Meeting Agenda
Agenda Subject to Change, last updated: July 11, 2026
Wednesday - July 22, 2026
| CDT | Activity | Presenter | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 PM | One Rotary Center Tour OPTIONAL Meet in hotel lobby 2:15-2:30 then walk over to One Rotary Center. | Gina Clark and Staff | One Rotary Center |
| 5:30 - 7:00 PM | MDP Alliance Meet & Greet Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar | Sponsored by Vendors | Hilton Garden Inn |
| Event Registration | |||
| 7:00 PM | Dinner on your own | Area Restaurants |
Thursday - July 23, 2026
| CDT | Activity | Presenter | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM ................................ | Breakfast on your own / Breakfast included with room cost. | Hilton Garden Inn | |
| 8:15 AM | Registration | Be sure to sign up for which group dinner you want to attend. | One Rotary Center 3rd floor lobby |
| 8:30 AM | Welcome Details | Tom Gump MDP Alliance Chair 2026, North Central | One Rotary Center 3rd floor, Auditorium |
| 8:40 AM | Agenda Review What's in store for us these next 2 days. | Wade Nomura MDP Alliance Executive Director | |
| 8:50 AM | Opening Take-a-ways 2026 PETS Event Recaps The Overall Learning Spectrum for Our President's Elect Evidence-based decision making. | Michael Brown MDP Alliance Tech and Data Specialist | |
| 9:10 AM | Vendor #1 - DACdb (MemberMinder Pro) | Chris Jones | |
| 9:15 AM | Preview of New PELS Curriculum | Amy Hopkins | One Rotary Center 3rd floor, Auditorium |
| 10:00 AM | Vendor #2 - Russell Hampton | Joe Beveridge | |
| 10:05 AM | Break | Visit with Vendors | Hallway |
| 10:20 PM | Rotary International Welcome | John Hewko General Secretary & Chief Executive Officer | One Rotary Center 3rd floor, Auditorium |
| 10:40 AM | Enhancing Participant Engagement • 2030 Membership Goal - Prospective, New and Terminated Member Emails - Prospective Member Inquiry Tool - Membership Growth and Club Experience Support Staff | Brian King, Director of Membership Development | |
| 11:10 PM | Vendor #3 - Shelter Box | Renee Brouse | |
| 11:15 AM | Expanding our Reach - Achieving at least 80% PE Attendance at PELS - Attracting Presidents, including Encore Presidents - Marketing Ideas | Panel Discussion - Wade Nomura, moderator - Sue Goldsen, Great Lakes - Naomi Masuno, Southwest - Deb Glisson, Empire | |
| 12:00 PM | Announcements | Tom Gump Alliance Chair, North Central | |
| 12:05 PM | Lunch (on your own) | RI Cafeteria in building lower level is convenient | |
| 1:00 PM | Annual full-group photo | Outside on steps of Rotary One | |
| 1:20 PM | 2030 Membership Goal | Larry Lunsford RI President-Elect | |
| 1:55 PM | Vendor #4 - Disaster Aid USA | Wayne Beaumier | |
| 2:00 PM | Increasing our Impact - How to Use the Building Blocks of Impact Exercise - How to Use Partnerships to Increase Impact - Measuring Impact for Projects involving Peace-Making | Vicki Puliz Trustee 2025-2029, The Rotary Foundation | |
| 2:30 PM | Transition & Break | ||
| 2:45 PM | Discussion Groups (concurrent) | ||
| BREAKOUT 1 Measuring Impact - Using Community Assessments to Insure you have an Impact Story to Tell. | Vicki Puliz, Trustee 2025- 3W 2029, The Rotary Foundation and Ellina Kushnir, Director of RI Programs and Service | 3W | |
| BREAKOUT 2 How to Incorporate a Tech Lab in your PELS, have attendees bring their own device | Lizzy Martin | Auditorium | |
| BREAKOUT 3 Learning Center How-To's for Facilitators - Identifying Updated Content - Weekly Course Completion Reports - Role of the Facilitator in using the Learning Center | Kimberly Kouame Manager, Learning Resources | 3A | |
