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Stay connected with Rotary after your exchange

Are you thinking of ways to stay connected to Rotary Youth Exchange? Did you know that ROTEX is a group of former Rotary Youth Exchange students who mentor inbound and outbound students and share their advice about exchange? Reach out to alumni@rotary.org or your district leaders if you'd like to be involved in or start a ROTEX group in your area. Let us know your plans for the upcoming year and where you live, so we can connect you with your district alumni chair.

Celebrate with us in Atlanta

Join the thousands of Rotarians who have already registered for the biggest event of the Rotary year, the 2017 Rotary Convention in Atlanta! There’s still time to register. You won’t want to miss the unforgettable Host Events, from barbecue and bluegrass to dinner at the World of Coca-Cola or the College Football Hall of Fame. Connect with old friends and make new ones, and be a part of the best Rotary has to offer.

District 3181 (INDIA- part of Karntaka) has met certification requirements for outbound-only exchanges; they can send, but not host, exchange participants.
Rotary Club of Kemerovo in non-districted Eastern Russia and Siberia has met certification requirements for outbound-only exchanges; they can send, but not host, exchange participants.

View our complete listing of noncertified districts.

Do you have a Rotary Youth Exchange story?

If you have a story from your year abroad, if your experience as a member of a host family changed your life, if you met new friends and professional connections through your alumni association, tell us about it! Send your story to youthexchange@rotary.org. It could be featured in this newsletter or on the Rotary Voices blog.

Note: This list is informational only and does not constitute an endorsement of any event. Please contact event organizers for details.

22nd Annual Japan Youth Exchange Conference
Yonago, Japan
13-14 May

2017 Youth Exchange Officers Preconvention
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
7-10 June
Welcome reception, 7 June
General sessions and workshops, 8-10 June
Youth Exchange Officers banquet (separate Rotary-ticketed event), 9 June
Presidential Peace Conference (included for Preconvention registrants), 9-10 June

2017 Rotary International Convention
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
10-14 June

2017 Rotary International Convention Interfaith Program
Sign up as a youth volunteer
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
11 June

2017 Rotary Youth Exchange Australia Chair’s Conference (RYEA)
Mantra Pandamas, Darwin, Australia
25-27 August 2017

Europe- Eastern Mediterranean-Africa (EEMA) Youth Exchange Conference
Warsaw, Poland
8-10 September

Associação Brasileira do Intercâmbio Rotario (ABIJ)
São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
26-28 October

Do you know of an event we should add to this list? Email us at youthexchange@rotary.org.

Resources & reference

Rotary Youth Exchange on LinkedIn
Rotary Service Connections blog
Rotary Code of Policies
Youth Exchange Directory (district and multidistrict Youth Exchange chairs can access by signing in to Rotary.org)

Youth Exchange is a source of news, resources, and event details for those who promote global understanding through the Rotary Youth Exchange program available every other month.

Send questions and story ideas to youthexchange@rotary.org.