BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Burning Man is difficult to explain and best understood through experience\, but since not everyone has the chance (or inclination) to jo in the event in person\, Club Member Jessica Hansen - long time “Burner ” and board member of Mystopia\, an established Burning Man camp and reg istered 501(c)(3) - will provide a glimpse into the annual gathering and t emporary city in the desert of Black Rock City\, Nevada. Jessica will shar e about Burning Man’s history\, ethos\, and guiding principles\, along w ith providing a peek into the day-to-day experience of being there.  Burn ing Man hosts between 70K-80K participants each year. It is full of incred ible art and architecture\, workshops\, projects\, music\, offerings\, and activities - all free for ticketed attendees. There is no commodification or exchange of money at Burning Man. You can buy ice to keep your food ed ible and your water cool\, but that’s it! There is also no “bartering ”\, just the spirit of radical self-reliance and gifting. The event culm inates in the symbolic burnings of first The Man and then The Temple but m ost camps and the Burning Man organization engage the community throughou t the year. It is truly a unique\, mind-shifting\, life-altering event and community for those open to it\, and all are welcome! In addition to bein g Executive Director at Alliance for Smiles (an international medical nonp rofit that provides free life-changing surgeries to children with cleft li ps and palates and training/equipment to the local medical teams who serve them)\, Jessica Hansen is also a TEDx Speaker\, a Senior Strategist at Im pact Travel Alliance\, Vice President of the Board of the West Africa Volu ntary Organization\, and host of The HumanKind Project podcast. Jessica ha s been a member of the Rotary Club of San Francisco since 2020. Jessica al so serves on the Board of Directors of her Burning Man camp\, Mystopia. Sh e currently leads their RIDE initiative\, which stands for “Radical Incl usion\, Diversity & Equity” and is part of their Sustainability team\, h elping to build solar grids to power the camp and its projects. Jessica ha s not missed a “Burn” since her first in 2015\, and goes in advance of the event to build\, stays after to tear down\, and coordinates her camp and related events all year long to support and engage the community\, art projects\, and the event. Her "playa names" are Rally and Ticketmaster\, which will make more sense when/if you hear her presentation.  This is a regular membership meeting of the Rotary Club of San Francisco\, open to a ll Rotarians\, visiting Rotarians\, prospective members\, and guests. Meet ing Schedule: 12:00 Noon  Registration & Networking 12:15 PM (sharp!)   Meeting begins  1:30 PM  Meeting adjourns A three-course lunch wi ll be served. If you require a vegetarian\, gluten free\, or vegan lunch\, please email Past President Mary Liu. For Club members and visitors\, th ere is a $45 charge for in-person attendance (which covers the cost of you r lunch). NOTE: For those who wish to participate via Zoom\, there is a $ 10 fee to attend. Click here to register for in-person attendance. Click h ere to register for attendance via Zoom.  For in-person attendees: The c ost for in-person registration will remain $45 if you register early until 11:59 AM on Friday\, March 10\, 2023. When the clock strikes noon on Frid ay\, March 10\, 2023\, the price will go up to $60. If you show up at the door on Tuesday\, March 14\, 2023 as a walk-in\, you will be charged $60.  Please note that once Past President Mary Liu provides the headcount to the Hotel Nikko on the Friday before our Tuesday meeting\, we will be bill ed for that count regardless of whether you show or not.  Parking: If you are driving to the Hotel Nikko for this meeting\, please leave your car w ith the Hotel Nikko valet. Pick up a validation sticker available at our c heck-in table. The discounted parking is $17.50 for three hours. COVID-19 Protocol If you do not feel well\, please do not attend in person. Masks f or those attending in person are optional during the event. We recommend t hat fully vaccinated individuals wear masks when the risk may be high.   DTEND:20230314T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260831T141353Z DTSTART:20230314T190000Z LOCATION:Hotel Nikko SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:ROTARY LUNCHEON: Jessica Hansen and Burning Man UID:ee8784d9-1cb2-4acc-ae52-ca7ba2f4f3c2 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Jessica Hansen at Burning ManBurnin g Man is difficult to explain and best understood through experience\ , but since not everyone has the chance (or inclination) to join the event in person\, Club Member Jessica Hansen - long time &ldquo\;Burner&rdquo\; and board member of Mystopia\, an established Burning Man camp a nd registered 501(c)(3) - will provide a glimpse into the annual gathering and temporary city in the desert of Black Rock City\, Nevada. Jessica wil l share about Burning Man&rsquo\;s history\, ethos\, and guiding principles\, along with providing a peek into the day-to-day experience of being there. \;

