District 9910 - Norfolk Island
This isn’t actually a conference. With only four mornings of Rotary business scheduled over the course of a full week on Norfolk Island, it’s really a fabulous holiday in the company of good friends with some conference-like activity thrown in. Let’s call it a ‘holiconfriday’.
Joint Districts 9920 and 9940 - Rotorua
The conference theme is “Pushing Boundaries” creating an atmosphere of action and achievement to make Rotary relevant in today’s changing world, and make real change with an emphasis on Family and Youth.
District 9930 - Napier
The international Family of Rotary conference.
District 9970 - Methven
District 9980 - Invercargill
The theme of the Conference, “Wild
45 South” has been chosen with many thoughts in mind:
· ...wild southern food;
· ...wild southern weather (possibly);
· ...and some wild (but also warm and friendly)
southern people
· ...our District straddles the 45th
Parallel
These conferences are a small illustration of the social aspect of Rotary.
Members usually meet weekly for breakfast, lunch or dinner, which is a social event as well as an opportunity to organize work on their service goals.
Then there are the specific social events organised for members and their families that a club might have during the year with an amazing variety and level of innovation going into these. Rotary International holds an annual Convention, next in Lisbon, which is open to any Rotarian with their family plus there are over 99 vocational and recreational "fellowships" that Rotarians and their families can belong to - examples of popular recreational Fellowships in NZ-based districts are Caravanning, Yachting, Cricket, Flying, Motorcycling etc. And there are many more social opportunities for Rotarians.
