District 7980 District Conference is May 17 to 19 at the Heritage Conference Center
District 7980
District Training Assembly
May 18 at Heritage Conference
Center
District Assembly Starts at 10:15 AM
In Constitution Amphitheater
In Constitution Amphitheater
Rupert Ross our Rotary International representative will inspire us.
First Breakouts at 10:55 AM
President Elects and Area Governors
Time 10:55 AM Room Lincoln Room
For Presidents of their clubs starting July 1 and Area
Governors
This session will give you a chance to ask questions and
interact with fellow Presidents on any topic you wish. In particular we will talk about the
Membership Effort and the Communications Effort of your club.
President Nominees (President of
your club starting in July 2020)
Time 10:55 AM Room Madison Room
For Presidents of their clubs starting next year.
This session will give you a chance to meet other President
Nominees and meet Ron Webb who will be Governor of the District in your
President year. Come prepared to ask questions about being President
Treasurer of your Club or
interested in club Financing
Time 10:55 AM Room Liberty
PDG Paul Mangels the District Assistant Treasurer will
answer your questions and inform you about the do's and don't of being your
clubs' Treasurer.
Secretary of your Club or
interested in club organization
Time 10:55 AM Room Hamilton
District Secretary Doug Lisk has gathered some experienced
club secretaries to answer your questions and inform you about how to be a
great club secretary.
Membership Committees and Chairs
and others interested in Membership
Time 10:55 AM Room Congress Room
Governor Larry Gardner and Member Engagement Chair Ron Holtz
will talk about the Membership Initiative now going on in our District. They
will talk about Best Practices for both Member Acquisition and Member
Engagement/Retention.
Communications/Publicity for
your Club
Time 10:55 AM Room Senate Room
AG Robert Friend is leading a group which is educating the entire
District in how to be expert at communicating outside and inside. One of their
goals is to stop Rotary from being the best kept secret.
Second Breakouts at 2:00 PM
after lunch and 4-way
test speeches
Membership Acquisition for your
Club
Time 2:00 PM Room Liberty
Governor Larry will review the best practicers for
membership acquisition and you will discuss how to implement these and others
in your club.
Youth Programs
Time 2:00 PM Room Hamilton
PDG Alan Hurst with help from our Youth will inform you and
answer your questions about our Youth programs(Youth Exchange, Interact, RYLA,
Next Generations, and Rotaract
Service Project
Time 2:00 PM AM Room Lincoln
District Governor Nominee Ron Webb will facilitate your
discussion on service projects you have done and those you'd like to do. Bring
your new ideas to this session.
Fundraising Projects
Time 2:00 PM AM Room Senate Room
PDG Trish Pearson will facilitate your discussion of
fundraising projects you have done and how to make them successful. What you
should do and what you should not do. New fundraising ideas may also be
discussed.
Past District Governors and
others
Time 2:00 PM AM Room Congress Room
This session is aimed at Past District Governors but anyone
may attend. Kristen Foster the Chair of our RYLA program will facilitate this
session. The discussion will be on how can Rotary Clubs better engage their
members. Best practices have been proposed for member engagement the focus of
this session will be on what's new and better. An output of this session will
be a message to the District leadership.
Public Events
Time 2:00 PM AM Room Madison Room
PDG Rick Bassett will facilitate this session on how to
increase and do better at running Public Events for your club. Every club should
have many events(service projects, fellowship events, fundraisers, etc.) where
the public is invited. This session will have a discussion on what events, how
to do, how to attract the public, and other topics. RI President Barry Rassin
has said that every club should have a "Rotary Day" endorsed by its
Town.
Third Breakouts at 2:55 PM
Youth Programs
Time 2:55 PM AM Room Hamilton
PDG Alan Hurst with help from our Youth will inform you and
answer your questions about our Youth programs(Youth Exchange, Interact, RYLA,
Next Generations, and Rotaract
District Managed Grants-Projects
for your Town and beyond
Time 2:55 PM AM Room Liberty
PDG Colin Gersohn of the Chair of the District Rotary Foundation team will facilitate a discussion of DMG projects. District Managed Grants are a way
to fund projects in your town and around Connecticut .
In this session he will help give you the information to get these projects
funded and implemented.
International Projects
Time 2:55 PM AM Room Madison
PDG Rick Benson will inform you about some of the
International projects which clubs in our District have done. Also there will
be ample time for you to ask about a project that you may be thinking about.
This also would be a good time and place to find partners for projects.
Lobster Fests
Time 2:55 PM AM Room Congress Room
Some of our clubs run lobster fests which are large events
requiring lots of effort but are good for fundraising. PDG Paul Mangels will
facilitate a discussion about what clubs are doing and how to do it better.
Golf, Monopoly, Community Art,
and novel fundraisers
Time 2:55 PM AM Room Senate Room
PDG Trish Pearson will facilitate this discussion of golf
fundraisers plus some novel fundraising ideas. At least one club has made a
Monopoly game for its town and others are considering it. This is a chance to
talk about these novel ideas and determine if it will work for your club.
Past District Governors and
Rotaractors
Time 2:55 PM AM Room Lincoln
This session is for Past District Governors, Rotaractors and
anyone who wants to be a PDG. It will be facilitated by Kristen Foster who is
chair of our RYLA program and an experienced facilitator. A great deal has been
written about the role of young people in Rotary and how to enable that. At the
International Convention and at International Assembly we met and heard from
Rotaractors and other young people. This session is to address what should our
clubs and our District be doing? An output for District leadership and the
clubs is desired.
District 7980
District Training Assembly
May 18 at Heritage
Conference Center
Find your Room
Breakout 1
11 AM
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President Elects and Area
Governors
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President Nominees
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Treasurers
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Secretaries
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Membership Chairs and
Engagement Chairs
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Club Communication
Chairs
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Room
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Lincoln Room
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Liberty Room
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Hamilton Room
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Congress Room
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Senate Room
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Breakout 2
2:00 PM
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Membership
Acquisition
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Youth Services
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Service Projects
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Fundraising Projects
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PDG session
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Public Events
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Best Practices for member
engagement in Clubs
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Discussion: Public Events
for Clubs including RBB
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Room
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Liberty Room
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Hamilton Room
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Lincoln Room
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Senate Room
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Congress Room
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Breakout 3
2:55 PM
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Youth Services
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District Managed Grants
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International Projects
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Lobster fests
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Fundraisers-Golf, Monopoly
Community Art etc
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PDG and Rotaractors
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Rotary and Young People New
ideas
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Room
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Hamilton Room
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Congress Room
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Liberty Room
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Senate Room
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Lincoln Room
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Interact Conference
Constitution Amphitheater
Rotaract Conference
Constitution Amphitheater
Foundation Steward Training Jefferson Room
Videotaping of Rotary Moments Washington room
Foundation Steward Training Jefferson Room
Videotaping of Rotary Moments Washington room
