Page 14 - Gears and Ears June 2014

Gears and Ears

Page 14 Journal of the Rotary Club of Lake Buena Vista June 2014

2014 ROTARY CONVENTION COVERAGE

This year’s Rotary Convention has more going on than even the most seasoned convention goer could hope to take in. Fortunately,
we’ve got you covered. Follow our coverage on Rotary.org, Facebook, Twitter, Vine and, of course, this blog to stay in the
loop on what’s happening in Sydney. We’ll bring you stories from the convention floor, plenary session highlights, key RI
secretariat reports, and a kaleidoscope of photos and videos that show our diverse and international membership.
Follow our convention coverage on social media with hashtag #ricon14.

Here’s a summary of our planned coverage.

Friday, 30 May
- Report on Rotary’s World Water Summit
- Report on World record bridge climb
- Convention photo gallery and video
- We’ll blog at the Rotaract and Youth Exchange events

Saturday, 31 May
- Read our blog from the Alumni Celebration
- Read RI General Secretary and Treasurer reports
- Watch a video on the Tall Ships Light Show

Sunday, 1 June
- Read about the opening day speakers including Mike Baird, premier of New South Wales
- Watch clips from the day’s entertainment featuring the musical group Human Nature.
Monday, 2 June
- Read about world-renowned leadership expert Timothy Spaulding and other speakers.
- Read about Australian cricket star Brett Lee, diabetes expert Martin Silink, and World Toilet
Organization founder Jack Sim
- Follow our blog for tips from this year’s workshops (look for them Tuesday and Wednesday, too)

Tuesday, 3 June
- Read a blog post on our Rotary business session.
- Polio is at the center of our coverage as we round up speeches from polio survivor and Paralympian
Ade Adepitan and Dr. Bruce Aylward of the World Health Organization.
Wednesday, 4 June
- The last day will be busy with coverage on great speakers including Rotary Scholar Kelsi Cox and
New Generations Chair Ronald Kawadda from Uganda.
- We’ll also highlight the acceptance speech from RI President K.R. “Ravi” Ravindran
- Check out our closing convention video