Dear Friends

 I hope that this mail reaches you in good health and after a Happy Easter with time to relax. Due to Covid19 many of us cannot reach out to family and friends as we use to do, so we have to see each other virtual.

 As you probably already know the fact is for the upcoming Rotary International Convention in Taipei has been cancelled as an in-person convention and will be held as Virtual Convention 2021.

The Convention Committee is already working hard to give us a fantas;tic Virtual Convention. The Committee will soon share more details about the 2021 Rotary International Virtual Convention.

 Here’s what you need to know now:

 Virtual Convention RegistrationThe Virtual Convention will be open to all Rotary members and participants.

Event registration will open in mid-April and will include a promotional fee of $49 for 21 days, with an increase afterward to $65. It is still not possible to register at the website.

Some will ask why a registration fee is needed this year. There are costs associated with producing a virtual event, and a nominal fee is required in order to cover the expenses of delivering a high quality experience to the participants. Last year RI were fortunate in that insurance helped RI recover the majority of costs associated with cancelling our live event. This year, no such insurance is available.

 The Rotaract, Youth Exchange Officer and Inter-Country Committee preconventions will be held 10-11 June 2021. The cost of each preconvention event is $20.

Both the convention and preconvention events include access to the House of Friendship. Please continue to check back for more details and updates.

 Virtual House of Friendship  Our virtual House of Friendship is where convention attendees gather to learn about Rotary products and services, share project information, and shop.

Those interested in showcasing their product or service should email exhibitor@rotary.org for more information or to request an exhibit application.

 Convention, preconvention, and ticket refunds RI is currently in the process of automatically cancelling and refunding all existing registrations. This includes purchases made for Rotaract, Youth Exchange, and Intercountry Committees preconvention events, and ticketed meal events.

We kindly ask that you NOT contact RI Registration to inquire about registration, ticket, or housing cancellations as they work diligently on finalizing the process of those cancellations and refunds. Those who had already canceled prior to today will receive a refund of the $50 processing fee.

Host Organization Committee (HOC) ticketed event registrations

The HOC event ticket fees will be refunded by the Taipei HOC. For more information, please visit rotarytaipei2021.org.

 Hotel rooms No action is required from those attendees who made accommodations secured within Rotary’s official housing block. Maritz, formerly Experient and Rotary’s official housing partner, has already cancelled all individual and group room block reservations and refunded the groups who made partial payments.

 Let’s save the dates 12.-16. June. I will bring an update as soon as possible.

Warm regards from Anette

 Anette Lowert, Convention Promoter

Publisert av Bente Kittelsen 9. april 2021