Rotary International Convention in Birmingham, 20-23 June

I was privileged to attend the Rotary International Convention in Birmingham, England and was joined by a Rotarian and friend of the Holmenkollen Rotary Club of Oslo. Jack and I enjoyed the convention and a quick trip into the city of Birmingham. I found this to be a great opportunity to witness the diversity and magnitude of Rotary as an international organization reaching across the world.

The opening ceremony, with a speech delivered by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

The theme of the convention was 'East meets West', with the Rotary International President from South Korea and the Convention being hosted in the UK

The city of Birmingham

An advertisement that caught my attention. It appears it is not just the Americans who celebrate on the 4th of July. These creative retailers played on the homophones 'independents' and 'independence'.