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DESCRIPTION:Scott Plakun\, past President of our Club\, will speak to us ab
 out why Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion (DEI) is of crucial importance 
 to the future of Rotary. Scott\, who was proud to serve as our Club’s fi
 rst Vice President of DEI\, is now the Chair of DEI for our Rotary Distric
 t 5150. He will give an overview of what Rotary International and District
  5150 are doing about DEI. He’ll also share his observations about how o
 ur Club has benefitted from our DEI leadership in the Rotary world since h
 e and the late John Mathers (also a past President of our Club) founded an
  ad-hoc DEI committee in 2020. Finally\, Scott will lead a discussion abou
 t how our Club’s focus on DEI has transformed the Club and what we can d
 o to attract more diverse members. Scott has been a member of the Rotary C
 lub of San Francisco since 1992 and served as our 2009-10 Club President. 
 He has been engaged in DEI since his high school years in New York City wh
 en the older school he attended was 85% Black\, while the brand-new high s
 chool – less than two miles away – was almost entirely white. Now reti
 red\, Scott has been Head of Technology at a major investment management f
 irm and Director of Technology and Innovation at the Fine Arts Museums of 
 San Francisco (de Young and Legion of Honor). Scott lives in Marin with hi
 s life partner and husband of more than 35 years. They enjoy world travel\
 , opera\, symphony\, theater\, fine dining (and fine cooking)\, and collec
 ting contemporary art.  This is a regular membership meeting of the Rotary
  Club of San Francisco\, open to all Rotarians\, visiting Rotarians\, pros
 pective members\, and guests. Meeting Schedule:   12:00 Noon  Registratio
 n & Networking  12:15 PM (sharp!)  Meeting begins   1:30 PM  Meeting ad
 journs      Register here for In Person or Zoom attendance. For in-person
  attendees: We welcome all attendees! The in-person registration cost for
  all adults and children is $45 until 11:59 AM on Friday\, May 2\, 2025. T
 he meeting cost increases to $60 at noon and beyond on May 2\, 2025 and in
 cludes any walk-ins on Tuesday\, May 6. The Hotel Nikko holds us to the he
 adcount that we submit on Friday at noon\, prior to our Tuesday meeting\, 
 whether those registered attend or not. In Rotary spirit\, thanks for help
 ing us to maintain a good relationship with our host hotel.  For attendan
 ce via Zoom: For those who wish to participate via Zoom\, there is a $15 
 fee to attend. Parking: If you are driving to the Hotel Nikko for this mee
 ting\, please leave your car with the Hotel Nikko valet. Pick up a validat
 ion sticker available at our check-in table. The discounted parking is $25
  for three hours. Photo Policy and Disclaimer: By attending events of the 
 Rotary Club of San Francisco\, you are giving to our Club your permission 
 to publish photos of you as an attendee at our events. If you have questio
 ns about this policy\, please contact sfrotary2@gmail.com. Email Policy a
 nd Disclaimer: By registering online for events of the Rotary Club of San
  Francisco\, you are giving to our Club your permission to use your email 
 to invite you to future events. If you have questions about this policy or
  wish to opt out at any time\, please contact sfrotary2@gmail.com. 
DTEND:20250506T203000Z
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LOCATION:Hotel Nikko
SEQUENCE:1
SUMMARY:ROTARY LUNCHEON: Scott Plakun and Rotary’s Commitment to Diversit
 y\, Equity\, and Inclusion
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><img alt="Scott Plakun" src="https://clubru
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 -tight.jpg?_=638795011446031163" style="height: 195px\; width: 150px\; mar
 gin-left: 5px\; margin-right: 5px\; float: left\;" />Scott Plakun\, past P
 resident of our Club\, will speak to us about why Diversity\, Equity\, and
  Inclusion (DEI) is of crucial importance to the future of Rotary. Scott\,
  who was proud to serve as our Club&rsquo\;s first Vice President of DEI\,
  is now the Chair of DEI for our Rotary District 5150.</p>\n\n<p>He will g
 ive an overview of what Rotary International and District 5150 are doing a
 bout DEI. He&rsquo\;ll also share his observations about how our Club has 
 benefitted from our DEI leadership in the Rotary world since he and the la
 te John Mathers (also a past President of our Club) founded an ad-hoc DEI 
 committee in 2020.</p>\n\n<p>Finally\, Scott will lead a discussion about 
 how our Club&rsquo\;s focus on DEI has transformed the Club and what we ca
 n do to attract more diverse members.</p>\n\n<p>Scott has been a member of
  the Rotary Club of San Francisco since 1992 and served as our 2009-10 Clu
 b President. He has been engaged in DEI since his high school years in New
  York City when the older school he attended was 85% Black\, while the bra
 nd-new high school &ndash\; less than two miles away &ndash\; was almost e
 ntirely white.</p>\n\n<p>Now retired\, Scott has been Head of Technology a
 t a major investment management firm and Director of Technology and Innova
 tion at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (de Young and Legion of Hon
 or).</p>\n\n<p>Scott lives in Marin with his life partner and husband of m
 ore than 35 years. They enjoy world travel\, opera\, symphony\, theater\, 
 fine dining (and fine cooking)\, and collecting contemporary art.</p>\n\n<
 p><img src="https://clubrunner.blob.core.windows.net/00000002427/thumb/Pho
 toAlbum/2024-2025/IMG_5734.jpg?_=638795011446021658" /></p>\n\n<table bord
 er="0" style="border-collapse: collapse\; border-spacing: 0px\;">\n	<tbody
  style="box-sizing: border-box\;">\n		<tr style="box-sizing: border-box\;"
 >\n			<td colspan="2" style="padding: 0px\; vertical-align: top\; box-sizi
