Annual Events and Lectures
ICRW annually hosts the Irene Tinker Lecture, a fall lecture series named in honor of one of ICRW's founders and supporters, Dr. Irene Tinker. The lecture series has included speakers such as Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, and Nobel Laureate in Economics, Amartya Sen.
ICRW's annual Champions for Change Awards—held on the eve of International Women's Day—has become Washington DC’s signature event to celebrate the possibilities of a gender equitable world and to shine a light on the leaders and visionaries who are helping make it a reality.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the organization, ICRW hosted a 30th Anniversary Gala in 2006, held at the Kennedy Center on March 8, 2006. Honorees included Philip Knight of the Nike Foundation, Susan Berresford of the Ford Foundation and two international non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Actress Gina Davis served as Mistress of Ceremonies.
According to ICRW's website the organization will celebrate its 35th anniversary in 2011 with Passports to Progress, a year-long lecture series to advance global dialogue on how to empower the world's women. Speakers include NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell, Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development, Cherie Blair of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, Landesa's President and CEO Tim Hanstad, and Gap Inc.’s Bobbi Silten
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