What's New

What's New - September 2003

Rotarian Knowledge section

New Zone, Country and Area Advisors - We are pleased to make the following appointments:

Cabrere, Mario, D4240 - El Salvador Advisor
Carballo, Fabio, D4240 - Costa Rica Advisor
Espat, Salvador, D4250 - Belize Advisor
Kam, Daniel, D4240 - Panama Advisor
Villalta, Julio, D4250 - Honduras Advisor
Zamora, Enrique, D4240 - Nicaragua Advisor

In addition, we are pleased to announce the appointment of a new Zone 19 Advisor. He is PDG Walter Molinatti who resides in District 4820, Argentina. Walter replaces Oscar A. Zilli. Please remove Oscar from your WCSRN e-mail address books.

New Project Specialists - The following Rotarians have been appointed as Project Specialists:

Ashar, Knushul, D3400, Indonesia - Comm. Dev./Small Bus, Micro Credit
Desia, Dr. Rajendra, D5320, USA, CA - Health/Deafness
DeSouza, Jose Maria, D4720, Brazil - Health/Malaria
Fulton, PDG, Boyd, D6760, USA, TN - Health/Organ, Tissue, Eye Donation
Harper, Loren, D5170, USA, CA - Comm. Dev./Abandon, Orphan, Lost Children
Tuncer, Eser, D2430, Turkey - Education & Literacy/Multiple Specialties
Vreeswijk, Peter, D5060, Canada, BC - Multiple Specialties
Walker, Dr. William D., D9670, Australia, NSW - Health/Malaria
Young, Lloyd, D4580, Brazil - Comm. Dev./Abandon, Orphan, Lost Children

We now have 87 Zone/Country/Area Advisors and 125 Project Advisors available from the Rotarian Knowledge section of the web site. We will constantly be appointing additional Country Advisors, Area Advisors and Project Specialists. If you are interested in serving with the WCSRN in either or both of these capacities, please follow the instructions in the Rotarian Knowledge section.

Funding Resources section

New Subject Advisor for this Web Section - We are pleased to announce the appointment of PDG Aswini Kar, D3260, India as the new Subject Advisor for the Funding Resources section of the web site. Aswini replaces PDG Carolyn E. Jones. Please remove Carolyn from your WCSRN e-mail address books.

In addition, the introductory paragraph for this section has been revised to reflect the revisions in Rotary Foundation programs. District Simplified Grants should be used for humanitarian transportation and Individual Grants should be used for grants to Rotary Volunteers.

Announcements

Introducing the Potential Rotary Partners Index - As we all know, many Rotary Clubs and Districts partner will various other humanitarian aid organizations as they perform their projects. The WCSRN has added a list of over 300 organizations that have resources that can be used to partner with Rotary projects. At a future date we will add a search mechanism so you can search by type of resource, location of organization, countries they support, etc. In the meantime, the index is an alphabetical list with a link to the organizations web site.

If you know of other organizations that could be potential partners, please notify our WCSRN Partner Advisor, Mark WalkerPlease provide the web site address or a contact name and e-mail address.

Additions to the WCSRN Yahoo Listserve - We are in the process of adding the members of the WCSRN who are not already registered with the Listserve. When this is completed, we will have over 500 members using this vital tool for communicating on the subject of humanitarian aid.

WCSRN Associates - We presently have over 100 members of the Listserve that are not registered as members of the WCSRN. They consist of District WCS Chairs, District Grant Chairs and others who have an involvement or interest in the humanitarian aid projects of Rotary. We will hereafter be calling them WCSRN Associates and we will continue to encourage them to serve in some official capacity with the WCSRN.

Meetings Scheduled

NEPAL NOW! - Visit the Beautiful Country and gentle people of NEPAL
This is a fundraiser to provide a vehicle for the Scheer Memorial Hospital of Nepal. This is a guided tour From Los Angeles, organized by Presidential Tours of Nepal under the sponsorship of the Rotary Club of Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Dates: 28 October - 12 November 2003
For Itinerary & Details Contact Tom Tischer or phone 800-356-8806

2nd Annual Conference on Poverty in the Americas - Scheduled for 21-23 November 2003 in San Diego, CA, USA. Contact: Jan Lindsay, DGN

11th Annual Central America Project Fair - 22-24 January 2004 in San Jose, Costa Rica. See Web Site for additional information.

1st Annual West Africa Project Fair - Specific dates in February, 2004 not set at this time. Will post dates and contact information at a later date.

