2025 Region Conference Highlights
Between the months of April and June, each of Soroptimist’s regions across North America, Latin America and the Pacific Rim came together for conferences to forge strong bonds with fellow region members, share knowledge, celebrate successes, and foster a renewed dedication to our mission of empowering women and girls through education.
SIA board members also had the opportunity to visit various conferences to meet members, answer questions, and help spark inspiration and motivation to make a lasting global impact through our Big Goal of investing in the lives of women and girls through access to education.
Here are a few highlights and photos capturing the energy and enthusiasm from these year’s conferences. Thank you to those who shared highlights and photos on social media using the hashtag #SIARegionConference2025.
HIGHLIGHTS
North Atlantic Region launched its Pillar Power Awards, aimed at highlighting a top club for projects in impact (programs), engagement (membership), philanthropy (fundraising), and brand recognition (public awareness).
Taiwan Region ended its conference with a gala celebration and traditional Taiwanese dancers.
The Philippines Region conference included pillar chair PowerPoint presentations, club and district awards, a ceremony honoring past governors, as well as an extravagant fundraising fashion show with the theme, “Shine Bright Soroptimists: Illuminating Dreams, Empowering Lives”!
Sierra Pacific Region gained 12 new Stargazers and welcomed 52 first-time attendees! They also distributed $20,000 in Live Your Dream Awards and $8,000 in Furthering the Dream Awards.
Desert Coast Region collected approximately 170 pounds of sanitary products for period poverty (a Soroptimists UpliftHER initiative), benefiting 160 women in Orange County, California. They hosted 22 first-time attendees and raised a collective total of $5,670 for Club Giving.
Central East Coast Region had a conference full of happy campers, complete with celebration, fellowship and s’mores-filled fun.
Founder Region awarded 123 Live Your Dream Awards with each club in the region giving at least one award!
During its 1980s-themed weekend, Golden West Region awarded over $30,000 to 12 Live Your Dream Awards recipients!
Japan Minami Region hosted 734 participants across 74 clubs at their conference.
Midwestern Region welcomed 25 first-time attendees at their conference!
Please feel free to share more highlights, your favorite moments and photos from your region conference on SIA’s Facebook page!
From what we can tell, members had a blast at region conferences this year. We look forward to when we can ALL meet in ONE place for our upcoming 49th Biennial Convention in Incheon, Korea in July 2026! Stay tuned for more details.
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