background in Finance Accounting.  Participation in this committee will enable members to network and build their financial skills.

Leader Development

The Leader Committee plans and manages our annual scholarships, the IAWA mentoring program, internships and awards and the Executive Development program. This Committee will identify opportunities to engage scholarship recipients and applicants in development activities.  

Marketing & Communications

The Marketing & Communications Committee is responsible for leading external communications and includes developing and executing strategic marketing and communication plans to grow membership, to implement the programs and goals of IAWA and to support the Connects, Forums and Receptions hosted by IAWA. This Committee is responsible for social media, the newsletter and our website.

Membership

The Membership Committee is responsible for developing and overseeing programs to grow and retain the membership of IAWA. This Committee will coordinate the application and approval process and will identify and address the needs of our members. This committee will also identify advocates and develop areas where they can become active in IAWA.

Regional Committees

The VP of Americas, Europe, Asia and ME/Africa will have an appropriate number of committees with their region to manage localized support and provide cross functionality with the above global committees. For Example, Americas has 1 North American committee and one Latin American committee. Each committee has a focal for membership, leader development, association development, events/communities and MarComm.

The success of IAWA is solely based on the volunteer efforts of our members. If you are able to commit time to be involved in one of our committees please complete the application found here.

All committees have open positions currently and we welcome your applications. 

Committee/Community Facilitator selection process

Participation on IAWA Committees is open to IAWA Members Only.

All our committee members and community facilitators are vetted through a selection process to ensure that the skills of members are well-matched with open roles. This process also allows members the opportunity to meet the respective VP and ask questions before fully committing to the committee or community facilitator position. We believe that this ensures that members understand the commitment before they start.

The process is as defined below:

• Applications are reviewed by the past president.
• Interviews are conducted by the past president/applicable VP
• Selections are made.

Guiding principles for the selection process are:

• Generally, we recommend that members only volunteer for one position.
• The selection process may identify a better suited position for a member, this will be identified and discussed during the interview process.
• We ask that volunteers sign a commitment form, acknowledging that there is a time commitment involved and that the applicant will make every effort to meet that commitment.