Presentation by Kate Hoeppel at the 2013 Youth Exchange Officers Preconvention Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal.

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Update from RI Staff
Kate Hoeppel
Senior Supervisor, Youth Exchange
Rotary International

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RI Secretariat Staff
• John Hewko, General Secretary, RI
• Michele Berg, Chief Programs &Member Services Officer
• Sharon Cyr, Manager, RI Programs
• Adam Doty, Manager, Youth &Young Adult Programs
• Kate Hoeppel, Senior Supervisor, Youth Exchange
• Tom Woods, Senior Coordinator, Youth Exchange
• Jessica Borrego, Compliance & Reporting Coordinator, Youth
Exchange
• …. and a Service Coordinator to be named!

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Role of Secretariat Staff
• Provide resources and support to
Rotarians
• Implement Board policy
• Support Youth Exchange Committee and
preconvention meetings
• Serve as a general program contact

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2008-12 Total Exchanges
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
Africa Asia Europe North
America
Oceania South
America
%TotalExchanges
2008-09
2009-10*
2010-11
2011-12

5. 2013 RI CONVENTION
2011-12 Long-term Exchanges
United States
27%
Brazil
9%
Mexico
8%Germany
7%
France
4%
Taiwan
4%
Australia
4%
Argentina
4%
Canada
3%
Denmark
3%
Other (32
countries)
27%

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2011-12 Short-term Exchanges
Germany
19%
United States
16%
Spain
8%Finland
7%
Brazil
6%
France
5%
Italy
5%
Turkey
5%
Korea
3%
Austria
3%
South Africa
3%
Other (24
countries)
20%

7. 2013 RI CONVENTION
Student participation in other programs
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
RYLA
Rotaract
Interact
None
Few
Most
All

8. 2013 RI CONVENTION
Youth Exchange Certification
• 89% districts certified in 80+ countries
• Annual renewals, recertification every 5-6
years
• Program evaluations
• Outbound-only certification

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Required Reporting
• Serious student incidents
• Inbound student data
– Exchange type
– Student name/contact information/gender/date of birth
– Host club/district
– Sending club/district
– Host parent details
– Host club counselor

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Resources & Support
• YEO Directory
• Youth Exchange Workgroup site
• E-newsletter (English-only)
• Publications
–Abuse and Harassment Prevention Manual being
revised
–NAYEN and EEMA application forms

11. 2013 RI CONVENTION
Rotary Miles Contest
United Charity Miles – Rotary awarded 2.5
million miles… again!
• Airfare awarded to 4 Youth Exchange
students around the world
• Follow e-newsletter for updates

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www.rotary.org
Changes coming in
August through
next Rotary year

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Contact us
Rotary International (PD110)
1560 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201 USA
+1 (847) 866-3421
youthexchange@rotary.org
www.rotary.org/youthexchange