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Nov 10, 2015
Bill Chase, PDG, Editor
Your editor has finally returned from a 2 1/2 week absence but is now back to
publishing this twice-monthly Peace Conference NEWSLETTER!
The Peace Conference Committee is pleased to announce that Hollywood
actress, Sharon Stone has agreed to be a keynote speaker at the conference.
SHARON STONE TO BE A KEYNOTE SPEAKER!
Sharon Stone Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Song Writer/Lyricist, Activist, Humanitarian
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Sharon Stone started her career in in New York at the age of 19 as a
model. She was discovered by Woody Allen in 1984 when she made her film
debut in “Stardust Memories.” In 1992 she rose to fame in the blockbuster
“Basic Instinct” and in 1995 earned a Golden Globe Award and Academy
Award nomination for her role in Martin Scorsese’s “Casino.” Other film
credits include “The Muse”, “Sliver”, “Bobby”, “The Quick and the Dead”,
“Irreconcilable Differences”, “Alpha Dog” and “Fading Gigolo”. For her
television work she earned an Emmy Award for her role on “The
Practice.” In 2014 Stone returned to TV starring in the drama series “Agent
X.” Stone plays a widowed wife of a U.S. Senator who rises up the political
ranks and becomes elected the United States first female Vice President.
In 1995, while at the Cannes film festival for “The Quick and the Dead”, Ms.
Stone was asked to step in for Dame Elizabeth Taylor at the amfAR Gala; she
has continued her worked with the organization for 20 years as the Global
Fundraising Chairperson. She has raised hundreds of millions of dollars to
find a cure for aids with amfAR all over the globe. In 2002 the HRC (Human
Rights Campaign) honored Ms. Stone for her contribution to the ‘fight
against aids’ and she was presented the ‘Global Institutes Healthcare &
Medicine Humanitarian Award’ by one hundred of the top doctors in
America. In 2013 she was honored by the Nobel Peace Laureates at the
Nobel Peace Summit in Poland with the ‘Peace Summit Award’ for her
continuous work with HIV / Aids. She was presented the award by His
Holiness the Dali Lama. Ms. Stone just recently produced a compelling
documentary based on global female rights titled, “Femme”.
Ms. Stone will speak during the Plenary Session at noon on Friday!
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TRACK E: WORKPLACE
Harassment, sexual harassment, bullying, mobbing, violence, favoritism, nepotism,
termination, discipline
The 13 different Tracks and their presenters are fully described on our website. Here you will be able to determine which sessions with YOUR track
you’d like to hear. Just go to “AGENDA” and then click “TRACKS”. Each attendee has the opportunity to attend 4 sessions each day, or the
complete 8 sessions over the 2-day event. Choose now!
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Our emphasis for these last three months will be to: 1) continue to market the event to as many people as possible; 2) gather additional sponsorships and; 3)
solicit ads for the event’s PRINTED PROGRAM. The details of the various levels of program advertising appear later in this issue. Please work hard to
promote the peace conference and motivate potential sponsors and advertisers!!
A NEW FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY!
Rotary World Peace Conference 2016
January 15-16, 2016, Ontario Convention Center
Ontario, California
Take Action ... Register Today!
Register Here
IMPORTANT! Text RWPC16 to (866) 499-8886 to make a donation
Make a Donation
Interested donors may conveniently text their donations from
either their iPhones or Androids. If you are presenting our Peace
Conference Power Point Program to groups be sure to ask the
members of the audience for donations right then and there. Just
ask them to text the code, RWPC16 to (866) 499-8886.
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PURCHASE AN AD IN THE OFFICIAL CONVENTION PROGRAM!
The OFFICIAL PEACE CONFERENCE PROGRAM is being developed
as we speak by PDG Rich Dell’Acqua. We are selling ads so that we may
cover the cost to produce it. Won’t you please consider supporting it?
