San Diego Rotary

Dr. James Harris, President, University of San Diego
2015-10-01 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Dr. James T. Harris, III, is the fourth president of the University of San Diego, which is a nationally preeminent Catholic university known for educating students who are globally competent, ethical leaders committed to the common good and empowered to engage a diverse and changing world. Before coming to USD, Dr. Harris served as president of Defiance College in Ohio and Widener University in Pennsylvania.
Dr. Harris will present an overview of the University and highlight its global impact and importance to San Diego. He will also describe how USD can serve as an anchor institution for San Diego and take a greater leadership role in the community.

SDSU Rotaracts - Primary Meeting
2015-09-29 19:00 - 21:00 | San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, 92182
Guest Speaker Walter Lam
Pride Suite 1st Floor
Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union

Grotarian Event - Under the Blood Moon at San Diego Mesa College
2015-09-27 17:30 - 19:30 | San Diego Mesa College, 7250 Mesa College Drive , San Diego, CA, 92111, United States
Come enjoy the lunar eclipse at the San Diego Mesa College Jerry Schad Observatory!
Location: San Diego Mesa College Math+Science Center
7250 Mesa College Drive San Diego, CA 92111
Faculty experts will guide you through the viewing of the last lunar eclipse of 2015. Enjoy the 4th floor rooftop view with our telescopes, and enjoy the images of this amazing occurrence.
Begin the evening with a talk from Dr. Irena Stojimirovic, Mesa College Professor regarding the astronomical features of the eclipse. Also, as an added bonus, hear from Don Barrie, Mesa College Professor and Geologist as he gives you a tour of our outdoor Geologic gardens.
Light refreshments available, $20 per person. (no alcohol)
Guests are welcome; however young persons need to be 10 years of age, under the supervision of an adult to attend. Parking for this event is free.
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2015 Mr./Ms./Mrs. San Diego Program
2015-09-24 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Betty Peabody
The Past Presidents of San Diego Rotary have proudly selected Mrs. Betty Peabody as this year’s recipient of the
2015 Mrs. San Diego Award.
Please join us on September 24th at the Liberty Station Conference Center to honor Betty for her leadership and contributions to the City of San Diego.
Betty Peabody’s interests, volunteerism, and achievements in the San Diego community have been many and varied, but all were due to her tireless passion for the betterment of our city.
Volunteering for Balboa Park almost daily since 1969, Betty co-founded the Friends of Balboa Park with the vision of keeping the park alive well into the next century. They have implemented over 200 projects in 15 years, funded by private donations of more than $4 million. These range from the five information kiosks placed around the park, to mapping the water pipe infrastructure with SDSU students and to returning the 5th grade San Diego Unified School program to the Park. Their latest project, The Friends’ Water-Wise program, was designed to optimize water use in the park to make the park more environmentally sustainable while keeping it healthy and attractive for visitors.
Betty has served on the boards of the San Diego Museum of Man, the Central Balboa Park Association, and as president of the House of Hospitality and the Balboa Park Millennium Society. She conceived Christmas on the Prado which is now December Nights.
A founding member of the San Diego County Crime Stoppers, Inc., Betty has encouraged good people to report bad things anonymously for the past 31 years. Betty was recognized by their Lifetime Achievement Award and now Crime Stoppers gives the Betty Peabody Award annually to an individual or organization that has helped law enforcement or promoted public safety.
To honor legacies of her late husband, Dr. Homer Peabody (also a Mr. San Diego Award recipient in 1997), she currently serves on the Rees-Stealy Research Foundation Board and the Youth Tennis San Diego (Barnes Center) Foundation Board. Her social and philanthropic interests include The Thursday Club, The Wednesday Club, UCSD Town and Gown, ARCS and San Diego Rotary Club. She also sits on the board of the SDSU Friends of the Library and was a 2009 Mortar Board honoree.
Betty has been recognized for her contributions to our community, including most recently being the recipient of the San Diego Woman of the Year Award given by Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins. Atkins described Betty’s story as a “microcosm for the contributions that women make all over California and our great nation.”
Although born and raised in Oregon, Betty has adopted San Diego as her home. She and Homer have four children, five terrific grandchildren and seven-plus special great-grands. Betty also enjoys theatre, reading, and unusual travel experiences.

