Twitter Timeline: Opening Day of the FIFA Women’s Football Symposium

I’ve been busy at work on the tweets-machine today posting updates throughtout the FIFA Women’s Football Symposium. So, since I’ve been on the computer for the last 8 hours tapping away, I thought it would be both timely (and time-saving if I’m really honest) to post my twitter stream here, knowing all the world may not be following me. I’ve taken out the RTs and personal messages and posted, in reverse chronological order, below. Enjoy!

P.S. Once this post is up I’m headed to the FIFA barbecue dinner and will probably be on Twitter then too: @vandey01.

Cool! Costa Rica collected signed jerseys frm #WWC2011 teams. Pic of sweden’s well-wishes 4 U17s in ’14 #WFS2011 http://twitpic.com/5qj9li
about 2 hours ago  

Break out session: getting ready for our panel tomorrow w fellow media pros http://twitpic.com/5qj6xk
about 2 hours ago  

Now we’re in our working groups getting ready for tomorrow’s panel #wfs2011
about 2 hours ago    

Susan Ronan: #soccersisters 11,500 participants in program 2006-11, growth cont’s. Nat’l participation in girls football increasing #wfs2011
about 3 hours ago  

Susan Ronan: 2006: 16 leagues, 10.5k female players. Created program to encourage girls to play called #soccersisters. #wfs2011
about 3 hours ago  

Susan Ronan of Ireland’s WNT now talking about #soccersisters Starting with a video of the team #wfs2011 #wwc2011 #FIFA
about 3 hours ago  

Steffi Jones to the Member Associations: We are a #FIFA family and we can develop women’s football together #wfs2011 #wwc2011
about 3 hours ago    

Steffi Jones now discussing the #FIFA #wwc2011, and goals for football development in Germany. #wfs2011
about 4 hours ago    

Kelly Simmons: ENG created partnership w/ bebo to promote their girls football program. Use website as hub for info & resources. #wfs2011
about 4 hours ago  

Kelly Simmons: In 2000, < 3% of coaches in youth football coaching had credentials. ENG set out 2 address that & now they're at 72% #wfs2011
about 4 hours ago    

#wfs2011 Kelly Simmons from the FA: #wwc2011 sent a powerful message across world that w.football can attract big attendance, tv viewership
about 4 hours ago  

Mustapha Fahmy 2 #fifa member assns, what u can do: establish grassroots projects, create leagues, increase sponsors #wfs2011 #wwc2011
about 4 hours ago    

We're back in action here at #wfs2011! Speaking now: Mustapha Fahmy (#FIFA director of competitions) about benefits of women's football.
about 4 hours ago  

@EllyOldroyd Quote of morning from (female) President of Burundi Football Fed: "If you can run a family, you can run football" Hurrah! #wfs2011
about 5 hours ago 

Lunch time! #WFS2011
about 6 hours ago  

Moya Dodd: W. football: "it's a game who's time has come" social media allows us 2 reach audience trad media ignores - here, here! #WFS2011
about 6 hours ago  

RT @FIFAcom The 5th FIFA Women’s Football Symposium has kicked off in Frankfurt. FIFA.com providing updates #WFS2011 -  http://d3w.io/o1lJRY
about 7 hours ago  

Isabel Hochstoger, Austria: the biggest gap for us is in 15-18 years old so we created 1st academy for girls & women’s football. #wfs2011
about 7 hours ago  

Bev Priestman, New Zealand: if programming isn’t rt 4ur country, it won’t b successful. Create system that makes sense 4 ur culture #wfs2011
about 7 hours ago  

Shaikha Al Khalifa, Bahrain: Women’s Committee: govern less, dnt micro-manage. B responsible 4 vision, help administer. B proactive #wfs2011
about 7 hours ago  

Jacqui Gertse, Namibia: launched super league 4 women, elite prgrm 4 youth girls, within 5-yrs! nxt steps: become competitive #wfs2011
about 7 hours ago  

Australia’s Moya Dodd: a current challenge is to professionalize the game #wfs2011
about 7 hours ago  

Canada’s Prez Dominique Maestracci: strategic goal is long-term development of players. Also, need women in key positions of ExCo.
about 7 hours ago  

Mark Gleeson just took the stage 2 moderate a panel abt women’s football structure w/in the MA’s. He’s funny & engaging. & tall. #wfs2011
about 7 hours ago  

Lydia Nsekera: “Sisters, if you can run a family, you can run a football club.” Amen. #greatspeech! #wfs2011
about 7 hours ago  

 #femaleleadersinfootball Lydia Nsekera, Burundi FA: Women have rt 2 B leaders in football, dont underestimate urself #wfs2011
about 7 hours ago  

Now speaking: Lydia Nsekera, Prez of Burundi FA, a small country in E. Africa. 1of2 female MA presidents #wfs2011  http://twitpic.com/5qez31
about 7 hours ago  

The #DFB president is passionate about women’s football development – It’s quite evident in his speech. #wfs2011 #FIFA #WWC2011
about 8 hours ago  

Dr.Zwanziger, DFB Prez. Topic: “importance of having the rt structure, female role models”, an area whr Germany is setting example #wfs2011
about 8 hours ago  

 #FIFA to member associations: Have a Women’s Football Committee EMPOWERED and EQUIPPED by the member association’s LEADERSHIP #wfs2011
about 8 hours ago  

Thierry Regenass: “#FIFA is committed to creating opportunities for women in football” #wfs2011 @wwc2011 #WWC2011
about 8 hours ago  

On stage: Thierry Regenass (FIFA Director MA & Development) to discuss “structure of women’s football in the member associations” #wfs2011
about 8 hours ago   

My tea break meant coffee with Kathy Carter, Jill Ellis and Jitka Klimkova. #awesomeness
about 8 hours ago    

Tea break! #wfs2011 #Europe
about 9 hours ago  

Alex Stone of #FIFA, working hard at the Symposium, w/ fellow panelist @VeliMbuli01 #WWC2011 #wfs2011 http://twitpic.com/5qdzo9
about 9 hours ago  

 Listening to Dr. Theo Zwanziger of the DFB in German w Eleanor Oldroyd of #BBC Radio in London  http://twitpic.com/5qdy8o
about 9 hours ago  

Go get them, @SimplyCarol8! Great intro :) #FIFA #WWC2011 #wfs2011  http://twitpic.com/5qduzv
about 9 hours ago  

Opener: #FIFA #WWC2011 highlight video to Katy Perry’s firework. #loveit #goosebumps #wfs2011
about 9 hours ago  

The  program begins in 2 minutes – delegates taking their seats. #wfs2011 #wwc2011 #FIFA cc @wwc2011 http://twitpic.com/5qdt7c
about 9 hours ago  

I am one day away from becoming the mayor of the FIFA Women’s Symposium on @foursquare #justsaying
about 10 hours ago