Weekly Programs
Unlocking the Power of the Genome – Karen Possemato, Chief of Staff, Illumina, Inc.
Liberty Station Conference Center 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, United StatesTechnology has transformed our world, from the iPhone, to the Cloud, to personalized monitoring. Genomics is an impending wave of change that will transform the future of human health. That change is being catalyzed here in San Diego at Illumina. Get a glimpse of what is coming during this presentation. Our guest speaker, Karen Possemato…
President’s Roast
Liberty Station Conference Center 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, United StatesThe Rotary year has come to an end, and so, as tradition goes, it is time to honor all of the accomplishments of our beloved President Michelle Candland. Join us on Thursday as we poke fun at Michelle in an uplifting and good-spirited way. Solo performances by Solveig Deuprey, Suzy Spafford and Steve Hubbard will…
DARK – No meeting
There will not be a meeting today. See you next week!
Change of Command
Liberty Station Conference Center 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, United StatesJoin us as our 106th President, Peter Duncan, is sworn into office by Mayor Faulconer. Peter will also share his vision and goals for 2015-2016.
Rose Schindler – Surviving the Holocaust & Returning to Auschwitz
Liberty Station Conference Center 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, United StatesSeventy years ago, Rose Schindler was a teenage prisoner of the Third Reich, caught up in the horror the world would come to know as the Holocaust. She lost her parents and some of her siblings who were among 1.1 million others who perished in Auschwitz. Earlier this year, Rose and her husband Max, also a Holocaust survivor, returned…
San Diego Youth Symphony
Liberty Station Conference Center 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, United StatesSDYS and Rotary District 5340 International Youth Exchange celebrate the 11th annual International Youth Symphony in Balboa Park. Every summer, this unique three week orchestral program brings together gifted conservatory musicians from around the world to play with exceptional SDYS musicians under the leadership of SDYS Music Director Jeff Edmons for an intensive and top…
Brad Howard – Rotary International Director
Liberty Station Conference Center 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, United StatesWhy Rotary? Why should someone join Rotary or continue to be a Rotarian? For years, we have been explaining “What is Rotary?” when the real question is “Why Rotary?” Rotary International Director Brad Howard will explore what makes Rotary unique and how Rotary is positioned to be relevant in today’s social environment. He will ask…
Ignacio De La Torre – AT&T It Can Wait
Liberty Station Conference Center 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, United StatesIgnacio De La Torre, Regional Vice President of External Affairs for AT&T, will share what AT&T is doing to expand the It Can Wait campaign from a focus on texting while driving to include other smartphone driving distractions that have emerged as our relationships with our devices have changed. Ignacio will share AT&T’s simple message…
Dr. Peter Salk, President – Jonas Salk Legacy Foundation
Liberty Station Conference Center 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, United StatesJonas Salk’s Centenary Year – a Vision for the Future Jonas Salk is an icon in the history of medicine. The polio vaccine he and his research team developed in the early 1950s lifted a pervasive fear. He is less well known for his earlier work on the first influenza vaccine, his founding of the…
Dr. Steven Steinhubl, Director of Digital Medicine, Scripps Translational Science Institute
Liberty Station Conference Center 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, United StatesCan Mobile Technology Completely Transform Healthcare? Remarkable advances in miniaturized computing power and connectivity over the last several decades have changed nearly every aspect of our lives, but they have yet to make a substantial impact on healthcare. However, mobile health (mHealth) technologies currently being developed are capable of enabling unprecedented changes in the manner…