District Assembly and Presidents Elect Training

District Assembly and Presidents Elect Training

Sat, May 2nd 2026 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Dear Club Leaders,

I am delighted to invite you and your team members to register for the Rotary D1120 District Assembly on Saturday 2nd May 2026 at:

Aylesford School, Tea Pot Lane, Aylesford, ME20 7JU.

The event will start at 10:00 and refreshments are available from 09:30. The event will close at 14:30. A light lunch will be provided and a small donation towards costs on the day would be appreciated.

Assembly is the event to which all club Presidents Elect are invited to bring along their incoming club officers and team leads to hear from your incoming District Governor and team, regarding the hopes, challenges, and plans for the new Rotary year. After lunch there will be a number of breakout discussion groups led by the district team to pass on specifics to you and your club officers.

Please ensure that you forward this message and the link below to your team members so that they too can save the date to their diaries.

Below is the outline agenda for the day. 

 To register your attendance, click the link below. 

 REGISTRATION LINK

You will receive a confirming email from Google Forms on registration (check Spam and Junk if you don’t see it) and more details before the event.

Your District Governor Elect Graham Forster and his team look forward to welcoming you on the 2nd May to this special Club Support Forum, the D1120 District Assembly.

Denis Spiller
District Training Officer

Agenda

10:00   Welcome        

• Welcome and message from District Governor Penny Spiller
• Introduction of District Governor Elect Graham Forster
• Introduction of the 2026/27 District Team
• District Goals and Strategy
• RI Theme from RI President Olayinka Babalola
• Rotary Foundation Update – DRFC PDG Penny Spiller
• The Membership Imperative – John Wren

11:00          Coffee/Tea Break

• District Administration and Rotary View – David Lister
• Public Image – Promoting the Club – Arlene Orr
• GUEST SPEAKERS
• Breakout Room Allocations for afternoon sessions

12:30   Lunch

13:15   President Elect Training – Main Hall

13:15   Service Line – Allocated Breakout Rooms    

14:15   Return to Main Hall                  

• District Conference
• District Handover
• Summary and Call to Action
• What’s Next

14:30   Depart