This annual conference is designed for all Rotarians in the district to celebrate club achievements in the past year and to inspire clubs to even greater heights in the year ahead.
It is particularly important for club officers and avenue-of-service chairs to share ideas for future projects in their clubs. It is also important for new Rotarians to gain a greater perspective on all that it means to be a Rotarian. And for long-time members, it's an opportunity to renew acquaintances of others in the world of Rotary.
Here's the agenda:
Thursday, April 28
3:00 - 7:30 pm - Council of Governors meeting, reception, and dinner.
8:00 - 10:00 pm -- Optional attendance at the Marriott Lincolnshire Theater Presentation of "42d Street."
Friday, April 29
7:00 am - 6:00 pm -- Registration.
8:30 am - 10:00 am -- First Plenary Session. District Business. Address by RI President's Rep, Ron Burton.
10:00 - 10:30 am -- Fellowship Break in House of Friendship.
10:30 am - 11:30 am -- Second Plenary Session. Community Service. Featuring presentations by clubs with outstanding community service projects.
Noon - 2:00 pm -- Paul Harris Luncheon. Speakers: Paul Decker, Governor, District 6270; Ina Pinkney, celebrity chef and polio survivor. Update on polio eradication program and awarding of Paul Harris fellowships.
2:15 - 3:15 pm -- Third Plenary Session. Ambassadorial Scholars.
3:15 - 3:30 pm -- Fellowship Break in the House of Friendship.
3:30 - 5:00 pm -- Fourth Plenary Session - Group Study Exchange.
6:00 - 6:30 pm -- International Fellowship Reception.
6:30 - 9:00 pm -- International Dinner & Youth Exchange Entertainment. Speaker: Harry Kraemer, Jr., retired CEO of Baxter Corp. and professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
9:00 pm - Midnight -- Hospitality Suites hosted by district clubs.
Saturday, April 30
7:15 - 8:30 am -- Breakfasts for club presidents and presidents-elect.
9:00 - 10:15 am -- Fifth Plenary Session. New Generations.
10:00 - Noon -- Food for Haiti, a hands-on project of Kids Against Hunger to benefit Haiti.
10:15 - 10:45 am -- Fellowship Break in House of Friendship.
10:45 am - Noon -- Sixth Plenary Session - Bridging Continents. Presentations by district clubs of outstanding international projects.
12:30 - 2:00 pm -- Luncheon. Speaker: Andrea Fanta, former Rotary Peace Scholar.
2:00 - 3:15 pm -- Seventh Plenary Session. Focus on the Coming Year. DG-Elect Carlos Frum discusses events and projects slated for the coming Rotary year for District 6440.
2:00 - 3:30 pm -- Youth Exchange Presentations
3:00 - 4:30 pm -- Food for Haiti project continues.
6:00 - 9:00 pm -- Governor's Reception and Dinner. Recognition Awards, remarks by President's Rep Ron Burton, and musical entertainment by the Lakeside Singers.
9:00 pm - Midnight -- Hospitality Suites Open.
Sunday, May 1
8:30 - 9:15 am -- Interfaith Service.
9:30 - 11:00 am -- Brunch & Closing Session, including Farewell to South African GSE Team.
Guest rooms for conference attendees are available at a special rate of $104 per night, plus tax, including complimentary internet access. To reserve rooms, call the Marriott at 800/228-9290 no later than Friday, April 8, 2011, and identify yourself as a Rotary conference attendee.
It is particularly important for club officers and avenue-of-service chairs to share ideas for future projects in their clubs. It is also important for new Rotarians to gain a greater perspective on all that it means to be a Rotarian. And for long-time members, it's an opportunity to renew acquaintances of others in the world of Rotary.
Here's the agenda:
Thursday, April 28
3:00 - 7:30 pm - Council of Governors meeting, reception, and dinner.
8:00 - 10:00 pm -- Optional attendance at the Marriott Lincolnshire Theater Presentation of "42d Street."
Friday, April 29
7:00 am - 6:00 pm -- Registration.
8:30 am - 10:00 am -- First Plenary Session. District Business. Address by RI President's Rep, Ron Burton.
10:00 - 10:30 am -- Fellowship Break in House of Friendship.
10:30 am - 11:30 am -- Second Plenary Session. Community Service. Featuring presentations by clubs with outstanding community service projects.
Noon - 2:00 pm -- Paul Harris Luncheon. Speakers: Paul Decker, Governor, District 6270; Ina Pinkney, celebrity chef and polio survivor. Update on polio eradication program and awarding of Paul Harris fellowships.
2:15 - 3:15 pm -- Third Plenary Session. Ambassadorial Scholars.
3:15 - 3:30 pm -- Fellowship Break in the House of Friendship.
3:30 - 5:00 pm -- Fourth Plenary Session - Group Study Exchange.
6:00 - 6:30 pm -- International Fellowship Reception.
6:30 - 9:00 pm -- International Dinner & Youth Exchange Entertainment. Speaker: Harry Kraemer, Jr., retired CEO of Baxter Corp. and professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
9:00 pm - Midnight -- Hospitality Suites hosted by district clubs.
Saturday, April 30
7:15 - 8:30 am -- Breakfasts for club presidents and presidents-elect.
9:00 - 10:15 am -- Fifth Plenary Session. New Generations.
10:00 - Noon -- Food for Haiti, a hands-on project of Kids Against Hunger to benefit Haiti.
10:15 - 10:45 am -- Fellowship Break in House of Friendship.
10:45 am - Noon -- Sixth Plenary Session - Bridging Continents. Presentations by district clubs of outstanding international projects.
12:30 - 2:00 pm -- Luncheon. Speaker: Andrea Fanta, former Rotary Peace Scholar.
2:00 - 3:15 pm -- Seventh Plenary Session. Focus on the Coming Year. DG-Elect Carlos Frum discusses events and projects slated for the coming Rotary year for District 6440.
2:00 - 3:30 pm -- Youth Exchange Presentations
3:00 - 4:30 pm -- Food for Haiti project continues.
6:00 - 9:00 pm -- Governor's Reception and Dinner. Recognition Awards, remarks by President's Rep Ron Burton, and musical entertainment by the Lakeside Singers.
9:00 pm - Midnight -- Hospitality Suites Open.
Sunday, May 1
8:30 - 9:15 am -- Interfaith Service.
9:30 - 11:00 am -- Brunch & Closing Session, including Farewell to South African GSE Team.
Guest rooms for conference attendees are available at a special rate of $104 per night, plus tax, including complimentary internet access. To reserve rooms, call the Marriott at 800/228-9290 no later than Friday, April 8, 2011, and identify yourself as a Rotary conference attendee.