Rotary After Hours Social Event
2015-09-23 17:00 - 20:30 | CA
Rotary After Hours
(fka Society 33) Sponsored by the FUN Committee
is happy to announce our next evening social event!
Who is invited: ALL Rotarians, spouses, guests & friends (including prospective members)
What: Evening social event
When: Wednesday September 23, 2015; 5:00pm – 8:30pm
Where: Home of Lynn Congemi, 2155 Willow St. San Diego, CA 92106
Why: Because it passes the 5th test of Rotary, “Is it Fun?”
Please join us for an evening of sunset and socializing; hosted by Lynn Congemi at her home in beautiful Point Loma, with scenic views of downtown. Enjoy this purely social event and take the opportunity to have more than a few minutes between announcements to talk to fellow Rotarians and truly get to know each other in a relaxed atmosphere. No registration required, Just show up!
Please bring your favorite beverage and/or an appetizer to share.
Questions? Please call John Neuhart 858-414-9617

Gary Weitzman-President & CEO, San Diego Humane Society & SPCA
2015-09-17 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
San Diego Humane Society: Inspiring Compassion Since 1880
Since 1880, San Diego Humane Society has inspired compassion by helping people and animals. Originally founded to protect children and horses, the organization has expanded to meet the needs of the region by rescuing animals in distress; saving companion pets, farm animals and wildlife; and, providing resources to keep pets with their families. The most recent accomplishment is maintaining zero euthanasia of healthy and treatable animals in San Diego Animal Welfare Coalition shelters.
Gary Weitzman, DVM, joined the San Diego Humane Society as their President and CEO in May 2012. He is a licensed veterinarian and an accomplished animal welfare professional with more than 25 years of experience.
Serving as a community advocate is very important to Dr. Weitzman and he is committed to collaborating with individuals, rescue groups and organizations to identify innovative solutions to do more for animals and their people.
A significant focus for Dr. Weitzman and the San Diego Humane Society is a new initiative called “Getting to Zero” – it involves a comprehensive plan to save the life of every healthy and treatable animal in San Diego Animal Welfare Coalition shelters.

SDSU Rotaracts - Primary Meeting
2015-09-15 19:00 - 21:00 | San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, 92182
Guest Speaker Michelle Candland
Pride Suite 1st Floor
Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union

San Diego Rotary Foundation Board meeting
2015-09-15 12:00 - 13:30 | Club 33 Conference Room, 2247 San Diego Ave, Suite 233, San Diego, CA, 92110, United States

Annual Committee Showcase; Guest Speaker District Governor Janice Kurth
2015-09-10 11:15 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Please join District Governor Janice Kurth as she visits with 30 of our Club committees during our annual Committee Showcase. This is your opportunity to learn more about the various committees our club has to offer and learn about the many projects that are the substance of Rotary. The showcase begins at 11:15. Our regular program will follow at 12:30.
Rotary is a gift to the world and a gift to each of us as Rotarians. District Governor Janice Kurth will illuminate some of these gifts and their significant impact on our lives through inspiring local and international Rotary stories and experiences.

Hoover Interact Committee
2015-09-03 13:30 - 14:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Interact committee meeting immediately following our program at 1:30. Room # TBD.

Darryl Anunciado - CEO ActionDrone, Inc.
2015-09-03 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Drones in the Commercial Industry
Darryl Anunciado, Chief Executive Officer of ActionDrone, Inc. will discuss the impact and upcoming changes small unmanned aerial vehicles, sUAVs (aka drones) will have on the commercial industry. Agriculture, public safety and military fields are just starting to harness the potential of this new technology. Details on how the sUAV can be applied will be highlighted for each of these fields. There will be a demonstration as well as ample time for questions and answers from the audience.

