Women's International Motorcycle Association
| Women's International Motorcycle Association (WIMA) |
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|---|---|
| purpose | Founded by Louise Sherbyn to promote women with motorcycles |
| Chair: | Asa Öhqvist (2017) |
| Establishment date: | 1950 |
| Number of members: | approx. 1300 |
| Number of employees: | Board members and national presidents |
| Seat : | Spain (to change after chair) |
| Website: | http://www.wimaworld.com |
The Women's International Motorcycle Association - WIMA is a women's motorcycle association with national organizations worldwide.
The association's regular activities include the Pink Ribbon Rides . The proceeds will go towards the fight against breast cancer .
history
WIMA was founded in 1950 by Louise Scherbyn in the United States. WIMA was the first women's motorcycle organization.
From 1958 national organizations followed in Europe, starting from Great Britain (where Theresa Wallach became the first Vice-President of the organization), then the Netherlands and Germany. In Asia, Australia, where the organization was founded by Hazel Mayes, and Japan were the forerunners. In the former GDR an organization in the WIMA was not officially possible. GDR female motorcyclists had to use the WIMA meetings in the CSSR (1967, 1972 and 1979) and most recently in Hungary (1988).
As of 2018, 25 countries are covered by national WIMA agencies. This makes WIMA the oldest and largest women's motorcycle organization in the world.
organization
WIMA consists of a superordinate international organization. It is chaired by a female president and a vice-president. These are elected from among the members for a term of office of three years. Re-election is possible. Additional board members (officers) are appointed or elected as additional support.
So there are the roles:
- Treasurer (cashier)
- PR (public relations, public relations)
- Historian (archivist)
- Merchandising (promotional items)
- Webmaster (website administrator)
The current members of the WIMA Board of Directors can be found on the WIMA International website. The board of directors officially represents WIMA in the respective area of responsibility and has overarching functions. In addition to this, there is the committee of the national presidents: Resolutions that affect all WIMA member organizations in terms of organization and content are made in the committee of the national presidents.
purpose
The WIMA statutes provide for the advancement of women in the exercise of motorcycling.
WIMA International supports this through:
- Organization of annual international meetings (rallies) held by a national organization.
- Lobbying for motorcycles and women riding motorcycles in general
- Advertising for WIMA and merchandising
- Presentation of the Ellen Pfeifer Award (since 2004) for deserving WIMA members
National associations support this through:
- The range of trainings,
- Collections (charity) to support initiatives related to women and motorcycles,
- Implementation of local events (national rallies, trips, parties, etc.),
- Participation in the annual international meeting (rally)
- Women's network in motorcycle sport including national lobbying and
- Contact for international WIMA members in transit.
Rally
The rally is the highlight of the year. This is organized by a national WIMA organization, mostly in the host country.
Participation is possible for every WIMA member, including relatives and partners (albeit not in full).
In addition to the journey, which should be done by motorcycle if possible, a program will be completed on site for about five days.
There are variants, the basic process is usually as follows:
On the day of arrival:
- Welcome dinner and greeting of the international guests.
- A brief introduction to the country, language and customs
- Explanation of the weekly program
- party
On the following days:
- Presidential Dinner - Elections and voting rounds take place here
- Nation Day - also known as the Trash Event
- Cultural event (sightseeing, excursions, etc.)
- Scavenger hunt (through the country by motorcycle)
- Entertainment program (motorcycle training, racing track, off-road driving, hiking, test motorcycles, etc.)
- Culinary and musical highlights in the evenings
- Farewell dinner
- with the adoption,
- Outlook for the rally next year,
- Gifts for the host country
literature
- Easy motorcycle riding. Wallach, Theresa. New York, Sterling, 1970, ISBN 978-0-8069-7712-6
- The Rugged Road. Theresa Wallach, Panther Publications, 2010, ISBN 978-0-9564975-2-9
- True Pioneers, American Motorcyclist Jun 2006 (Vol 60 No 6, P52), ISSN 0277-9358
- Ernestine G. Miller: Making Her Mark: Firsts and Milestones in Women's Sports. McGraw-Hill Professional, 2002, ISBN 978-0-07-139053-8
- Steven E. Alford, Suzanne Ferriss: Motorcycle. Reaction Books, 2008, ISBN 978-1-86189-345-1
Web links
- WIMA International website
- Regional websites for: Austria - Germany - Switzerland
- Theresa Wallach - entry on the homepage motorcyclemuseum.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ "membership" on wimaworld.com, accessed on February 15, 2018
- ↑ "WIMA Pink Ribbon Ride" on breastcancerfoundation.org
- ^ "Participation in the New Zealand police force in the WIMA Pink Ribbon Ride" on police.govt.nz
- ^ WIMA: WIMA World Groups. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 12, 2018 ; Retrieved February 12, 2018 (UK English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ "GDR women motorcyclists in the WIMA" in "Top Speed" 07/2012
- ^ WIMA: WIMA World - History. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 12, 2018 ; Retrieved February 12, 2018 (UK English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ WIMA: WIMA World - Leaders. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 12, 2018 ; Retrieved February 12, 2018 (UK English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ellen Pfeifer Awards ( Memento of the original from December 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
