Rotary Zone Conference Niagara Falls has ended

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Rotary Zone Conference Niagara Falls

Connecting, inspiring, and empowering Rotarians!

7:00pm CDT

Dinner On Your Own

Welcome to one of the most exciting places on Earth! Get out and enjoy the town with your new friends at the awesome area restaurants! Here's some helpful information to help you choose:

niagarafallstourism.com/eat/
or
the-10-best-restaurants-in-niagara-falls-canada/

Monday September 16, 2019 7:00pm - 10:30pm CDT
Sheraton & Crowne Plaza Hotels

7:30am CDT

Breakfast On Your Own

Get a fresh start with a fantastic breakfast...

Tuesday September 17, 2019 7:30am - 8:30am CDT
Sheraton & Crowne Plaza Hotels

5:30pm CDT

Welcome To Niagara Falls Meet & Mingle For All Attendees

This is your opportunity to get to know your fellow attendees. Join us for a lively informal Cash Bar social to kick off the week!

Tuesday September 17, 2019 5:30pm - 6:00pm CDT
Brock Room, Crowne 1st Floor

7:30am CDT

Breakfast On Your Own

Wednesday September 18, 2019 7:30am - 8:30am CDT
Sheraton & Crowne Plaza Hotels

Everyone, DGN's

7:30am CDT

Registration

Make sure to check in with the registration desk upon your arrival. This is also the location where you can get additional information should you need assistance.

Wednesday September 18, 2019 7:30am - 10:00am CDT
Foyer Area - 3rd floor Sheraton Conference Center

12:15pm CDT

Lunch for All Wednesday Programs

Wednesday September 18, 2019 12:15pm - 1:15pm CDT
Great Room A & B- 3rd Flr Sheraton Conference Center

5:30pm CDT

Welcome to Niagara Mix and Mingle

Wednesday September 18, 2019 5:30pm - 7:00pm CDT
Foyer Area - 3rd flr Sheraton Conference Center

5:30pm CDT

Registration and Conference Information Station

Make sure to check in with the registration desk upon your arrival. This is also the location where you can get additional information should you need assistance.

Wednesday September 18, 2019 5:30pm - 7:15pm CDT
Foyer Area - 3rd floor Sheraton Conference Center

6:00pm CDT

Dinner On Your Own

Here's your chance to get out and see the most magical place on earth! In a small group or with a whole bunch of your new and old friends Check out these cool links for the best area restaurants:

niagarafallstourism.com/eat/
or
the-10-best-restaurants-in-niagara-falls-canada/

Wednesday September 18, 2019 6:00pm - 10:00pm CDT
Sheraton & Crowne Plaza Hotels

Everyone, DGN's

7:00am CDT

Breakfast On Your Own

Enjoy breakfast on your own, or enjoy the sites with a morning walk around Niagara Falls!

Thursday September 19, 2019 7:00am - 8:30am CDT
Sheraton & Crowne Plaza Hotels

7:30am CDT

Registration and Conference Information Station Open

Make sure to check in with the registration desk upon your arrival. This is also the location where you can get additional information should you need assistance.

Thursday September 19, 2019 7:30am - 5:00pm CDT
Foyer Area - 3rd floor Sheraton Conference Center

8:45am CDT

House of Friendship

Thursday September 19, 2019 8:45am - 5:00pm CDT
Studio A,B & C and Foyer Area - 3 rd flr Sheraton Conference Center

9:00am CDT

Aspiring Leaders with PRIVP Jennifer Jones

Thursday September 19, 2019 9:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Strategy Room 3 - 5th flr Sheraton Conference Center

Everyone, addnew

12:00pm CDT

House of Friendship Opens

Thursday September 19, 2019 12:00pm - 5:30pm CDT
Great Room A & B- 3rd Flr Sheraton Conference Center

12:15pm CDT

Conference Opening and Luncheon

Celebrate everyone coming together at this fabulous opening lunch!