Business Networking- Maximize your Net Worth!
2015-08-27 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Guest speakers: Phil Blair, Co-owner and Executive Officer, Manpower Staffing Services & Jenni Prisk, Founder and CEO of Prisk Communication
When we think about our net worth, we usually think of our financial investments. However, there’s another aspect of your worth…your professional contacts. Do your friends, family, colleagues and clients really know what you do? In an exhilarating program, Jenni Prisk and Phil Blair will teach you how to create a powerful elevator pitch and, if you’re lucky, you’ll get a chance to share it with all the Rotarians in the room. Don’t miss this opportunity to state your worth!

Dr. Steven Steinhubl, Director of Digital Medicine, Scripps Translational Science Institute
2015-08-20 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Can 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 and quality of clinical care available to the growing majority of the world’s population with mobile connectivity. This presentation will review the great deal of ongoing work being carried out, much in San Diego, to establish the true capabilities and potential value of the evolving field of mHealth.
Dr. Steinhubl is the Director of Digital Medicine at STSI and a cardiologist at Scripps Health, Scripps Clinic. He received his undergraduate training in chemical engineering at Purdue University in Indiana, graduate training in physiology at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and his medical degree at St. Louis University in Missouri.
Dr. Steinhubl’s research activities have covered a broad range of topics in cardiology with a primary early focus on trials of novel antithrombotic therapies for the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease, and more recently on the application of an integrated systems-based approach to the optimal identification, communication and treatment of an individual’s risk for various manifestations of cardiovascular disease. He has been principal investigator or helped lead over a dozen large-scale, international randomized trials and has authored nearly 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts as well as numerous book chapters, and abstracts.

Grotarian Poolside Chat
2015-08-18 17:00 - 19:00 | CA
Please join us this summer at our annual Grotarian Poolside Chat. We will have committee Chairs from approximately 8-10 committees speak about their committees, what their committees do, their projects and what your involvement would be as a committee member. Dinner and beverages will be provided. This is a great opportunity to learn more about Club 33. It is also a fun evening, at which you can become better acquainted with other Red Badgers.
This is a free event.
Rotarians only (no spouses or guests please)
Location: John Morrell’s residence. An email with the address will be sent to you before the event.
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Dr. Peter Salk, President - Jonas Salk Legacy Foundation
2015-08-13 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Jonas 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 Salk Institute, and his relentless pursuit of ways to alleviate human suffering in diverse realms. This talk, given by Dr. Peter Salk, will touch on these various aspects of his life.
Dr. Peter Salk graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University in 1965 and Alpha Omega Alpha from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1969. Following two years of house staff training in internal medicine at the University Hospitals of Cleveland, he worked in his father’s laboratory at the Salk Institute from 1972-1984 conducting research on the biology and immunotherapy of cancer and autoimmune disease and strategies for vaccine production. He worked again with his father from 1991-1995 on a project to develop an inactivated vaccine for HIV infection, and subsequently worked on the introduction of AIDS treatment programs in Africa and Asia. He is currently President of the Jonas Salk Legacy Foundation, where he is devoting attention to educating the public regarding his father’s life and work and to extending and applying his father’s vision to help address humanity’s present challenges and opportunities, particularly in the realms of vaccines, global health, and creating a sustainable human future.

VIP New Member Prospect Reception
2015-08-13 11:30 - 12:00 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Bring a prospective member to the Liberty Station Conference Center to meet with the club leadership and hear a brief pitch about why it’s is beneficial to join San Diego Rotary. Then bring your guest to lunch (the Club will pick up the cost of the guest) so they can learn more about the club.
The reception will take place in the main dining room. Registration is required.
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Ignacio De La Torre - AT&T It Can Wait
2015-08-06 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Ignacio 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 to keep drivers safe: Keep your eyes on the road — not on your phone!
How do you rationalize engaging with your social media while on the go in your car? Maybe you have not, but do you wonder if your spouse, kids or grandkids do? Learn why AT&T has embarked on their It-Can-Wait campaign for the 5th year and see for yourself how effective advertising and promotion can impact real results. Oh, and do you think you’re a skilled driver with nanosecond reflexes? Then test your skills in the text-and drive simulator that will be available before and after our program. Don’t miss this powerful program!