| BREAKOUT 4 Selection and Preparation of PELS Facilitators. - How to find great facilitators | Amy Hopkins, Learning & Development Staff | 3B | |
| 3:30 PM | Vendor #5 - ClubRunner | Halle Asterbadi | Auditorium |
| 3:35 PM | Transition & Break | ||
| 4:00 PM | Discussion Groups (concurrent) Same Sessions as above | ||
| 4:45 PM | Transition back to Auditorium and Break | One Rotary Center 3rd floor, Auditorium |
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| 5:00 PM | Wrap-up for the Day | Tom Gump Alliance Chair, North Central | |
| 6:00 PM | Meet for dinner groups | GREAT FELLOWSHIP TIME! | Hilton Garden Inn Lobby |
| 6:30 PM | Group Dinners | ||
Friday - July 24, 2026
| CDT | Activity | Presenter | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM ............................ | Breakfast on your own / Breakfast included with room cost. | Hilton Garden Inn | |
| 8:00 AM | Friday Overview | Tom Gump Alliance Chair, North Central | One Rotary Center 3rd floor, Auditorium |
| 8:10 AM | MDP Alliance Resources and Zoom Presentations | Lloyd Campbell MDP Alliance Chair 2026-2027 | Auditorium |
| 8:25 AM | Vendor #6 - Rotary Epic Day of Service | Robert Friend | Auditorium |
| 8:30 AM | Increase Our Ability to Adapt Using Learning & Development Resources to Increase Value Proposition for PEs - Engaging PE through Pre-PELS - Pre-PELS Curriculum Ideas - Using the Learning Center for Pre-PELS - Ideas for Innovating and Adapting Pre-PELS | Kimberly Kouame Manager, Learning Resources | One Rotary Center 3rd floor, Auditorium |
| 9:00 PM | Panel Discussion on using the Action Plan for PELS | Andrea Krauss, Moderator Amy Hopkins, Midwest; Herb Klotz, Liberty; Sandra Knoesel, All-Ohio | Auditorium |
| 9:40 AM | break | ||
| 10:00 AM | Group Breakouts - Facilitated Discussions | ||
| DISCUSSION 1 Facility Best Practices | Mike Becker, North Central | 3W | |
| DISCUSSION 2 Additional Curriculum including e-clubs, satellite, Rotartact, etc. | Gretchen Nollman North Central | Auditorium | |
| DISCUSSION 3 Do you stay small or expand? What does your MDP future look like? Does your Governance of PELS Organizations support this. Are personality conflicts causing issues. | Mike Brown, All Ohio Mary Shackleton, Mid-Northeast | 3A | |
| DISCUSSION 4 PELS Cost Efficiencies and Revenue Generation Ideas | Tom Gump, North Central, Moderator; Debi Ross, Midwest; Ralph Brandt, Empire; Gary Gunter, Florida; Robert Friend, NEPELS | 3B | |
| 10:40 AM | Return to RI 3rd Floor Auditorium | ||
| 11:00 AM | Vendor #7 - Hepatitis Rotary Action Group | Humberto Silva | Auditorium |
| 11:05 AM | Alliance Business Meeting Treasurer's Report Nominating Committee Report -- Tom Gump, Chair 2025-2026 | Wade Nomura, Executive Director Mary Shackleton, Treasurer Deb Glisson, Executive Secretary | Auditorium |
| 11:40 AM | Selection and Support of Guest Speakers | Wade Nomura Executive Director | Auditorium |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | RI Cafeteria in building lower level is convenient | |
| 1:00 PM | Using Artificial Intelligence in Rotary Clubs Facilitated Discussion | Chuck Corrigan, Midwest PETS | Auditorium |
| 1:30 PM | 2026 Event Chair Reports and 2027 Event Chair take-aways | Mike Brown and David Shirley, moderators - Ralph Brandt, Empire - Sandy Knoesel, All Ohio - Stacy Grahm, Far West - Sharon Miles, Lone Star | Auditorium |
| 2:00 PM | Thank You and Adjourn | Tom Gump Alliance Chair, North Central | Auditorium |