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Rotary's Florida PETS is March 3-5, 2023
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History of Florida PETS

The 2023 edition of Rotary Florida PETS will be the 20th multi-district PETS in our state in which all eight Rotary districts participate and collaborate in its planning.

For decades prior to the formation of a multi-district approach to training presidents-elect, districts conducted their own PETS with their governors-elect using Rotary’s PETS Planning Guide. From time to time some districts would pair up to conduct the training.

In 2004 Past District 6950 Governor Milt Jones, who was also a past Rotary International director, led the effort to form a multi-district Florida PETS. The new training organization brought together seven Florida districts at Orlando’s Marriott hotel near the airport. In 2006 all eight districts created attendance numbers so large for the hotel that a new venue was needed. Florida PETS then moved to Orlando’s Doubletree Resort and Spa. Five years later Florida PETS outgrew the Doubletree conference facilities. In 2012 the seminar moved to the Buena Vista Palace adjacent to Disney Village where PETS had a multi-year commitment. During 2017 the Doubletree Resort developed new and larger function facilities, which allowed Rotary Florida PETS to return to that venue in 2018.

This isn’t to say the concept of holding a multi-district PETS originated in Florida. Rotary districts have been teaming in this fashion for over 25 years with our neighboring districts in Maryland among the first.

The power and efficiency of a multi-district effort brings much to this critical event that few, if any, districts have ever looked back.

About Florida PETS

Florida Rotary PETS (President-Elect Training Seminar) is a statewide training and development event bringing every President-Elect from all 8 Rotary Districts in the state of Florida into a unifying forum. Attendance to PETS is required by Rotary International before someone can take on the role of Rotary Club President.

Register for PETS

President-Elect appointees in Florida can register for PETS by clicking on this link or logging into DACdb using their access credentials.

Questions?

If you are a President-Elect and have questions about your participation, contact your District Governor-Elect for additional details.

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