All Chair Committee Meeting
2015-07-30 13:30 - 14:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
This meeting is for all committee chairs and co-chairs. Meeting is being held by President Peter Duncan and President-Elect John Morrell.
The meeting will take place in Room 202.

Brad Howard - Rotary International Director
2015-07-30 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Why 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 you the question– Is Rotary a service organization that has members, or is it a membership organization that does service?
Brad Howard is a member of the Rotary Club of Oakland-Sunrise and Past District Governor of District 5170, which covers the Silicon Valley. He currently serves as Zones 25 & 26 Rotary International Director for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 Rotary years. Those Zones include parts of British Columbia and Nevada, and all of Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona and Hawaii, representing more than 1,300 Rotary clubs and approximately 60,000 Rotarians.

Finance Committee
2015-07-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Club 33 Conference Room, 2247 San Diego Ave, Suite 233, San Diego, CA, 92110, United States

Monthly Board meeting
2015-07-25 17:30 - 19:00 | San Diego Yacht Club, 1011 Anchorage Ln, San Diego, CA, 92016, United States

San Diego Youth Symphony
2015-07-23 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
SDYS 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 quality orchestral and chamber music experience. This year fifteen international musicians representing the UK, Ireland, Germany, Spain, The Czech Republic and Canada will join eighteen SDYS students to create the unique International Youth Symphony orchestra for two weeks of rehearsals and a variety of recitals and concerts will be shared with the community.
The orchestra will perform excerpts from some of the most celebrated works including Mozart’s Overture to the Marriage of Figaro, Gabriel Faure’s Pavane, Mozart’s Symphony No. 35 in D Major “Haffner”, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 in D Major.

Rose Schindler - Surviving the Holocaust & Returning to Auschwitz
2015-07-16 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Seventy 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 to Auschwitz along with 300 other survivors from around the world for a ceremony marking the day 70 years ago that they were liberated from the death camps.
Rose will share her emotional story of survival. Though it is difficult for her to talk about the past, she does so as a promise she made to her father. “Every story is special,” she states, “but I want to share my story, just as I promised my father, so the world will always remember and those who are gone will never be forgotten.”

Grotarian Event - Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute Tour
2015-07-14 17:00 - 19:00 | CA
LAST DAY TO REGISTER IS THURSDAY, JULY 9!
Join us for a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at the exciting work under way at the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute. HSWRI is in its 52nd year, and is dedicated to providing effective, innovative solutions to conflicts that arise between human activity and the natural world. Institute scientists apply sophisticated technologies seeking solutions that protect and conserve marine animals while benefiting humans and their reliance on marine resources. The Institute recognizes the critical importance of scientific literacy for competing in the highly technical and competitive global economy providing innovative education programs in marine science for our children and future scientists.
Don Kent, President and CEO, will give an overview of the Institute’s work in San Diego, Carlsbad and Florida. He will share the details of these pursuits including a ground breaking project right off our coast. We will then tour the facilities to get an up-close look at their leading edge work and laboratories. Closed toe shoes required.
Details:
5:00- 5:45: Reception with wine, beer, soft drinks and food stations featuring Caesar Salad, build your own carne asada or fresh fish tacos, with all the toppings. Also, Cuban black beans and flourless chocolate cake.
5:45-6:45: Overview and tour of the labs and facilities with institute scientists for an up-close look at their leading edge research and program implementation.
Address: 2595 Ingraham Street, San Diego, CA 92109
Free parking in the adjacent lot
Cost per person $35
Rotary members and their guests only
Directions from Interstate 5:
Take the SeaWorld Drive exit and head west. Take the Ingraham Street/Mission Bay Drive exit off SeaWorld Drive (it is just past the main entrance to SeaWorld), and see below.

Directions from Interstate 8:
Take the Ingraham Street/Mission Bay Drive exit, turn right or go west, and see below.