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Burning Man hosts between 70K-80K participants each year. It is full of incredible art and architecture\, wo rkshops\, projects\, music\, offerings\, and activities - all free for tic keted attendees. There is no commodification or exchange of money at B urning Man. You can buy ice to keep your food edible and your water c ool\, but that&rsquo\;s it! There is also no &ldquo\;bartering&rdquo\;\, j ust the spirit of radical self-reliance and gifting. The event culminates in the symbolic burnings of first The Man and then The Temple but most camps and the \;Burning Man organization engag e the community throughout the year. It is truly a unique\, mind-shifting\ , life-altering event and community for those open to it\, and all are wel come!

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In addition to being Executive Director at Alliance for Sm iles (an international medical nonprofit that provides free life-changing surgeries to children with cleft lips and palates and training/equipment t o the local medical teams who serve them)\, Jessica Hansen is also a TEDx Speaker\, a Senior Strategist at Impact Travel Alliance\, Vice President o f the Board of the West Africa Voluntary Organization\, and host of The Hu manKind Project podcast. Jessica has been a member of the Rotary Club of S an Francisco since 2020.

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Jessica also serves on the Board of Dir ectors of her Burning Man camp\, Mystopia. She currently leads their RIDE initiative\, which stands for &ldquo\;Radical Inclusion\, Diversity &\; Equity&rdquo\; and is part of their Sustainability team\, helping to buil d solar grids to power the camp and its projects. Jessica has not missed a &ldquo\;Burn&rdquo\; since her first in 2015\, and goes in advance of the event to build\, stays after to tear down\, and coordinates her camp and related events all year long to support and engage the community\, art pro jects\, and the event. Her "\;playa names"\; are Rally an d Ticketmaster\, which will make more sense when/if you hear her presentation. \;

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This is a regular membership meeting of th e Rotary Club of San Francisco\, open to all Rotarians\, visiting Rotarian s\, prospective members\, and guests.

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Meeting Schedule:

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12:00 Noon \;
12:15 PM (sharp!) \;Meeting begins \;
1:30 PM \;Meeting adjourns
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A three-course lunch will be served. If you require a vegetarian\, gluten free\, or vegan lunch\, please email \;Past Presid ent Mary Liu.

\n\n< p>For Club members and visitors\, there is a $45 charge for in-person attendance (which covers the cost of your lunch). NOTE:&n bsp\;For those who wish to participate via Zoom\, there is a $10 fee to at tend.

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Click here to register for in-person attendance.

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Click here to register for attendance via Zoom.&n bsp\;

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F or in-person attendees: \;The cost for in- person registration will remain $45 if you register early until 11:59 AM o n Friday\, March 10\, 2023. When the clock strikes noon on Friday\, March 10\, 2023\, the price will go up to $60. If you show up at the door on Tue sday\, March 14\, 2023 as a walk-in\, you will be charged $60. \;Please note that once Past President Mary Liu provides th e headcount to the Hotel Nikko on the Friday before our Tuesday meeting\, we will be billed for that count regardless of whether you show or not.&nb sp\;

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Parking: If you are driving to the Hotel Nikko for th is meeting\, please leave your car with the Hotel Nikko valet. Pick up a v alidation sticker available at our check-in table. The discounted parking is $17.50 for three hours.

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COVID-19 Protocol

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If you do not feel we ll\, please do not attend in person. Masks for those attending in person a re optional during the event. We recommend that fully vaccinated individua ls wear masks when the risk may be high.

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