Register for New Orleans -- $340 prior to March 31, $380 thereafter!!

NOTE: Any changes or edits to registration information after successfully registering/paying must be done by contacting ri.registration@rotary.org .

2011 RI Convention
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA – 21-25 May 2011

REGISTRATION DEADLINES
Deadline 1: 15 December 2010
Fees will increase after 2400 hours, Central Standard Time, on 15 December 2010
Deadline 2: 31 March 2011
Fees will increase after 2400 hours, Central Standard Time, on 31 March 2011
The Cancellation deadline for registration and tickets is 15 April 2011.
Deadline 3: 06 May 2011
Online registration closes at 2400 hours, Central Standard Time, on 06 May 2011

IMPORTANT! Online registrations made after 15 April 2011 are NON-REFUNDABLE.

2011 registration

For most categories of attendees, the base price for the convention is US$300. Registration for a preconvention event will entail an additional fee; however, you no longer need to register for the convention in order to register for a preconvention event.  

Deadlines

• 15 December is the first registration deadline. For most attendees, the convention registration cost increases to $340 after this time.
• 31 March is the second registration deadline. After this time, the convention registration cost increases to $380.

CNN coverage of a CNN Hero, founder of ShelterBox, Tom Henderson

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http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/17/cnnheroes.henderson.japan/index.html?hpt=T2

ShelterBox Internation Director Laase Peterson on NPR, March 15

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http://www.npr.org/2011/03/15/134571458/International-Group-Provides-Aid-In-Japan

Bill Gates, keynote speaker at RI Convention New Orleans

Bill Gates, cochair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will be a keynote speaker at the 2011 RI Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 21-25 May.


Gates will discuss the progress of the polio eradication effort and the need to finish the job during the third plenary session scheduled for Tuesday, 24 May, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The session has been moved to the afternoon, 15:00-17:00, from its original morning time slot.


The Gates Foundation has awarded US$355 million in challenge grants to Rotary for use in the campaign to rid the world of polio. Rotary has responded with Rotary's US$200 Million Challenge. Gates has made several trips to India and Nigeria, two of the four remaining polio-endemic countries, and has praised the work of Rotarians in his annual letter.


Register for the convention before 31 March so you don't miss out on early-bird pricing. Register online through Member Access.