Thursday September 19, 2019 12:15pm - 1:15pm CDT
Great Room A & B- 3rd Flr Sheraton Conference Center

1:30pm CDT

Welcome - General Session 1: Keynote Speaker Brittany Arthur

Grow and Strengthen Clubs

Featured Speakers

Brittany Arthur

Rotary

Past President of Rotaract Club Berlin and a board member of the Rotary International Joint Committee for Young Leaders and Alumni Engagement. My life's work is dedicated to building relationships across generations and boarders. She was a main M/C at the 2018 Rotary Convention in... Read More →

Thursday September 19, 2019 1:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
Great Room C -3rd flr Sheraton Conference Center

3:15pm CDT

Networking in the House of Friendship

Thursday September 19, 2019 3:15pm - 3:30pm CDT
Studio A,B & C and Foyer Area - 3 rd flr Sheraton Conference Center

3:30pm CDT

Breakout Session 1 : Expand Reach, Engage Community with RPIC 24W Michelle O'Brien

Thursday September 19, 2019 3:30pm - 5:00pm CDT
Strategy Room 3 - 5th flr Sheraton Conference Center

3:30pm CDT

Breakout Session 1 : Grow and Strengthen Clubs RC 24E Bob Wallace

Thursday September 19, 2019 3:30pm - 5:00pm CDT
Strategy Room 1 - 5th flr Sheraton Conference Center

3:30pm CDT

Breakout Session 1 : Increasing the Impact of Service RRFC Zone 29 Chris Etienne

Thursday September 19, 2019 3:30pm - 5:00pm CDT
Strategy Room 2 - 5th flr Sheraton Conference Center

5:45pm CDT

Pre - Dinner Meet & Mingle

Join us for a Cash bar social event in the House of Friendship

Thursday September 19, 2019 5:45pm - 6:45pm CDT
Great Room A & B- 3rd Flr Sheraton Conference Center

7:00pm CDT

General Session 2: Dinner, Introduction of our DGE's and Awards Ceremony

Doors open at 6:45 PM

Thursday September 19, 2019 7:00pm - 9:30pm CDT
Great Rooms B & C - 3rd flr Sheraton Conference Center

9:30pm CDT

Dancing: Get Your Groove On!

Get your groove on....Electric Slide? Line Dancing? Disco? We've got it all.

Thursday September 19, 2019 9:30pm - 11:00pm CDT
Great Rooms B & C - 3rd flr Sheraton Conference Center

7:30am CDT

Breakfast Buffet

Friday September 20, 2019 7:30am - 8:30am CDT
Great Room A & B- 3rd Flr Sheraton Conference Center

7:30am CDT

Registration and Conference Information Station

Make sure to check in with the registration desk . This is also the location where you can get additional information should you need assistance.

Friday September 20, 2019 7:30am - 5:00pm CDT

8:30am CDT

General Session 3 : Keynote Speaker Chad Priest

Engage Communities/Think Locally/Act Globally

Featured Speakers

Chad S. Priest, JD, MSN, RN

Chief Executive Officer- Indiana, American Red Cross- Indiana

Chad Priest is Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross – Indiana and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Program Director of the Disaster Medicine Fellowship Program; Adjunct Assistant Professor or Nursing; a Visiting Scholar at the Indiana University... Read More →

Friday September 20, 2019 8:30am - 10:15am CDT
Great Room C -3rd flr Sheraton Conference Center

8:30am CDT

House of Friendship

Friday September 20, 2019 8:30am - 7:00pm CDT
Great Room A & B- 3rd Flr Sheraton Conference Center

10:15am CDT

Networking in the House of Friendship

Friday September 20, 2019 10:15am - 10:45am CDT
Great Room A & B- 3rd Flr Sheraton Conference Center

10:45am CDT

Breakouts on Session 3 : Growing Rotary and Membership with RC 24W Bill Robson

Friday September 20, 2019 10:45am - 11:00am CDT
Strategy Room 1 - 5th flr Sheraton Conference Center

10:45am CDT

Breakout Session 3 : Expand Reach, Engage Community with RPIC Zone 32 Nikki Medieros

