2010 Rotaract Preconvention Meeting Highlights

2010 ROTARACT PRECONVENTION MEETING
18-19 June 2010 – Montréal, Québec, Canada
Program Highlights

This program is tentative and subject to change.

All events take place at the McGill University New Residence Hall, 3625 Avenue du Parc.

This year's workshops are offered in three tracks: (A) basic; (B) professional development; and (C) the district and beyond. You are encouraged to select the most appropriate track for your level of Rotaract experience and attend all the session within that track; however, you are welcome to attend any workshop you feel is beneficial regardless of track.

Friday, 18 June

08:00-18:00 Registration

09:00-09:30 Morning Reception and Networking Time

09:30-10:30 Opening Plenary Session: Bienvenue à Montréal

• Welcome and Introduction of 2009-10 RI Rotaract Committee
• Roll Call of Countries Icebreaker
• Rotaract Around the World: A Status Report
• "Dropping the Puck against Polio" by Members of the Rotaract Club of The Athlete Village, Minnesota, USA

10:40-11:50 Concurrent Workshops I

• Track A: Rotaract 101
• Track B: Leadership and Strategy
• Track C: Organizing District and Multidistrict Events

11:50-13:20 Lunch Break

13:20-14:30 Concurrent Workshops II

• Track A: Focus on Rotaract Club Officers
• Track B: Practical Public Speaking
• Track C: Youth and Vulnerable Adult Protection

14:40-15:45 Plenary Session II: Rotaract in Action
Presentations by 2010 RI Recognition of Rotaract Outstanding Projects Recipients

15:45-16:20 Coffee Break and Networking Time

16:20-17:50 Plenary Session III: The Future of Rotary Is in Your Hands

• Open Forum I with Rotaract Committee Members and RI Staff
• Plenary Address by RI President John Kenny
• Award Presentation: 2010 RI Recognition of Rotaract Outstanding Projects
• Plenary Address by RI President-elect Ray Klinginsmith

Saturday, 19 June

08:00-17:30 Registration

09:00-09:30 Morning Reception and Networking Time

09:30-10:35 Plenary Session IV: Keeping Rotary's Promise

• "My Life in Rotaract" by Rotaractor Abdallah Mehelba
• "Cycle to Walk: A 7,200 Kilometer Journey across Canada to End Polio Now" by Rotarian Ramesh Ferris
• Rotary's US$200 Million Challenge Fundraiser

10:45-11:55 Concurrent Workshops III

• Track A: Public Relations and New Media Technologies
• Track B: Marketing Yourself in a Down Economy
• Track C: Focus on the District Rotaract Representative

11:55-13:25 Lunch Break

13:25-14:35 Concurrent Workshops IV

• Track A: Rotaract Club Finances and Fundraising
• Track B: From Rotaract to Rotary
• Track C: Multidistrict Information Organizations

14:45-15:55 Concurrent Workshops V

• Track A: The Rotary-Rotaract Relationship
• Track B: Agile Project Management Techniques for Rotaract
• Track C: International Projects

15:55-16:25 Coffee Break and Networking Time

16:25-17:30 Closing Plenary Session: Building Communities – Bridging Continents

• "Diversity and Rotaract" by Rotaractor Corina Parschiv
• Open Forum II with Rotaract Committee Members and RI Staff
• Invitation to the 2011 Rotaract Preconvention Meeting
• Introduction of the 2010-11 Rotaract Committee
• Closing Remarks