A meeting of new members of the Women in Maritime Associations - Asia (WIMA-Asia) network met on the sidelines of the First Regional World Maritime University (WMU) Alumni Conference held in Yangon, Myanmar (27-28 January). New WIMA-Asia members came from Myanmar, the Philippines and Viet Nam. The meeting was held to strengthen ties among women maritime professionals in the Asian region and to build the network within the WMU Women’s Association. The meeting was led by Mrs. Pamela Tansey, Senior Deputy Director, Technical Cooperation Division, IMO, with support from Dr. Momoko Kitada, WMU Lecturer and Ms. Josephine Marie Uranza, Regional Coordinator, IMO Regional Presence Office for East Asia.