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The participants for the MS project, career enhancing
opportunity came from the
United States,
Australia, Denmark, and New Zealand. The candidates
were nominated for this program by Rotarians and
granted paid time away from work by their employers
to participate in the intense study team framework
held in Denver Colorado at the offices of the US
National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The
National MS Society provided a content mentor who
organized the professional activities and
facilitated the meetings and discussion.
The study team
traveled to Denver Colorado from April 23rd through
May 5th, 2006. The Vocational Study Team
activity coincided with Rotary eClub One's annual
dinner and award ceremony held on April 26th and the
Rotary District 5450's annual conference.
Rotary eClub One works with other local Rotary
Club's to support this program in the geographic
area that it is being held.
The follow-up year's program was to be held in
Melbourne, Australia and to focus
on
Asthma. Rotary eClub One planned to work with the
North
Balwyn Rotary Club Melbourne, to help
support the efforts of this program and the
candidates who devote two weeks of their
professional and personal time to the program, and
scheduled to be held in February 2009.
Unfortunately, the program had to be postponed as a
consequence of travel difficulties for participants
caused by the impact of the global financial crisis.
Chris Joscelyne, Past-President of Rotary eClub One,
says that the VST program is ideally suited to his
Internet-based Rotary Club. “Our global reach means
that we are uniquely positioned to offer this VST
opportunity to any qualified person anywhere.” he
said.
A former Vocational Service Committee Chair and Past
President, Tim Mowbray, is delighted that the club
has been successful with two international
vocational service projects that have helped
contribute knowledge, positive professional
relations, and discussion of best practices in the
fields of Alzheimer’s disease and Multiple
Sclerosis. He believes the Vocational Study Team
concept will expand and be used in the future at
both the micro and macro level of problem solving as
more Rotary clubs look at the concept.
Rotary
Clubs interested in nominating a team participant
for a future planned program on Asthma to be held in
Australia are invited to contact Rotary eClub One.
For further information contact Past President
Angus M Robinson.
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