(From the Rotary International Membership Minute)

Registration is free and open to all Rotarians

Rotary’s first online convention will be a great way to connect with members around the world. Now More Than Ever, Rotary Connects the World: The 2020 Rotary Virtual Convention is happening 20-26 June. You’ll find breakout sessions on new ways to engage members and be inspired by internationally known speakers during the general sessions. Registration is free and open to all Rotarians!

Several breakout sessions focus on engaging and attracting members. Plan to attend one or all of these:

• Using Virtual Tools to Engage Members, on 22 June
• Grow Rotary Through New Club Types, on 23 June
• Digital Trends of 2021: Using Tech to Engage Millennials, on 25 June
• Engage Young Families With Service and Alternative Meetings, on 26 June

See some of the highlight breakout sessions below. We hope to see you online!

Saturday, 20 June 9:00-10:15am

General Session 1: Together, We Connect
Hosted by Mark Wright, News Anchor/Past President, Rotary Club of Seattle, Washington USA

Celebrate our connection with speeches from Rotary International President Mark Maloney, Convention Chair Celia Giay, Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, Foundation Trustee Chair-elect K.R. Ravindran, and  Foundation Trustee Chair Gary C.K. Huang.

Witness how the world of Rotary has come together in an unprecedented way during an unprecedented time.

See how our Rotary family is connecting across the globe to support each other and the fight against COVID19, and find out how we can continue to support these efforts.

Learn from an expert panel of global disease prevention and treatment and humanitarian aid organizations how lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic response can help strengthen our communities against similar events in the future.

Sunday, 21 June  9:00-10:15am

General Session 2: Together, We Learn
Hosted by Mark Wright, News Anchor/Past President, Rotary Club of Seattle, Washington, USA

Be inspired to action by RI President Mark Maloney, Convention Chair Celia Giay, RI President-elect Holger Knaack, General Secretary John Hewko, and RI President-nominee Shekhar Mehta.

“Travel” to Hawaii and experience the Honolulu Mural Project.

Learn how e-clubs work and discover how Rotary clubs are leveraging new platforms to meet virtually and stay connected.

Watch Rotary Peace Fellows in action around the world and see how an RIBI club innovated to expand membership. Receive an update on our polio eradication efforts and find out how existing infrastructure assists in the battle against coronavirus.

PLEASE NOTE:
These Live Sessions will be recorded and made available for On Demand viewing.

Breakout Sessions – June 22-26

https://www.riconvention.org/en/honolulu/featured-breakouts

Go to this url to discover the topics that will be covered during these breakout sessions.

This is a great opportunity to experience the RI Convention without the travel, registration expense, etc..

To register go to:

https://www.riconvention.org/en/sign-2020-rotary-virtual-convention

Register soon, Rotarians around the world are invited to attend!