GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE -- 2008/09

(L/R) Jorge Slater, Rotary Club of The Woodlands; John Delaney, Rotary Club of Bryan; Governor Roger McCabe; Ed Lyman, Rotary Club of Palestine.

John Delaney Selected to Lead GSE Team to Argentina

John Delaney (Rotary Club of Bryan) was selected to be the GSE Team Leader to Argentina. Jorge Slater (Rotary Club of The Woodlands) wiil be the alternate.

The Selection Committee, meeting Saturday, September 6th interviewed three applicants and made their selections.   Members of the Selection Committee are:

Bets Anderson, President, Rotary Club of Galveston & Former GSE Team Leader to Tasmania
Rose Austin, Assistant Governor & District Governor, 2010-11
Ann Bragg, PDG & District Rotary Foundation Chair
Dave Johnson, President, Rotary Club of Bryan
Mary Mattereson-Parrish, Rotary Club of The Woodlands & District GSE Chair (Inbound)
Roger McCabe, District Governor 2008-09
Fred Sandberg, District Governor, 2009-10
Bobby Simon, Rotary Club of Nederland and former GSE Team Leader to India
Don Taylor, Assistant Governor & former GSE Team Leader to New Foundland
Kenne Turner, Rotary Club of Conroe, District GSE Chair (Outbound) and former GSE Team Leader to Brazil

The deadline for GSE Team Member Applications is September 30, 2008.  Interviews will tentatively be October 4th, location to be announced.

Rotary 2008/09 Group Study Exchange Team
District 5910 to District 4920
Argentina
 (Depart: March 5, 2009 -- Return: April 6, 2009)

Rotary District 4920, with 58 Rotary Clubs over a large geographical area centered near the coastal city of Mar del Plata, the most thriving and populated beach town in Argentina. The seasons in Argentina are the reverse of those in the Northern Hemisphere. The Mar del Plata area is mild in the fall (March-May).   The economy is health, but moderation persists. The rate of inflation in July was 10%.

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The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young business and professional men and women between the ages of 25 and 40 and in the early years of their professional lives. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits between paired areas in different countries. For approximately four weeks, team members will experience Argentina’s institutions and ways of life, observe their own vocations as practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas.

The GSE Team is made up of four team members and a Rotarian team leader.  For each team member, The Rotary Foundation provides the most economical round-trip air ticket between the home and host countries. Local Rotarians in the host area provide for meals, lodging, and group travel within their district.        

Team members must:

• Be between the ages of 25-40;
• Be employed full-time in a recognized profession;
• Not be a Rotarian, honorary Rotarian, or employee of Rotary
  or the lineal descendant or spouse of a lineal descendant,
  a Rotarian, an honorary Rotarian, or an employee of Rotary;
• Not be the spouse of another team member;
• Not be an ex-Rotarian or the lineal descendant or spouse of a
  lineal descendant of an ex-Rotarian or ex-Rotary employee who
  resigned less than 36 months before the time of application.

Applications for team leader and team member can be obtained at the following web site:

http://www.rotary.org/en/ServiceAndFellowship/Fellowship/GroupStudyExchange/Pages/ridefault.aspx

Applications should be approved by a sponsoring club, then forwarded to:

Kenne G. Turner
Rotary District 5910 GSE Outbound Team Director
47 N Copperknoll Circle
The Woodlands, TX 77381

YOU CAN ALSO SEND PDF FILES TO:  kenneturner@yahoo.com

OR FAX TO: 281-367-1197  -- You will need to call me (281-367-1197) first, so I can turn on the Fax.

Team leader applications deadline is September 1, 2008.  Team leader interviews and selection will be September 6, 2008.

Team member applications deadline is September 29, 2008.  Team member interviews and selection will take place late October 4, 2008.