ROTARY LUNCHEON: Eric Schmautz and Rotary International Conventions

Past District Governor Eric Schmautz joins us to talk about the upcoming Rotary International Convention in Melbourne, Australia, and San Francisco's bid to host a Rotary International Convention.

Eric Schmautz has worked at Wells Fargo in San Francisco. His Rotary experience began in Interact during the fall of 1986. Since then, he has been involved in three Rotary clubs in Florida and Colorado before joining our Club, the Rotary Club of San Francisco, in 1998. Eric served as the centennial president in 2008-2009 for the Rotary Club of San Francisco and as Governor in 2013-14 in Rotary District 5150. Beyond the District, he has served as the Zone Rotary International Convention Promotion Chair, Rotary International Vocational Committee, Rotary International President’s representative, and various Zone Institute, Presidential Conference and Far West PETS executive committee and International Convention assignments. Eric has worked on Rotary projects in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, India, Thailand, Vietnam, and Zambia. The projects have included Rotavision, Rotaplast, National Immunization Day, wheelchair distribution, disaster recovery, clean water, malaria abatement, and economic development.

Eric has contributed to the community in many ways outside of Rotary through Boy Scouts of America, YMCA, San Francisco Foundation, Grameen Foundation Bankers without Borders, and San Rafael Chamber of Commerce. He is married to Stephanie, and they have two daughters, Molly and Katie. Stephanie is a past President of the Rotary Club of San Francisco. They are Major Donors, Bequest Society, White Hat Society, and Paul Harris Society members of The Rotary Foundation.

A three-course lunch will be served. If you require a vegetarian, gluten free, or vegan lunch, please email Past President Mary Liu.

For Club members and visitors, there is a $45 charge for in-person attendance (which covers the cost of your 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 here to register for attendance via Zoom. 

For in-person attendees: The cost for in-person registration will remain $45 if you register early until 11:59 AM on Friday, May 5, 2023. When the clock strikes noon on Friday, May 5, 2023, the price will go up to $60. If you show up at the door on Tuesday, May 9, 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 billed 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 with the Hotel Nikko valet. Pick up a validation sticker available at our check-in table. The discounted parking is $17.50 for three hours.

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