Friday May 29, 2026
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Afternoon Program
Registration Opens
12:00 Noon
West Hall, Four Points Sheraton
 
 
 
 
Conference Opens
2:00 pm
Opening Ceremony, tribal acknowledgement, CA/ US Anthems. Remarks by Governor Jeff Ferweda, other special guests.
“Irresistible”
2:35 pm
Louise Horne, Regional Rotary Membership Coordinator
Membership
3:10 pm
Membership Chair and DGE Lorna Gunning-Fatschko
Polio
3:35 pm
PDG Katherine Hahn
Free Time
4:00 pm
 
Evening Program
Social Hour
5:00 pm
West Hall, cash bar open all evening
Parade of Flags
6:00 pm
Youth Exchange followed by YEO Race to Erase Fundraiser ask
Buffet Dinner
6:25 pm
West Hall
Keynote Speaker
7:40 pm
Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, President, The American Medical Association.
After Glow
8:15 pm
Network with the keynote speakers, all fellow Rotarians, as well as colleagues from throughout the district.
Evening Program Ends
9:00 pm
 
 
Saturday, May 30, 2026
 
Morning Program
Registration Opens
7:00 am
West Hall, Four Points Sheraton
Breakfast
7:30 am
Food service ends 8:30, program begins at 9:00
“The Heart of Rotary”
9:00 am
Brenda Cressey, Past Chair, Rotary Foundation Board of Trustees
Our Foundation
9:35 am
Sonja Glass, District Rotary Foundation Chair
Morning Break
10:00 am
Coffee, tea & nibbles
International Service
and Hand Up
10:15 am
Pat Cavan & Trudy Morris
The Environment
11:20 am
Doug Thompson
Break
11:45 amEnd of morning session
 
 
 
Afternoon Program
Buffet Lunch
12:00 noon
West Hall
Presentation
1:00 pm
Brenda Cressey, Louisa Horne, DRFC Sonja and DGE Lorna
Interact Presentation
1:35 pm
Sandy Crockard & Interact students
RYLA Presentation
2:00 pm
Marissa Cutts & Seminar for Tomorrow’s Leaders students
Afternoon wrap up
2:25 pm
Announcements about other available activities
End of afternoon session
3:30 pm
Break until dinner
   
Gala Evening Program
5:30 pm
West Hall, cash bar open all evening
Plated dinner
6:30 pm
 
Foundation Awards
7:45 pm
DRFC Sonja along with Trustee Brenda Cressey
Silent & Live Auctions
8:00 pm
Silent auction bids close at 8:00. Live auction of Trustee Brenda’s handmade quilt, proceeds (tripled!) go to polio funding
Entertainment
8:15 pm
Pauline Perreault, Kirk Langford and Youth Exchange students
After Glow
9:00 pm
Trivia contest
End of evening program
9:30 pm
 
 
 
Sunday May 31, 2026
 
Breakfast
8:30 am
West Hall, food service ends 9:30, program begins at 9:45
Rose Ceremony
9:45 am
Honoring recently deceased Rotarians
Thanks to our keynote speakers
10:00 am
DG Jeff with Louisa Horne and Brenda Cressey
Thanks to our volunteers
10:10 am
PDG Dennis Dinsmore
“Advancing Sustainability”
10:20 am
Peter Love
“Conflict Resolution”
10:45 am
Cayla Charles
Next Year’s Conference
11:10 am
DGE Lorna Gunning-Fatschko
The Famous DG Basket
11:30 am
DG Jeff and DGE Lorna
Final words and closing bell
11:45 am
DG Jeff
 
Conference Ends
12:00 pm