CHAPTER I

Rotary Code of Policies 400
January 2013
Article 60. Institutes
60.010. International Institute
60.020. Participants at International Institutes
60.030. International Institute Program
60.040. International Institute Finances
60.050. Rotary Institutes
60.010. International Institute
An International Institute shall be held annually in conjunction with the International
Convention, provided that a suitable venue can be contracted. Those eligible to attend the
institute are past, current, and incoming officers of RI (including reported governors-nominee),
current RI committee members, and Rotary Coordinators, Rotary Public Image Coordinators,
and Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinators. Spouses and/or guests of those Rotarians eligible
to attend the institute shall be permitted to register on the same form as an eligible Rotarian.
(January 2012 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 159)
Source: October-November 1977 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 148; October-November 1981 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 92; November 2000 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 111;
November 2002 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 113; Amended by July 2003 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 22; February 2004 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 195; June 2004 Mtg., Bd. Dec.
236; January 2012 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 159
60.010.1. Past Officers Reunion Meeting
Past officers may organize a reunion meeting in conjunction with the International
Assembly or the International Convention when an International Institute is not held. RI
may send up to two e-mails to all past RI officers on behalf of the organizers of the
reunion meeting. These unofficial events may be publicized on the RI website. (January
2012 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 159)
Source: November 2005 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 89; November 2008 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 31; Amended by January 2012 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 159
60.020. Participants at International Institutes
60.020.1. Regional Magazine Editors
Rotary International regional magazine editors shall be recognized as official participants
of International Institutes, with rights to be observers at plenary sessions, appropriate
luncheons and dinners, receptions, and other social occasions. Other than registration
fees, which shall be waived, there will be no associated cost to RI. (June 1998 Mtg., Bd.
Dec. 348)
Source: June 1995 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 274
60.030. International Institute Program
The International Institute program shall be developed by the International Institute Committee
and conducted under the supervision and guidance of the president. Plenary presentations and
discussion sessions shall be consistent with the RI Strategic Plan. (January 2012 Mtg., Bd. Dec.
159)
Source: October-November 1977 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 148; January 2011 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 127; January 2012 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 159