Programme Agenda

Programme Agenda

FRIDAY 1st November

8:00am to 5:00pm    Registration Desk open
 
8.30am to 11.30am  Rotary AGM’s for those required
 
12:00pm to 2:00pm  District Governor Forum for those attending
 
2:00pm to 3.30pm    Business Session by PDG Tony Monley
 
3:30pm to 4:00pm    Rotary your Regional Council Chair & Co Chair for questions
 
5:00pm to 6:30pm    Official Zone 8 Conference Opening with Guest speaker Mihi Whakatau - Coronet Room
 
                                 Call to order & official welcome, Rotary International Message
 
                                 Keynote speaker: Jason Browne - Dare to Dream
 
7:00pm onwards      Group Dinners in & around Queenstown
 

SATURDAY 2nd November

8:00am to 4:00pm    Registration & Help Desk open
 
8:00am to 4:00pm    Rotary Expo area open
 
9:00am                     Flag Ceremony & Roll Call
 
9:10am                     RIPE Address
 
9:30am                     Keynote Speaker : Raj Graham - Empowering Communities
 
10:10am                   YE & Rotaract
 
10:40am                   Morning Tea
 
11-10am                   Regionalisation - Zone 8 Update
                                 Regionalisation Panel Discussion
 
12:20pm                   Lunch
 
1:25pm                     Session Reconvenes
 
1:30pm                     Michele Berg - RI Deputy General Secretary
 
                                 RID GB Chew - Zone 8 Update
 
2:00pm                     Projects from 2 - 4 pm
 
5:30pm 6:30pm        Rotary Foundation Donor Cocktail event, by invitation only
 
7:00pm to 11.30pm  Gala dinner with entertainment & dancing.  Theme “Wish upon a Star”
 

SUNDAY 3rd November

8:00am to 11:30am   Rotary Expo area open
 
9:30am to 1:00pm    Conference Day Two commences
                                 Morning Tea only provided
 
9:30am                     Conference Reconvenes
 
9:40am                     TRF Trustee Address
 
10:20am                   Keynote Speaker:  Cat Levine - Update on Mental Health
 
10:45am                   Keynote Speaker: Melissa Vining - Hope & Change
 
11:15am                   Morning Tea
 
11:45am                   How to engage corporates........
 
11:55am                   Keynote Speaker: Pauline Smith - Educate or Liberate
 
12:25pm                   Zone 8 Focus 2025
                                 2025 Conference & Convention
                                 Convenor Thanks
 
1:00pm                     Zone 8 Conference Concludes
 
Please allow 30 minutes to get to airport if flying out that afternoon/evening
 
 

Saturday afternoon options from 2pm to 4pm:

Option 1:             Adopt a Plot
Head up the Queenstown Gondola for 2 hours to weed a plot. (Amazing views while working)
 
Need to be semi-fit & active as a 15 minute walk in & then have to take out weeds. Please note an additional cost to go up Gondola, but one of Queenstown’s best attractions
 
Option 2:             Trip to visit Sallies
 
Board a bus out to Frankton to see operation & pack some boxes for local community
 
Option 3:             Woman’s Refuge Bags + Polio Walk
Start with helping to pack handbags for Woman’s Refuge.
 
After completing project, Walk for Polio around Queenstown Gardens.