(NOTE: The above graphic is not the way the program cover will look)
The printed Program will be 5.5”X8.5”
The costs of the ads are as follows:
A FULL PAGE AD is priced at $1000.00
A ONE-HALF PAGE AD is priced at $500.00
A ONE-QUARTER PAGE AD is priced at $250.00
A ONE-EIGHTH PAGE AD (Business Card size) is priced at $125.00
Make checks payable to: District 5330 Rotary Peace Conference and send it
to W.R. Chase, PDG, 2075 S. Caliente Dr., Palm Springs, CA 92264.
E-mail your artwork/business card to: frndshp97@aol.com
Jan 15-16, 2016 Ontario Convention
Center
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Please visit our website at: www.peaceconference2016.org to register for the
conference. Here you will also be able to reserve a room at the hotel of your
choice in the area of the convention center. For those not staying at one of the
local hotels, there will be ample parking provided around the convention arena.
The daily charge for parking is $7.00.
The following is a breakdown of the charges for the various groups:
General Registration: $279
Enrolled College Students-Both Days: $185
One Day Adult Registration: $175
Enrolled College Students - One Day Only: $125
Interact Students - Saturday Only: $45
Our conference is the only Presidential Conference that is scheduled
to be held in the Americas. The others will be held at various locations
throughout Europe and Asia. The convention site can accommodate only
3,800 people at any one time and we are sure we will have to turn interested
parties away, so it is urgent that you REGISTER AS SOON AS YOU
CAN!
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TRACKS
The preliminary program will include Six Plenary Sessions each with at
least one, if not two, keynote speakers; over 100 break-out sessions
conducted by experts in their field, covering 13 major tracks. Limited
Attendance Banquets on both Friday and Saturday evenings; and a
concert on Saturday night following the dinner.
The tracks include:
1. Creating Peace Globally 2. Personal Issues 3. School Issues
4. Community/Youth 5. Community/Adults and Veterans
6. Workplace Issues 7. International Issues
8. Civil Rights 9. Diplomacy/War
10. Religion 11. Media/TV and Radio
12. International Commerce 13. Rotary’s Part in World Peace
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TWO-DAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
DAY 1: FRIDAY, 15 JA NUARY 2016
7:30 AM-6:30 PM REGISTRATION IN THE MAIN HALLWAY
7:30 AM-6:30 PM HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP
9:00 AM-9:55 AM OPENING PLENARY SESSION
10:05 AM-10:55 AM BREAKOUT SESSION 1
11:05 AM-11:55 AM BREAKPOUT SESSION 2
NOON-12:30 PM BOX LUNCH (Included with FULL registration)
12:40 PM-2:00 PM PLENARY SESSION 2
2:10 PM-3:05 PM BREAKOUT SESSION 3
3:15 PM-4:05 PM BREAKOUT SESSION 4
4:20 PM-5:35 PM PLENARY SESSION 3
6:10 PM-6:30 PM SPECIAL RECEPTION
6:45 PM -9:00 PM EVENING DINNER WITH SPECIAL INVITED SPEAKER
DAY 2: SATURDAY, 16 JANUARY 2016
7:30 AM-6:30 PM REGISTRATION IN THE MAIN OCC LOBBY
7:30 AM-6:30 PM HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP
8:00 AM-5:00 PM INTERACT CONFERENCE AT THE RADISSON
9:00 AM-9:55 AM PLENARY SESSION 4
10:05 AM-10:55 AM BREAKOUT SESSION 5
11:05 AM-11:55 AM BREAKPOT SESSION 6
NOON-12:30 PM BOX LUNCH (Included with FULL registration)
12:40 PM-2:00 PM PLENARY SESSION 5
2:10 PM-3:05 PM BREAKOUT SESSION 7
3:15 PM-4:05 PM BREAKOUT SESSION 8
4:20 PM-5:35 PM PLENARY SESSION 6
6:30 PM-7:45 PM EVENING DINNER WITH SPECIAL INVITED SPEAKER
8:00 PM-10:00 PM PEACE CONCERT FEATURING THE
14-PIECE RUSSIAN VIOLIN ENSEMBLE
This is a preliminary draft of the scheduled program at this point and time.
