2011 RI Convention resources available

J oin in the excitement of the 2011 RI Convention through daily coverage of events in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, including stories, photos, videos, and interviews with Rotarians and speakers.

Experience the convention through photos and videos 

• See photos
• Watch videos

Read the speeches and reports (PDFs)

• General Secretary's Report to the RI Convention
• Treasurer's Report to the RI Convention
• RI President Ray Klinginsmith's welcome address
• 2011-12 RI President-elect Kalyan Banerjee's address
• 2012-13 RI President-nominee Sakuji Tanaka's acceptance remarks
• General Secretary-elect John Hewko’s remarks
• RI General Secretary Ed Futa's remarks
• RI President Ray Klinginsmith's closing remarks
• Bill Gates, cochair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, address  

Follow the convention news 

• Banerjee outlines emphases for the year
• Tanaka elected RI president for 2012-13
• Project booths inform, promote Rotary service
• Eradicating polio will take renewed resolve, says Gates
• Legal expert receives Foundation alumni honor
• Turkish Rotaractors help people with disabilities find job
• Generation Y has much to offer Rotary, says McQueen
• Panel revisits devastation of Hurricane Katrina
• Rotaract Council tackles age limit, dues
• Rotarians celebrate opening of the 2011 RI Convention
• Attendees talk about the New Orleans convention
• Partnership will bring clean water to African schools
• Rotarians complete library for New Orleans Mission
• Alumni, Rotaractors help out in New Orleans

Convention Proceedings

• 2011 RI Convention Proceedings

Reporter's Notebook

• Notes from the convention floor

Order your copy of the 2011 New Orleans Convention Speeches DVD , featuring these speeches, an address by Bill Gates, cochair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and others.