THURSDAY, APRIL 21 Golf Tournament Herman Park 8:00 P.M. Registration & Breakfast 9:00 P.M. Shotgun Tee Off Clint Horne, Houston Heights Pre-registered golfers only 9:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M. Registration Open 1:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M. Exposition of District, Club Activities Imperial Ballroom East 1:00 P.M. Art for the Hungry Set-Up (2:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M.) 2:00 P.M. Earth Day Conference Cottonwood Room Chair, Courtney Lindberg, Space Center 3:45 P.M. BREAK A Futurist s View of Our Planet Dr. Jack Bacon, Space Center "Pride in Going Green" Panel City of Houston Gavin Dillingham Discovery Green Kroger - Reusable Grocery Bags Waste and Recycling - Waste Management Houston-Galveston Area Council 4:00 P.M. The Carbon Footprint of Recycling and Re-Using Books Cottonwood Room PDG Charlie Clemmons, Seabrook Clean Water for All Stan Galanski, Space Center 6:30 P.M. Welcome Dinner
THURSDAY, APRIL 21 continued Welcome Conference Chair, Jack Wallace, Greenway/River Oaks Introduction of RI Representative and Spouse Address by RI President's Representative PDG Dianne Cammarata Music by Harbor Light Choir Announcements and Awards Marilyn Lidberg, Sweeny FRIDAY, APRIL 23 9:00 A.M. 3:00 P.M. Registration Open 9:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M. Exposition of District, Club Activities Imperial Ballroom East 11:00 A.M. 1:30 P.M. All Club Meeting Call to Order Conference Chair, Jack Wallace, Greenway/River Oaks Welcome to Houston Annise Parker, Mayor of Houston Youth Exchange Flag Ceremony Alan Wylie, Space Center Pledge to the American Flag DGE Sunny Sharma, Fort Bend Count
FRIDAY, APRIL 23 continued Four-Way Test DGN Rhonda Walls Kerby, Katy Roll Call of the Clubs District Secretary, Barbara Franklin, Brazosport Recognition of Guests and Attendees (Rotary International Director, New Rotarians and First Time Attendees, PDGs, DGE, DGN, DGND, LGs, AGs, Club Presidents, Committee Chairs) District Secretary, Barbara Franklin, Brazosport Introduction of the District Governor Conference Chair, Jack Wallace, Greenway/River Oaks State of the District Address Address by Rotary International Director RI Zone Director, Phil Silvers Introduction of All Club Meeting Chair, Anais Watsky Invocation DGND Chris Schneider, Memorial-Spring Branch Lunch/ Luncheon Speaker Ben Thomas, President, Clean Blue Water, Professor, UT Health Science Center Special Awards
Marilyn Lidberg, Sweeny FRIDAY, APRIL 23 continued 1:30 P.M. 3:00 P.M First Plenary Session Promoting Rotary Building a Brighter Future Session Chair, Ann Wright, Galleria Area 3:00 P.M. BREAK The Power of Humanity in Motion Ann Wright, Galleria Area Raising Rotary's Image While Increasing Awareness of Cancer, Immunizations, and Humanitarian Service Michelle Bohreer, Houston Rotary at the Extreme - Making Homes Out of Houses Jon McKinnie, Space Center Rotary's Appreciation of Our Veterans: Helping a Hero Meredith Iler, Houston Iron Wills and Iron Lungs: The Polio Years in Texas Dr. Heather Wooten Awards Marilyn Lidberg, Sweeny 3:30 P.M. 5:00 P.M. Second Plenary Session - Taking the Future Into Our Own Hands to Change the World Session Chair, Angie Jimenez, Houston Address by RI President's Representative PDG Dianne Cammarata Disaster Preparedness and Response: Are You REDI?
