District Conference - SCARBOROUGH
26-28th October 2007

LATEST NEWS -

851 delegates have now registered - should you still wish to register the fee is £32 per delegate.     

The number opting for "The Searchers" is beyond the capacity of the Spa Theatre so this entertainment will now take place in The Grand Hall.  Due to lack of support for dancing "Turnstyle" will not be performing in the Ocean Room.

Entertainment on both Friday and Saturday will now be in The Grand Hall with Cabaret Style seating on the ground floor. Balcony seating should you prefer.
The dress code throughout is jacket and tie.   

 

FIRST PLENARY SESSION on Friday afternoon stars at 2.30pm

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REGISTRATION FORM can be downloaded from this LINK

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PARKING CONCESSION FOR ALL DELEGATES.

An arrangement has been made for all delegates to receive a substantial discount when using one centrally located car park.
It is the NCP Car Park at the Balmoral Centre, North Street, Scarborough.The charge will be £4.00 per night (standard charge £6.90) and apply to cars parked for any or all of the four nights from Thursday 25th October through to Monday 29th October, 2007.
NCP Limited have given us permission to validate delegates parking tickets to record discounted rates when leaving the car park. A validation point at the Conference Centre will be notified to all delegates.

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CLIFF LIFT CONCESSIONS

Upon presentation of their Conference badges delegates will be able  to purchase a £4.00 Pass which will allow unlimited use of the Cliff  Lift adjacent to the Spa Centre throughout the week-end - badges to  be shown when making each trip.    The normal price for each journey  - up or down is 70 pence.

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DISCOUNTS FOR SHOPPERS

Many businesses throughout Scarborough will be offering discounts on  purchases made by Rotary delegates.    The businesses involved in this scheme will identify themselves by displaying this logo on their  premises.

Rotarians will be able to avail themselves of discounted purchases by producing their Conference badges and proof of identity.

 

Kind regards,
Ken Stringer - District 1280 Conference Committe

The advertised Peace Scholar James Griffen can no longer attend, so Peace Scholar Amanda Sutherland is replacing him.

Amanda Sutherland - Rotary Club of Dartmouth East, District 7820, Canada
Country of citizenship: Canada
Language proficiency: English and Spanish
Undergraduate degree: Bachelor of Applied Arts, Child and Youth Studies - Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Canada

Rotary Center degree: Master of Arts, Peace Studies, Conflict Resolution or International Politics and Security Studies

Area of expertise: Children at risk | Most recent job position: Youth service navigator
Career plans: To improve the conditions of at risk children as a children's rights advocate

Amanda writes: Like Rotary International, I am dedicated and committed to improving the lives of children at risk worldwide. Over the last 6 years, I have volunteered my time working children in Australia, Zimbabwe, Romania, the West Bank, Bolivia, Thailand and Vietnam. While in Australia, I attended a World Reconciliation Day Concert where Nelson Mandela urged nations to reconcile their differences through tolerance, understanding and conflict resolution.
Despite the apparent difficulties in solving conflicts, the life of Nelson Mandela has shown that no matter how complicated the conflict may seem a resolution is always possible. I want to help children in post-conflict situations to rebuild their lives after being devastated by conflict and civil war. World peace is dependent on children growing up in a stable, healthy environment.

"Nico de Boer represents the  Rotary  International President at Scarborough"

He has been a Member and Past President of the Rotary Club of Woerden Oude Rijn, The Netherlands since 1989 and served as District Governor of District 1570 in 2001-2002.

Educational management is his profession and he has been a Principal of a school for Secondary Education and of a school for Higher Vocational Education. He has also been a Project Leader at the European Commission,

He lists his interests as a conductor of a mixed choir and orchestra, reading and cycling.

On his visit to District 1280 Conference he will be accompanied by his wife Janneke.

To print the two pages below (Things you should Know & Welcome to Scarborough) please click on the appropiate page to be taken to a full size A4 PDF file - The pages can also be found in the District Magazine 'Rotary Today' July 07 issue