Conference Vision
A View to What's in Store:
In the Moomba spirit of fun and getting together over the long weekend the 2012 Conference will unite around a thousand District 9800 Rotarians to enjoy food, fun, entertainment and fellowship, as well as exchange ideas, gain inspiration and share with the community what can be done to solve social issues.
Held in the heart of Rotary District 9800, the cosmopolitan and culturally rich City of Melbourne, your host, the Rotary Club of Carlton, will bring a touch of Carlton’s colourful and café- inspired culture to the magnificent venue, The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
With rousing entertainment, engaging speakers, inspiring stories of Rotary in action and innovations such as a Q&A session hosted by Tony Jones, as well as the Rotary Social Responsibility Fair, expect the 2012 Conference to be as vibrant and diverse as Melbourne itself!
Plenary session themes will include “Leadership and the Ethical Challenge”, “Celebrating Our New Generations in The Family of Rotary”, “Health & Wellbeing: Where We Can Make a Difference” and “Building Communities”, and we are assembling a list of speakers who will challenge your perceptions and shine a light on our community’s challenges.
Speakers, presenters and hosts confirmed to participate in the 2012 conference include ABC Lateline and Q&A Host, Tony Jones; and CEO of the Committee for Melbourne and Foundation Chair of the United Nations Global Compact Principles for Social Investment, Andrew MacLeod.
With the grand stage at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre befitting internationally renowned performers, the 2012 Conference will bring you an unsurpassed entertainment spectacular with some added surprises in store. The Saturday night Gala Dinner will be an affair to remember, with sumptuous food and the very best in local wines coupled with a night of true celebration of Rotary International’s great work.
This coming year will also include for the first time the Rotary Social Responsibility Fair, an exhibition open to corporates and the public that demonstrates the work being done by Community Groups and Not-For-Profits. These community groups alongside Rotary will have the opportunity to showcase their good works in communities at home and abroad whilst inviting the public and corporate sectors to engage with them.
The public will also be invited to join us in the innovative Q&A session with Tony Jones. This plenary session will provide the potential for a nationally televised audience while a panel of Australian leaders and experts discuss “Leadership and the Ethical Challenge”. This will be a ‘must see’ session involving some of Australia’s biggest names in discussing some of the most ethically demanding issues facing our communities.
If you want fun, world-class entertainment, inspiring speakers and the best weekend of the year...then you’ve got it!
The 80th Rotary District 9800 Annual Conference: Bringing Us Together for more than just a Conference!
Conference Program
Friday, 9th March 2012
Opening, Registration, Focus Groups & Gala Cocktail Party
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12:00 PM
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Registrations Open @ Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre |
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3:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
Conference Focus Groups - New Members
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6:30 PM-
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Opening Gala Cocktail Party @ Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
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Saturday, 10th March 2012
First Plenary Session (Blue Ticket):
A Welcome / Q & A with Tony Jones: How Ethics Should Govern Australia’s Future.
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Rotary Foundation Breakfast Guest Speakers: Jenny Horton (Frontline Polio Fighter, Nurse and Queensland Rotarian) and Past District Governor John Davis (Rotary Foundation Chair). |
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8:30 AM
8:35 AM |
Doors Open
Victoria Police Showband |
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9:00 AM
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Call to Order: Master of Ceremonies, Diane James. Acknowledgment to Country. Welcome of Official Party and Playing of National Anthems (Soprano Elizabeth Barrow and Rotarian Jonathan Welch). Flag ceremony District Governor (DG) Keith Ryall invites our Special Guest to officially welcome delegates.. District Governor Keith Ryall’s opening address. Address by Rotary International President’s Representative: Rotary International Director and Vice-Chair of The Rotary Foundation Trustees, John Germ. In Memoriam presentation DG and Special Narrator Club Roll Call. Keynote Address: Andrew MacLeod, CEO Committee for Melbourne - Leadership Today.
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10:20 AM
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Morning Tea |
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11:00 AM |
Q & A with Tony Jones and Panel; Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police Ken Lay, Director of St James Ethics Centre Dr Simon Longstaff, Former Senator Amanda Vanstone and Jan Owen, CEO of the Foundation for Young Australians and Social Entrepreneur. |
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12: 00 PM
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Rotary Club Project Presentations (Part One). |
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12:15 PM
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Speakers: Speakers: Lord Mayor Robert Doyle, City of Melbourne and Annette Kimmitt, Melbourne Managing Partner of Ernst & Young – Leadership Today.
