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Rotary Youth Exchange

Rotary Youth exchange:

  • Promote Youth Exchange throughout the District. Youth Exchange
  • Organise and administer the program, which provides for students of Secondary school-age to engage in study and travel for one Academic year or less.
  • Liaise with the returned RYE students and seek ways in which the services of the Committee can be expanded.
  • Work with Clubs in promoting RYE.
  • Conduct selection procedures and briefing sessions.
  • Conduct debriefing sessions for returning students. 
  • Conduct recreational and social activities for students.
  • Process applications to and from a country or countries. Seek host clubs for incoming students from that country or countries. Monitor progress of both inbound students from and outbound students to that country or countries.

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Please follow the link to the District 9710 Youth Exchange website.

Position/Area Name Phone Email Address
Chairman Geoff Purvis-Smith (Belconnen) +61 2 6254 5291
 gaps(at)iname.com
Youth Protection
Turkey/Sweden/Germany		 Rohan Gleeson (Moruya) +61 2 4474 2477 rohan(at)southerncomputerco.com
Treasurer Barbara Griffiths (Canberra) +61 2 6248 6909 griffiths.barbara(at)gmail.com
Austria/Finland/Mexico Mary Cruickshank (Belconnen) +61 2 6254 4084 mrcshank(at)grapevine.com.au
Japan/Switzerland Michael Alting (Gerringong-Sunrise) +61 2 4234 0636 mja(at)travellertv.com.au
France/Belgium/Denmark Phil Bennetts (Tumut) +61 2 6947 1143 philrbenn(at)bigpond.com.au
Brazil/USA/Canada Jenelle Tinham (Goulburn) +61 2 6245 7109 jenelle.tinham(at)anglicarecg.org.au

Address for correspondence:

District 9710 YEP Committee
5 Hayter Place
PAGE ACT 2614
AUSTRALIA

Calendar of Events

2010

Date Event
January Southern Hemisphere students arrive/depart
15-17 January Students Return from Europe, Japan and USA
22-29 January
 Students Depart for Europe, Japan and USA
1 February
 Applications open for YEP students to travel in January 2011
6-7 February
 Rebounders de-briefing in Nowra
19-21 February
 Terra Australis Travel Conference - Newcastle
27-28 February
 Inbounders Weekend - South Nowra.  District Team Training - Jerrabomberra
16-18 April
 PETS and District Assembly - Eden
23 April
 Applications close for YEP students to travel in January 2011
2-26 May
 Trekaway
5-6 June
 District Outbound YEP Interviews - Canberra
13 June - 15 July 2010-11 Inbounders Depart
4 July
 District Changeover
12 July
 Long form applications due
July/August
 2010-11 European and North American Inbounders arrive
21-22 August
 Outbound students first briefing and Inbound students orientation ("The Pines" - Tuross Heads)
7-10 October
 Australian YEP Chairs' Conference - Hobart
22-24 October
 District Conference - Nowra
25-30 October
 Inbounders' District Tour (TBC)
30 October - 2 November Inbound students adventure weekend - Tumut (home hosted) (TBC)
20-21 November Outbound students second briefing - Cooma (TBC)

2011

Date Event
January Southern Hemisphere students arrive/depart