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Nov 10, 2015

Bill Chase, PDG, Editor

Your editor has finally returned from a 2 1/2 week absence but is now back to

publishing this twice-monthly Peace Conference NEWSLETTER!

The Peace Conference Committee is pleased to announce that Hollywood

actress, Sharon Stone has agreed to be a keynote speaker at the conference.

SHARON STONE TO BE A KEYNOTE SPEAKER!

Sharon Stone Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Song Writer/Lyricist, Activist, Humanitarian

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Sharon Stone started her career in in New York at the age of 19 as a

model. She was discovered by Woody Allen in 1984 when she made her film

debut in “Stardust Memories.” In 1992 she rose to fame in the blockbuster

“Basic Instinct” and in 1995 earned a Golden Globe Award and Academy

Award nomination for her role in Martin Scorsese’s “Casino.” Other film

credits include “The Muse”, “Sliver”, “Bobby”, “The Quick and the Dead”,

“Irreconcilable Differences”, “Alpha Dog” and “Fading Gigolo”. For her

television work she earned an Emmy Award for her role on “The

Practice.” In 2014 Stone returned to TV starring in the drama series “Agent

X.” Stone plays a widowed wife of a U.S. Senator who rises up the political

ranks and becomes elected the United States first female Vice President.

In 1995, while at the Cannes film festival for “The Quick and the Dead”, Ms.

Stone was asked to step in for Dame Elizabeth Taylor at the amfAR Gala; she

has continued her worked with the organization for 20 years as the Global

Fundraising Chairperson. She has raised hundreds of millions of dollars to

find a cure for aids with amfAR all over the globe. In 2002 the HRC (Human

Rights Campaign) honored Ms. Stone for her contribution to the ‘fight

against aids’ and she was presented the ‘Global Institutes Healthcare &

Medicine Humanitarian Award’ by one hundred of the top doctors in

America. In 2013 she was honored by the Nobel Peace Laureates at the

Nobel Peace Summit in Poland with the ‘Peace Summit Award’ for her

continuous work with HIV / Aids. She was presented the award by His

Holiness the Dali Lama. Ms. Stone just recently produced a compelling

documentary based on global female rights titled, “Femme”.

Ms. Stone will speak during the Plenary Session at noon on Friday!

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TRACK E: WORKPLACE

Harassment, sexual harassment, bullying, mobbing, violence, favoritism, nepotism,

termination, discipline

The 13 different Tracks and their presenters are fully described on our website. Here you will be able to determine which sessions with YOUR track

you’d like to hear. Just go to “AGENDA” and then click “TRACKS”. Each attendee has the opportunity to attend 4 sessions each day, or the

complete 8 sessions over the 2-day event. Choose now!

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Our emphasis for these last three months will be to: 1) continue to market the event to as many people as possible; 2) gather additional sponsorships and; 3)

solicit ads for the event’s PRINTED PROGRAM. The details of the various levels of program advertising appear later in this issue. Please work hard to

promote the peace conference and motivate potential sponsors and advertisers!!

A NEW FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY!

Rotary World Peace Conference 2016

January 15-16, 2016, Ontario Convention Center

Ontario, California

Take Action ... Register Today!

Register Here

IMPORTANT! Text RWPC16 to (866) 499-8886 to make a donation

Make a Donation

Interested donors may conveniently text their donations from

either their iPhones or Androids. If you are presenting our Peace

Conference Power Point Program to groups be sure to ask the

members of the audience for donations right then and there. Just

ask them to text the code, RWPC16 to (866) 499-8886.

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PURCHASE AN AD IN THE OFFICIAL CONVENTION PROGRAM!

The OFFICIAL PEACE CONFERENCE PROGRAM is being developed

as we speak by PDG Rich Dell’Acqua. We are selling ads so that we may

cover the cost to produce it. Won’t you please consider supporting it?

