Convention Bidding Workshop
2016 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
INTRODUCTIONS
TODAY’S PANELISTS
• Mark Daniel Maloney, Chair, 2014 (Sydney) Convention Committee • Guiller E. Tumangan, RI Director • Andreas von Möller, 2019 (Hamburg) HOC Chair • Shannon Watson, Director, Meetings and Events, Rotary International
STAKEHOLDER ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
STAKEHOLDER GROUPS
HOC Secretariat International Convention Committee President-nominee RI Board Trustee Chair
Convention Promotion Committee
BIDDING TIMELINE
TIMELINE
• July 2016 - Letter of interest • September 2016 Board Meeting – RI Board receives list and selects up to 12 • October 2016 - RFP distributed per Board instructions • March 2017 - Proposals from cities due • May 2017 -Responses presented to the Board and finalists selected
TIMELINE
• May – September 2017 – Site inspections of finalist cities • October 2017 – Sites for 2023-2025 tentatively selected, subject to completion of essential negotiations
CRITICAL CRITERIA
CRITICAL CRITERIA - Venues
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Available on a first-option basis for RI Fully constructed Inclusive of appropriate furniture inventory 24-hour access Compact Climate-controlled Covered Free Wi-Fi Appropriate General Session and House of Friendship capacities
CRITICAL CRITERIA – Hotel Room Block
• First option at suitable properties • < 40% of total number of sleeping rooms available in the city • Minimum peak night committable rooms: – 7,000 – Asia, Australia, Europe & North America – 5,600 –Africa & South America
HOC ATTRIBUTES
HOC ATTRIBUTES
• • • • •
Committed Connected Collaborative Organized Practical
HOC ATTRIBUTES
• Committed - you want it - you are convinced - you are focused - you need extra-time
HOC ATTRIBUTES
• Connected - to decision-makers - to professionals - to your Rotarians in your district - to Rotarians in your country
HOC ATTRIBUTES
• Collaborative - team of experts - clear who does what - always easy access - not process- but aim-oriented
HOC ATTRIBUTES
• Practical - react to changes, open to improvise - listen to advice and good examples - have all modern tools at hand - be better under time-pressure
HOC ATTRIBUTES
• Organized - leadership - open door-feeling - decision-orientation - kiss-principle
OCTOBER 2015 BOARD DECISIONS
DECISIONS- Non-Rotarian Attendance
Attendees • Amended the Code of Policies to permit the Board to authorize categories of non-Rotarian attendees and to permit the HOC to invite non-Rotarians to visit the House of Friendship at a reduced registration fee or no fee, with approval from the President.
New Event • Requests the General Secretary to conduct a feasibility study of hosting a new, revenue-generating event for Rotarians and non-Rotarians, focused on service in conjunction with the convention.
DECISIONS: Attendance Figures
Convention Attendance Assumptions • • • •
25,000 for Asia 17,000 for Europe, North America & Australia 14,000 for South America 10,000 for Africa
• International Convention Committee to establish marketing goal
DECISIONS- Alternative convention sites
• 7 years • No other city in the country meets the critical criteria • Implementation procedure in process
DECISIONS- HOC Responsibilities Focused in 2023 and the Future
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Serve as a welcoming committee Recruit and manage a volunteer force Promote the convention to host districts Liaise between key local contacts and RI
• Identify potential sponsors
DECISIONS: Responsibilities Shifted from HOC to RI
• Organizing signature ticketed events • Promoting the Convention at the International Assembly • Promoting the Convention at the prior Convention • Funding the venue
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RESOURCES
• Available Now: • Timeline and Critical Criteria document • Excerpt from Minutes of the Board of Directors meeting October 2015 • Shannon M. Watson, CMP, CAE
[email protected] +1 847 866 3032
• Coming October 2016 – The Manual on Conventions – 2023-2025 RFP for International Conventions
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