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1:00 PM |
Networking Lunch (in the Rotary Market Place).
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Saturday, 10th March 2012
Second Plenary Session (Red Ticket)
Health and Wellbeing: Where We Can Make a Difference
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1:45 PM
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Call to Order: MC Diane James. Rotary Club Project Presentations (Part Two).
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2:00 PM
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Speaker: Professor Tony Costello; The Big issues in Women’s and Men’s Health Today. |
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2:20 PM
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Armchair Chat: Armchair Chat: Facilitated by Professor Tony Jorm: Focus on Mental Health. Speakers: Professor Pat McGorry, Betty Kitchener and Dr Claire Kelly.
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2:45 PM |
Musical Interlude
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3:00 PM
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Major General Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld AM; My Life as a Neurosurgeon.
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3:20 PM
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Ride to Conference Cycling Team: Introduced by Diane James. |
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3:25 PM |
Afternoon Tea and Collection at Doors by Cyclists.
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3:45 PM |
Call to Order: MC Diane James. Rotary Club Project Presentations (Part Three).
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3:50 PM |
Alison Wray and Moira Kelly: The Royal Children’s Hospital Extraordinary Team Achievements: Video Story of the Separation of the Conjoined Twins Krishna and Trishna.
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4:30 PM |
GSE Presentation: Group Study Exchange Presentation. (Part One): California.
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5:00 PM |
Close of Day
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7:00 PM |
Gala Dinner: Banquet Rooms 1 & 2, Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre.
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Sunday, 11th March 2012
Third Plenary Session (Yellow Ticket)
Celebrating Our New Generations
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Doors Open
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8:35 AM
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Musical Introduction: Victoria University Secondary College - Brimbank Campus, Big Band.
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9:05 AM
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Call to Order: MC Diane James; and announcements.
Rotary Club Project Presentations (Part Four)
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9:15 AM
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Speaker: Michael McQueen: The New Rules of Engagement; Understanding and Connecting with Generation Y.
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9:45 AM |
Ilyasi Siraji - “My life as a refugee from Congo.”
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10:05 AM
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Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar: Roland Dillon. |
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10:25 PM
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Morning Tea |
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10:55 AM |
Call to Order: MC Diane James Group Study Exchange Presentation (Part Two): India.
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11:25 AM |
Speaker: Dr Heather Schnagl; Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School.
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11:45 AM |
Musical Interlude: Princes Hill Secondary College Jazz Singers.
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12:00 PM |
Rotary Foundation Presentation: The Vocational Training Team (VTT) Project to Timor Leste: Professor Susan McDonald and District Foundation Chair Past District Governor John Davis.
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12:15 PM |
Special DVD presentations: Rotaract Club of Tullamarine and Rotary Club of Werribee; 200km Conference Charity Walk. TAC Presentation.
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12:35 PM |
Lunch in Rotary Market Place Expo
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Sunday, 11th March 2012
Fourth Plenary Session (Green Ticket)
Building Communities
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1:15 PM
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Call to Order: MC Diane James. Speakers: Professor Marcia Langton and Karen Hill: It All Begins At Home; the Rotary Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Tertiary Scholarship.
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1:45 PM
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Speaker: Daniel Grollo: The Melbourne Experience. Homes for the Homeless. |
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2:05 PM
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Musical Entertainment: The Choir of Hope and Inspiration with Conductor Jonathon Welch |
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2:25 PM |
Speaker: Lessons from the West; What has Generation One achieved? Rhonda Parker of the Australian Employment Covenant.
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2:45 PM
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Musical Entertainment: The Young Voices of Melbourne and Mark O’Leary. |
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3:05 PM
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Afternoon Tea |
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3:35 PM |
Special Feature: Celebrate the Past – Commit to the Future.
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3:55 PM |
Rotary International President’s Representative: Vice–Chair of The Rotary Foundation Trustees John Germ: Conference Summary & Impressions.
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4:10 PM |
District Governor Keith Ryall: Closing remarks and calls Conference Committee to the stage.
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4:25 PM |
Conference Banner Handover: 2012 Conference Chair hands over banner to 2013 Conference Chair.
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4:30 PM |
District Governor Elect Dennis Shore: 2013 Conference Presentation.
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4:40 PM |
Final Musical Spectacular; Young Voices of Melbourne with Elizabeth Barrow.
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5:00 PM |
A Final Farewell
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