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		Youth Exchange

July 2016 | Connecting students and communities around the world

Korea Convention connects leaders from around the globe

Where in the world can you connect with tens of thousands of fellow Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors, Youth Exchange students, alumni, and leaders from around the world? The Rotary International Convention, of course! And the 107th annual event in Korea featured world-class speakers, creative and innovative workshops, and fun opportunities to make new friends. Discover this year’s Convention highlights:

Champions of the Youth Exchange program shared best practices, inspiring stories, and new strategies to build successful programs around the world.
2016-17 Rotary International President John F. Germ inspired attendees with the story behind his theme, Rotary Serving Humanity.
The live blog captured all the action in real-time. Relive the excitement through on-site interviews, photos, and stories from our staff reporters.
Author, David Forward, told heart-warming stories that inspired the book, “100 Years of Doing Good,” and shared how you can join the Rotary Foundation Centennial celebration and get caught in the act of doing good.

And 92 percent of attendees at this year’s Youth Exchange Officers Preconvention recommend attending the event next year. So don’t wait — register now for the 2017 Youth Exchange Officers Preconvention, Thursday to Saturday, 8-10 June, including special access to the Presidential Peace Conference celebrating the centennial of The Rotary Foundation. Join us at the welcome reception for preconvention registrants the evening of Wednesday, 7 June, and the Youth Exchange Officers Banquet (a separate Rotary-ticketed event) the evening of Friday, 9 June.

	What’s happening

	Plan your Reconnect Week event now! Last year, alumni from over 24 countries reconnected with Rotary during the annual Rotary Reconnect Week. This 9-15 October invite alumni in your community to join the celebration. Host an alumni networking night, plan a service project to take action together, or invite them to your next club meeting. When you stay connected with alumni, you not only cultivate new membership opportunities and network with proven leaders, you also help alumni discover new ways to give back through Rotary. World traveling alumna turned tech entrepreneur Social media makes us feel connected at all times, but what about when we want a real, even spontaneous, connection with our friends, classmates, or colleauges? That’s why Karolina, Youth Exchange alumna and Rotaractor, created the new social media app Spontime to invite friends to put down their phones and grab coffee, go for a jog, and make memories together IRL (in real life). Already receiving critical acclaim from the likes of Forbes, Huffington Post, and Digital Trends, the app and its creator are poised to take the tech and social media industry by storm. Rotary Youth Exchange connects in so many ways According to Linda, “when you become a Rotary Youth Exchange student, you never imagine how it might affect you in the long term." Her exchange to Sweden in 1979-80 was only the beginning of her and her family’s Youth Exchange journey. Find out how her family has discovered a whole new world of culture, language, and laughter through Rotary Youth Exchange.
	News and updates

	D6900 (Georgia, USA) has met certification requirements to fully participate in Rotary Youth Exchange; it can now both host and send exchange participants. D3860 (Philippines) has met certification requirements to participate in outbound Rotary Youth Exchange; it can send, but not host, exchange participants. View our current listing of noncertified districts. View our complete listing of noncertified districts. Do you have a Rotary Youth Exchange story? If you have a story from your year abroad, if your experience as a member of a host family changed your life, if you met new friends and professional connections through your alumni association, tell us about it! Send your story to youthexchange@rotary.org. It could be featured in this newsletter or on the Rotary Voices blog.

CELEBRATE THE ROTARY FOUNDATION CENTENNIAL WITH #100ACTSOFGOOD

To mark the Rotary Foundation centennial, we’re encouraging members everywhere to do 100 acts of good throughout the year. Let others know by posting photos of yourself on social media, along with a brief description of the act, using #100actsofgood.

POST YOUR OWN OFFER ON ROTARY GLOBAL REWARDS

Rotary and Rotaract members can now offer discounts on products and services from their own businesses through Rotary Global Rewards. You can submit an offer and make it available locally, regionally, or globally.

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Upcoming events

Note: This list is informational only and does not constitute an endorsement of any event. Please contact event organizers for details.

2016 EEMA Conference
Helsinki
26-28 August

North American Youth Exchange Network 18th annual conference
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
9-11 March 2017

2017 Youth Exchange Officers Preconvention
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
7-10 June 2017
Welcome reception, 7 June 2017
General sessions and workshops, 8-10 June 2017
Youth Exchange Officers banquet (separate Rotary-ticketed event), 9 June 2017
Presidential Peace Conference (included for Preconvention registrants), 9-10 June 2017

2017 Rotary International Convention
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
10-14 June 2017

Do you know of an event we should add to this list? Email us at youthexchange@rotary.org.

Resources & reference

Rotary Youth Exchange on LinkedIn
Rotary Service Connections blog
Rotary Code of Policies
Youth Exchange Directory (district and multidistrict Youth Exchange chairs can access by signing in to Rotary.org)

Youth Exchange is a source of news, resources, and event details for those who promote global understanding through the Rotary Youth Exchange program available every other month.

Send questions and story ideas to youthexchange@rotary.org.

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