San Diego Rotary

Membership Development Committee Meeting
2014-06-19 13:30 - 13:55 (America/Los_Angeles) | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States

Shelley Zimmerman - San Diego Chief of Police
2014-06-19 11:45 - 13:30
Top Cop’s First 90 Days in Office
Since taking over in March as San Diego’s first female Chief of Police, Shelley Zimmerman has faced a myriad of challenges: a FBI investigation, recruitment and retirement issues, and recent scandals involving officers, while drugs and gang issues remain priorities. Learn how this 31-year veteran has taken the reins to decisively lead and create a culture of excellence to meet her vision of maintaining peace and order by providing the highest quality police services.
Liberty Station Conference Center – 2600 Laning Rd, 92106

Celebrating Science
2014-06-12 08:00 - 17:00
Larry Bock is Founder and Principal of Science Spark and is the Creator of the USA Science & Engineering Festival which attracted nearly 1 Million participants in its inaugural year.
He was a recipient of numerous science education awards including: Hoyt S. Vandenberg Prize from the Air Force Association for the best STEM Education Program; 2014 Viktor Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize for the best eSTEM initiative; Visionary Award of the Federation for Fighting Blindness.
He was selected by Venture Capital Journal as one of the “Ten Most Influential Venture Capitalists,” by Red Herring as one of the “Top Ten Innovators,” by Forbes-Wolfe NanoReport as the “Number One Powerbroker in Nanotechnology,” by Ernst & Young as a Finalist for “Entrepreneur of the Year,” and by Small Times as “Innovator of the Year” and “Top 3 Business Leaders of the Year.” He received the Einstein Award by the Jerusalem Foundation for lifetime contributions in the field of life sciences. Larry is a successful serial entrepreneur who has founded, co-founded or financed the early stage growth of 40 companies in the life and physical sciences from inception to achieving an aggregate market capitalization in excess of $80 Billion

Courage to Run - 50th Anniversary of the Record Breaking Mile
2014-06-05 11:45 - 13:30
“During my many years as a world class runner as well as during my ten year tenure as a US Congressman, I found many opportunities to dig down deep for the courage to accomplish what needed to be done. I enjoy sharing my life experiences from as long ago as a 10 year old child looking for a role model and finding him in the TV series of “Superman” to running against Olympians on the world stage of track and field competition. <!–more–>June 5th is an historic day in my life as well as in the life of track and field and running in general. I am very grateful for the many people who have organized the 50th Anniversary celebrating my being the first high school boy to run the mile in under 4 minutes. It is honor to be sharing this day with all of you.”
On June 5, 1964 Jim Ryun became the first high school runner to break four minutes for the mile, running it in 3:59. From there Jim went on to become the most renowned athlete of his day. He received Sports Illustrated magazine’s “Sportsman of the Year” award, the James E. Sullivan Award as the nation’s top amateur athlete, the ABC’s Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year, and was voted Track & Field News’ Athlete of the Year as the world’s best track & field athlete. ESPN has him rated as the Number 1 high school athlete of all time.

Cartoonists and Troops – A Love Story
2014-05-22 11:45 - 13:30
A love affair has existed between active duty troops and cartoonists since World War II, and continues to this day. Jeff Bacon, a retired Navy Captain and author of the Navy cartoon panel Broadside, will entertain the San Diego Rotary with cartoons, stories and the inspirational result of seventy years of cartooning in support of our troops.
