Speaker: Francoise Thiebault-Roger and Maureen McKinley
Members Francoise Thiebault-Roger and Maureen McKinley share their thoughts on the Rotary International Convention and their visit to exotic Thailand. Share the adventure through their eyes.
This week comments: 136, this week visitors: 103
Great feedback from Maureen and Françoise... I was there but had some important family issues to deal with so it was not a real convention trip for me and I was really sad about it, but that's life.
Thanks also to Bob for the smile he brings to us
Great pictures and great overview of the convention!
A very thorough and insightful program. It gives you a feel for the convention even if you weren't there.
A very thorough and insightful program. It gives you a feel for the convention even if you weren't there.
I missed my club's presentation about the Convention so it was great to experience it through your members' eyes and see so many wonderful photos from Thailand. I hope to attend a Convention in the next few years and this presentation added fuel to the fire. Thanks!
Francoise, thank you for taking the time to write up such an wonderful dialog of your experience in Bangkok. I wish I was there.
Thank you for allowing the flavor of the RI Convention to be tasted by those of us who could not go!
Great report on the 103rd RI Convention in Bangkok where 35,000 people attended and President Kalyan Banerjee spoke a most memorable line: "When we arrive in this world, everyone is happy and we cry. When we leave this world, everybody cries and we're happy." The meeting was a veritable speakers bureau of inspirational presentations including 2012-13 president Skuji Tanaka and the now world renown Mohammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner. The photos are awesome as well!! Great program!!
A very interesting and informative e-meeting. Good reporting on the Convention in Bangkok.
Loved seeing the Bangkok pdf. Looked like a wonderful convention.
Also adding my secretary's email: Leanne,
Great Story
Hilarious joke about the 4 brothers present to their mother on her 95th birthday
Lovely reports , refreshing insights and nice pictures. Felt I was there almost! Thanks Francoise and Maureen !
Francoise and Maureen very good description about yours experiences in the RI Convention in Bangkok, now I know the new motto, "Peace throug the service"
Welcome to the club Allen! Great to have you on board! ...Great meetin too, Made feel that much worse that I had to miss the RI Convention. My father went and had an amazing time!
this brings in to persceptive how large Rotary is.
Congratulations on the acknowledgement of being the Rotarian of the Month, Omar and Eileen. It is a wonderful accomplishment.
Thank you. Wonderful information about Thailand and the convention.
A great journey...
Excellent program.
Francoise and Maureen: Thank you for the insight into Bangkok and what it's like to attend a Rotary International meeting. So many people to meet and stories to hear. Marvelous.
Thank you for letting me make up at your meeting. As always, your programs are so interesting and informative. I especially liked the words of wisdom.
Congratulations to Omar and Eileen for being Rotarians of the month - well deserved. Welcome, Allen!
Finally, major thanks to both Francoise and Maureen for the reports from Thailand. Sounds like it was an inspiring experience!
I sure wish I could've gone to RI Convention! Thanks for all the info, gals!
Best reards from the Rotary E-club of Greater Sydney Australia, the first and only eclub in Australia.
Tony Castley President.
The visit to Thailand was very interesting. I laughed at the joke about the parrot.
Most interesting. I've been to probably a half a dozen conventions, but nothing recently. This report motivates me to "Think Lisbon". Many thanks
Loved reading about all the good work the rotary clubs have been doing!
Once again, I have left your sight feeling refreshed. Your club has been blessed to have members with such commitment.
Thank you again Carol for a very good meeting, as well as to Francoise and Maureen for the resume of the 107 Conference of Rotary International and the photos of Thailand.
Carol gracias otra vez por una muy buena junta, así como a Francoise y Maureen por el resumen de la 107 Conferencia de Rotary Internacional as como las fotos de Tailandia.
I enjoy continuing to learn more about Rotary!
"Knowing is not enough, we must do." wow.
I always enjoy my visits to these club meetings and the news from around the Rotary world.
Thanks!!
I always enjoy my visits to these club meetings and the news from around the Rotary world.
Thanks!!
This was an excellent meeting. The quotes from D' Vince and all the different projects Police Language Training — Literacy in Bangladesh —Microbanking in Central America — Mobile Riverboat Clinic — Bombay Pavement College — Jonathan’s Dream — Operation Condor — Helping Kenya’s Blind — ocational Training in Jamaica — Shalom-Salaam — Organ Donations — Literacy in Bangladesh — and so much more.
Thanks for the great program. I felt like I was with you enjoying all the the wonderful parts of a Rotary Interational Convention......
Great meeting Philip Morris
I have had the honor of attending nine RI conventions since I joined in 1974; I wish there had been many more. I enjoy the friendship of however many thousands attedned each of those conventions, as did the two members of our club. I hope to attend more in the future. Thanks Francoise and Maureen!
