Saturday, February 20, 2010
Time Item Presenters
All Day Airport Arrival – Individual pick up by Rotarians/Rotaract
12:00-5:00 pm Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa
Golf / Spa / Museum Available
Tee times can be arranged between 12:00pm and 1:00pm
 
5:30-6:00 pm Board buses for The Grill  
6:00-6:30 pm Depart for Early Arrival Dinner  
6:30-8:30 pm Cocktails and Dinner – The Grill  
Hospitality Ross Bridge Main Lobby Bar  
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Time Item Presenters
All Day Airport Arrival – Individual pick up by Rotarians/Rotaract  
12:00-5:00 pm Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa
Golf / Spa / Museum Available
Tee times can be arranged between 12:00pm and 1:00pm
 
1:00-5:00 pm Executive Director Session
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Debra Dunn – Portland
Room: Salon D
5:30-6:30 pm

Bagpipes Call to Cocktail Party

 
6:30-9:00 pm Sweet Home Alabama Opening Session
Welcome
Cocktails
Dinner
Discuss Activities
Entertainment
Close
Henry Panion
Hatton Smith
Richard Yeilding
Hospitality Ross Bridge Main Lobby Bar  
Monday, February 22, 2010
Time Item Presenters
6:00-7:00 am Health Walk  
6:30-8:00 am Breakfast buffet @ Brock’s  
8:15-8:30 am

Welcome Invocation / Pledge of Allegiance
Opening Remarks

  • Theme: Hat Trick
Hatton Smith
Randy Hyde - Little Rock
John Snyder - Charlotte
Richard Yeilding
8:30-9:00 am

Large Club Information,
Challenges and Opportunities

  • Results of survey
  • Frame meeting content
Bill Jones
9:00-9:45 am Ravi Ravindran: Rotary’s Response to the Tsunami Bill Jones to Introduce
9:45-10:15 amm Break  
10:15-11:00 am

Focus #1: Relevance of Rotary Clubs

  • Projects
  • Rotaract
Bill Jones to Introduce
Al Folcher, Leslie Carlisle, and John Bush - Louisville
VJ Graffeo
11:00 am-Noon

Table Talk / Break Out

  • How can clubs improve their relevance in their community?
Top 3 Take Aways
Led by Bill Jones
12:00-1:30 pm

Lunch Program

  • Anna Donaldson
  • Kevin Elko
Richard Yeilding to Introduce
1:30-2:30 pm

Focus #2: Rotary Worldwide

  • Rotary International
  • Rotary Foundation
  • Future Vision Plan
Bill Jones to introduce
Ravi Ravindran - DIRECTOR
Glenn Estess - CHAIR OF TRUSTEES
Mark Maloney - COMMITTEE & FORMER DIRECTOR
2:30-3:30 pm

Table Talk / Break Out

  • How can clubs improve support of and relationship with Rotary International and Rotary Foundation?
Top 3 Take Aways
Led by Bill Jones
3:30-5:00 pm East / West Group Discussions
  • Building a Rotary Club Brand
  • Club Leadership
  • How to make meetings fun
  • Future Large Club Conferences:
    • One large conference or smaller conferences
 
5:00-5:30 pm

Free Time

 
5:30-6:00 pm

Begin boarding buses

 
6:00-6:30 pm

Depart – Wine Dinner

Board busses by 6:00pm sharp

6:30-7:15 pm

Cocktails - Chez Fon Fon

7:15 pm

Dinner - Highland's Bar and Grill

Phillippe Lathrop to Introduce Frank Stitt

Hospitality

Ross Bridge Main Lobby Bar

 
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
6:00-7:00 am

Health Walk

 
6:30-8:00 am

Breakfast Buffet @ Brock’s

 
8:00-8:15 am

Welcome / Review

Bill Jones
8:15-9:15am

Focus #3: Recruitment and Retention

  • Identification / Prospecting
  • Programs
Bill Jones to introduce Russell Cunningham
Chuck Wiggin - Oklahoma City
9:15-10:45 am

Table Talk / Break Out

  • How can clubs increase and/or improve membership?
Top 3 Take Aways
Led by Bill Jones
10:45-11:00am

Short break and board buses

 
11:00-11:45am

Depart for Harbert Center

 
11:45am-1:15pm

Rotary Meeting @ Harbert Center
Juan Williams NPR

Hatton Smith to Preside
1:15-1:30 pm

Break

 
1:30-3:00 pm

Sessions at the Harbert Center

  • Harbert Center History
  • Civil Rights Institute
  • San Diego Presentation
  • Close
Hatton Smith to introduce
Allen Rushton & Cathy Crenshaw
Bruce Hunt
Lawrence Pijeaux
Richard Yeilding
3:00-3:15 pm

Travel to Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

 
3:15-5:00 pm

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute / 16th Street Baptist Church

 
5:00-5:30 pm

Depart for Cocktails

 
5:30-9:00 pm

Sunset Cocktails and Home Dine Around Crest Road

Chris Hastings’ – Hot & Hot Fish Club
Hospitality

Ross Bridge Main Lobby Bar

 
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
6:30-8:00 am

Breakfast @ Brock’s

 
Depart

Shuttles leave every 30 minutes starting at 5:00am

 

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