District Conference

Registration in the lobby of the Addis Ababa Hilton Hotel

1400-1530

District Finance Committee

Chair: Michael Seyoum

Venue: Boardroom

1600-1730

Council of Governors Meeting

Chair: DG Tadesse Alemu

Venue: Boardroom

1930

Meet and Greet

0800-0900

Registration in the Lobby of the Addis Ababa Hilton Hotel

PP Nasru Omar

 DISTRICT CONFRENCE

First Plenary Session

0830-0900

Delegates arrive  Brass Band

0900-0915

Rotary Songs  with Brass Band

PAG Joel Sekabembe

0915

Guest of Honor, DG and entourage arrive

0920

Inter Faith Invocation

0930

Opening Ceremony (Flag Presentation)

Master of Ceremony

1000

Welcome address by DG & Introduction of Guest of Honor

DG Tadesse Alemu

1015

Opening address by the Guest of Honor HE Ato Girma Woldegiorgis, President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

PDG Nahu-Senaye Araya

1045

In Memoriam

PDG Nelson Kawalya

1055

Recognition and Introduction of Conference Chair

DG Tadesse Alemu

1100

Welcome address by Conference Chair Yemane Bisrat & Introduction of Conference Committee

PAG Yemane Bisrat

1115-1130

Tea & Coffee break

Second Plenary Session

1130

Key note address by His Excellency the Minister of Health Dr. Teodros Adhanom

PDG Nahu-Senaye Araya

1150

Key note address by CEO ETHIOPIAN Ato Girma Wake

PDG Nahu-Senaye Araya

1210

Vote of thanks to the key note speaker

RI Director Sam Owori

1215

Welcome and introduction of PDG Mark Doyle and Ann Doyle Rotary International President’s Personal Representative

DG Tadesse Alemu

1220

“The Future of Rotary is in Your Hands”

RIPPR Mark Doyle

1345

Announcements

Sergeant at Arms

Lunch Break

Third Plenary Session

1430-1500

Roll call of Clubs (Rotary, Rotaract and Interact)
Recognitions: DGE, DGN, PDG’s

Yohannes Bayonakis  

1500-1520

Peace is Possible

RRFC Yusuf Kodwavwala

1520-1540

New Generation

Mahder Kebede

1540-1550

Explanation on Nominating Committee procedures

PDG Amu Shah

1550-1600

Discussion

1600-1615

Election of Country Representative to the Nominating Committee

PDG Chris Mutalya

1620

Closing remarks

DG Tadesse Alemu

1630

Announcements

SAA

1630-1700

Tea & Coffee Break

1700

1st Meeting of the Nominating Committee

Venue: Boardroom

DG Tadesse Alemu

1930

DG’s Welcome Reception

Venue: ballroom

DISTRICT ASSEMBLY

0800-0830

Delegates arrive

PAG Joel Sekabembe

0830-0845

Rotary Songs

0845

Call to Order

SAA

Chair PDG Yusuf Kodwavwala

First Plenary Session

DG Tadesse Alemu

0845-0900

Introduction of DGE Stephen Mwanje

DG Tadesse Alemu

0900-0930

“The Rotary Year 2010/11”

• RI Theme 2010/11
  • What the Theme Represents for all Rotarians
  • How  the  theme applies to the district for the coming year
• How  District leaders  can help clubs apply the theme to their projects and activities
• Areas of Emphasis and Presidential Citation

DGE Stephen Mwanje

Chair PDG Yusuf Kodwavwala

0930-0945

Q & A

0945-1010

Proposed Annual Goals and Benchmarks

PAG Daniel S. Iga

1010-1020

Q  & A

1020-1035

Short Remarks

RIPPR Mark Doyle

1035-1045

Introduction of Working Groups

SChair: PDG Amu Shah

1045-1105

Health Break

1105-1230

Working Group

Structure for Group Discussions
Introductions  - 5 minutes                                                               Moderator/Chair
Presentation by Resource Person – 15 minutes                              Resource Person
Discussion – 60 minutes                                                                 Rapporteur
Wrap up – 10 minutes

Group A: Assistant Governors and Club Presidents

• Leadership and Team Building
• Assistant Governors and Club Presidents: Working as a Team to make clubs effective
• Strategic Planning in clubs: Why; Methodology; Outputs; Implementation tool

Carol Abeja

PDG Abdul Hamid Aboo

Group B: Country and District Officers: Country Chairs/Vice Chairs; Country and District Officers

• Overview District Leadership Plan
• Roles of Country and District Officers
• The Structure and role of the Country Committee
• Team Building and Communication Structure

DSE Robert Waggwa

PDG Varinder Sur

Group C: Future District, Regional and International Leadership (DLTS) – Past Club Presidents, Past Country and District Officers, Past District Governors

• Making  the best use of Past Club Presidents, Country and District Officers
• Leadership Position and Opportunities in the District and beyond
• District and International Meetings
• Rotary Institute

PAG Majid Aboo

PDG Nahu-Senaye Araya

Group D: Effective Service Projects’ Chairs (Vocational, Community and International Service Officers)

• Elements of a Successful Service Project
• Mobilizing the local community and local funding sources
• Working with international partners: Identification and establishing cooperative partnerships; World Community Service Stewardship

PP Rosetti Nayenga

AG Harish Bhatt

Group E: Membership – Membership Committee Chairs/Club Service/New Generations/ RCC Officers

• Membership Development: Identification; Grooming; Induction; Orientation; Integration; and Retention
• Rotary Extension Identifying potential locations; New Club formation process roles, responsibilities and obligations of sponsoring clubs; Reducing failure rate of new clubs
• Rotaract and Interact: Objectives; Formation process; roles, responsibilities and obligations of sponsoring clubs; Working with new generations
• Rotary Community Corps: Why, where, when, and how?

CC Geeta Manek

DS Teshome

Group F: Club Secretaries and Treasurers;  Fund Coordinators

• Planning and budgeting
• Management of Club and Project Funds; Stewardship
• Reporting requirements and procedures to the Club Board, Club, Club Assembly, District, RI amd TRF
• The Annual Accounts and Audit

1230-1300

Group Reports: 5 Minutes per Group

1300-1430

Lunch Break (Banner Exchange)

1430-1445

Call to Order and Rotary Songs

1445-1500

Third Plenary Session: The Structure and Roles of the DRFC

PDG Tusu

Chair PDG Hatim Karimjee

1500-1515

The Future Vision Plan: District and and Club qualification

PDG Tusu

1515-1530

Stewardship

PP Vincent Kasangati

1530-1545

Global and District Grants

PDG Kaushik Manek

1545-1600

PolioPlus

PDG Nahu-Senaye Araya

1600-1615

Fund Raising

PAG Faye Cran

1615-1630

Discussion

1630-1645

Health Break and Fellowhip

1645-1700

New Innovations

Chair

1700-1710

Project Safaris

PAG Sam Bwaya

1710-1625

Rotarians at Work

PAG Peters Musoke

1625-1635

RI Convention D 9200 Booth

PP Henry K. Kimera

1635-1650

RI Convention D 9200 Reception

PP John Magezi

1650-1700

Gift of Life

Rtn. Grace Agwaru

1700-1715

Wrap up and Close

DGE Stephen

1715-1730

Closing Remarks

DGE Kaushik Manek

Announcements

SAA

1800

2nd Meeting of the Nominating committee

DG Tadesse Alemu

Boardroom

1930

“ ETHIOPIAN NIGHT”

Jod Abyssinia