District Conference - 26/27/28 March 2010         

Draft Programme

Friday 26 March

9:00am - 3:00pm        Golf - Perpetual Vic Honour Trophy  

3:00pm – 7:30pm        Registration opens                 

4:00pm                        House of Friendship opens

5:30pm – 7:00pm        BBQ and fellowship

7:00pm                        Delegates to be seated

7:15pm                        Call to Order                                                                                      

                                    National Anthems of Aust / PNG / SI

                                    Welcome to the Shire                        

                                    Welcome                                                                                           

                                    Introduction of Rotary International Director John Lawrence and                                                      Official Opening                     

                                    Presentation of PHF’s by Dr John Blount (RI President’s Personal                                                  Representative) and RID John Lawrence 

8:30pm                        Evening concludes

           




Saturday 27 March

7:00am - 8:00am        Breakfast - club presidents, first timers and new members particularly                                welcome, with all delegates. (Short presentation by PDG Russ O’Malley)

7:30am                        Registrations open

8:00am                        Delegates arrive

8:05am                        Call to Order  

                                    Welcome by DG Walter Buchanan

           

                                    RI President’s Personal Representative, Dr John Blount’s, welcome

                                    Speaker (Prof Michael Good - Malaria)                                              

                                    Speaker (Mr Chris Joscelyne - eClubs)                                                                                                        

                                    MORNING TEA                                  

                                    Speaker (Supt Maurice Carless - Issues facing today’s youth)                                                        

                                    RYDA Program - Road Safety                                           

                                    Speaker (Mr Noel Stallard - Bush poetry)                                                                                                                                                                          

                                    Speaker (Prof Michael Sawyer – Australian Rotary Health)                       

      

                                    LUNCH                                               

                                    Roll Call                                                                                

                                    Introduction of District Team 2010/2011                      

                                    Speaker (Prof Noel Meyers - Sustainable Futures)

                                    AFTERNOON TEA                


GSE Teams (Presentations by two inbound teams)            

                                    PNG/SI Presentations

                                    The Rotary Foundation (3 x 10 minute segments - Ambassadorial                                      Scholars / Polio / TRF)                                                                      

4:45pm                        Close

EVENING  PROGRAMME

7:00pm - late               “Back to the 60s” theme – includes:

·         drink and nibbles on arrival  / three course meal

·         music / dancing                                 

·         presentation of Vic Honour Perpetual golf trophy *

·         humorous presentation

·         presentation of District trophies *

·         prizes for best dressed etc.

·         DG presentations *

(* To be undertaken during evening meal)

 

 

Sunday 28 March

7:00am - 8:00am        Breakfast (in memory of Paul Harris). Everyone welcome.                                       

8:00am                        Registration desk is staffed

8:00am - 8:15am        District Legislation                                           


8:25am                        Delegates arrive / call to order                                                                                                                                   

                                    Moment of reflection                                           

                                    District Report                                                                      

                                    Speaker (Dame Carol Kidu DBE MP (PNG))                                      

                                    Youth segment - (3 or 4 presentations - details to be finalised)                                                        

                                    Speaker (Ms Kaye Dixon - Children’s learning abilities)                    

                                    MORNING TEA

                                    Speaker (Mr Chris Joscelyne - topic to be clarified - but inspirational)         

                                    Conference Summary                                                               

                                    Closing Remarks                                           

12:00noon                   Delegates leave