Friday September 20, 2019 10:45am - 12:00pm CDT
Strategy Room 3 - 5th flr Sheraton Conference Center

10:45am CDT

Breakout Session 3 : Increasing the Impact of Service RRFC Zone 32 Russell de Furia

Friday September 20, 2019 10:45am - 12:00pm CDT
Strategy Room 2 - 5th flr Sheraton Conference Center

12:15pm CDT

Luncheon

Friday September 20, 2019 12:15pm - 1:15pm CDT
Great Room A & B- 3rd Flr Sheraton Conference Center

1:30pm CDT

General Session 4 : Keynote Speaker Meridith Elliot Powell

Increase Rotary's Impact and Grow Rotary Regionally

Featured Speakers

Meridith Elliott Powell

Author

Meredith is a Business Keynote Speaker & Business Growth Expert and speaks to Creating Ownership At Every Level; Profits At Every Turn. She was voted one of the Top 15 Business Growth Experts to Watch by Currency Fair, business growth expert. Meredith is an award-winning author... Read More →

Friday September 20, 2019 1:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
Great Room C -3rd flr Sheraton Conference Center

3:00pm CDT

Networking in the House of Friendship

Check out the interactive presentation in HOF at 3:15!

Friday September 20, 2019 3:00pm - 3:15pm CDT
Great Room A & B- 3rd Flr Sheraton Conference Center

3:15pm CDT

Breakouts on Session 4 : Expanding Our Reach and Community Engagement with PDG Mark Kriebel

Friday September 20, 2019 3:15pm - 4:45pm CDT
Strategy Room 3 - 5th flr Sheraton Conference Center

3:15pm CDT

Breakouts on Session 4 : Growing Rotary and Membership with ARC Zone 32 Kate Sims

Strategy 1 (Sh 5th flr)Strategy 2 (Sh 5th flr)Strategy 3 (Sh 5th flr)Strategy 5 (Sh 5th flr)Strategy 7 (Sh 5th flr)

Friday September 20, 2019 3:15pm - 4:45pm CDT
Strategy Room 1 - 5th flr Sheraton Conference Center

3:15pm CDT

Breakouts on Session 4 : Increasing the Impact of our Service with RRFC 24E Karen Oakes

Strategy 1 (Sh 5th flr)Strategy 2 (Sh 5th flr)Strategy 3 (Sh 5th flr)Strategy 5 (Sh 5th flr)Strategy 7 (Sh 5th flr)

Friday September 20, 2019 3:15pm - 4:45pm CDT
Strategy Room 2 - 5th flr Sheraton Conference Center

3:15pm CDT

Breakouts on Session 4 : Increasing the Impact of our Service with RRFC 24W Eva Vida

Friday September 20, 2019 3:15pm - 4:45pm CDT
Strategy Room 2 - 5th flr Sheraton Conference Center

3:15pm CDT

Breakouts on Session 4 : Rotary and Peace with PRID and Chair of Rotary Peace Centers, Bryn Stiles

Strategy 1 (Sh 5th flr)Strategy 2 (Sh 5th flr)Strategy 3 (Sh 5th flr)Strategy 5 (Sh 5th flr)Strategy 7 (Sh 5th flr)

Friday September 20, 2019 3:15pm - 4:45pm CDT
Strategy Room # 5 - 5th flr Sheraton Conference Center

6:00pm CDT

Pre Gala Dinner Reception

Friday September 20, 2019 6:00pm - 6:45pm CDT
Foyer Area - 3rd floor Sheraton Conference Center

7:00pm CDT

General Session 5 : Enjoy our Gala Dinner with Presentation's from RIPE Holger Knaack and TRFT Gulam Vahanvanty

Featured Speakers

Holger Knaack

Rotary International President Elect

Knaack is the CEO of Knaack KG, a real estate company. He was previously a partner and general manager of Knaack Enterprises, a 125-year-old family business.He is a founding member of the Civic Foundation of the City of Ratzeburg and served as president of the Golf-Club Gut Grambek... Read More →

