What is the bpw.directory?
BPW International Business & Services Directory
Become a visible networking point in the BPW International Business & Services Directory
bpw.directory is a networking tool that can be used with a smartphone, tablet or PC. Registration is only open to BPW members; the entry of data is free of charge.
bpw.directory makes our professional competency visible and promotes mutual exchange at international association level which is made possible by entering profession, industry and sector.
bpw.directory also shows the wealth of competency of BPW International members to the outside world. Organisations and institutions, political bodies or the media can thus easily find competent women worldwide.
bpw.directory is not an interactive social media tool; contact is made outside the platform and exclusively by e-mail.
Registration
With a self-selected password you have access to your registration data at any time and can change or delete it.
Control
In a given field you write the e-mail address of your club president. She receives an e-mail with your name and profession and confirms the registration.
Renewal
Every 3 years, after each international congress, you will receive an e-mail asking you to have your registration reconfirmed.
Protection
Since your e-mail address is stored, a text must be written in a predefined field when a contact request is made. You decide whether you want to reply.
bpw.directory – History
Today, in our digital age, a Business & Services Directory should be an obvious tool of an international Business & Professional Women’s Organization.
A team consisting of Dr. Antoinette Rüegg, Ursula Schmid and Daniela Rigassi worked on a concept together with the International President for an international directory.
The translation team worked on the language versions with Janice Bancroft, UK (English), Ursula Schmid, Switzerland (German), Marie Gertrude Morel, Switzerland (Français), Dr. Giuseppina Seidita, Italy (Italiano), Paz Martin Lozano, Spain (Español).
The Candle Lighting Ceremony 2022 heralds the beginning of the bpw.directory.
bpw.directory – Financing
The financing was secured by a donation of CHF 20,000 that Dr. Antoinette Rüegg was able to arrange; the donor, a woman, wishes to remain anonymous.
The project was thus limited to the amount of CHF 20,000. The international Executive Board will put forward a proposal at the next Congress for the future financing of the bpw.directory.