10-11-2017, 09:15 AM
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First Line Centre
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Calgary wins bid to host 2025 Rotary Convention and meetings
didn't see this posted anywhere. Huge win and international exposure for Calgary
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...tion-1.4347419
Calgary has been chosen as the host city for the Rotary International Convention in 2025 — a massive gathering expected to draw tens of thousands of visitors.
The annual meeting sees 20,000 to 40,000 members of the service club come together from more than 100 countries around the world.
"Calgary had stiff international competition for this convention, which makes it even more prestigious for Rotary to select Calgary," said Clark Grue, president and CEO of Meetings and Conventions Calgary.
"This is a huge win that will benefit our entire community."
Calgary was up against Singapore, Warsaw, Dubai, and Gothenburg
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10-11-2017, 09:51 AM
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wow, that seems amazing to plan an event so far into the future. that is like an olympic games lead up.
now what are the odds that the saddledome will still be in use?
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10-11-2017, 10:27 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Calgary
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All those Rotarians are going to need a new arena..............
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10-11-2017, 10:32 AM
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First Line Centre
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from the article they expect 20,000-40,000 attendees not including spouses and extra family that might stay longer. I imaging there's significant planning required for an event this size
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10-11-2017, 10:45 AM
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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After all these years, I still have no idea what Rotaries are. I just imagine a lot of old uncles and seniors.
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10-11-2017, 11:07 AM
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Will they all go to see the peace bridge at the same time...
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10-11-2017, 11:09 AM
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Do we have that much hotel space in Calgary ?
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10-11-2017, 11:38 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nufy
Do we have that much hotel space in Calgary ?
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Temporary AirBNBs.
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10-11-2017, 11:43 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Not sure
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
After all these years, I still have no idea what Rotaries are. I just imagine a lot of old uncles and seniors.
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That's basically it. One of my first trips to Australia as a kid and my grandpa dragged me to one of his. It was awful. Tons of old guys speaking with thick Aussie accents. Basically spent 4 hours wondering WTF these guys were trying to say to me.
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10-11-2017, 11:44 AM
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Franchise Player
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Anyone know when tickets go on sale??
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10-11-2017, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
Anyone know when tickets go on sale??
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I normally suggest that you run, not walk to your nearest ticket retailer; however, only those with a rotary membership will get a chance to get tickets - your best bet to grab ducats is the tertiary (not the secondary) market
good luck - you will get a ton of bank with the wife if you can grab tickets for this event
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10-11-2017, 08:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
After all these years, I still have no idea what Rotaries are. I just imagine a lot of old uncles and seniors.
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I went to their Wikipedia page, and I am somehow more confused....they might either be a bunch of old people or a rival for Scientology
Quote:
PHILOSOPHY
The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:[4]
The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service
High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's personal, business, and community life;
The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
This objective is set against the "Rotary 4-Way Test", used to see if a planned action is compatible with the Rotarian spirit. The test was developed by Rotarian and entrepreneur Herbert J. Taylor during the Great Depression as a set of guidelines for restoring faltering businesses and was adopted as the standard of ethics by Rotary in 1942. It is still seen as a standard for ethics in business management.[5] The 4-Way Test considers the following questions in respect to thinking, saying or doing:[6]
Is it the truth?
Is it fair to all concerned?
Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
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10-12-2017, 03:02 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Not Abu Dhabi
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As my memory seemed to tell me, Calgary has hosted this event before, in 1996.
http://www.rotaractorwiki.org/wiki/R...nal_Convention
There were almost 25,000 attendees for that one. It seemed unlikely to me that Calgary can even accommodate that many visitors, visitcalgary.com says Calgary has more than 11,000 hotel rooms, which doesn't seem like enough for an event that size.
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10-12-2017, 06:40 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Barthelona
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We have 7 years.
Better start building the hotels now!
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10-12-2017, 07:47 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Interesting, I'm a guest speaker for a rotary meeting today. There is so much formality to their meetings.
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10-12-2017, 08:42 AM
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by pseudoreality
Interesting, I'm a guest speaker for a rotary meeting today. There is so much formality to their meetings.
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So what the hell are they??!! Is it another Super Adventure Club?
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10-12-2017, 08:57 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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My son won a speaking prize for a Chinese Rotary club speech competition. Still, I have no idea what they do. I am starting to think they have something to do with either speaking or naming rights to parks.
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10-12-2017, 09:23 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
So what the hell are they??!! Is it another Super Adventure Club?
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They are just a group of moderately successful (mostly white) old guys that like to get together and pat each other on the back. They sponsor exchange students, build parks, and things like that.
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10-12-2017, 09:35 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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They're a service club. So they fundraise and then donate those funds to various causes. They sponsor all kinds of parks and other benevolent things in the community.
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10-12-2017, 09:36 AM
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Franchise Player
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So kind of Stone Cutters lite.
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