This document discusses an upcoming 2022 Rotaract Preconvention and provides examples of events hosted by Multidistrict Information Organizations (MDIOs). It introduces three leaders of the preconvention and defines an MDIO as a regional group of Rotary districts that disseminates information and facilitates communication between Rotaract clubs. It then provides two case studies describing annual events hosted by the Big West Rotaract MDIO in the western US and Canada, and the Rotaract Brasil MDIO which hosts a national conference and public speaking competition. The document concludes with mentions of a 2021 presidential conference hosted by the Ascension Rotaract Network MDIO and a collaborative virtual service project.

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MDIOs Know How to Party!
Mitty Chang, Lucas de Assis Sena Santos, & Taylor Huie

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The Why & The Who
Mitty Chang
USA - West
Lucas de Assis Sena Santos
Brazil
Taylor Huie
USA - East

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What is an MDIO?
Rotaract multidistrict information
organizations (MDIO) are regional
groups of Rotary districts that form
for the purpose of disseminating
information and facilitating
communication among Rotaract clubs
in the participating districts. MDIOs
can also provide leadership training to
Rotaract clubs and future district
Rotaract leaders and organize
multidistrict service projects. Each
MDIO is comprised of two or more
Rotary districts.
26 actives MDIOs today (the image below was not updated)

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Case Studies:
MDIO Events

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Big West Rotaract
Western USA & Canada

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Big West Rotaract
Big West Rotaract’s primary mission is to provide
leadership training and education to Rotaractors on
the west coast of North America through
leadership training Institutes, conferences,
information exchange, and digital resources.
● Annual Conference running since 2009
● Big West Rotaract MDIO founded in 2015
● Big West Rotaract Foundation (501c3
nonprofit) founded in 2019
● 28 member districts across 3 Rotary Zones

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● Annual training Institute since
2014.
● Inspired by Rotary Presidents-
Elect Training Seminars (PETS).
● Primary purpose is to train
incoming Rotaract District and
Club Leaders.
● Went virtual during COVID-19.
Big West Rotaract
Institute

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Big West Rotaract
Conference
● Annual conference every
October since 2009.
● Inspired by Rotary International
Conventions; designed to bring
the global experience to
Rotaractors on the west coast.
● Primary purpose is to inspire
and motivate Rotaractors to
kickoff their year.
● Went virtual during COVID-19.

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Rotaract Brasil

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Rotaract Brasil
Conarc - National Conference

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Rotaract Brasil
Public speaking competition for rotaractors
It congregates all the 31
Rotaract Brasil districts.
Each of them send one
participant for the
competition where the
national conference takes
place.

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Presidential Conference | USA | 2021
Ascension Rotaract Network MDIO

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RotarActs of Kindness
Collaborative Virtual Service

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Collaboration Through Relationship Building
“Strength lies in differences, not in similarities”

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GROUP
DISCUSSIONS!