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MAILBOX MAIL It’s fellowship, not a make-up I note Rotary Down Under (April, page 36) refers to make-ups by Rotarians on a cruise. I don’t have a copy of the 2008 Manual Of Procedure, nor can I find what I am looking for online but the 2004 Manual Of Procedure, Page 7, Absence from Clubs states, “there is no provision for crediting attendance 1) At informal gatherings of Rotarians held on ships (RCP 7.020.3) Some years ago as a District Club Service Adviser, I was called upon to adjudicate on make-ups claimed by cruising Rotarians and could only quote this clause even though I disagreed with it. It is a minor issue that irritates wellmeaning Rotarians and has nothing to do with achieving our aims. Whilst the article does not actually state that these informal meetings were valid ‘‘make-ups’’ it doesn’t clearly explain the circumstances about informal gatherings. Of course they could have fired up the internet, gone online to the RI website and over lunch, discussed the issues mentioned in the article and I dare say it would be a valid make-up? Can you advise if this clause has been retracted and if not, why wouldn’t Rotary Down Under report the event with an editor’s note correctly explaining this anomalous situation, if in fact make-ups at sea contravene the Manual Of Procedure? Lindsay May Past President Rotary Club of Lane Cove, NSW ■ Editor’s Note: The clause quoted by Lindsay from the 2004 MOP is still in force, and appears on Page 10 of the 2007 MOP. PMCs will be critical The “Rotary 2020: The Next Generation” (RDU April) theme for July’s Presidential Membership Conference sets the scene for what will be a critical meeting of minds to consider a direction for Rotary to sustain itself in changing times. Perhaps consideration could be given to include an external stakeholder analysis in developing this 2020 vision. To consider branding and image we need not only our own views but also the views of the 12–––Rotary Down Under, May 2008 This informal gathering of Rotarians held on the Sun Princess last year did not, technically, qualify as an official make-up, according to the Rotary International Manual of Procedure. community outside Rotary — how do they see us and what do they think we should be doing and what do they need to consider joining the Rotary family. One of the issues I encourage PMC delegates to consider is the role of women in Rotary leadership positions. With no disrespect to the Rotary International Board featured in the same RDU issue, there was not one female in the 20 RI Directors. There are any number of major research papers pointing to increased performance, both financially and otherwise, on Boards when women are part of the mix. I would encourage Rotary International to set a target of 25 per cent women on the Board by 2015 and 50 per cent by 2020. We need to encourage more women into Rotary at the Club level and RI would be making a powerful statement with women on the RI Board. Stephen Kobelke Rotary Club of Perth, WA ■ Inspiring event for Melbourne I’d like to introduce myself as one of the convenors of an inspiring event to be held in Melbourne, Vic, in July. I’m a third year medical student studying at Monash University in Melbourne and currently participating in the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund Rural Medical Scholarship Program through my local Rotary Club in Warragul, Vic. I have found the experience most beneficial and among other things, it has given me great insight into Rotary International and the many exciting programs that they run. I very quickly became quite excited at the prospect of involving Rotary International in our national conference on Global Health. The Australian Medical Students’ Association Global Health Conference (GHC) aims to inform, educate and inspire the next generation of global health and development practitioners to achieve positive and sustainable progress in community partnerships throughout the Asia-Pacific region. As an annual conference, the GHC draws the most passionate and motivated group of the region’s future doctors and health policy-makers to partici pate in an innovative program designed to facilitate discussion and empower delegates to better ad dress global health issues in practical ways. The conference will be attended by more than 500 delegates from across our region including a sponsored delegation from developing communities throughout the Asia-Pacific. GHC2008 will attract Australia’s foremost leaders to address the multi-faceted matrix of social, political,
economic and environmental determinants of health within developing communities. This includes speakers of such calibre as Rev Tim Costello, Sir Gustav Nossal, Julian Burnside, QC, and Tom Calma. We are also in promising negotiations with the offices of Mohhammed Yunus, founder of the Gremean Bank, and Jeffery Sachs, widely touted as the world’s foremost developmental economist. In addition to this we are investigating the possibility of Stephen Smith, MP, officially opening the conference. The conference has been widely endorsed by both Monash and Melbourne universities and we are proudly partnered by many of the country’s leading NGOs and global health research institutes such as World Vision, the Red Cross, Caritas and The Burnet Institute. Our event would be most honoured to have Rotary International as a key partner. We would be most keen to promote Rotary International and its programs such as Rotary Youth Exchange, Rotary World Peace Fellowships and Ambassadorial Scholarship programs, to our delegates. For further information please visit our website at www.amsa.org.au/ghc2008 and view our four-minute promotional DVD at www.expioproductions.com/GHCPromo- Download-WINv2.wmv Daniel Yore Co-Convenor Global Health Conference 2008 Australian Medical Students’ Association ■ We’ll supply the plans The ROBIN nest box article in Rotary Down Under (Mailbox, March) should have given clubs and Districts food for thought regarding the value of promoting Rotary and conservation in their area. Rotary’s Native Bird Nestbox Project would be happy to supply nest box plans for specified birds and animals together with details of the equipment we use to televise and video within the boxes with minor disturbance to the inhabitants. A speaker, film and display is available for particular events or District Conferences. Over to you! DJ (Barry) Barratt Rotary Club of Glen Osmond, SA Rotary’s Native Bird Nestbox Project ■ Well done, Tara! It is always a pleasure to read Rotary Down Under, but I am pressed to reply, on this occasion, to the article entitled, Significance of the PHF pin (RDU, February), written by Ambassadorial Scholar Tara McKenzie. It was only recently that I was speaking to a Rotarian from my club who had just made another annual contribution to The Rotary Foundation which will automatically make him eligible for a Paul Harris Fellowship. In my discussion with him he was reticent to accept that he made the donation for that purpose. The timing of the article by Tara, which I must say, is one of the most poignant on this topic that I have read, could not have been better, and I will certainly be pointing it out to my member as essential reading for him. Notwithstanding the above digression, I simply wanted to congratulate Tara on the piece and the extremely deep thought that went behind it. Well done, Tara! Larry Jacka Rotary Club of West Pennant Hills and Cherrybrook, NSW Past Governor, District 9680 ■ Rotary’s Native Bird Nestbox Project will happily supply nest box plans for specified birds and animals together with details of the equipment used to televise and video within the boxes. MAILBOX Cutting the cost of travel insurance… …not the cover A massive 20% discount is available on all international travel from New Zealand RDU SUPPLIES NZ RDU Merchandise and Promotions PO Box 91-772 Auckland Mail Centre PO Box 91772 Auckland Mail Centre 1142 Phone Phone +61 09 2 9897 359 3118 9961 • • Fax Fax +61 09 2 359 9637 9962 8052 Toll free Toll (from free 0800 NZ) 0800 738 738 695 695 supplies@rotarydownunder.com.au rotarydu@xtra.co.nz Rotary Down Under, May 2008–––13
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