2024 Midwest PETS Schedule

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Friday, March 1st

10:00 AM  |  PETS Registration Opens

12:15 – 3:05 PM  |  Workshops (50 minute sessions)

• Session times:
  • 12:15 PM
  • 1:15 PM
  • 2:15 PM
• Sessions:
  • Finding the Balance in Service and Self
  • Fundraising Idea Bank
  • Inclusion & Belonging – Comfort & Care of Your Members
  • Managing Your Club Conflicts
  • Navigating “My Rotary”
  • Strategic Planning in Your Club

3:05 – 3:20 PM  |  Transition & Networking Opportunity
Vendors & Exhibitors
Coffee & Refreshments at Multiple Locations

3:20 – 4:20 PM  |  District Breakout #1

4:30 – 5:15 PM  |  General Session #1
Empowering Girls – Michelle Bohreer

5:30 – 7:00 PM  |  Hospitality and Networking, Cash Bar in Atrium

7:00 – 8:30 PM  |  General Session #2
Our Rotary Foundation – Jennifer Jones, Trustee and PRIP

8:00 – 10:00 PM  |  Social Time

Saturday, March 2nd

6:30 – 8:00 AM  |  Breakfast Buffet – Grand Ballroom

7:00 AM  |  PETS Registration Re-opens in Chambers

8:00 – 9:00 AM  |  General Session #3
Peace and Conflict Resolution Through Diplomacy and United Nations – Excellency Ambassador Vanessa Frazier

9:00 – 9:15 AM  |  Transition & Networking Opportunity
Vendors & Exhibitors
Coffee & Refreshments at Multiple Locations

9:15 – 10:05 AM  |  District Breakout #2

10:05 – 10:20 AM  |  Transition & Networking Opportunity
Vendors & Exhibitors
Coffee & Refreshments at Multiple Locations

10:20 – 11:20 AM  | Breakouts

• Presidents-Elect Breakout #1
  See your personal agenda for assigned selection.

1. Your Members, Your Culture
   Creating Engagement and Belonging
2. Our Foundation, Our Impact
   Connecting Your Club to The Rotary Foundation
3. Your Image, Your Why
   Communicating Your Story

• Presidents-Nominee Breakout #1
  Rotary Beyond Your Club
• Assistant Governors Breakout #1
  Roles & Expectations
• Secretary Breakout #1
  Roles & Responsibilities

11:20 – 11:35 AM  |  Transition & Networking Opportunity
Vendors & Exhibitors

11:35 – 12:30 PM  |  Lunch Buffet – Grand Ballroom

12:30 – 1:15 PM  |  General Session #4
Rotary Cultural Appreciation Initiative: Building Goodwill and Better Friendship with American Indian Neighbors
Biskakone Johnson, Lac du Flambeau band of Lake Superior Ojibwe

1:15 – 1:30 PM  |  Transition & Networking Opportunity
Vendors & Exhibitors

1:30 – 2:30 PM  | Breakouts

• Presidents-Elect Breakout #2
  See your personal agenda for assigned selection.

1. Your Members, Your Culture
   Creating Engagement and Belonging
2. Our Foundation, Our Impact
   Connecting Your Club to The Rotary Foundation
3. Your Image, Your Why
   Communicating Your Story

• Presidents-Nominee Breakout #2
  Meeting Can be Fun
• Assistant Governors Breakout #2
  Tools & Resources
• Secretary Breakout #2
  Club Management Systems

2:30 – 2:45 PM  |  Transition & Networking Opportunity
Vendors & Exhibitors
Coffee & Refreshments at Multiple Locations

2:45 – 3:45 PM  |  Breakouts

• Presidents-Elect Breakout #3
  See your personal agenda for assigned selection.

1. Your Members, Your Culture
   Creating Engagement and Belonging
2. Our Foundation, Our Impact
   Connecting Your Club to The Rotary Foundation
3. Your Image, Your Why
   Communicating Your Story

• Presidents Nominee Breakout Session #3
  What’s Your Leadership Style
• Assistant Governors Breakout #3
  Club Interaction – Preparing, Visiting & Reporting
• Secretary Breakout #3
  Reporting & Communications

3:45 – 4:00 PM  |  Transition & Networking Opportunity
Vendors & Exhibitors

4:00 – 4:50 PM  |  District Breakout #3

5:30 – 6:30 PM  |  Hospitality & Networking, Cash Bar in Atrium

6:30 – 7:30 PM  |  Dinner – Grand Ballroom

7:30 – 8:30 PM  |  General Session #5
End Polio Now – Michael McGovern, Rotary Polio Chair; PRIVP, Past Trustee

8:30 – 10:00 PM  |  Social Time

Sunday, March 3rd

7:00 – 8:30 AM  |  Buffet Breakfast – Grand Ballroom

8:30 – 9:30 AM  |  District Breakout #4

9:30 – 9:45 AM  |  Transition & Networking Opportunity

9:45 – 11:15 AM  |  General Session #6

• Rotarians Facilitating Mental Health Programs for Youth
  • Nina Menis, KidsMatter CEO / Past-President, Rotary Club of Naperville
  • Ryan Lauterwasser, Linden Oaks Behavorial Health
• Official Commissioning of Presidents-Elect
• Final Comments from the Chairs 
• Closing

11:15 AM  |  Lunch
Optional Box Lunch or Buffet in Atrium