3. NORTH AMERICAN YOUTH
EXCHANGE NETWORK
Voluntary collaboration of Rotarians
Leaders in their district program
Passionate about working with students
Vision for fulfilling Fourth Object of Rotary
4. NORTH AMERICAN YOUTH
EXCHANGE NETWORK
Facilitates growth of the program
Conducts educational and charitable
activities
Provides supporting products and services
Collaborates with sister regional
organizations
Cooperates with the RIYE Committee and
the RI staff
5. ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Hosting 300 registrants from 20 countries
Networking among registrants
Growing the program
Addressing issues of common concern
6. ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Completed strategic planning exercise
Established financial planning committee
Completed review of awards program
Amended by-laws
Enlisted Peter Markos to conduct
workshop regarding privacy, data
management, and youth protection at
Orlando conference
7. ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Affirmed roll as advocate on behalf of
districts
Met with GS John Hewko and RI staff at
the US Dept of State regarding regulations
and reporting requirements
Distributed information and advocated
positions for district representatives on
proposals at the Council on Legislation
8. PROGRAM OBSERVATIONS
Districts interested in using technology to
best exchange and manage information:
- to collect, hose, retrieve data
- to manage data base, respond to audit,
house resource library, exchange
electronic applications
- to adapt our program to electronic rather
than manual communication
9. PROGRAM OBSERVATIONS
Concern about regulatory environment
(especially in USA)
Questions about use of Flat Fees for
Outbounds
Interest in having Rebounds stay in district
as program’s Senior Class
Desire for ROTEX to be active in program
Desire for ROTEX to join other Rotary
programs and then become Rotarians
10. PROGRAM OBSERVATIONS
Concern for protecting privacy
Desire for more participating clubs and
more exchanges supported by districts
Need to enlist more Rotarians and
volunteers and to cultivate their
involvement, training, leadership