Rotary International Convention 2009

01/08/08

 

Rotary International is a worldwide organisation of business and professional leaders, both men and women, which provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations and helps build peace and goodwill in the world.   Approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 32,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas.

The Rotary International Convention is the most important event in the worldwide Rotary calendar.   Its purpose is to stimulate, inspire and inform all Rotarians at an international level, in order that they will be motivated to actively develop the Rotary movement and its work

From 21-24 June 2009 Birmingham will play host to the 100^th Rotary International Convention. The Convention will take place at The NEC Birmingham and up to 25,000 delegates are expected to attend.

The concept is that all Convention attendees will be encouraged to visit Birmingham city centre en masse on the Tuesday evening to experience everything the city centre has to offer, from retail to cuisine, to arts and culture and nightlife.

Therefore this is your opportunity to plan ahead and ensure you can benefit from the number of visitors we are expecting in the city centre. We will be encouraging retailers to stay open later than usual and also have special offers to encourage the Rotarians to shop!

There will also be a voucher booklet distributed to all delegates prior to the convention, if you would like to include any vouchers or offers please contact Assia Begum on 0121 616 2877.