BREAKOUT SESSIONS

The Conference will have THREE different Breakout sessions which will be repeated THREE times as attendees move from room to room during the day. ALL attendees will be able to attend ALL breakout sessions. They may ALSO opt to attend the breakout session to watch the recorded video presentation by Vic Grosjean.

THEME	TOPIC	REPEATED
Healthy World	7th Area of Focus – Integrating the Environment into your club’s activities	Three times
Healthy People	‘Behaviour Change – The often forgotten piece of the WASH puzzle.’	Three times
Combined Themes	Environment (ESRAG) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASHRAG) Mini Green Expo	Three times
Healthy World	‘Environmental Sustainabilty – Oceans, Waterways, Plastics and Us.’ (A recorded presentation from Vic Grosjean)	Three times

BREAKOUT SESSION Number ONE (1)

‘HEALTHY WORLD’

‘The 7th Area of Focus – Integrating the Environment into your Club’s activities’

This interactive session will provide practical suggestions for clubs to involve their members in environmental activities and to build the environment into their club planning. The session will include ‘snap-shot’ presentations by guest speakers who have run successful club and multi-club environmental projects. A panel discussion will conclude the session.

Some topics to be covered are listed below

What is the 7th Area of Focus of Rotary International?
What are the benefits for clubs being involved in environmental projects?
How can the environment be integrated into other projects?
How can a club integrate environment into their Annual Plan?
How can a club get started with environmental projects?
How can a club set up an Environment Committee?
How can a club become a District 9810 EnviroClub?

BREAKOUT SESSION Number TWO (2)

‘HEALTHY PEOPLE’

‘Behaviour Change – the Often Forgotten piece of the WASH puzzle’

This session will include three panelists who will explain different approaches to bringing about sustainable behaviour change in WASH projects.

ERICA GWYNN is the Rotary International Area of Focus Manager for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene – WASH.

MEREDITH HICKMAN is the Head of Strategy for WaterAid Australia.

PHEARAK SVAY is the Implementation Program Lead for the Global Evergeeening Alliance.

BREAKOUT SESSION Number THREE (3)

‘HEALTHY WORLD’ and ‘HEALTHY PEOPLE’

The ESRAG and WASHRAG MINI GREEN EXPO

Explore this Rotary Mini Green Expo, packed with displays, exhibits, models, and practical hands-on and virtual activities.
Learn what you can do at home, in your club and in your local and international projects to care for the environment and introduce safe, sustainable and effective WASH practices.
D9810 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

‘HEALTHY PEOPLE’ BOOTHS

‘Water, Sanitation and Hygiene’ (WASHRAG)	*CONTACT PERSON*
Days for Girls	Lee Baker
Operation Toilet	Brian Martin
Operation Cleft	Bruce McEwen
Water Aid	Justin Pilgrim
Disaster Aid Australia	Bruce Ashworth
End Polio	Greg King
Kiriwina Aid Project	Alan Lunghusen

‘HEALTHY WORLD’ BOOTHS

*ENVIRONMENT* *(ESRAG)*	*CONTACT PERSON*
Heart Gardens Project	Emma Cutting
ESRAG – Carbon Calculator, issues with microplastics	Ted Waghorne
Direct Sustainable Communities Committee	Pat Armstrong
Donations In Kind (DIK)	Des Shiel
Pollinators – Rotarians for Bees & WHEEN Bee Foundation	John McCaskill
Renewable Energy – ‘Light Up Timor‘	Pat Armstrong
Student Environment Kit	Trish Carr
Future Vehicles Expo	David Rosenwax
D9810 Op Shops – ‘Recycling Hubs‘	Malcolm Chiverton

‘HEALTHY WORLD‘

‘ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY – Oceans, Waterways, Plastics and Us”

VIC GROSJEAN

Vic Grosjean is based in Melbourne, and is the Principal Consultant at OceanX Group, an Engineering Consultancy specialising in Environmental Monitoring solutions. He has developed cutting edge technology to monitor and remove pollution from our waterways and to clean up our oceans. As a professional speaker, Vic Grosjean has been invited to present international speeches across 6 continents. He has delivered Keynote Addresses in Germany, New Zealand, Kenya, Singapore, France, Columbia and Australia. As a strong supporter of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, he has presented his Ocean Conservation strategies in front of an audience of over 1000 United Nations and Rotary officials. In 2018 Vic was selected by RI President Barry Rassin as ‘One of ‘Six Young Innovators’ to showcase his work at the UN in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2019 he was named as one of Australia’s Most Innovative Engineers by the CEO of Engineers Australia.

‘I re-connect people with their emotions. My speeches are designed to transcend and transform lives. I intend to foster the next generation of ‘Ocean Innovators’ who can inspire masses.’
Vic Grosjean

Learn more about Vic Grosjean, by visiting his website.

Vic Grosjean – Rotary-UN Young Innovator | Engineer (ludovicgrosjean.com)