2010 Rotary International

Convention, Montreal, CanadaConvention, Montreal, Canada

Sophie Penney

State College Sunrise Rotary

July 14, 2010

Convention Highlights

• Plenary Sessions

• Bruce Aylward, WHO, Polio Eradication

• Breakouts/President-Elect Sessions

• Women in Rotary Focus Group• Women in Rotary Focus Group

• House of Friendship

• 18,000 attendees from around the world

Plenary Sessions

• Opening session

– Welcome

– Flag ceremony

– Introduction of Rotary leadership– Introduction of Rotary leadership

• Monday session

– Jo Luck, CEO Heifer International

– Bruce Aylward, WHO

– Queen Noor of Jordan

Bruce Aylward

Director Polio Eradication Initiative

WHO

Bruce Aylward

Director Global Polio Eradication Initiative, WHO

Polio Plus

• 2004 Polio on the rise - 92 health ministers meet in Geneva, empower WHO to finish job of eradication.

• Three types of polio, one fully eradicated. Exceptionally quick lab work led to vaccine to prevent other two forms.forms.

• Cost of program 24 cents per child.

• For 10 cents more each child also immunized against measles and other diseases.

• Eradication “the great equalizer” -- true social justice because you must reach every child despite conditions in countries.

Consequence of Failing to Eradicate Polio( for those under the age of 40 – this is an iron/artificial lung)

1 million more children will be infected

President-Elect Session I

• Rotary goals 2010-2011

– Rotary history – Easter Seals given birth by Rotary,

eradicating polio idea of Rotary club from the

Philippines, shelter boxes and more – all ideas of Philippines, shelter boxes and more – all ideas of

Rotarians.

– Support clubs

– Enhance awareness of Rotary

– Reverse decline in membership

– Added youth as a fifth area of service

President-Elect Session II

• Foundation Update

– Polio #1 priority – collaborative project with WHO, Unicef, UN, CDC and others.

– U.S. government largest funding source; others include Gates Foundation and Rotarians.include Gates Foundation and Rotarians.

– Revising mission and focus to pursue more collaborative projects. Piloting water project with USAID in Philippines, Ghana and Dominican Republic.

– Giving more control to districts to distribute $

– 25% of Rotarians are donors, goal increase percent participation – EREY.

Women in Rotary Focus Group

• Nine participants from Philippines, Russia, British Columbia, Barbados, Quebec/Maine, and U.S.

• Rotary experience differs from country to • Rotary experience differs from country to country.

• Reasons for joining vary, but almost all continue to participate because of international service focus.

• Challenges to retaining women.

House of Friendship

• Club service projectsClubs addressing: infant brain development, malaria, sight

loss, palliative care for indigent in India, Polio, Post-Polio

Syndrome, diabetes, water, and much, much more. http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/conv10june22_projects.aspx

• Rotary Global Networking – Fellowship Groups• Rotary Global Networking – Fellowship GroupsFlying, music, travel, golf, Internet users (social and

information sharing), wine appreciation, fitness, etc.http://www.rotary.org/en/ServiceAndFellowship/Fellowship/GlobalNetworkingGroups/Pages/ridefault.aspx

• Rotary International Resources/Foundation

• Met Rotarians from India, Africa, England, Canada, Poland, U.S., and even State College.

Speaking of Friendship

State College Rotarians

Sophie Penney and Lefty McIntyre

Rotary International Convention 2010

Take aways

• Like other service groups Rotary facing membership challenge

• Rotary reviewing direction and programs.

• Rotary focus -- clubs and members.• Rotary focus -- clubs and members.

• We are part of something much bigger than ourselves --1.2 million Rotarians Doing Good

in the World

• Yet projects and programs start with Rotarians like you, and you and you. . .

Last but not least

• Rotary 2011 Convention

– New Orleans

– May 21-25, 2011

– Registration fee $300 prior to December 15, 2010 – Registration fee $300 prior to December 15, 2010

(then $340 until March 31, 2011 then $380)

– Members can make conference and hotel

reservations now

– If you go be sure to sign up for home host event– Conventionhttp://rotary.org/en/Members/Events/Convention/Pages/ridefault.aspx?housead

See you in the Big Easy!