2025 Midwest PETS Schedule

Friday, February 28th, 2025

10:00 AM  |  PETS Registration Opens

1:00 – 3:50 PM  |  Workshops (50 minute sessions)

1. 1. • Session times:
        • 1:00 PM
        • 2:00 PM
        • 3:00 PM
      • Sessions:
        1. Finding the Balance in Service and Self
        2. Fundraising Idea Bank
        3. Inclusive Club Culture
        4. Leading Through Challenges: Conflict Management and Leadership Strengths
        5. Navigating “My Rotary”
        6. Building a Legacy: Succession Planning and the Rotary Roadmap

3:50 – 4:00 PM  |  Transition & Networking Opportunity
Vendors & Exhibitors
Coffee & Refreshments at Multiple Locations

4:00 – 5:15 PM  |  District Breakout #1

5:30 – 6:30 PM  |  Hospitality and Networking, Cash Bar in Atrium

6:30 – 8:00 PM  |  General Session #1 – Dinner – Grand Ballroom
Leadership – Nicki Scott, PRID and PRIVP

8:00 – 10:00 PM  |  Social Time

My Saturday, March 1st, 2025

6:30 – 8:00 AM  |  Breakfast Buffet – Grand Ballroom

7:00 AM  |  PETS Registration Re-opens in Chambers

8:00 – 9:00 AM  |  General Session #2
Membership – Rotarian and Rotaractor Taylor Huie

9:00 – 9:15 AM  |  Transition & Networking Opportunity
Vendors & Exhibitors
Coffee & Refreshments at Multiple Locations

9:15 – 10:05 AM  |  District Breakout #2

10:05 – 10:20 AM  |  Transition & Networking Opportunity
Vendors & Exhibitors
Coffee & Refreshments at Multiple Locations

10:20 – 11:20 AM  |  Breakouts

1. 1. • Presidents-Elect Breakout #1
        See your personal agenda for assigned selection.
      1. 1. Your Members, Your Culture
            Creating Engagement and Belonging
         2. Giving Back
            The Power of The Rotary Foundation
         3. Your Image, Your Why
            Communicating Your Story

1. 1. • Presidents-Nominee Breakout #2
        Rotary Beyond Your Club
      • Assistant Governors Breakout #2
         
      • Secretary Breakout #2
        Roles & Responsibilities

11:20 – 11:35 AM  |  Transition & Networking Opportunity
Vendors & Exhibitors

11:35 – 12:30 PM  |  Lunch – Grand Ballroom

12:30 – 1:15 PM  |  General Session #3
My Rotary Why – Salvador Rizzo Tavares RID

1:15 – 1:30 PM  |  Transition & Networking Opportunity
Vendors & Exhibitors

1:30 – 2:30 PM  | Breakouts

1. 1. • Presidents-Elect Breakout #2
        See your personal agenda for assigned selection.
      1. 1. Your Members, Your Culture
            Creating Engagement and Belonging
         2. Giving Back
            The Power of The Rotary Foundation
         3. Your Image, Your Why
            Communicating Your Story

1. 1. • Presidents-Nominee Breakout #2
        Meeting Can be Fun
      • Assistant Governors Breakout #2
         
      • Secretary Breakout #2
        Club Management Systems

2:30 – 2:45 PM  |  Transition & Networking Opportunity
Vendors & Exhibitors
Coffee & Refreshments at Multiple Locations

2:45 – 3:45 PM  |  Breakouts

1. 1. • Presidents-Elect Breakout #3
        See your personal agenda for assigned selection.
      1. 1. Your Members, Your Culture
            Creating Engagement and Belonging
         2. Giving Back
            The Power of The Rotary Foundation
         3. Your Image, Your Why
            Communicating Your Story

1. 1. • Presidents-Nominee Breakout #3
        What’s Your Leadership Style?
      • Assistant Governors Breakout #3
         
      • Secretary Breakout #3
        Reporting & Communications

3:45 – 4:00 PM  |  Transition & Networking Opportunity
Vendors & Exhibitors

4:00 – 5:00 PM  |  District Breakout #3

5:30 – 6:30 PM  |  Hospitality & Networking, Cash Bar in Atrium

6:30 – 7:30 PM  |  Dinner – Grand Ballroom

7:30 – 8:30 PM  |  General Session #4
Rotary and the United Nations – Ed Futa, Past RI General Secretary

8:30 – 10:00 PM  |  Social Time

Sunday, March 2nd, 2025

7:00 – 8:30 AM  |  Buffet Breakfast – Grand Ballroom

8:30 – 9:30 AM  |  District Breakout #4

9:30 – 9:45 AM  |  Transition & Networking Opportunity

9:45 – 11:15 AM  |  General Session #5
Story Telling for Rotarians – Gary Metivier

1. 1. • Official Commissioning of Presidents-Elect
      • Final Comments from the Chairs
      • Closing