(NOTE: The above graphic is not the way the program cover will look)

The printed Program will be 5.5”X8.5”

The costs of the ads are as follows:

A FULL PAGE AD is priced at $1000.00

A ONE-HALF PAGE AD is priced at $500.00

A ONE-QUARTER PAGE AD is priced at $250.00

A ONE-EIGHTH PAGE AD (Business Card size) is priced at $125.00

Make checks payable to: District 5330 Rotary Peace Conference and send it

to W.R. Chase, PDG, 2075 S. Caliente Dr., Palm Springs, CA 92264.

E-mail your artwork/business card to: frndshp97@aol.com

Jan 15-16, 2016 Ontario Convention

Center

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REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Please visit our website at: www.peaceconference2016.org to register for the

conference. Here you will also be able to reserve a room at the hotel of your

choice in the area of the convention center. For those not staying at one of the

local hotels, there will be ample parking provided around the convention arena.

The daily charge for parking is $7.00.

The following is a breakdown of the charges for the various groups:

General Registration: $279

Enrolled College Students-Both Days: $185

One Day Adult Registration: $175

Enrolled College Students - One Day Only: $125

Interact Students - Saturday Only: $45

Our conference is the only Presidential Conference that is scheduled

to be held in the Americas. The others will be held at various locations

throughout Europe and Asia. The convention site can accommodate only

3,800 people at any one time and we are sure we will have to turn interested

parties away, so it is urgent that you REGISTER AS SOON AS YOU

CAN!

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TRACKS

The preliminary program will include Six Plenary Sessions each with at

least one, if not two, keynote speakers; over 100 break-out sessions

conducted by experts in their field, covering 13 major tracks. Limited

Attendance Banquets on both Friday and Saturday evenings; and a

concert on Saturday night following the dinner.

The tracks include:

1. Creating Peace Globally 2. Personal Issues 3. School Issues

4. Community/Youth 5. Community/Adults and Veterans

6. Workplace Issues 7. International Issues

8. Civil Rights 9. Diplomacy/War

10. Religion 11. Media/TV and Radio

12. International Commerce 13. Rotary’s Part in World Peace

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TWO-DAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

DAY 1: FRIDAY, 15 JA NUARY 2016

7:30 AM-6:30 PM REGISTRATION IN THE MAIN HALLWAY

7:30 AM-6:30 PM HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP

9:00 AM-9:55 AM OPENING PLENARY SESSION

10:05 AM-10:55 AM BREAKOUT SESSION 1

11:05 AM-11:55 AM BREAKPOUT SESSION 2

NOON-12:30 PM BOX LUNCH (Included with FULL registration)

12:40 PM-2:00 PM PLENARY SESSION 2

2:10 PM-3:05 PM BREAKOUT SESSION 3

3:15 PM-4:05 PM BREAKOUT SESSION 4

4:20 PM-5:35 PM PLENARY SESSION 3

6:10 PM-6:30 PM SPECIAL RECEPTION

6:45 PM -9:00 PM EVENING DINNER WITH SPECIAL INVITED SPEAKER

DAY 2: SATURDAY, 16 JANUARY 2016

7:30 AM-6:30 PM REGISTRATION IN THE MAIN OCC LOBBY

7:30 AM-6:30 PM HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP

8:00 AM-5:00 PM INTERACT CONFERENCE AT THE RADISSON

9:00 AM-9:55 AM PLENARY SESSION 4

10:05 AM-10:55 AM BREAKOUT SESSION 5

11:05 AM-11:55 AM BREAKPOT SESSION 6

NOON-12:30 PM BOX LUNCH (Included with FULL registration)

12:40 PM-2:00 PM PLENARY SESSION 5

2:10 PM-3:05 PM BREAKOUT SESSION 7

3:15 PM-4:05 PM BREAKOUT SESSION 8

4:20 PM-5:35 PM PLENARY SESSION 6

6:30 PM-7:45 PM EVENING DINNER WITH SPECIAL INVITED SPEAKER

8:00 PM-10:00 PM PEACE CONCERT FEATURING THE

14-PIECE RUSSIAN VIOLIN ENSEMBLE

This is a preliminary draft of the scheduled program at this point and time.

