Attending a Rotary event can be an eye-opening experience for participants in our programs for young leaders, such as Interact, Youth Exchange, and Rotary Youth Leadership Symposium, as well as recent alumni of these programs. Invite these young leaders to local, district, regional, and international Rotary conferences. There are many ways to make these events more accessible to younger people:
Review your club and district budgets to provide full or partial support for young leaders to attend.
Reduce or waive conference registration fees for Rotary youth participants, and encourage clubs that sponsor a young person to help defray the cost of travel and accommodations.
Appoint young leaders to serve on event organization committees. When young people help design an event, they bring new and exciting ideas, making the gathering more appealing to their peers.