I enjoyed reading the reports from the Rotary International 2012 Convention in Bangkok, accompanied by photos to give us the flavor of the convention and the city.
Great meeting as always. Wonderful pictures!
Faqbulous report. Thank you ladies for that and with so many wonderful pictures. What a humble and motivating president. Aren't we happy he is a Rotarian! Clark Lovrien
Loved the conference photo's and commentary.
Great program and very informative.
Great topic. It appears the RI Convention in Bangkok was a huge success with many wonderful speakers.
Excellent program Francoise Maureen the three RI Conventions I have been to ,I really look forward to the sydney convention 2014
Thanks for letting me participate!
As always and interesting program that I learn from.
Thank you for sharing your program!!
Very interesting information. I love the jokes and the receipe, the stories were very interesting also. Thanks.. This is a make up for Tuesday May 29th. My employee is out sick, and I cannot leave my store to attend Rotary.
Another interesting program. It is great to get a different prospective on Rotary.
I think being a servant is a huge thing. Service to others truly is the heart of God.
Thank you for the information and the recipe. Have a nice memorial day weekend!!
Great program, as always.
This was a very enlightening program. Thank you for your coverage of the RI Convention. The notes of the speakers were excellent and I enjoyed the pictures which helped complete my image of the Converntion. Wonderful experience.
The Convdntion Report was absolutely outstanding! For those of us who could not go but read this article, we felt we were THERE!!
This e-club is THE perfect example of what an E_club should be like. It feels like attending a Terra Rotary meeting. I hope to do may more make ups to help us with the start up of our Canadian Club
Thank you for capturing the convention for us- quite the perspective! Very interesting trip.
Welcome to new member Allen...he certainly new enough to joing the eClub! The convention report was terrific--particularly the photos. Thanks.
As usual very informative.
Very interesting to get firs-hand impressions of the International convention!
That was so interesting. Would have loved to have been there.
I wish I had gone. I would have loved to hear Mohammed Yunus, whom I have always admired.
Congratulations to Eileen and Omar - very well deserved recognition for your amazing work. Thank you also to Francoise and Maureen for letting me feel like I was at the RI Convention. Well done all around.
I love that our Rotary President is so wise in always telling us to first look inside ourselves to start peace.
Great meeting. thank you for always making the website meetings enjoyable.
Really interesting, I love how it has all the elements of a live meeting!
Congratulations, Eileen and Omar, our two newest Rotaians of the Month. Your success with the Dictionary Project is testimony of your perseverance and dedication.
Thanks to Maureen and Françoise for your reports on the Bangkok convention. It sounds like an experience of a lifetime!
Muy interesante todos los temas. Me gusta mucho que cloquen recetas de cada pais, es una forma de dar a conocer la cultura y costumbres de los paises.
Muy interesante todos los temas. Me gusta mucho que cloquen recetas de cada pais, es una forma de dar a conocer la cultura y costumbres de los paises.
Welcome Allen and thanks Ftancoise and Maureen for great personal perspectives on the convention.
different poeple difrent langauges all one human race
Thank you so much for another great program!
I enjoyed Kalyan Banerjee's statements on the importance of recruiting young people, the importance of involving the family life in Rotary, so that Rotary club members never have to choose between family and Rotary, and the importance of networking through social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, internet, as they have an important place in Rotary. It is a constant and daily struggle convincing many older members that these are the tools of today for a successful future of Rotary.
"Smell the rose" I feel in this word many positive ways. Thank you for new inspiration and a nice recipe.
Thank you to Francoise and Maureen for sharing your International Convention experiences. They were very informative and inspiring! Although I've yet to attend a convention your experiences have just added another item to my 'bucket list'.
Very informative
Thank you Francoise for nice and interesting program!!
I learned many things from the program.
If I could have attend the convention,I could dig our friendship.
I wish I could have participate in the convention.
Good meeting information. I am sure the convention in Bangkok was great. The words provided show the wisdom of Rotary's leaders.
As always, the international flavor of the meeting was fascinating. This month, the Rotary Minute was especially encouraging. So much going on. So many hands doing a little work here and a little work there. Outstanding!
Good agenda
Good program
Good program
One of these days I will attend an international convention!
Thanks for making this available.
Have you considered making the program available through streaming video, or are the programs always submitted as PDFs?
Great program! Thank you
5-22-2012
Francoise Thiebault-Roger and Maureen McKinley give us a full report on the various speakers and their messages at the Rotary International Convention in Bangkok and their visit to sights in Thailand. This convention was clearly a time of re-dedication and continued focus on the mission of Rotary through multiple programs around the world. Typically, the bonds of fellowship are deepened and strengthened and participating Rotarians find renewed energy and enthusiasm to share with their colleagues back in their home clubs.Thank you!