Please share this with your colleagues
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STARLINE BUS TOURS/PRE-CONFERENCE EVENTS
Mark Ameli is arranging to have two Pre-Convention tours available for
registrants interested in doing some sightseeing in the area. These are being
scheduled for Thursday, January 14th only. The tours will take our guests to
Hollywood or to Universal Studios. These are full-day events! Mark is in
the process of negotiating rates with StarLine Bus Tours and will have more
information available soon.
Please announce these plans to your club members.
HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP
A House of Friendship will be provided to allow NGOs as well as for-
profit vendors to display their materials and programs. There is a fee for
the booths and it varies depending on the type of business/organization
you are. The cost of a booth for an NGO is $250.00 and the cost for a
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vendor is $750.00. Booths are 10’ X 10’ in dimension. Each booth
includes a pipe and drape, 1 rectangular table along with 2 chairs.
If you would like to reserve a booth please go to our website and sign
up for one:
www.peaceconference2016.org
PLEASE NOTE: The Rules and Regulations regarding the booth
rentals may also be found on our website. Please familiarize yourself
with this protocol.
ALSO NOTE: The convention center is mandating that each
exhibitor/vendor carry a liability insurance policy of $1 million (not
the $2 M policy which is stated in the R & Rs) to protect them for
injuries and accidents in and around their booth. The policy should
include SMG, the City of Ontario, and the Ontario Convention Center
additional insureds! (Many vendors may already have this coverage)
MATERIALS THAT YOU ARE SENDING TO THE OCC: Also,
any exhibitors/vendors who have supplies to send to the convention
site in advance of the event MUST complete a Storage Services Form.
This may be downloaded from our website. Once it has been
completed is must be mailed to Rosalie Vargas, 2000 E. Convention
Center Way, Ontario, CA 91764. Those failing to submit this form
will have their supplies rejected at the loading docks of the convention
center.
SPONSORSHIPS STILL AVAILABLE
We are always seeking sponsorships for the conference. The donations will
be used to cover the travel expenses for some of our keynote speakers, some
of the presenters as well as the Peace Scholars who will be speaking during
the Break-Out sessions. Donations will also cover the costs of our local
arrangements. Even though we expect a large number of attendees, we are
still soliciting donations. We are a 501 (c) 3 and a 501 (c) 4 corporations.
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Individuals and companies who would like to donate will receive an official
receipt of their contributions from our Treasurer, Jamie Zinn.
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(PRINTED MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FROM EITHER
BILL OR RUDY. PLEASE SEND YOUR REQUEST VIA E-MAIL IF YOU’D
LAIKE ANY MORE OF THESE PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS)
Rudy’s e-mail: rudywestervelt@gmail.com
Bill’s e-mail: frndshp97@aol.com
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OUR SUPPORTIVE ASSOCIATE ORGANIZATIONS
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OUR SUPPORTIVE ASSOCIATE ORGANIZATIONS
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BRONZE LEVEL SPONSOR
Delano Buick Chevrolet/GMC
PEACE BUILDERS SPONSORS
• The Jubitz Foundation
• Montecito Memorial Park and Mortuary
• Rotary Club of Lake Arrowhead Mountain Sunrise
PEACEMAKERS SPONSORS
Barry and Marija Valdez Law Offices of Geoffrey H. Hopper and Associates, Inc.
Rotary Club of Hemet Sunrise Rotary Club of Rialto
Rotary Club of San Clemente Sunrise Corona Rotary Foundation, Inc.
Rotary Club of Adrian (MI) Riverside East Rotary Club
H & B Services, Inc. Irvine Rotary Club
Coachella Valley Rotary Club Brickley Environmental
Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake
FRIENDS
Richard and Sue Dell'Acqua Deborah Fancett and Ken Nielsen Dr. Manzoor and Evelyn Massey
Rotary Club of Palm Springs Sunup Rotary Club of San Bernardino Crossroads
James Bacca & Janey Cole Joan Stredler
United Nations Association - USA Southern California Division Dr. Noel and Debbie Jackson, Trenton, MI
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Mr. Hayden Smith, Calgary, Alberta CANADA
Bank of Hemet Rose Villa Grand Terrace
Documedia Group San Gorgonio Pass Rotary Club
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