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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

2008

Date Event
July/August 2008/09 European and North American Inbounders arrive
30-31 August * Combined weekend - Outbound students first briefing and Inbound students orientation (“The Pines” - Tuross Heads).
8-12 October Australian Rotary YEP Chairmans Conference - Wangarratta
31 Oct - 2 Nov * District Conference – Sussex Inlet
3 – 7 November District Tour for Inbounders (TBC)
8-9 November Inbounders adventure weekend – Tumut (home hosted) (TBC)
21-23 November *Outbound students second briefing – Cooma

2009

Date Event
January Brazilian students depart
Brazilian and Mexican students arrive
February Applications open for YEP students to travel in January 2010
31 Jan -1 Feb * Rebounders de-briefing
28 Feb – 1 Mar Inbounders Weekend – South Nowra (TBC)
30 April Applications close for YEP students to travel in January 2010
May Trekaway
13-14 June * District YEP Interviews – Canberra
15 June onwards European and North American Inbounders may depart

* Compulsory Events for Inbounders