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2010-2011 Rotary Program/Speaker Schedule

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July 2010
7/1	The Rotary Club of Denver "Changing of the Guard" Program - President Roland Thornton/President Elect Doug McLemore
7/8	"Unmanned Aerial Vehicles" - Dr. Ing. Kimon Valavanis, Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept at DU. (OFFSITE at DU) RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
7/15	"Energy in Colorado" - Ron Binz, Chair of Public Utilities Commission
7/22	"Denver Union Station: Portal to Progress" - Jim Havey, Producer/Director/Photographer Harvey Productions
7/29	Rotary Day at the Rockies (Offsite Family Picnic) RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
August
8/5	"Separation of Church and State" - President Thomas Jefferson (aka Jack Van Ens, ED of Creative Growth, Inc. and Author of "How Jefferson Made the Best of Bad Messes")
8/12	Bernie Buescher, Colorado Secretary of State
8/19	Rotary Family Picnic at 4-Mile Historical Park (evening Club event in lieu of our regular noon luncheon) RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
8/26	**"The Trouble with the Alphabet" - Caryn West, President/CEO (Book Artist, Author, Designer and Advocate for Change)**
September
9/2	"The Secret of Aging Gracefully - Aging and Other Minor Inconveniences" - Mike Befeler, Author
9/9	"Winning the Customer, Not the Argument" - Don Gallegos, Past President of King Soopers Supermarkets
9/16	Rotary 5450 District Governor Karen Sekich, 2010-2011 AND The Branch Rickey Award Press Conference; SOUP DAY
9/23	FELLOWSHIP MEETINGS (various offsite locations) RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
9/30	"Stories on Stage" - Candy Brown reading "He Was a Good Lion", written by Beryl Markham. Program to be introduced by Anthony Powell, Stage Artisitic Director
October
10/7	"CU Opera Performance" - Leigh Holman, Director
10/14	"An Evening at the Botanic Gardens" - OFFSITE Dinner Neeting (5:00 - 7:30) and tour of the Henry Moore Exhibition RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
10/21	Colorado Ethics in Business Awards (CEBA) Panel Discussion on Ethics (offsite BREAKFAST meeting at a location TBD) - This meeting will be in lieu of our regular Thursday luncheon meeting. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
10/28	"2010 Ballot Issues (60, 61, 101): Pro and Con" - Kelly Brough, President/CEO, Denver Metro Chamber
November
11/4	The Rotary Foundation Program - Speakers TBD; SOUP DAY, benefiting the TRF Annual Programs Funds
11/11	NO MEETING - Branch Rickey Week
11/18	Peace Corps - Carrie Hessler-Radelet, Deputy Director
11/28	NO MEETING - Happy Thanksgiving
December
12/2	District 5450 Kickoff of 100 Years of Rotary in Colorado with Governor Bill Ritter's Annual State of the State Address. A joint meeting will all Clubs in Denver; OFFSITE - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
12/9	"WASRAG - Water and SanitatioN Rotary Action Group" - Ron Denham, Chair
12/16	Denver Rotary's Annual Holiday Party RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
12/23	NO MEETING - Happy Holidays
12/30	NO MEETING - Happy Holidays
January 2011 - Centennial Year Kick Off of Colorado History
1/6	RI President Ray Klinginsmith - OFFSITE at the National Western Stock Show Complex RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
1/13	DENVER ROTARY CENTENNIAL YEAR KICKOFF: "History of 100 Years in Colorado" - Thomas J. "Dr. Colorado" Noel
1/20	FELLOWSHIP MEETINGS (various offsite locations) RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
1/27	"Al Im-tiaz Academy in Pakistan" - Ayesha Nawaz
February - Mining History Month
2/3	"Alzheimers Disease: Help and Hope" - Patricia Felice, Services Director, Alzheimer's Association Colorado Chapter
2/10	CEBA Breakfast Ethics Panel “Healthcare in the U.S.: Right, Responsibility, or Road to Ruin?” - OFFSITE at the Marriott City Center RESERVATIONS REQUIRED through Denver Rotary
2/17	CENTENNIAL HISTORY TOPIC: "Mining in Colorado" - John Stewart, fellow Denver Rotarian and author of "Thomas F. Walsh: Progressive Businessman and Colorado Mining Tycoon"
2/24	Scholastic Arts Awards Exhibition - OFFSITE at the Denver Art Museum RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
March - Transportation History Month
3/3	Jeong-Gwan Lee, Consul General of the Korean Consulate
3/10	CENTENNIAL HISTORY TOPIC: "Transportation in Colorado" - Bob Lowdermilk, Fellow Denver Rotarian SOUP DAY
3/17	FELLOWSHIP MEETINGS (various offsite locations) RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
3/24	End Polio Now Program - Carl Tinstman
3/31	Annual CEBA Awards Luncheon - OFFSITE at Marriott City Center RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
April - Medicine History Month
4/7	"Credit Ratings of Countries" - Tom Byrne, VP & Sr. Analyst, Moody's Financial Institutions and Sovereign Risk Group in New York
4/14	"Fools Walk In" - Kapelke & Co.
4/21	CENTENNIAL HISTORY TOPIC: "Consumption in Colorado" - Dr. Richard Hesky
4/28	Denver Kids/High School Scholarship & Achievement Awards Graduation Program - Speaker: Doug Young - Rotary's "4-Way Test"
May - Agricultural History Month
5/5	NO MEETING - District Conference
5/12	Denver Rotary Club Foundation Celebration Day - SOUP DAY, benefiting DRCF
5/19	Mayoral Debate: Chris Romer and Michael Hannock
5/26	CENTENNIAL HISTORY TOPIC: Tom Cech, former Executive Director of the Central Water Conservancy District
June - Media/Technology History Mont
6/2	FELLOWSHIP MEETINGS (various offsite locations) RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
6/9	"Colorado Shakespeare Festival" - Philip C. Sneed, Producing Artistic Director
6/16	"Hypnosis and the Mind" - Cody Horton
6/23	Denver Municipal Brass Band - SOUP DAY
6/30	Denver Rotary Changing of the Guard Program: President Doug McLemore & President Elect Seth Patterson