There's no rest for Steffi Jones these days: just 24 hours after the official opening of the OC office on Otto-Fleck-Schneise in Frankfurt, the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 Organising Committee President flew to New Zealand with the German Football Association (DFB) U-17 women's squad for the "Future Stars" tournament in Auckland.

Jones will attend a number of events in the build-up to the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, to be contested from 28 October to 16 November 2008 in New Zealand.

The New Zealand senior and U-20 players listened with rapt attention on Wednesday as Jones described her journey to the summit of the world game. A day earlier, the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup winner met New Zealand Football Association Chairman and U-17 Women's World Cup OC President Graham Seatter, head of tournament organisation Chris Simpson, and the association's head of women's football Michele Cox. The German OC President discussed potential partnerships with the representatives of New Zealand football.

Ahead of the German U-17 team's meeting with Australia on Thursday at North Harbour stadium in Auckland, a match the Europeans won 5-1, Steffi Jones took questions from local media, mainly focused on her new role as OC President and the growing international recognition for the women's game.

The OC President concludes her trip to New Zealand and flies home to Germany on Monday.