District Training Assembly Program – Sunday 24 May, 2015, Cressy District High School, Main St. Cressy Time Duration Grouping Sessions 9.00-9.30 30 min. All Registration – Tea & Coffee 60 min. All Opening Plenary Session Multipurpose Hall District Governor-elect Remarks and Presentation of RI Theme; Focus Areas for Year ahead; Foundation Awards (Bruce Buxton); Annual Giving (incl. Ken Moore); Announcement of District Governor 2017/18; Ratification of District Budget (Mike Whitehouse); Insurance (Paul Swift); Friendship Exchanges (Lesley Dare). 10.30-10.45 15 min. All Discussion: How can your club engage with this year’s theme: Be A Gift to the World (Irene Gray) 10.45-11.05 20 min All Morning Tea Donna Ritchie Room 9.30-10.30 11.05-12.00 55 min. Session 1 Library 3 concurrent Managing Change (Bert sessions Dorgelo) Session 1 Speech & Drama Session 1 Multipurpose Public Relation & Communication Working with Children Legislation (Mike Raising Rotary’s Profile (Alan Patten) Harris & Melissa Carlton) 12.00-12.55 55 min. 12.55-1.50 55 min. 3 concurrent sessions repeated All Session 2 Library Managing Change (Bert Dorgelo) Lunch Donna Ritchie Room Session 2 Speech & Drama Session 2 Multipurpose Public Relation & Communication - Working with Children Legislation (Mike Raising Rotary’s Profile (Alan Patten) Harris & Melissa Carlton) 1.50 -2.25 Session 3 (Secondary Block + Library) 1. How do you encourage someone to join your club and how to follow up on joining? (Andrew Gray); 2. How do you and your club get the best out of the My Rotary website? (Reg Emmett); 35 min. 6 concurrent sessions 3. How would you set up a Satellite Club? (Judy Hicks); 4. How does your club develop a District/Global Grant? (James Wilcox); 5. How can you use Rotary Australia Benevolent Society (RABS) to fund projects? (Chris Campbell) 6. The new approach to Bowel Scan (John McDonald) 2.25 -3.00 Session 4 (Secondary Block + Library) 1. How to Volunteer for a RAWCS Project and how to register a RAWCS Project? (Andrew Gray) 2. What is the requirement for a club in hosting Youth Exchange students? (Gill Whitehouse) 35 min. 5/6 concurrent sessions 3. How can your club be involved in raising the profile of Australian Rotary Health? (Kevin Shadbolt) 4. How do we exchange ideas through Facebook? (Melissa Carlton) 5. How do you encourage young people to participate in District Programs?(Courtney Greisbach/Kathleen Matthews) 6. How does your club develop an exciting program? (Deb Sealy) 3.00-3.15 15 min. All Afternoon Tea Donna Ritchie Room 30 min. All District Business & Closing Plenary Session Multipurpose Hall Question and Answer Session; My Club, My Rotary; Final Remarks by District Governor-Elect; Evaluation 3.15-3.45