Training calendar

July 2007

New Rotary officers begin their year of service
District Governor's Training Manual sent to district governors-elect
District Rotary Foundation seminars take place July-November

August 2007 — Membership and Extension Month

Training and membership materials sent to district governors-elect. This shipment contains publications intended for the district trainer

Governors-elect training seminars take place August-December in conjunction with Rotary zone institutes. Other training meetings held in conjunction with Rotary zone institutes may include programs for governor-elect partners and district trainers. Rotary zone institutes also often include a regional Rotary Foundation seminar and a zone-level membership seminar

September 2007 — New Generations Month

Begin preparing for training meetings held February-May: district team training seminar , presidents-elect training seminar , and district assembly

October 2007 — Vocational Service Month

Begin promoting dates of training meetings to incoming club and district officers

November 2007 — Rotary Foundation Month

5-11: World Interact Week
Club Officers’ Kits (includes the Club President’s Manual , the Club Secretary’s Manual , and the Club Committee Manuals ) sent to district governors-elect for distribution to club presidents-elect. Club presidents-elect should then distribute the contents of the kit to incoming club secretaries and committee chairs. Each manual includes discussion questions that should be considered before the training meeting

December 2007 — Family Month

District team training materials sent to district governors-elect for distribution to assistant governors and district committee chairs before the district team training seminar. District committee chairs should ensure that members of their committee have the necessary training materials. The Assistant Governor’s Training Manual and District Committee Manual include discussion questions that should be considered before the training meeting

January 2008 — Rotary Awareness Month

Governors-elect make final preparations for the International Assembly and their district training seminars

February 2008 — World Understanding Month

23 February is World Understanding and Peace Day (Rotary’s anniversary)
District governors-elect attend the International Assembly
Theme materials and RI information sent to district governors-elect for distribution at presidents-elect training seminars
District team training seminars take place for assistant governors and district committees

March 2008 — Literacy Month

10-16: World Rotaract Week
Presidents-elect training seminars take place. Presidents-elect should develop preliminary goals using the Planning Guide for Effective Rotary Clubs (found in the Club President’s Manual ).

April 2008 — Magazine Month

District assemblies take place in April and May. Incoming club leadership teams should further develop goals using the Planning Guide for Effective Rotary Clubs
District membership seminars should be held immediately following district assemblies

May 2008

Incoming club officers finalize their goals on the Planning Guide for Effective Rotary Clubs for the upcoming Rotary year and share them with their club at a club assembly

June 2008 — Rotary Fellowships Month

15-18: 2008 RI Convention (Los Angeles)