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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION - PRESENTATION

Founded in 1913, it has nearly 8,000 members in 18 National Federations/Associations and 68 Clubs throughout the southern and northern hemispheres! Neutral in denominational and political matters, it brings together all the National Federations existing in the countries where Lyceum clubs are present

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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION - ORGANISATION

It is administered by two bodies,

* The International Council, which meets every three years at the International Congress, and is held in a different country each time. It is headed by the International President and is composed of delegates appointed by the Federations of each country.

The next Congress will be held in Rabat from 23 to 28 May 2022.

* The International Central Bureau (BCI)

The BCI is the administrative body at the head of the IALC. Elected for three years and eligible for re-election once, it is composed of elected members (President, one VP per hemisphere), a Secretary and a Treasurer and all Federation Presidents. It is assisted by 3 observers (Archivist, Editor of the International Bulletin and Webmaster).

It meets every year to manage the Association. In 2020 and 2021, the meeting was held by electronic means.

Cultural Meetings are organised in a different country each year between two Congresses

The 2020 Cultural Encounters planned in Lisbon were postponed to May 2021 and then cancelled due to the health crisis.

* The Bulletin of the International Association of Lyceum Clubs

Created in 1993 on the initiative of France, by Mrs. Hélène de La Baume, Françoise Feuillée, Jacqueline Suttin and Monique Leboeuf, at first a European Liaison Bulletin, it was extended to all the clubs at the beginning of the 2000s, thus acquiring its international dimension.

Prepared and translated by the International Editor, who collects information from all countries, it is published twice a year and distributed to all high school girls. It is published twice a year and distributed to all high school girls. It is available on the website of the French Federation of the International Lyceum Club (FFLCI).

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ORGANISATION

All clubs have the same objectives:

- to encourage joint learning and knowledge of the regional and national cultural heritage and its promotion

- to develop conviviality between women.

- to establish and maintain good relations with French and foreign clubs

- to maintain political and religious neutrality

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FRENCH FEDERATION

Culture and Friendship...

Clubs for women who are interested in the arts, letters, sciences, social issues and the ongoing promotion of knowledge, in a spirit of friendship and openness to the world.

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HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL FRENCH FEDERATION

The association is of English origin: the first club was founded in London in 1903. Its founder, Constance Smedley, a cultured and visionary young woman, wanted to bring together young women interested in intellectual and artistic disciplines. This was a new initiative in the early 20th century, when such clubs were only available to men.

She chose the name « Lyceum » derived from the Greek word « Lukeion » and used in New York to designate a place of culture and reflection.

The success of the London club led to the creation of the Berlin club in 1905, the Paris club in 1906 and other clubs in Europe and around the world.

In France, many clubs have been created since the Second World War: Bordeaux (1959), Fontainebleau-Ile de France (1962), Orléans (1967), Dijon-Bourgogne (1979), Bretagne (1981), Troyes-Champagne (1985), Limoges (1992), Caen-Normandie and Pau-Béarn (1996), Grenoble and Saint-Barthélémy (1997), Lyon (2003), Lille-Flandre and Marseille (2010), Vannes-South-Bretagne (2020), and Bretagne-Côte d’Emeraude (2021)

At the same time, in 1963, the French Federation of Lyceum Clubs was created.

Its aim is to strengthen the links between the clubs, in accordance with the founding principles of the International Association of Lyceum Clubs, to settle questions common to these clubs, to provide them with the information and means necessary for their proper functioning, to propose joint actions, to represent them before the International Association of Lyceum Clubs and to encourage the creation of new clubs.

The Federation is administered by a board elected for two years. It is composed of a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. This board is assisted by one or two national Webmasters.

The French Federation currently has 15 clubs with approximately 1000 members. It is one of the most active with permanent recruitment and projects to create new clubs. It maintains close relations with the IACL, whose current president is French, and with other national federations. It has regularly organised international events, cultural meetings or triennial congresses.

by Véronique Courtemanche