 ng: border-box\;">\n			<p><span style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\;">This is
  a regular membership meeting of the Rotary Club of San Francisco\, open t
 o all Rotarians\, visiting Rotarians\, prospective members\, and guests.</
 span></p>\n\n			<p><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\;">Meeting Schedu
 le:</strong></p>\n			</td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr style="box-sizing: border-box\;
 ">\n			<td style="padding: 0px\; vertical-align: top\; box-sizing: border-
 box\;">12:00 Noon&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style="padding: 0px\; vertical-align
 : top\; box-sizing: border-box\;">Registration &amp\; Networking</td>\n		<
 /tr>\n		<tr style="box-sizing: border-box\;">\n			<td style="padding: 0px\
 ; vertical-align: top\; box-sizing: border-box\;">12:15 PM (sharp!)&nbsp\;
 </td>\n			<td style="padding: 0px\; vertical-align: top\; box-sizing: bord
 er-box\;">Meeting begins&nbsp\;</td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr style="box-sizing: bo
 rder-box\;">\n			<td style="padding: 0px\; vertical-align: top\; box-sizin
 g: border-box\;">1:30 PM&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style="padding: 0px\; vertica
 l-align: top\; box-sizing: border-box\;">Meeting adjourns</td>\n		</tr>\n	
 </tbody>\n</table>\n\n<p style="text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p st
 yle="text-align: center\;"><a href="https://www.cognitoforms.com/RotaryClu
 bOfSanFrancisco/RegistrationForMay62025LuncheonMeeting"><span style="font-
 size:20px\;"><strong>Register here for In Person or Zoom attendance.</stro
 ng></span></a></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 1
 0.5px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, 
 serif\; font-size: 15px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rg
 b(255\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\;">For in-person a
 ttendees:</strong></span>&nbsp\;<span style="box-sizing: border-box\; colo
 r: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;
 Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;">We welcome all attendees! The in-
 person registration cost for all adults and children is $45 until 11:59 AM
  on Friday\, May 2\, 2025. The meeting cost increases to $60 at noon and b
 eyond on May 2\, 2025 and includes any walk-ins on Tuesday\, May 6.</span>
 </p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; color:
  rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, serif\; font-s
 ize: 15px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51
 )\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;
 \; font-size: 13px\;">The Hotel Nikko holds us to the headcount that we su
 bmit on Friday at noon\, prior to our Tuesday meeting\, whether those regi
 stered attend or not. In Rotary spirit\, thanks for helping us to maintain
  a good relationship with our host hotel.&nbsp\;</span></p>\n\n<p style="b
 ox-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\
 ; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, serif\; font-size: 15px\;"><span 
 style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong style="
 box-sizing: border-box\;">For attendance via Zoom:</strong></span>&nbsp\;F
 or those who wish to participate via Zoom\, there is a $15 fee to attend.<
 /p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; color: 
 rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, serif\; font-si
 ze: 15px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\
 ;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box\;">Parking</strong></span>: If yo
 u are driving to the Hotel Nikko for this meeting\, please leave your car 
 with the Hotel Nikko valet. Pick up a validation sticker available at our 
 check-in table. The discounted parking is $25 for three hours.</p>\n\n<p s
 tyle="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; color: rgb(34\, 34
 \, 34)\; font-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, serif\; font-size: 15px\;"
 ><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 14px\;"><span style="box
 -sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong style="box-sizing
 : border-box\;">Photo Policy and Disclaimer</strong></span>: By attending 
 events of the Rotary Club of San Francisco\, you are giving to our Club yo
 ur permission to publish photos of you as an attendee at our events. If yo
 u have questions about this policy\, please contact&nbsp\;<strong style="b
 ox-sizing: border-box\;"><a href="mailto:sfrotary2@gmail.com" style="box-s
 izing: border-box\; background-color: transparent\; color: rgb(1\, 139\, 1
 78)\; text-decoration-line: none\; cursor: pointer\; transition: all 200ms
  ease 0s\;">sfrotary2@gmail.com</a></strong>.</span></p>\n\n<p style="box-
 sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 10.5px\; color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; f
 ont-family: &quot\;Open Sans&quot\;\, serif\; font-size: 15px\;"><span sty
 le="box-sizing: border-box\; font-size: 14px\;"><span style="box-sizing: b
 order-box\; color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-b
 ox\;">Email Policy and Disclaimer</strong></span>:&nbsp\;By registering on
 line for events of the Rotary Club of San Francisco\, you are giving to ou
 r Club your permission to use your email to invite you to future events. I
 f you have questions about this policy or wish to opt out at any time\, pl
 ease contact&nbsp\;<strong style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><a href="mailt
 o:sfrotary2@gmail.com" style="box-sizing: border-box\; background-color: t
 ransparent\; color: rgb(1\, 139\, 178)\; text-decoration-line: none\; curs
 or: pointer\; transition: all 200ms ease 0s\;">sfrotary2@gmail.com</a></st
 rong>.</span></p>\n
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