Rotary District 4550 Youth Exchange Calendar 2008-2009

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• July 1, 2008 – Preliminary Applications available for download at district website to qualify candidates for the 2009-2010 Programs.
• August 2008 – Departure of Outbound Students for the 2008-2009 Program.
• August 30-31, 2008 – Inbound Orientation Weekend in Salvador for 2008-2009 Program.
• September 30, 2008 – Preliminary Application period ends for Outbound Programs for 2009-2010.
• October 2008 – District clubs take Official Outbound applications and interview candidates to be submitted for consideration by district.
• October 30, 2008 – Deadline for Official Outbound Applications for 2009-2010 Programs.
• October/November 2008 – Optional 10-day bus trip for inbounds to the Great Pantanal (wetlands) ecological reserve in South Central Brazil’s Mato Grosso do Sul state.
• October 23-27, 2008 – ABIJ’s 28th Brazilian YEO Conference in Manaus.
• November 29-30, 2008 – Interviews in Salvador of Outbound Programs candidates for 2009-2010.
• December 15, 2008 – Announcement of Selected Outbound Students for 2009-2010 Programs.
• November/December 2008 – Optional 26-day, 7-state bus tours of Northeast Brazil for inbound students, staring in Belo Horizonte and ending in Rio de Janeiro with stopovers in Ouro Preto, Brasilia, Chapada da Diamantina, Lençóis, Maceió, Fortaleza, Recife, Salvador, and Porto Seguro.
• December 15-20, 2008 – Christmas parties for Inbound students in their host clubs.
• February 21-25, 2009 – Carnival in Brazil
• March 2009 – Optional 9-day tour for Inbound students in Amazon region.
• March 7, 2009 – First Outbound Student Orientation Meeting in Salvador.
• April 2009 – Optional 6-day tour for Inbound students in Iguassu Falls area in Southern Brazil.
• April 4, 2009 – Second Outbound Student Orientation Meeting in Salvador.
• April 18-21, 2009 – Annual District 4550 Conference in Salvador (obligatory attendance by both Inbound and Outbound students).
• May 9, 2009 – Third outbound student orientation meeting in Salvador
• June 13, 2009 – Fourth and final Outbound orientation meeting in Salvador
• June 19-20, 2009 – YEO Preconvention Meeting in Birmingham, England, UK
• Early July 2009 - Departure for short-term Outbound students for 2009-2010 Program.
• August 2009 – Arrival of Inbound students for 2009-2010 Program.
• August 2009 – Departure for long-term Outbound and return of short-term Outbound students.
• August 29, 2009 – Returning Outbound students debriefing and Inbound Student orientation meeting in Salvador.
• July 1, 2009 – Official opening of preliminary Outbound application period for 2010-2011 Programs. Deadline for preliminary applications: September 30.
• October 2009 – District clubs take official applications and interview Outbound candidates to be submitted for consideration by district for 2010-2011 Programs.
• October 31, 2009 – Deadline for submission of club-approved applications to district for 2010-2011 Outbound Programs.
• November 2009 – Annual ABIJ (Brazilian Assn. of YEOs) YEO Conference in Gramado, RS.
• November 28-29, 2009 – Interviews in Salvador of qualified candidates for 2010-2011 Outbound Programs.
• December 15, 2009 – Notification of selected Outbound students for 2010-2011 Programs.

Note: The above dates are subject to change without prior notice.