The AMA/FIM International Women and Motorcycling Conference that was held in Athens, Georgia, USA from 30 June until 3 July 2006, gathered together some 900 participants, mostly from North America but also representatives from South Africa, Australia, France, Great Britain and Switzerland. After 3 national conferences organised by the AMA (American Motorcyclist Association), the FIM – represented by a delegation of 5 persons including the Chief Executive Officer, Guy Maitre was associated with the AMA for this 2006 edition at international level. The four conference days allowed participants coming from very different backgrounds to meet, to share experiences and to attend numerous seminars given by top level women in various fields such as competition riders, journalists, writers and managers in motorcycling organisations. During the course of this conference, the motorcyclists had the opportunity to try out motorcycles of different makes, to make hosted or self-guided motorcycle rides and to visit the booths proposing articles relating to motorcycles and motorcycle users. This first international conference was very successful enabling the FIM to become better known and to state the aims of the new FIM Commission for Women in Motorcycling.