The Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is a multi-district, grassroots leadership development program of member districts organized into regional divisions in various parts of the world. It is not an official program of Rotary International and is not under its control. The RLI seeks to have Rotary Clubs in member districts identify those Rotarians who seem to have the POTENTIAL for future club leadership (not necessarily as club presidents) and provide those so identified with a quality education in Rotary knowledge and leadership skills for voluntary organizations.

A very enjoyable event at Rotary International Conventions for the past nine years has been the Annual RLI Breakfast. The Birmingham RLI Breakfast will feature as principal speaker, one of Rotary's most respected Past R.I. Presidents, Cliff Dochterman of California, USA. Cliff is also one of Rotary's most popular speakers. Representing the R.I. Board of Directors at the Breakfast as guest speakers will be R.I. Vice-President Monty Audenart of Alberta, Canada and R.I. Director Mike Colasurdo of New Jersey, USA.

Join us to celebrate RLI's substantial growth and its productive efforts to strengthen Rotary Clubs through its quality leadership development program.

PAYPAL is Now Available for Breakfast Ticket Purchases

RLI Executive Director Michael Rabasca has arranged with PayPal to expedite the payment for RLI Convention Breakfast tickets (and annual dues as well). Simply follow the directions below. (Of course checks in US Dollars can be used.)

· Follow PayPal instructions to send funds to m.rabasca@comcast.net
· Include your name and district when sending funds to Pay Pal

Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009-Place: Crowne Plaza Birmingham NEC---Time: 7:30 a.m. (doors open 7:00 a.m.---Who may attend?: Any Rotarian interested in leadership development for Rotary CLUBS---Price: US$ 45.00 per person; how to register: Mail check, use PayPal or Bank Transfer or contact RLI Executive Director Michael Rabasca, 210 Thomas Road, Mendham, New Jersey 07945 USA, m.rabasca@comcast.net .

Rotarians may also click on the ticket shown on the Home Page of www.rotaryleadershipinstitute.org for a registration flyer and payment options.

RLI'S ANNUAL REPORT (through May 1) TO BE DISTRIBUTED AT BIRMINHAM BREAKFAST

Hard copies of the RLI Annual Report will be distributed at the Birmingham RLI Convention Breakfast on June 24. It is now posted online for preconvention review.

On the Home Page of www.rotaryleadershipinstitute.org click on RLI Organizational Information and then click on Annual Reports on the right index. The 2007-8 Report is shown first and 2008-9 is shown below that. It is anticipated that a sheet listing districts joining RLI since May 1 will also be distributed at the Breakfast.

RLI International Officers have scheduled a number of informal meetings with prospective member districts, newly organized divisions/districts and other interested parties during the Convention week. To request such an informal meeting, please contact the appropriate Regional Vice-Chair or International Chair, David Linett. Email addresses are shown at the end of this eBulletin.

RLI takes great pride in welcoming R.I. Director John Lawrence as a member of the RLI International Senior Leaders Advisory Board. Director Lawrence is a resident of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and is completing his first year of a two year term on the Board. He has authorized the RLI Divisions to conduct breakfast meetings at the two Zone Institutes he will convene in November---one in Australia and one in New Zealand. He has been a strong supporter of leadership development programs for Rotary.

ARGENTINA- A new division for the Buenos Aires Region of Argentina has been formed under the leadership of PDG Celia Giay of Arrecifes, Buenos Aires. The member districts are 4890, 4855, 4825, 4915. The Agreement of Membership was signed by the District Governors-Elect and is effective July 1. DGEs are Miguel Angel Martinez Peleyra, Oscar Emilio Vergara, Luis Eduardo Busso and Juan Carlos Elias, respectively.

INDIA- Districts 3010 and 3110 are now members of the Northern India Division. The Agreements were signed by District Governor Sushil Khurana for District 3010 and District Governor Jugal Kishore Garg for District 3110. PPAtul Dev is Chair of the Northern India Division.

INDIA- District 3020 is now a member of the Central India Division. The name of the Governor-Elect who signed the Agreement will be reported next month. The Chair of the new Central India Division is PDG Rajendra Rai.

INDIA- District 3201 is now a member of the South India Division. The district was formerly part of 3200 that was split into 3201 and 3202. Both districts remain members of RLI. PDG K.S. Pillai is Chair of the Division.

We thank India Regional Coordinators PDG Subhash Saraf and PDG Rekha Shetty for their assistance in the additions to the India divisions. India and Nepal RLI Divisions now have 23 member districts.

USA, Ohio- District 6650 is now a member of the North Coast Division. The Agreement was signed by District Governor Robert E. Pattison. PDG Larry Warren will be the District Chair for RLI. We thank Governor-Nominee Jim Russell and PDG Dan Spencer (formerly Intl. Regional Vice-Chair) for their role in having the district join the new Division. PDG Fran Bayless is Chair of the Division.

International RLI Secretary Ward Vuillemot, a member of the RLI International Training Team, traveled to Egypt earlier this month to assist in a Part I session and to conduct faculty orientation sessions for additional RLI discussion leaders. The visit was coordinated by D2450 Training Chair, Colette Frege Hager and supported by District Governor Zakaria E. Shafei. Upon arrival in Cairo, Ward worked with a few previously trained discussion leaders to provide a Part I session for fifteen local Rotarians. The following day, these efforts were moved to the D2450 Conference venue in Sahl Hashish-Hurghada, Egypt. During the following few days, fourteen Past Presidents attended two faculty orientation sessions to be RLI discussion leaders. As the direct result of these sessions and International Vice-Chair Frank Wargo's efforts last year together with Colette's drive, RLI has and will continue to be a viable and valuable training program in District 2450. (Note that Egypt and Sudan will constitute a separate district in 2011.)

"Having leadership skills does not alone assure good Rotary leadership. An effective Rotary leader must ALSO have Rotary knowledge, perspective about where Rotary has been, where it is now going and a vision of what Rotary can be."