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Conference Activities

!!! Schedule for District Conference
House of Friendship (HF) Seminars (Sem) Outside of Conference Hotel (Out)
House of Sharing (HS) Family of Rotary (FR)
Time Event Location H F H S Sem F R Out
Wednesday May 28, 2008
5:00pm-7:00pm TRF Donor Recognition Reception Vistas
Thursday May 29, 2008
Time Event Location
10:30am-5:00pm Registration Conference Center Lobby
12:00pm-5:00pm Golf Tournament River Ridge Golf Course
12:00pm-5:00pm Leadership Academy lunch and meeting Vistas
12:00pm-5:00pm Rotary Store open Conference lobby
2:00pm-5:00pm Bert Morris – "Leadership is a Verb, not a Noun." Composers I
6:00pm Pick up YE students by host families Hilton Hotel 7th St hotel exit
6:00pm Home Hospitality hosts pick up guests at Hilton Hilton Hotel lobby 6th St entrance
6:00pm-7:00pm Leadership Academy 10th Anniversary Celebration Reception Conference Center lobby
7:00pm-9:00pm LA 10th Anniversary Celebration Dinner Composers II
Friday, May 30, 2008
6:00am-8:45am No host breakfast, Big River Grille Adjacent to hotel lobby
7:00am-8:45am Light continental breakfast Conference service lobby
7:00am-9:00pm Registration & information desks Conference center lobby
7:00am-9:00pm Rotary Store open Conference center lobby
7:00am-9:00pm House of Friendship Conference lobby west end
7:00am-9:00pm Scrapbook exhibit & competition Conference lobby east end
            lobby east end
7:00am-9:00pm TRF Silent Auction opens House of Friendship
8:00am YE students return to conference center Mezzanine, studios B, C, Director
8:00am-9:00pm Family of Rotary - Free child activities Mezzanine Studio A 8:00 8:00
9:00am-10:45am First Plenary Session, Opening Ceremonies Composers I & II
Welcome from RI President's Representative
            PDG Hal Darcey 
Past RI President Frank Devlyn -keynote address
10:45am-11:00am Break
11:00am-11:45am House of Sharing opens and staffed Joplin and Seeger
11:00am-1:45am Seminars
District Simplified Grants - Chris Haynsworth,
             District Committee chair
Mezzanine Board Rm
Volunteer Service Grants - Mary Howard,
            TRF Humanitarian Grants Coordianator
Composers I
Rotary First Harvest - Shelley Austin,
            RFH Exec. Director
Composers II
11:45am-12:00pm Break
12:00pm-1:45pm Second Plenary Session & Lunch Playwrights Hall
Past RI Preisdent Cliff Dochterman -
             Keynote Address
1:45pm-2:00pm Break
2:00pm-4:00pm Youth Exchange World Faire Conference Center lobby
2:00pm-3:45pm Third Plenary session Composers
2:00pm-2:30pm PDG Hal Darcey - RI President Rep. -
              Rotary Today
Composers I & II
2:30pm-3:45pm Interactive Forum: You ask the questions!
            Cliff, Frank, Hal and Mohamed
Composers I & II
3:45pm-4:00 pm Break
3:45pm5:00pm House of Sharing - staffed Joplin and Seeger
4:00pm-4:30pm Ambassadorial Scholars
            Emily Talor Meyers & Heather Huhtanen
Composers I
4:30pm-5:15pm World Peace Fellow Scott Field Composers I
4:00pm-5:15pm GSE Teams (inbound & outbound, Argentina) Composers II
5:30pm TRF Alumni Reception Vistas
6:30pm Share Rotary Dinner Playwrights
Rotary Idol! Join our first time talent contest for great fun!
John Taylor Group & dancing 9:00
Saturday, May 31
6:00am-8:00am Fun Run - Walk Hotel lobby
6:00am-8:30am No host breakfast, Big River Grille Adjacent to Hotel Lobby
7:00am-8:30am Light continental breakfast Conference service Lobby
7:00am–2:30pm Registration & information desks Conference lobby
7:00am–2:30pm Rotary Store open Conference lobby
7:00am-2:30pm House of Friendship Conference lobby - west end
7:00am–2:30pm Scrapbook exhibit & competition Conference lobby - east end
7:00am–2:30pm TRF Silent Auction opens House of Friendship
8:00am-10:00pm Family of Rotary - Free child activities Mezzanine Studio A 8:00
8:00am-8:30am Memorial Service Composers I
8:30am-10:00am Business meeting Composers I
8:30am–10:00am Four Way Test Speech Contest - semi finals Composers II
10:00am-10:15am Break
10:00am-12:00am House of Sharing - staffed
10:15am-11:15am Youth Exchange Speeches Composers II
Fourth Plenary Session
10:15am-10:45am PDG Mohamed Abdulla - Sharing Rotary into the Future Composers I
10:45am-11:45am Interactive Forum - You ask the questions!
            Moderated by PDG Mohamed



            Cliff, Frank, Hal and Mohamed
Composers I
11:45am-2:00pm Break
12:00pm-2:00pm Fifth Plenary Session & Lunch Playwrights
RI President's Rep. PDG Hal Darcey
            Sharing His Rotary Story
2:00pm-2:15pm Break - Last chance on TRF Silent Auction
2:15pm-4:00pm Seminars
Rotarians in Our Twenties & Thirties -RIOTT
            Kristi Goversten, RC of East Portland, D5100
Board Room
Four Way Test Speech Contest Finals Vistas II
Club Strategic Visioning overview - D5100 PDG Dick Elixman Vistas I
2:30pm-5:00pm TRF Silent Auction - Pick up auction items
Scrapbooks picked up by clubs
Close House of Sharing
4:00 4:00 4:00
VALLEY RIVER INN
5:30pm Hilton provides complimentary transportation for hotel guests Hilton front entrance
6:00pm–7:00pm DG - DGE Reception Willamette Room Foyer
7:00pm Governor's Dinner Willamette Room
DG Changeover Celebration
RI President's Rep.PDG Hal Darcey
            Closing remarks
Youth Exchange Talent Show
The John Taylor Group - Let's have some Fun!
            Let's Dance!
10:00
Youth Exchange All Night Party at Eugene YMCA
Sunday June 1, 2008
9:00am District Conference evaluation and future planning Vistas

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