102Nd Annual Convention of Rotary International
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102nd Annual Convention of Rotary International New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 21-25 May 2011 All information was current at the time of publication but is subject to change. Welcome Rotary International President Ray Klinginsmith, the RI Board of Directors, The Rotary Foundation Trustees, the 2011 New Orleans Convention Committee, the 2011 Host Organization Committee, and host districts 6150, 6190, 6200, 6800, 6820, and 6840 welcome you to New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, to “Let the Good Times Roll … Again!” at the 102nd annual Rotary International Convention. Whether you’re attending your 1st or 50th Rotary convention, you’ll find that Rotary’s brand of service and fellowship makes every convention a life-enriching experience. Thank you for celebrating the 102nd Rotary convention in New Orleans, where the memories of the good times will last you a lifetime. Rotary International®, ®, and the 2011 RI Convention logo are trademarks and intellectual property of Rotary International. All rights reserved. 2010-11 RI Board of Directors Ray Klinginsmith Kirksville, Missouri, USA President Kalyan Banerjee Thomas M. K.R. Ravindran Vapi, Gujarat, India Thorfinnson Colombo, Western President-elect Eden Prairie Noon, Province, Sri Lanka Minnesota, USA Treasurer Vice President Noel A. Bajat John T. Blount Elio Cerini Abbeville, Louisiana, Sebastopol, Milano Duomo, Italy USA California, USA Kenneth W. Frederick W. Antonio Hallage Grabeau Hahn Jr. Curitiba-Leste, Nashua West, New Independence, Paraná, Brazil Hampshire, USA Missouri, USA ii Stuart B. Heal Masaomi Kondo Masahiro Kuroda Cromwell, Senri, Osaka, Japan Hachinohe South, New Zealand Aomori, Japan Kyu Hang Lee David C.J. Liddiatt Barry Matheson Anyang East, Clifton, Bristol, Avon, Jessheim, Norway Gyeonggi, Korea England Samuel F. Owori Ekkehart Pandel John C. Smarge Kampala, Uganda Bückeburg, Germany Naples, Florida, USA Ed Futa East Honolulu, Hawaii, USA General Secretary iii 2011-12 RI Board of Directors Kalyan Banerjee Vapi, Gujarat, India President Sakuji Tanaka José Antonio F. Noel A. Bajat Yashio, Saitama, Antiório Abbeville, Louisiana, Japan Osasco, São Paulo, USA President-elect Brazil Kenneth R. Boyd Elio Cerini Yash Pal Das Kerman, California, Milano Duomo, Italy Ambala, Haryana, USA India Elizabeth S. Kenneth W. Stuart B. Heal Demaray Grabeau Cromwell, Sault Ste. Marie, Nashua West, New New Zealand Michigan, USA Hampshire, USA iv Allan O. Jagger Paul Knyff Masaomi Kondo Elland, West Weesp Senri, Osaka, Japan Yorkshire, England (Vechtstreek-Noord), The Netherlands Barry Matheson Shekhar Mehta Samuel F. Owori Jessheim, Norway Calcutta-Mahanagar, Kampala, Uganda West Bengal, India Juin Park Kenneth M. John C. Smarge Suncheon, Schuppert Jr. Naples, Florida, USA Jeonranam, Korea Decatur, Alabama, USA John Hewko General Secretary v 2010-11 Rotary Foundation Trustees Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar Göteborg, Sweden Chair William B. Boyd John F. Germ Doh Bae Pakuranga, Chattanooga, Hanyang, Seoul, Auckland, Tennessee, USA Korea New Zealand Vice Chair Chair-elect Stephen R. Brown Lynn A. Hammond Dong Kurn Lee La Jolla Golden Loveland, Colorado, Seoul Hangang, Triangle, California, USA Seoul, Korea USA Ashok M. Mahajan Anne L. Matthews David D. Morgan Mulund, Columbia East, Porthcawl, Mid Maharashtra, India South Carolina, USA Glamorgan, Wales vi Samuel A. Kazuhiko Ozawa Louis Piconi Okudzeto Yokosuka, Bethel-St. Clair, Accra, Accra, Ghana Kanagawa, Japan Pennsylvania, USA José Antonio Wilfrid J. Wilkinson Ed Futa Salazar-Cruz Trenton, Ontario, East Honolulu, Bogotá Occidente, Canada Hawaii, USA Cundinamarca, General Secretary Colombia vii 2011-12 Rotary Foundation Trustees William B. Boyd Pakuranga, Auckland, New Zealand Chair Wilfrid J. Wilkinson Samuel A. Doh Bae Trenton, Ontario, Okudzeto Hanyang, Seoul, Canada Accra, Accra, Ghana Korea Chair-elect Vice Chair Stephen R. Brown John F. Germ Antonio Hallage La Jolla Golden Chattanooga, Curitiba-Leste, Triangle, California, Tennessee, USA Paraná, Brazil USA Lynn A. Hammond Jackson San-Lien John Kenny Loveland, Colorado, Hsieh Grangemouth, USA Taipei Sunrise, Scotland Taiwan viii Dong Kurn Lee Ashok M. Mahajan Anne L. Matthews Seoul Hangang, Mulund, Columbia East, Seoul, Korea Maharashtra, India South Carolina, USA Kazuhiko Ozawa Ian H.S. Riseley John Hewko Yokosuka, Sandringham, General Secretary Kanagawa, Japan Victoria, Australia ix 2011 New Orleans Convention Committee Ron D. Burton John T. Capps III Carolyn E. Jones Norman, Oklahoma, Morehead City- Anchorage East, USA Noon, North Alaska, USA Chair Carolina, USA Member Member Subhash V. Kulkarni Carsten Dencker Duane R. Sterling Metairie (Sunrise), Nielsen Warrensburg, Louisiana, USA København, Missouri, USA Member Denmark Adviser Member x 2011 Host Organization Committee Subhash V. Kulkarni James Robert Molloy Metairie (Sunrise), South Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Louisiana, USA Chair District 6190 Representative Randall Feldman New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Douglas A. Seegers Vice Chair Monroe, Louisiana, USA District 6190 Gregory C. Lier Sr. Representative St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, USA William R. Foster Jr. Deputy Vice Chair Houma, Louisiana, USA District 6200 Horace J. Necaise III Representative Gautier, Mississippi, USA Deputy Vice Chair Clarence J. Prudhomme Welsh, Louisiana, USA Susan G. Simon District 6200 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Representative Budget and Finance Chair Frank O. Givens III Byron R. Harrell Southaven, Mississippi, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA USA Civic and Government District 6800 Relations Chair Representative Michelle Minyard Michael W. Moffatt New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Memphis, Tennessee, USA Convention Bureau Liaison District 6800 Carole C. Neff Representative New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Roscoe Greene Jr. Legal Adviser Rankin County, Mississippi, Lawrence L. Boudreaux USA New Orleans, Louisiana, USA District 6820 Treasurer Representative Owen F. Lusk Charles A. Jordan Jr. Paragould, Arkansas, USA Greenville, Mississippi, USA District 6150 District 6820 Representative Representative Robert L. Warner Jr. Richard McCarthy III Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA New Orleans, Louisiana, USA District 6150 District 6840 Representative Representative xi Auxiliary Members of the Executive Operating Committee Jane A. Molloy Stuart J. Guey Jr. Mid-City Shreveport, Belle Chasse, Louisiana, Louisiana, USA USA Convention Promotion Evening of Fun, Food, Committee Member Fellowship & Fins Chair Neil Alford James Brian Hall Slidell North Shore, Covington, Louisiana, USA Louisiana, USA Technical Committee Chair Host Hospitality Chair Vaughn C. Brennan Donald Bryan Metairie (Sunrise), Slidell, Louisiana, USA Louisiana, USA District 6840 Volunteers HOC Recording Secretary Chair Dana Ehlinger Julia Burka Metairie (Sunrise), Sounds of the South Louisiana, USA Concert Chair Host-Ticketed Events Information Coordinator Rob Folse The (Gretna) West Bank, Marian Smith Louisiana, USA First Assistant to HOC HOC Website Committee Chair Chair Neela Kulkarni C. Wayne Gates Second Assistant to HOC Benton, Louisiana, USA Chair HOC Sergeant-at-Arms Chair 2011 New Orleans Convention Promotion Committee Carolyn E. Jones David I. Clifton Jr. Anchorage East, Alaska, Sharon, Massachusetts, USA USA Chair Adriana De La Fuente Kawal Bedi Plateros Centro Historico, Chandigarh, Union Distrito Federal, Mexico Territory, India Bernard Dervaux Fabio Carballo Pérez Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, San José Noreste, Costa France Rica Charles E. Clemmons Seabrook, Texas, USA xii Altimar Augusto Phyllis Jane Nusz Fernandes San Francisco, California, São Paulo-Anchieta, São USA Paulo, Brazil Peter L. Offer Abdulrahman O. Funsho Coventry Jubilee, West Kano, Kano State, Nigeria Midlands, England Jay D. Jacobs Terry Csaba Palmay Belhaven-Pantego, North Bramalea, Ontario, Canada Carolina, USA Arrigo Rispoli Jennifer E. Jones Fiesole, Italy Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Melito Salazar Jr. Canada Diliman, Quezon City, Diane Kessel Knight Luzon, Philippines Fort Collins-Breakfast, Dilip R. Salgaocar Colorado, USA Mapuca, Goa, India Alexander Kwai-Wing Dae-Jin Shin Mak Seoul-Pukak, Seoul, Korea Kingspark, Hong Kong Takashi Uyeno Jane A. Molloy Yokohama, Kanagawa, Mid-City Shreveport, Japan Louisiana, USA Gregory P. Muldoon Roseville Chase, New South Wales, Australia 2011 Credentials Committee Donald L. Mebus Fernando A. Quintella Arlington, Texas, USA Ribeiro Chair Boa Vista-Caçari, Roraima, Brazil Donald W. Cox Broadmeadows, Victoria, Barbara Hope Australia Shayeb-Helou North Greenville, South Celso Reyes García Carolina, USA Torreón, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico Yoshimasa Watanabe Kojima, Okayama, Japan Sang-Koo Yun Sae Hanyang, Seoul, Korea xiii 2010-11 RI Board of Directors ............................................................. ii 2011-12 RI Board of Directors ............................................................. iv 2010-11 Rotary Foundation Trustees.............................................. vi 2011-12 Rotary Foundation Trustees..............................................viii 2011 New Orleans Convention Committee.............................. x Contents 2011 Host Organization Committee............................................... xi 2011 New Orleans Convention Promotion Committee .... xii 2011 Credentials Committee ...............................................................xiii PART 1 Convention Program, Plenary Session Highlights & Workshops Official Convention Program ............................................................... 2 Plenary Session Highlights ....................................................................14