From Ingraham Street/Mission Bay Drive:
Move to the left one lane (otherwise you’ll be caught up in a cloverleaf that takes you to Mission Beach). You’ll see a sign overhead for SeaWorld … you can use that as your guide for what lane to be in. Turn right at the first stoplight (Perez Cove Way). Our building (stone facade, with Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute in large letters) is on the corner of Ingraham St. and Perez Cove Way. If there’s no oncoming traffic, you can make a quick left into the second driveway (first is blocked with a barrier pole) immediately after turning right at the stoplight. If there is oncoming traffic, go down to the third driveway and then backtrack. There should be plenty of parking near our building.
The primary purpose of Grotarian events is to bring “Red Badge” and longtime Rotarians together to build new relationships and facilitate greater involvement in Rotary 33 programs.
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Change of Command
2015-07-09 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Join 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.

DARK - No meeting
2015-07-02 | CA
There will not be a meeting today. See you next week!

San Diego Rotary Golf Tournament
2015-06-26 | San Diego Country Club, 88 L St., Chu, CA, 91911
ATTENTION ROTARY GOLFERS!
The final round of our tournament had to be rescheduled due to rain and will now be played on Friday, June 26th, to determine the 2015 Champion. Bonnie Schwartz and Tom Wilson are tied for the lead, closely followed by Richard Coutts, Don Tarte, Marten Barry, John Peele and several others who can win the trophy with a good final round.
Please let us know if you are able to play on this new date. Join the fun and friendly competition by contacting Marten Barry mbarry@naisandiego.com or Alli Lucas alucas@naisandiego.com. Cost is $116, including cart, and the field is limited to 20 players…so sign up now!

President's Roast
2015-06-25 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
The 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 highlight a wonderful afternoon of hearty joke-telling and song-singing.
So come prepared to laugh and have a great time as we say “thank you” to President Michelle.

Unlocking the Power of the Genome - Karen Possemato, Chief of Staff, Illumina, Inc.
2015-06-18 12:00 - 13:30 | Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA, 92106, United States
Technology 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 is the Chief of Staff at Illumina, Inc. She has spent over 10 years at Illumina building brand, outbound marketing and communications, and now working with the executive team to establish a greater footprint for Illumina in the community and beyond.

Grotarian Event - USO Airport Center Tour
2015-06-16 17:30 - 19:30 | CA
Join the Grotarians for a tour inside the largest USO Airport Center in the world. Retired USMC Sergeant Major, Bobby Woods, who serves as the current Director of the USO Neil Ash Airport Center, will welcome the San Diego Rotary Club and give us a detailed tour through this amazing center and the public art that exists around and within this facility. Staffed primarily by volunteers, the 10,000-square-foot stand-alone building across from Terminal 2 is open 18 hours a day, 365 days a year and served over 122,000 military men and women and their families last year. Many are young Marines headed to and from MCRD for boot camp and Camp Pendleton for further training.
Food from Phil’s BBQ and beverages will be served outside on the patio at the end of the tour.
Date: Tuesday, June 16th
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Place: USO Neil Ash Airport Center (across from Terminal 2) 3705 North Harbor Drive (driving directions and map below)
Cost: $25.00 per person
Parking: Please park in the Terminal 2 Short Term Parking Lot adjacent to the USO. Parking will be validated so bring your ticket in with you.
Friends and family are welcome!
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Directions:
From the North
Take the 5 South. Exit toward Sassafras/San Diego Airport. Go straight onto Kettner Boulevard. Turn right onto W Laurel Street. Turn right onto N Harbor Drive. Proceed to the Terminal 2 Parking Lot and pull a ticket to park. The USO Neil Ash Airport Center is located immediately on the right once you pull through the ticket gate.
From the South
Take the 5 North. Take the Hawthorn Street exit, exit 17, toward San Diego Airport. Keep left to take Hawthorn Street ramp. Turn slightly left onto W Hawthorn Street. Turn right onto N Harbor Drive. Proceed to the Terminal 2 Parking Lot and pull a ticket to park. The USO Neil Ash Airport Center is located immediately on the right once you pull through the ticket gate.
