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| Presidents-elect training seminar |
In March, more than 32,000 club presidents-elect will attend their district or multidistrict PETS. During the seminar, they'll work on club goals for the year using the Planning Guide for Effective Rotary Clubs, available as a Word document that can be easily completed, updated, and e-mailed to fellow club members and district leaders. To help prepare for the meeting, encourage club presidents to review the discussion questions in the Club President's Manual (222) and bring their manuals to PETS if they receive them beforehand.
The Club Leadership Plan is featured throughout PETS. Each president-elect should receive a copy of the Club Leadership Plan (245), a publication that explains the plan and how clubs should implement it (see Mailing for PETS article). Learn more on the Club Leadership Plan resource page.
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| Thinking about going paperless |
When looking for information, do you use Google or another search engine, or do you pull out a reference manual? Has your employer gone paperless or started encouraging the use of USB flash drives? How does this impact training? Can training be paperless?
Please e-mail training.talk@rotary.org to give us your thoughts and suggestions.
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| Your Voice, Your Solution |
 You've been appointed the weekly program chair for the coming year. Last year many members complained that the weekly meetings were a waste of time. How will you keep weekly programs for the coming year interesting? Add Your Solution.
Last month, many of you contributed your solutions to the problem of how to raise funds for a great community service project. Read your colleagues' suggestions.
Rotary International's online problem-solving forum gives Rotarians the opportunity to exchange solutions and ideas. At the end of the month, you and your fellow Rotarians will have generated a collection of best practices that can be used by club presidents for years to come.
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| March is Literacy Month |
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 Celebrate Literacy Month! Encourage Rotarians to raise awareness about literacy issues and to organize literacy projects at home and abroad. Consider facilitating a discussion at an upcoming club meeting about literacy and education in your community.
If your club or district is interested in getting involved in a literacy project, take advantage of the ProjectLINK database at www.rotary.org (English only). When you search for education-related projects, you'll find projects from around the world that need volunteers, donated goods, or financial contributions. Share Rotary's mission at a new member orientation.
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If you need to present new information to your club in a limited time, consider using a presentation method called pecha kucha, Japanese for "chatter." It was invented by two architects living in Tokyo who wanted to make their presentations more interesting and concise, with time at the end for discussion. In this format, you are limited to 20 slides that automatically advance after 20 seconds, allowing you just under seven minutes to make your presentation.
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Mailing for PETS
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In February, district governors-elect will receive a mailing with materials to distribute at the presidents-elect training seminar (PETS). The mailing includes:
RI Theme Brochure 2009-10
Presidential Citation Brochure 2009-10
Presidential Citation Certification Form 2009-10
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District governors-elect attended the International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA, 18-25 January. Read about RI President-elect John Kenny's 
