Many members of the Fellowship, including the bridge officers, are staying at the Courtyard Marriott in Bangkok. We had a block of rooms set aside for members but those expired at the beginning of December. We now understand that this hotel is completely booked by Rotary and no further rooms are available.
Members making hotel reservations at this time migh want to locate this hotel on a map and choose one of the RI hotels in the general vecinity since both of our activities during the convention will either be at this hotel or will provide transportation from this hotel to the event (Commodore's dinner).

Next year's Rotary International Convention is coming the first week of May in Bangkok, Thailand. We have created a great round of events for the IYFR membership and their friends, starting with the Meet & Greet Cocktail party at the Courtyard Marriott on Saturday.
This years AGM has been divided into two part, the business meeting at the convention its self and then a social dinner, the "Commodore's Banquet" to be held Tuesday evening at the Blue Elephant Restaurant.
And, of course, there is a unique Thai experience with our post convention cruise; we will move out of Bangkok to a boat hotel at Mom Chailai which will server as our center of operations as we take small traditional Thai boats to visit the surrounding landmarks and floating markets. A new adventure each day awaits us.

Full details are available in our special Bangkok edition of Rotafloat. Click here to open that document.

Our web site now features a "Ships Store" where you can purchase IYFR regalia online, putting each of your desired items into your shopping basket before checking out.
But it is much more than just regalia! Fleet Secretaries have been using it to pay this year's international dues and now you can book our activities at the Rotary International Convention there too!

• Book the Commodore's Reception Meet & Greet Cocktail party... loads of fun, good eats, and great company with the opportunity to renew old friendships at the start of the Convention!
• Make your reservation for the Commodore's Dinner... the dinner portion of the AGM, at the fabulous Blue Elephant.
• Get your room early (and save) for the fantastic post convention cruise. This event is limited by the number of "boat hotel" rooms available so don't delay'
• Be sure to look for the special discounts for booking early (these won't last!) and for booking multiple events!

Clint is a member of the Rotary Club of Walnut Creek, California, USA. He has been a member of Rotary since 2000 and served as his club's president in the 2006-07 Rotary year. He belongs to IYFR through the San Francisco fleet and is a past commodore of that fleet.
He sails on San Francisco by in a 35' ketch named Vagrant and is active in several other local non profit organizations in the bay area; The Golden Gate Tall Ships Society and the Walnut Creek Sister Cities organization.

Sergio is the past president of the Chiavari Tigullio Rotary Club where he migrated from the Sarzana Lerici RC after having been the President of that Club too. He has also been District Secretary and DGA for three times. In 2007 he was, the founding Commodore of the Italy NW Fleet that is now the largest of the IYFR Fleets.
A former Naval Aviator, he served as the CO of the Italian three masted square rigged training Vessel Amerigo Vespucci, he now sails on anything that floats and, whenever possible, with his nephew Leo who used to call him “grand pa boat”

In 2009 President Jun Avecilla of RC Cubao West founded the Cubao West Fleet and became its Charter Commodore. The following year he formed four more fleets making the Philippines an IYFR Region and therefore became its first Regional Commodore. And, in that short period he was subsequently and unanimously elected as International Rear Commodore in December 2010. An avid and passionate sailor he actively promotes sailing in the erstwhile American naval base in the Subic Bay, Zambales, Philippines. He participates in sailboat regattas and races with his 36 footer Beneteau First 36.7 racer/cruiser yacht called Selma Star with two of his sons Zedrik and Marcus, winning numerous local and international regattas and offshore races in Singapore, East Malaysia and China. Ever supportive ‘sail widow FM Lil enjoys the travel to race venues but hardly ever joins them in the actual races. An AG for International Service in the lone RI District 3780, Quezon City. He encompasses and balances Rotary fellowship with service flair and determined concern for the environment. As a serious and committed advocate for the preservation, conservation, protection of marine life, its varied biodiversity and marine habitats... he is consistently in the forefront in the cleaning seacoasts, waterways and water tributaries which likewise is the guiding mission of the IYFR Mariners of the Philippine Fleet.