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2024 Meeting Agenda

Agenda Subject to Change, last updated: April 1, 2025

 

Wednesday - July 23, 2025

CDTActivityPresenterLocation
4:00 PMOne Rotary Center Tour
Must indicate on your registration if you will attend so we can plan accordingly,		Gina and StaffOne Rotary Center
5:30 - 7:00 PMMDP Alliance Meet & Greet
Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar		Sponsored by VendorsHilton Garden
7:00 PMDinner on your ownArea Restaurants

Thursday - July 24, 2025

CDTActivityPresenterLocation
7:30 AMBreakfast on your ownHilton Garden Inn
9:00 AMCall to Order, Welcome
Agenda Review, 
Discussion: “What do you want to learn by attending this meeting?”
Set the Stage – “Why are we here?”		Deb Glisson
Alliance Chair 2025, Empire		One Rotary Center
3rd floor, Auditorium
9:20 AMAdditional Topics for Discussion; Dinner Groups Coordination
Tom Gump
Alliance Chair 2026
9:30 AMGreetings and CommentsSangKoo Yun
President-elect, Rotary International
9:50 AMThe Rotary FoundationHolgar Knaack
Chair 2025-26, The Rotary Foundation
Past President 2020-21, Rotary International
10:05 AMRotary International Welcome, John Hewko
General Secretary and Chief Executive Officer
10:25 AMBreakVisit with VendorsHallway
10:35 AMStrategic Plan UpdatesTBD
10:55 AMSurvey Findings about the Club ExperienceTBD
11:15 AMMembership UpdatesTBD
11:35 AMLearning and Development UpdatesKimberly Kouame
Manager, Learning Resources
11:55 AMAnnouncements, Rich ChurchmanDeb Glisson
Alliance Chair, Empire
12:00 PMLunch (on your own)RI Cafeteria in building lower level is convenient
1:30 PMDiscussion Groups (concurrent)
-- Goal SettingTBD1A
-- Club Experience/MembershipTBD1B
-- Public ImageTBD3A
-- Belonging/Accessibility/Club and District SupportTBD3B
-- Rotary’s Culture Shift from Training to Learning/Online ResourcesTBD3W
-- Rotary’s Action PlanTBD1C
2:15 PMTransition and Break
2:30 PMDiscussion Groups (concurrent) Same Sessions as above
3:15 PMTransition and Break
3:30 PMDiscussion Groups (concurrent)
-- The Rotary FoundationTBD1A
-- Telling your Rotary StoryTBD1B
-- Social mediaTBD3A
-- Service Projects and Our ImpactTBD3B
-- Youth Programs as an Engagement ToolTBD3W
4:15 PMTransition back to Auditorium
4:30 PMVendor Relationships, Joe Beveridge, Russell Hampton
Chris Jones, DACdb
Bill Tobin, ShelterBox USA
Halle Asterbadi, ClubRunner
5:00 PMWrap-up for the DayDeb Glisson
Alliance Chair, Empire
6:00 PMMeet for dinner groupsHilton Garden Inn Lobby
6:30 PMDinner reservations

Friday - July 25, 2025

CDTActivityPresenterLocation
7:00 AMBreakfast on your ownHilton Garden Inn
8:15 AMFriday OverviewDeb Glisson
Alliance Chair 		One Rotary Center
3rd floor, Auditorium
8:25 AMMDP Alliance ResourcesMichael Brown
MDP Alliance Administrator
8:45 AMMove to Breakout RoomsDeb Glisson
Alliance Chair,
8:50 AMConcurrent Breakouts (select one)
-- 2025 Event Chairs (only),Deb Glisson3A
-- 2025 Learning / Curriculum Coordinators, Big Rich Churchman3B
-- Others (Registration, Facilities, Program/Speakers),Tom GumpAuditorium
10:00 AMBreakVisit with VendorsHallway
10:20 AMFoundation and Best PracticesTBD
11:00 AMUpdates to the Action PlanTBD
11:35 AMSelection and Support of Guest SpeakersTBD
11:55 AMAnnouncementsDeb Glisson
12:00 PMLunchRI Cafeteria in building lower level is convenient
12:45 PMSmall Group Breakouts in CafeteriaDeb Glisson1st and 3rd floors
-- Facility Issues, Venue Negotiation TBD1A
-- President Nominee Sessions TBD1B
-- Pre-PETS TBD1C
-- Event Leadership Team Best Practices TBD3A
-- Utilization of District Training Chairs TBD3B
1:20 PMReturn to RI 3rd Floor Auditorium
1:30 PMSmall Group Reports (three minutes each)
Overview, Wrap-up		Deb Glisson
2:00 PMRI President Focus with Group Discussion, TBD
2:30 PMAlliance Business Meeting
Treasurer's Report
Nominating Committee Report
-- Tom Gump, Chair 2025-2026
-- Lloyd Campbell, Chair 2026-2027		Deb Glisson, Alliance Chair 2025
Mary Shackleton, Treasurer
3:00 PMThank You and AdjournDeb Glisson