Rotary in Russia Conference - Scheduled for 18-19 April 2004 in St. Petersburg, Russia. There will be a Projects Fair emphasizing health projects and many opportunities to meet with Russian Rotarians and Rotaractors. Additional information is available from Steve Yoshida, PDG

Project Information

Introduction - Periodically, we receive requests for urgent help that are not applicable to the system for listing on the RI Projects Exchange. We refer these requests, where possible, but sometimes these are projects in process where the project sponsor still needs one or more elements to complete the project. In addition, we sometimes are advised of the availability of materials, equipment or supplies that could be used for your projects. Such items will be posted to this sub-section of What's New. As of 15 September 2003 there are no requests for listing.

What's New - August 2003

Rotarian Knowledge section

New Zone, Country and Area Advisors - We are pleased to make the following appointments:

New Project Specialists - The following Rotarians have been appointed as Project Specialists:

The above WCSRN members are now available from the Rotarian Knowledge section of the web site. We will constantly be appointing additional Country Advisors, Area Advisors and Project Specialists. If you are interested in serving with the WCSRN in either or both of these capacities, please follow the instructions in the Rotarian Knowledge section.

Funding Resources section

Funding Resources Subject Advisor Needed - PDG Carolyn E. Jones, D5010, AK, USA has asked to be replaced as our Subject Advisor for the WCSRN Web Section on Funding Resources. Carolyn is spending a great deal of time in Eastern Russia and when she is there, she frequently cannot receive her e-mail. Consequently when she is home for a few days, she cannot respond to everything and she doesn't want to miss or be late on responding to your requests for help. If you have a good understanding of the Rotary Foundation funding programs and other NGOs that can partner with Rotary projects and are willing to be considered for this function, PLEASE SEND YOUR QUALIFICATIONS to Jim Johannsen, WCSRN Operations Committee, at Rotary.WCSRN@verizon.net.

Announcements

Congratulations - The following seven members of the WCSRN have been awarded Rotary's highest honor for a Rotarian, the Service Above Self award for 2002-03. In addition, there were another 22 Rotarians selected, who are in our WCSRN contacts file, and therefore aware of the WCSRN. The WCSRN is very proud to be involved with such an accomplished group of Rotarians.

We also want to congratulate Emdad Ul Haq, PDG, District 3280 of Bangladesh for the fine article in the July, 2003 edition of Rotary World.

Meetings Scheduled

2^nd Annual Conference on Poverty in the Americas - Scheduled for 21-23 November 2003 in San Diego, CA, USA. Description will be added later. Contact:Jan Lindsay, DGN

11^th Annual Central America Project Fair - 22-24 January 2004 in San Jose, Costa Rica. See Web Site for additional information.

1^st Annual West Africa Project Fair - Specific dates in February, 2004 not set at this time. Will post dates and contact information at a later date.

Rotary in Russia Conference - Scheduled for 18-19 April 2004 in St. Petersburg, Russia. There will be a Projects Fair emphasizing health projects and many opportunities to meet with Russian Rotarians and Rotaractors. Additional information is available from Steve Yoshida, PDG

Project Information

Introduction - Periodically, we receive requests for urgent help that are not applicable to the system for listing on the RI Projects Exchange. We refer these requests, where possible, but sometimes these are projects in process where the project sponsor still needs one or more elements to complete the project. In addition, we sometimes are advised of the availability of materials, equipment or supplies that could be used for your projects. Such items will be posted to this sub-section of What's New. As of 17 August 2003 there are no requests for listing.

What's New - July, 2003

This month's “What's New” will be a bit longer than usual because we skipped the June issue because of the International Convention in Brisbane.

Project Definition section

New Subject Editor - Mark Allen Zober of District 2490, Israel is replacing Zen Moisey of D5370, Canada as our Project Definition Subject Editor. Zen was a member of the WCSRN Pilot Project, created by the RI Board in 1997, and made substantial contributions to the initial structure of the operational WCSRN. Mark has extensive experience in Project Management and is planning to create a series of Project Guides that will assist Rotarians in structuring and executing specific types of projects. Thanks Zen for your many efforts and welcome Mark.

Projects Directory section

Project Fairs and Exhibits - We have added the schedules for future Project Fairs to this section. The 11th Annual Central American Project Fair will be held in Costa Rica in January, 2004 and the 1st Annual Western Africa Project Fair is planned for Accra, Ghana in February, 2004.

Rotarian Knowledge section

New Zone, Country and Area Advisors

RIBI - With the annual change in the RIBI International Service Committee members comes a change in our WCSRN Zone 17 and 18 Advisors. The new WCSRN Zone 17 Advisor is PDG Ian George Rule, D1020, Scotland and Zone 18 is PDG Leslie Lee, D1260, England. Our thanks to PDG Malcolm McCarthy who served the WCSRN for both zones this past year.