Great information
Wonderful report on the Convention and Bangkok....funny stories...chicken recipe to follow?
As always your e-club is the best. A minor glitch(?): The web page apparently refused to accept my club's secretary's e-mail. It was in the format:
firstname.lastname@email.com.
Great to read about RI in Thailand as I lead a MOdel APEC in Cjina. Rotary does great work world-eide.
I thoroughly enjoy the different elements of your meeting: the comments from the president, your club history, the new member comments, the personal touch of birthday and anniversary wishes, the news of partnerships for projects, the feeling of centeredness in a global setting. Thank you!
I am honored to be named Rotarian of the Month along with Omar Davis.. Thank you for recognizing us.
As always, an enjoyable and informative experience. Thanks to all of you who make this e-club so special.
Excellent meeting as usual that is reason i keep coming back.
What a wonderful program! I almost felt as if I had been able to attend the International Convention. I love the Thai art -- I have a large bronze Thia buddha in my entryway -- and I especially liked seeing Francoise on the elephant! Reading the events these two recount remind me of other Conventions I was able to attend: Mexico City in 1991, Nice, France in 1995, Glascow in 1996, Indianapolis in 1998, Singapore in 1999, and Barcelona in 2002. I am not able to travel that far anymore, but I have such fond memories that were revived by reading about this one in Bangkok.
Thank you Francious for a beautiful program on your Convention trip! Welcome to our newest member Allen!
It is great that so many of our members will attend and meet each other at District Conference.
I have attended our meeting while flying on a Southwest plane high in the heavens traveling from NY to AZ!
It is true that an e club member can attend a meeting from anywhere!
See you at conference !
Maureen and Francoise, thank you for the most informative and wonderful depiction of the Convention and Bangkok. Alan and I look forward to seeing everyone at the District Conference which will be great! The program is very dynamic with an incredible line up to inspire and entertain. See you very soon!
I loved reading about the Convention! I'm amazed there were 35,000 in attendance. What an incredible organization to belong to!
Wow! There was something for everyone in this week's meeting! Well done! It was very touching to have had former members of our club, who had passed away, memorialized online. Such a nice tribute. And to our Rotarians of the Month, Eileen and Omar -- congratulations! I loved the quotes from daVinci. My favorite one, as an artist, was "Art is never finished only abandoned." I had to think that one through a bit. You work so hard to know when to "walk away" from a piece, but to put it in such a global perspective gave me some real food for thought. Okay, I want to join the Monterrey Gang -- y'all have just WAY too much fun! Speaking of fun, I appreciated Bob's humor -- as the parent of a Macaw, I fell on the floor! The bird was not amused! :-) Of course, the curry recipe is going right into the book. Until I visited a local Indian grocery, I had no idea the diversity of curries. I'm going to have to try this recipe with the different ones we have. Allen, in case you hadn't noticed, this club is certainly not shy. Welcome! Fantastic to have another Californian in the ranks! Francoise, thanks for putting some of the photos up of our translators on the foreign language page. Great to put names and faces to the translations! (and to the translators, THANK YOU so much for doing that each month). Lastly, Maureen and Francoise, between the two of you I was envisioning what the convention was like taking steps with each of you. What an amazing adventure! I've also been communicating with Dr. Balanean and other club members in Romania about their eClub -- I'd also encourage folks to send a photo and story for their Chartering Meeting next month (send them now so they have them in time!). Kinda cool that if you wanted to attend, you'd fly into the Transylvania airport!
Congratulations Eileen and Omar! Enjoyed doing GrubFest with you!
What a great deal! Rotary information "How we serve" and a great thai curry recipe. Thanks for the informative meeting.
Dale Seabaugh - Marble Falls, Texas
great
Thanks!!
Great meeting. I came online to make up for my club for the first time and before i realized it, I had completed the meeting!
Thanks
Great! I feel like I attended the convention with all the updates on how everything went in Bangkok.
Very nice to visit your club for a make-up. I like the format of your virtual meeting and I enjoyed the reports on the International Convention. Thank you.
Congrats, Eileen and Omar! Thank you so much for ALL your efforts and perseverance!!!!
Ya'll make me feel as if I was there with you. Thank you for sharing with us.
Welcome to Allen! I like the way you introduce yourself! Congratulations Eileen and Omar: great job ! The "Monterrey gang" doesn't look like a real "gang"; they are smiling and seem to be very nice!
Are we back from Bangkok yet? There are members still returning, and a few lost in the rivers. Francoise and Maureen's lovely files are now preserved at RGHF (both are members) on our public fan page, under IC12 General. I'll try to leave the link, but it usually does not work. www.historyfan.org if this fails.