Please share this with your colleagues

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STARLINE BUS TOURS/PRE-CONFERENCE EVENTS

Mark Ameli is arranging to have two Pre-Convention tours available for

registrants interested in doing some sightseeing in the area. These are being

scheduled for Thursday, January 14th only. The tours will take our guests to

Hollywood or to Universal Studios. These are full-day events! Mark is in

the process of negotiating rates with StarLine Bus Tours and will have more

information available soon.

Please announce these plans to your club members.

HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP

A House of Friendship will be provided to allow NGOs as well as for-

profit vendors to display their materials and programs. There is a fee for

the booths and it varies depending on the type of business/organization

you are. The cost of a booth for an NGO is $250.00 and the cost for a

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vendor is $750.00. Booths are 10’ X 10’ in dimension. Each booth

includes a pipe and drape, 1 rectangular table along with 2 chairs.

If you would like to reserve a booth please go to our website and sign

up for one:

www.peaceconference2016.org

PLEASE NOTE: The Rules and Regulations regarding the booth

rentals may also be found on our website. Please familiarize yourself

with this protocol.

ALSO NOTE: The convention center is mandating that each

exhibitor/vendor carry a liability insurance policy of $1 million (not

the $2 M policy which is stated in the R & Rs) to protect them for

injuries and accidents in and around their booth. The policy should

include SMG, the City of Ontario, and the Ontario Convention Center

additional insureds! (Many vendors may already have this coverage)

MATERIALS THAT YOU ARE SENDING TO THE OCC: Also,

any exhibitors/vendors who have supplies to send to the convention

site in advance of the event MUST complete a Storage Services Form.

This may be downloaded from our website. Once it has been

completed is must be mailed to Rosalie Vargas, 2000 E. Convention

Center Way, Ontario, CA 91764. Those failing to submit this form

will have their supplies rejected at the loading docks of the convention

center.

SPONSORSHIPS STILL AVAILABLE

We are always seeking sponsorships for the conference. The donations will

be used to cover the travel expenses for some of our keynote speakers, some

of the presenters as well as the Peace Scholars who will be speaking during

the Break-Out sessions. Donations will also cover the costs of our local

arrangements. Even though we expect a large number of attendees, we are

still soliciting donations. We are a 501 (c) 3 and a 501 (c) 4 corporations.

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Individuals and companies who would like to donate will receive an official

receipt of their contributions from our Treasurer, Jamie Zinn.

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(PRINTED MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FROM EITHER

BILL OR RUDY. PLEASE SEND YOUR REQUEST VIA E-MAIL IF YOU’D

LAIKE ANY MORE OF THESE PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS)

Rudy’s e-mail: rudywestervelt@gmail.com

Bill’s e-mail: frndshp97@aol.com

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OUR SUPPORTIVE ASSOCIATE ORGANIZATIONS

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OUR SUPPORTIVE ASSOCIATE ORGANIZATIONS

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BRONZE LEVEL SPONSOR

Delano Buick Chevrolet/GMC

PEACE BUILDERS SPONSORS

• The Jubitz Foundation

• Montecito Memorial Park and Mortuary

• Rotary Club of Lake Arrowhead Mountain Sunrise

PEACEMAKERS SPONSORS

Barry and Marija Valdez Law Offices of Geoffrey H. Hopper and Associates, Inc.

Rotary Club of Hemet Sunrise Rotary Club of Rialto

Rotary Club of San Clemente Sunrise Corona Rotary Foundation, Inc.

Rotary Club of Adrian (MI) Riverside East Rotary Club

H & B Services, Inc. Irvine Rotary Club

Coachella Valley Rotary Club Brickley Environmental

Rotary Club of Big Bear Lake

FRIENDS

Richard and Sue Dell'Acqua Deborah Fancett and Ken Nielsen Dr. Manzoor and Evelyn Massey

Rotary Club of Palm Springs Sunup Rotary Club of San Bernardino Crossroads

James Bacca & Janey Cole Joan Stredler

United Nations Association - USA Southern California Division Dr. Noel and Debbie Jackson, Trenton, MI

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Mr. Hayden Smith, Calgary, Alberta CANADA

Bank of Hemet Rose Villa Grand Terrace

Documedia Group San Gorgonio Pass Rotary Club

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