PDG Charlie Thorp, Houston Heights FRIDAY, APRIL 23 continued Clean Water: Rotary's Working on It Stan Galanski, Space Center They Can See Clearly Now: The Guerrero Eye Clinic Walter Branson, Brazosport Awards Marilyn Lidberg, Sweeny 5:15 P.M. 5:45 P.M. First-Time Attendee Reception - Invitation Only Governor s Suite 5:45 P.M. 6:15 P.M. LG, AG, & Club President Reception - Invitation Only Governor s Suite 5:45 P.M. 6:45 P.M. Happy Hour with "The Martini Club" Lobby Bar Rotary Club of Houston Skyline 7:00 P.M. 9:00 P.M. Wine Tasting Dinner Window Box 7:00 P.M. 10:00 P.M. Murder Mystery Regency Room 9:00 P.M. 12:00 A.M Hospitality Suites Open SATURDAY, APRIL 24 9:00 A.M. 12:15 P.M. Exposition of District, Club Activities Imperial Ballroom East 7:00 A.M. 8:00 A.M. Breakfast Imperial Ballroom Foyer
8:00 A.M. 9:50 A.M. Third Plenary Session - The Future of Rotary: Youth Services Session Chair, Alan Wylie, Space Center SATURDAY, APRIL 24 continued Rotary Youth Exchange: Waging Peace through Understanding Tony Sortino, Tomball, Anais Watsky, Willowbrook 9:50 A.M. BREAK Rotaract, Interact & EarlyAct: Grooming Rotarians of the Future Jack Hardin, River Oaks, Tommie Buscemi, Kingwood, Robin Charlesworth, NW Houston Sunset (Prov) The Art of Character & Literacy Development in Our Youth: The 4-Way Test, Drug Essays & Imagination Library Programs Glen Rowe, Cypress-Fairbanks, Delores Delsing, Sharpstown Our Ambassadorial Scholar to Scotland: A Hole In One for Diplomacy Jo Ann Sharkey Stones to Schools: Rotary's Initiative for Peace Through Literacy Pamela Broussard, Rotary Peace Scholar to Afghanistan Nicaragua: A Model for Sustainable "Hands-Up" Projects in the World Jim Kite, Brenham A Child of the Dump: From Diplomacy to Diploma Maria Jose Perez Lopez Awards Marilyn Lidberg, Sweeny
SATURDAY, APRIL 24 continued 10:10 A.M. 12:50 P.M. Fourth Plenary Session - The Foundation with a Vision to the Future Session Chair, DGE Sunny Sharma, Fort Bend County Books for the World: One Man s Trash Is another Man s Treasure PDG Charlie Clemmons, Seabrook Group Study Exchange Team India Jagdip Ahluwalia, Memorial-Spring Branch Rotary: The Don Quixote of Polio Eradication Terry Ziegler, West U "We Are the People" - Rotary Peace Convention, Peace Window and Friendships Forever Phil Cezeaux, University Area Group Study Exchange Team Germany Jon Eiche, Richmond On to Lost Pines in 2011 Bill Haglund, Memorial-Spring Branch On to Montreal Tom Swanson, Willowbrook Awards Marilyn Lidberg, Sweeny Celebration of Life DGND Chris Schneider, Memorial-Spring Branch
SATURDAY, APRIL 24 continued 12:15 P.M. Pizza Party for Ambassadorial Scholars, Rotaract, Interact & Cottonwood Room Youth Exchange 12:50 P.M. Business Meeting Report of District Audit, 2008-09 PDG Rhonda Kennedy, Sweeny Election of Nominating Committee for District Governor, 2013-14 District Parliamentarian, Bill Hall, Memorial-Spring Branch 1:25 P.M. FREE TIME Election of Member of Nominating Committee for Zone Director District Parliamentarian, Bill Hall, Memorial-Spring Branch 1:45 P.M. Breakdown of Art for the Hungry & Delivery to Food Bank Rotaract, Interact, Youth Exchange, and Rotary Volunteers 2:00 P.M. Tennis at the Met Walter Branson, Brazosport 2:00 P.M. 4:00 P.M. Future Vision Training: Navigating Through the Newness Arboretum 5 PDG Suzi Howe, Space Center 2:00 P.M. 3:00 P.M. Optional Breakout Sessions #1 Arboretum 1 Champagne & Chocolate The Giving Tree of Life for Our Rotary Foundation Tax Savings Through Perpetuity Bequests Endowed Scholarships (Ambassadorial or Peace) PDG George Yeiter, Gulfway/Hobby Airport, Randy Thompson, Willowbrook
SATURDAY, APRIL 24 continued Arboretum 2 Arboretum 3 Arboretum 4 Club Fund-Raising: From Good to Great Angie Jimenez, Houston Disaster Relief and Preparedness: Be CERTain 2 B REDI Ivan Butterfield, Oyster Creek The Governor Needs YOU: Creating Opportunities for a More Meaningful Rotary Experience and Maximizing Your Leadership Potential DGN Rhonda Walls Kerby, Katy, PDG Jon Eiche, Richmond 3:00 P.M. 4:00 P.M. Optional Breakout Sessions #2 Mesquite Room Redbud Room Membership - Best Practices for Finding the Missing Piece and Gluing the Jigsaw Puzzle Together Abby Abou-Awdi, Galena Park/Jacinto City Getting All A-Twitter About Technology: Facebook, YouTube and ClubRunner for Dummies Reggie Adams, Houston Skyline 2:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M. Discover Houston Rotary Race 5:00 P.M. President's Rep Reception - Invitation Only Governor s Suite 6:00 P.M. Receiving Line Begins 7:00 P.M. Governor's Banquet - "The International Party Begins" Imperial Ballroom Introduction of 2010-11 Assistant Governors and Spouses Chief of Staff, Bill Haglund, Memorial-Spring Branch Introduction of 2010-11 Presidents and Spouses Chief of Staff, Bill Haglund, Memorial-Spring Branch
SATURDAY, APRIL 24 continued Welcome & Introduction of Head Table Conference Chair, Jack Wallace, Greenway/River Oaks Invocation DGE Sunny Sharma, Fort Bend County Pledge to the American Flag DGN Rhonda Walls Kerby, Katy Four-Way Test DGND Chris Schneider, Memorial-Spring Branch Dinner Summary Remarks from RI President's Representative PDG Dianne Cammarata Remarks and Special Awards Presentation Exchange of Gifts Rotary Foundation Raffle Rebecca Maddux, Harrisburg Closing Remarks 9:30 P.M. 12:00 A.M Hospitality Suites Open SUNDAY, APRIL 25 9:00 A.M. 11:00 A.M. College of Governors' Breakfast Mesquite Room RI Rep, DG, DGE, DGN, DGND, PDGs