Gulam Vahanvanty

TRF Trustee, Rotary

Gulam A. VahanvatyTrustee 2018-22Rotary Club of BombayMaharashtra, India Gulam Vahanvaty joined his family’s scrap processing and ship-breaking business, and later diversified into other enterprises. In 1978, Vahanvaty traveled to Indiana (then District 656) as a member of a Group... Read More →

Friday September 20, 2019 7:00pm - 9:30pm CDT
Great Rooms B & C - 3rd flr Sheraton Conference Center

9:15pm CDT

Entertainment

Friday September 20, 2019 9:15pm - 11:00pm CDT
Great Room A & B- 3rd Flr Sheraton Conference Center

7:30am CDT

Breakfast Buffet

Saturday September 21, 2019 7:30am - 8:30am CDT
Great Room A & B- 3rd Flr Sheraton Conference Center

7:30am CDT

Registration and Conference Information Station

Saturday September 21, 2019 7:30am - 10:00am CDT
Foyer Area - 3rd floor Sheraton Conference Center

8:00am CDT

House of Friendship

Saturday September 21, 2019 8:00am - 3:30pm CDT
Great Room A & B- 3rd Flr Sheraton Conference Center

8:30am CDT

General Session 6 : Keynote Speaker Todd "Bowtie" Jenkins

Growing Rotary through Inclusion and Diversity

Featured Speakers

Todd “Bowtie” Jenkins

CEO, Bowtie Leadership and Development

Dr. Jenkins known as “Dr. Bowtie Todd”, is the founder of Bowtie Leadership & Development, a company dedicated to bringing diverse people together to increase individual or organizational productivity and performance. He serves as a trainer, consultant, motivational speaker, life... Read More →

Saturday September 21, 2019 8:30am - 10:30am CDT
Great Room C -3rd flr Sheraton Conference Center

10:30am CDT

Networking in the House of Friendship

Saturday September 21, 2019 10:30am - 11:00am CDT
Great Room A & B- 3rd Flr Sheraton Conference Center

11:00am CDT

Breakout on Session 6: New Voices, Pathways to Rotary with PDG Marty Helman

Saturday September 21, 2019 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Strategy Room # 5 - 5th flr Sheraton Conference Center

11:00am CDT

Breakout Session: Rotary Action Groups with PDG Jim Louttit

Saturday September 21, 2019 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Fallsview Studio A

11:00am CDT

Breakouts on Session 6 : Expand Reach Increase Community Engagement RPIC 24E Carrie Jones

Saturday September 21, 2019 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Strategy Room 3 - 5th flr Sheraton Conference Center

11:00am CDT

Breakouts on Session 6 : Growing Rotary through Inclusion and Diversity with RC Zone 29 Melissa Ward

Saturday September 21, 2019 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Strategy Room 1 - 5th flr Sheraton Conference Center

12:15pm CDT

Luncheon

Saturday September 21, 2019 12:15pm - 1:15pm CDT
Great Room A & B- 3rd Flr Sheraton Conference Center

1:30pm CDT

General Session 7 : Keynote Speakers Past RI VP Jennifer Jones & RI Director Jeffry Cadorette & Closing Ceremony

Managing Change in Rotary /RI Business.....

Featured Speakers

Jennifer Jones

Past RI Vice President & Director, Member Board of Trustees, Rotary

Jennifer is the President and CEO of Media Street Productions Inc., an award winning television Production Company in Windsor, ON. She is proud member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland Jennifer served as the Vice President of Rotary International in 2016-2017. She has served... Read More →

Jeffry Cadorette

Zone 24 & 32 Director, Rotary

Jeffry Cadorette had a 25-year career as a physical therapist in private practice as president and CEO of Physical Therapy Associates of Delaware County in Pennsylvania until merging his practice with Riddle Memorial Hospital to form the Riddle Rehabilitation Institute and Riddle... Read More →

Saturday September 21, 2019 1:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Great Room A & B- 3rd Flr Sheraton Conference Center