Canada - Because Canada has a national WCS organization and effort, we have interfaced the WCSRN to that structure, the Canadian Rotary Committee for International Development (CRCID) and their new Chief Administrative Officer, Kevin Webb will also serve as our WCSRN Zone 22 Advisor. Our thanks to the former CAO, PDG John Eberhard, who is now an RI Director for 2003-05.

New Country and Area Advisors - We are pleased to announce the following appointments. We now have a total of 83 WCSRN Zone, Country and Area Advisors.

Beckett, David J. - Zone 10, Cyprus Country Advisor

Pinto, PDG, Henrique Manuel Correja - Zone 10, Portugal Advisor

New Project Specialists - The following have been appointed Project Specialists. We now have a total of 111 WCSRN Project Specialists

Gisler, Roland, D5510, AZ, USA - Multiple specialties

Muston, PDG, Ray, D6000, IA, USA - Multiple specialties

Southern, Graham, D1280, England - Multiple specialties

Yarker, PDG, Ian, D9640, NSW, Australia - Multiple specialties

The above WCSRN members are now available from the appropriate index in the Rotarian Knowledge sub-section of the web site. We will constantly be appointing additional Country Advisors, Area Advisors and Project Specialists. If you are interested in serving with the WCSRN in either or both of these capacities, please follow the instructions in the Rotarian Knowledge section.

Materials, Equipment and Supplies section

Materials, Equipment and Supplies section

New entries are shown for:

Compassionate Resource Warehouse

Crossroads International

Global Hand

Funding Resources section

Funding Resources Subject Advisor Needed - PDG Carolyn E. Jones, D5010, AK, USA has asked to be replaced as our Subject Advisor for the WCSRN Web Section on Funding Resources. Carolyn is spending a great deal of time in Eastern Russia and when she is there, she frequently cannot receive her e-mail. Consequently when she is home for a few days, she cannot respond to everything and she doesn't want to miss or be late on responding to your requests for help. If you have a good understanding of the Rotary Foundation funding programs and other NGOs that can partner with Rotary projects and are willing to be considered for this function, please send your qualifications to Jim Johannsen, WCSRN Web Site Editor, at Rotary.WCSRN@verizon.net.

Announcements

Please Review the April, 2003 What's New - There were several important announcements in the April What's New that bear repeating. Please scroll down and review the following:

WCSRN Publicity - Many of our WCSRN members are being very successful in making the world of Rotary aware of the existence of the WCSRN and its resources. Among others, the following have helped to “spread the word” -

Carole Rogers, Member, WCSRN, D5170, CA, USA - Mentions WCSRN in her interview for the “Computer Connection” article in the June Rotarian.

PDG Kuo-En Wang, Zone 4 Advisor has had two articles on the WCSRN in the Chinese Rotarian Monthly, in April and July issues.

Scaria Jose, Zone 6 Advisor has revised the WCSRN Brochure to make it more understandable in India.

PDG Bert Clews, Zone 10 Advisor had an article in the May Rotary Africa issue and also made a presentation at the D9250 Conference.

PDG Heinz D. S. Kounio, Greece Country Advisor has translated the WCSRN into the Greek language.

We encourage all of you to make the WCSRN visible in your part of the world. Please send copies of any information you have published about the WCSRN to PDG Glenn M. Balch, our WCSRN Chair of Education and Publicity.

Meetings Scheduled

Presidential Celebrations - The second of this series of 15 meetings will focus on World Community Service and Twin Clubs. It is scheduled for 26 July 2003 in El Paso, TX, USA and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. See RI Web Site, Meetings section for additional information.

Six additional Presidential Celebrations will focus on subject matter where the WCSRN can be a substantial resource. See RI Web Site, Meetings section for additional information.

2nd Annual Conference on Poverty in the Americas - Scheduled for 21-23 November 2003 in San Diego, CA, USA. Description will be added later. Contact: Jan Lindsay, DGN

11th Annual Central America Project Fair - 22-24 January 2004 in San Jose, Costa Rica. See Web Site for additional information.

1st Annual West Africa Project Fair - Specific dates in February, 2004 not set at this time. Will post dates and contact information at a later date.

Rotary in Russia Conference - Scheduled for 18-19 April 2004 in St. Petersburg, Russia. There will be a Projects Fair emphasizing health projects and many opportunities to meet with Russian Rotarians and Rotaractors. Additional information is available from Steve Yoshida, PDG

Project Information

Introduction - Periodically, we receive requests for urgent help that are not applicable to the system for listing on the RI Projects Exchange. We refer these requests, where possible, but sometimes these are projects in process where the project sponsor still needs one or more elements to complete the project. In addition, we sometimes are advised of the availability of materials, equipment or supplies that could be used for your projects. Such items will be posted to this sub-section of What's New. As of 15 July 2003 there are no requests for listing.