How do we bring Rotary, Rotaract, Interact, Rotex, and Inner Wheel together? The solution: in a “barcamp”! In this interactive Rotary barcamp, you will experience how a combination of brainstorming, seminar, and free exchange of experiences and opinions can bring the Rotary family closer together.

1. #RotaryBarcamp
Think Tank for Rotary,
Inner Wheel, Rotaract,
Interact and Rotex
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2. Who are we?
Ronald Hindmarsh Birgit Weichmann
RC Worpswede RC Berlin-Gendarmenmarkt
D-1850, Germany D-1940, Germany
We are the initators of RotaryBarcamp
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3. Who are you?
• Let‘s introduce each other in 2 minutes time!
• In groups of three persons: Please share ...
... your name
... your club
... your country
... your three Tags* for today
* Tag = Keyword for what is on your mind
• No more than 30 seconds for each person!
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4. Purpose of RotaryBarcamp
• Bring the Rotary Family together by ...
... inviting Rotary, Inner Wheel, Rotaract,
Interact and Rotex to an eye-level event
... giving everybody the chance to share and to lead
• Who has attended a Barcamp in the past?
– These Persons can answer your questions!
• Let‘s start Convention 2019 #RotaryBarcamp!
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5. Convention 2019 #RotaryBarcamp Schedule
1. Introduce yourself
– We did that already!
2. Propose topics for our Session Board (10 min)
– 4 Session areas (A, B, C and D)
– 3 time slots (15 minutes), 2 breaks(2 minutes)
3. Join the sessions you prefer most (60 min)
4. Give feedback and wrap up (10 min)
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6. Propose a Session
• Complete your Session Proposal Form
– Enter topic, your name / club / country, tick format
• From the panel
– Announce your topic in less than 30 seconds
– Inquire potential of attendance: „Anyone interested?“
– Place your completed form on the Session Board
• If your form didn‘t make it to the Session Board ...
... please keep it, we will get back to it later
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7. During a Session
• Share what you want to share
– Authentic, open-minded, maybe controversial
• Help writing the minutes (Google Doc)
– https://rotarybarcamp.de/hamburg
• If you are not happy for whatever reason ...
... share what you want to share, or
... respectfully leave the session and join another
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8. What was in it for you?
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9. Differences to a „real“ RotaryBarcamp
• 20 to 300 participants
– Up to 7 session areas / rooms
• Plenary introduction
– Works well for up to 120 participants
• 45 min sessions, 15 min breaks
– More time for discussion and networking
• Fills a whole day
– Pre-Barcamp breakfast, lunch break, 5-6 time slots
• Subject emphasis (Bremen)
– Save Africa Now, Membership & Value Changes, ...
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10. Barcamp History
• 2003: „Foo-Camp“ by Tim O‘Reilly (on invitation)
– Friends Of O‘Reilly
• 2005: „Bar-Camp“ (open to the public)
– Foo -> Bar (terms for variables, like X and Y)
• 2006: First Barcamp in Germany
• 2014: Over 150 Barcamps in Germany
• 2015: First RotaryBarcamp in Bremen
– Two recurring RotaryBarcamps (D-1850, D-1940)
– Barcamps at Inner Wheel and Rotaract
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11. More of RotaryBarcamp
• Please hold up your Session Proposal Form
– Save it for your next RotaryBarcamp
– How about a RotaryBarcamp in your district?
• Pick up a few RotaryBarcamp Invitation Cards
– Visit us with a person you
would like to show Rotary
– Pass on a card to a friend
who might be interested
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12. See you at RotaryBarcamp!
• 6. RotaryBarcamp 1850, Bremen, 23. Nov. 2019
– https://RotaryBarcamp.de
• 5. RotaryBarcamp 1940, Berlin, 22. Feb. 2020
– https://RotaryBarcamp1940.de
Please rate this session in the Rotary Events app,
available in your Apple or Android app store.
Thank you for sharing and participating!
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