Conference Program

(as at 27 Feb 2010)

Thursday 11 March 2010

6:30pm for 7:00pm     Meet & Greet at “Roof Top” Mercure Centro Hotel Port Macquarie

 

Friday  12 March 2010

9:00am to 12 noon      “The Leader within” Seminar –  Keith Abraham

 

12.30 – 2.00pm           Past District Governors and partners luncheon.

                                   

2:00pm to 5:00pm       “The Leader within” Seminar –  Keith Abraham

 

3:30pm to 5:00pm       District 9650 Inc  AGM & Business Session  

 

5:30pm – 6:30pm        DGE Jo & Lindsay Wilkin President Elects Reception

 

6:30pm to 7:15pm       Meet & Greet “Entrees and Drinks”

 

7:30pm - 10:50pm      Conference Welcome Dinner

 

Saturday 13 March 2010

8:15am           Call to order

                         Welcome & Opening Ceremony

                         RI President John Kenny's Personal Representative PDG Ross Murray

                         Welcome Presentation

 

9:40am            Keith Abraham “Igniting Your Passion”              Keith Abraham.pdf

 

10:40am          Morning Tea

 

11:10am          John Brogden – “Depression and the Challenges”    John Brogden.pdf

 

12:10pm          Murray Thompson -  “Water a Precious Resource –

                          The Hastings Story”                                                  Murray Thompson.pdf

 

1:00pm            Lunch

 

2:05pm            District Inner Wheel Chairman Helen Crossley – "An Overview"

 

2:15pm            Public Speaking Final

 

3:00pm            Jay Bacik - Life Education                                    Jay R Bacik.pdf

                          Peter Catt - “Ecstasy and Heartbreak”               Peter Catt.pdf

 

4:00pm            Afternoon adjournment

 

5:30pm            DGs Cocktail Reception with Presidents

 

6:30pm            Pre Dinner Meet and mingle

7:15pm            Conference Dinner – “Reaching Out”

                          Band / Dancing – PMQ Jordan Five

11:59pm          Carriages

 

Sunday 14 March 2010

 

6:30am            Paul Harris & New Member recognition Breakfast

 

8:05am            Thanksgiving Service – Kerry Medway & Will Jamieson                                                    

                          Remembrance Service  -  DGN Barry Hacker

 

8:40am            Call to Order & announcements

 

8:50am            Observations & Address from RI Presidents Rep PDG Ross Murray

 

9:15am            PDG Neil Adamson OAM – “A Focus on Literacy”       Neil Adamson.pdf

 

10:15am           Morning Tea

 

10:45am          Australian Rotary Health Research Grant Awardee Dr Bryce Vissel -                               “Progress Towards Treating Devastating Diseases of the Brain and Spinal Cord”.

                                                                                                                    Dr Bryce Vissel.pdf

 

11:45am          RI Presidents Rep PDG Ross Murray Closing Presentation

 

12:25pm          Stretch break

 

12:30pm          2011 Conference Promotion -  Coonabarabran Conference Committee

 

12:40pm          DG Presentations including an overview and update on Operation Cleft                                         

                          Thanks and close

 

1:15 pm           Conference close