Conference 2015 - Break out sessions

Conference 2015 - Saturday Break Out Sessions

A variety of interactive subjects are on offer to cover a wide range of interests, catering for both Rotary activities as well as opportunities to find out about new areas of interest.

There are two breakout sessions on Saturday afternoon, giving you the chance to experience two of the options.  The only exceptions are the Rotary Question Time and Create a Choir, both of which span both sessions.

1. Rotary Question Time - A managed conversation of the burning issues of Rotary today, chaired by Rotarian Dave King, journalist, with a Rotary Panel.
2. Choir - Under the direction of Ben Hamilton, MD for Village Voices in Warwick, prepare to be part of a flash choir to perform on Sunday morning.
3. Social Media - Bring your iPhones, iPads or laptops and learn the language of social media, led by Rotarian James Martin, the Rotary Blogger.
4. Staying Safe - Interactive exercises and discussion about working safely with Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults. Led by Rotarian Joan Goldsmith.
5. Education - NEET (Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training) - Find out how your Club can run a Skills Building Day for disengaged young people with low self esteem and confidence to gain an Accredited Level 1 Rotary Community Qualification. Led by qualification developers Rotarians Sarah Powell, and Sheila King - Prospect Training.
6. How do you think? - We all think and learn differently, which can make working in a team enjoyable or frustrating.  Explore your own style and find out about how different mixes of styles can help us work together.
7. Reflexology & Headology - A fun interactive workshop to learn how to help yourselves physically or emotionally.  Using some simple techniques learn how to help ease discomfort and promote wellbeing, using demonstrations on the hands and head.  Notes will be distributed for on going use.  Led by Jayne Amanda MAR PM DITM, Reflexologist/ Reiki/Indian Head Massage practitioner.  www.reflexologywarwickshire.co.uk
8. Energy Saving at Work and Home - Interactive session looking at the potential for and benefits of making energy savings at work and home from a modest start. Led by Severn Wye Energy Agency, a charity active in the South West and Wales, who run the Rotary supported "Your Green Future" events.
9. Secrets of the Marketing World -  Helen Smallridge, with 18 years marketing experience, will let you into the secrets used by the industry to persuade you to buy products. Discver how marketing has changed over the last century and what the future holds. There will be product testing and interactive sessions to bring the subject alive. We will also look at the current marketing challenges for the Rotary organisation.
10. Gardeners Question Time - Is gardening your passion? Enjoy a fun quiz which, as well as looking at the flora and fauna in your garden, challenges you to explore nature's secrets.