D. K. Lee, President-Elect of Rotary International
addressed the PETS Conference Saturday evening, March 28th.

The President Elect Training Seminar (PETS) is designed to provide essential and current information to incoming club presidents in order to prepare them to have an effective and successful year. Presidents-elect will have the opportunity to hear addresses by top Rotary leaders and motivational speakers, attend small group discussion sessions and roundtables on various topics lead by knowledgeable and experienced discussion leaders, and network and exchange ideas with presidents-elect from six Rotary districts.

Rotary Mid-South PETS, Inc. is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that was formed in 2005 to enhance training for presidents-elect in four Rotary districts in Kentucky and Tennessee. Mid-South PETS, Inc. now includes six districts in Kentucky (6710, 6740), Tennessee (6760, 6780) and Alabama (6860, 6880).

FEATURED SPEAKERS 2008
Mid-South PETS has arranged for top Rotary leaders and motivational speakers to make presentations at the 2008 PETS.

            Michael Angelo Caruso, keynote speaker, has delivered over 2,000 presentations and keynote speeches on the subjects of team leading and pro-active communication.
            D.K.Lee, President-Elect of Rotary International
            Tom Branum, Sr., Rotary International Director
            Lou Piconi, Trustee of the Rotary Foundation
           
WHO ATTENDS PETS?

• Rotary club presidents-elect
• Assistant governors
• District governors, governors-elect and governors-nominee

Attendance at PETS is MANDATORY for every club president-elect per the Rotary International Standard Club Constitution, Article 9, Section 5 (c).  In exceptional and unusual cases a governor-elect may work with a president-elect to make other arrangements.

Due to space limitations, Mid-South PETS cannot accommodate presidents-nominee or spouses of presidents-elect.

REGISTRATION
Registration for Rotary Mid-South PETS is now open.  The registration deadline is March 1, 2008.  Please click on the “Registration” link to the left for more information about registration and the registration forms.

Participants should make their own hotel reservations as soon as possible.  Click on the “Hotel Information” link at the left for more information.

LOCATION/ HOTEL INFORMATION
All events are held at the Sheraton Music City Hotel, 777 McGavock Pike, Nashville, TN 37214.  All participants (even those living in the vicinity) should stay at this hotel since the program is intense and networking is a key benefit of the program.    Each club is encouraged to reimburse participants for hotel and other expenses.