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  1. 1238: TRF Chair's Nov Message From: Sunil K Zachariah 
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  1. 1238: TRF Chair's Nov Message 
  Posted by: "Sunil K Zachariah" sunilkzach at yahoo.co.uk   sunilkzach 
  Wed Nov 1, 2006 8:43 pm (PST) 
  Let's celebrate our Rotary Foundation
  Luis Vicente Giay 

  November 2006

  Dear Rotary family,

  November is Rotary Foundation Month, a time when Rotarians worldwide 
  celebrate their Foundation's achievements of the past 90 years. They 
  pay tribute to the Foundation and offer their personal 
  contributions. It's a time of happiness and joy.

  If the Foundation must be measured by the success of its programs, 
  the programs themselves are the best measure of its success. For 
  example, 10 years ago, in 1996-97, Rotary International and The 
  Rotary Foundation made a significant decision to help the world 
  become a safer place. As the world became more globally connected, 
  we saw more violence, more tribal conflicts, more difficulties in 
  finding a shared vision of world peace. What could we do about it? 
  The purpose of our programs has always been world understanding and 
  peace, but we wanted to do something with a more practical, tangible 
  effect. Thus began the Rotary Centers for International Studies in 
  peace and conflict resolution. 

  Five years ago, on 11 September 2001, I was in New York City and 
  witnessed the attacks on the World Trade Center towers. Like the 
  rest of the world, I was appalled that anyone would do such a 
  terrible thing. It convinced me of how necessary the Rotary Centers 
  program was going to be. A few weeks later, the first class of 
  Rotary World Peace Fellows was chosen.

  Since then, we have graduated more than 230 Rotary World Peace 
  Fellows. Thanks to their course of study, these individuals 
  understand the complexity of deep-seated conflicts. They bring 
  comprehensive analytical skills to bear on the most difficult 
  problems. As you read this message, Rotary Centers alumni are in the 
  field around the world working to prevent and resolve conflicts at 
  the community, national, and international levels. These members of 
  the inaugural 2002-04 class are just a few examples:

  Bautista Logioco (Duke University, USA) is a specialist with the 
  Department of Crisis Prevention and Special Missions, Secretariat 
  for Political Affairs, at the Organization of American States in 
  Washington, D.C. He has been to Central America many times, where he 
  has helped negotiate border disputes and overseen free elections. He 
  specializes in matters related to Colombia. 

  Francesca Del Mese (University of Queensland, Australia) is a legal 
  officer with the Office of the Prosecutor at the United Nations 
  International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The 
  Hague. She possesses extensive experience in war crime tribunals, 
  due in part to the international internships she completed during 
  her fellowship. 

  Jan Nemecek (Universidad del Salvador, Argentina) is an assistant to 
  a Czech member of the European Parliament, working with the EU's 
  Environment and Public Health and Employment and Social Affairs 
  committees. 

  The success of these and many other fellows has led the Trustees to 
  convene the first Rotary World Peace Symposium, which will focus on 
  the Rotary Centers for International Studies program. The symposium 
  will be held 14-16 June 2007 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, just 
  before the RI Convention. It will be a rare and exciting opportunity 
  for you to meet many of our Rotary World Peace Fellows and alumni. 
  The Rotary World Peace Symposium will focus on their 
  accomplishments, their plans, and their strategies for making the 
  world a safer, more peaceful place. 

  This is Rotary's vision. Through this program, we are creating a 
  cadre of people trained in the practical skills of negotiating 
  peaceful resolutions. This is an entirely new idea, and Rotary is 
  leading the way. 

  I hope you will join me in Salt Lake City for the Rotary World Peace 
  Symposium. I assure you it will be an enlightening experience for 
  everyone as we show Rotarians - and the world - how deeply committed 
  Rotary World Peace Fellows are to Rotary's goal of world 
  understanding and peace. We look forward to seeing you to celebrate 
  our Rotary Foundation at one of the most important events of the 
  Salt Lake City convention.

  Sincerely,
  Luis Vicente Giay 
  Trustee Chair, The Rotary Foundation, 2006-07 

  Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary

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