Download - 2010 Convention Presentation 71410 Final
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!