Why I attend the Rotary Convention
Members can’t help but smile when you ask why they attend the Rotary International Convention. They’re uplifted by celebrated speakers, bubbling with ideas from learning sessions, and joyful when handshakes turn into friendships. These first-time attendees this year shared why you don’t want to miss the convention 13-17 June in Taipei.
Robin Hollingsworth, Rotary Club of Franklin, Kentucky
Gathered tips to make her traditional noontime club more accessible
“Where else do you have this many countries working together? That’s peace. It’s like you’re traveling the world but you are in one place.”
Levina Owusu, Rotary Club of Accra, Ghana
Used her convention time to “cross-fertilize” ideas with global members
“I am looking for what projects others are doing, how they go about it, and how different that is from what we are doing.”
Nitesh Joshi, Rotary Club of St. Albans-Verulamium, England
Impressed by a breakout session on using artificial intelligence to boost project results
“No matter what we do, we can’t get this energy at our club or sitting in a district conference. It has to happen here at the convention.”
This story originally appeared in the December 2025 issue of Rotary magazine.