The Prefect's role
The Prefect's role in organizing club gatherings: responsibilities, practical tips, and how to make every event run smoothly.
Read the guide →The bell and the gavel
When the bell is rung, who may ring it, and the one exception at the Handover Ceremony.
Read the guide →Club banner and pennant
Where to place the club banner, roll-up and pennant during official club meetings.
Read the guide →Flags: order and placement
The official flag order for every meeting, and how it changes with foreign guests or public authorities.
Read the guide →Anthems: order and protocol
Anthem order, the President's two set phrases, and the difference between 'Honours' and 'Salute' to the flags.
Read the guide →Signature book / wheel
Who signs first, the order of the signature round, and the exception for the District Representative's visit.
Read the guide →Head table
How to arrange the head table in a club's four typical situations: a regular gathering, the District Representative's visit, an interclub event, and the Handover Ceremony.
Read the guide →Welcome remarks
The general rules for deciding who is welcomed first, and the welcome order in typical situations: the District Council, an interclub event with a Rotary Club, and international/interdistrict officers.
Read the guide →The Secretary's role
The Secretary is the Club's guardian of continuity: minutes, archive, communications and institutional deadlines. List of duties and the Rotary year's administrative deadlines.
Read the guide →Annual administrative deadlines
The administrative deadlines the President and Secretary must meet during the Rotary year: membership records, district and international dues, election of the incoming President.
Read the guide →History of Rotary
From the first 1905 meeting in Chicago to the birth of District 2050: the key milestones in Rotary's history.
Read the guide →History of Rotaract
Rotaract's origins in the 1960s, its official recognition through "Elevate Rotaract" in 2019, and its spread across Italy.
Read the guide →The Rotaract District
What a Rotaract district is, the birth of District 2050 in 1968, its 4 zones, and the district's yearly events.
Read the guide →Rotaract Structure
Rotary International's pyramidal organization, a club's collegial bodies, and the main offices of a Rotaract Club.
Read the guide →Interact Clubs
What an Interact club is, how it's chartered under a Rotary club's sponsorship, and the three types of service it carries out.
Read the guide →MDIOs
What an MDIO (Multidistrict Information Organization) is, the conditions to form one, and the procedure for multidistrict service projects.
Read the guide →ERIC and MED
The two main MDIOs relevant to our context: ERIC (European area) and MED (Mediterranean area) — governing bodies, assemblies and events.
Read the guide →RYLA
RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards): a youth leadership programme funded by the Rotary Foundation.
Read the guide →The Avenues of Service
Rotary's 5 avenues of service: Club Service, Vocational Service, Community Service, International Service, and Youth Service.
Read the guide →The Areas of Focus
The 7 areas of focus Rotary International concentrates its projects on, from peacebuilding to environmental protection.
Read the guide →The Rotary Foundation
Rotary's foundation, born in 1917 in Atlanta: mission, humanitarian and educational programmes, and the 2023/24 grant numbers.
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