N.G.S.E.
New Generations Service Exchange
5th INTERNATIONAL NGSE CONFERENCE
Expand Rotary’s Reach Experiencing Diversity
CAGLIARI/ITALY 9-11 MAY 2025
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Friday May 9th, 2025
03.00 – 07.00 p.m.
Registration at the T Hotel
03.00 – 04.00 p.m.
NGSE International Committee meeting
05.00 – 06.00 p.m
Welcome ceremony
Welcome address
by Conference Chairman
Luciano Di Martino (Italy)
by NGSE International
Committee President
Dennis White (USA)
07.15 – 08.30 p.m.
Caipirinha Party
08.30 p.m.
SOCIAL DINNER
Saturday May 10th, 2025
Morning
08.30 – 09.30 a.m.
OPENING CEREMONY
(for delegates and companions)
Honor to the Flags
National and Rotary anthems
Conference Chairman
Institutional Representative
Representative of
Cagliari/Quartu St. Elena Rotary Clubs
District 2080 Governor
NGSE International Committee President
09.30 a.m.
WORKS OPENING
09.30 – 09.45 a.m.
Program presentation
Luciano Di Martino (Italy)
09.45 – 10.30 a.m.
SPEECH 1
The NGSE NET
Dennis White (USA)
Presentation
Questions and answers
10.30 a.m – 12.30 p.m.
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS
President
Claudia Grander (Brazil)
10.30 a.m – 11.30 a.m.
WS 1 – Why to choose the NGSE Rotary program for young adults
Topic presenter/Coordinator
Gul Mogensen (Norway)
Interactive discussion
The opinion of
Giorgio Giambiasi (Italy)
Narcia Woyceihoski (Brazil)
Secretary Simone Pons (Italy)
11.30 a.m – 12.30 p.m.
WS 2 – Roles and rules
Topic Presenter/Coordinator
Saraf Sanket (India)
Interactive discussion
The opinion of
Pier Giorgio Del Rio (Italy)
Valeria Silvera (Brazil)
Secretary Roberta Macaione (Italy)
12.45 – 02.30 p.m.
Lunch
Afternoon
02.30 – 02.50 p.m.
SPEECH 2
Meetings and Media on NGSE
Leandro Araujo (Brazil)
03.00 – 04.00 p.m.
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS
President
Stefania Bandinelli (Italy)
WS 3 – NGSE.NET Platform
Topic Presenter/coordinator
Clarissa Medeiros (Portugal)
Interactive discussion
The opinion of
Stefano Oddini (Italy)
Shene Anne (USA)
Secretary Andrea Pieroni (Italy)
04.00 – 05.00 p.m.
WS 4 – How to recruit NGSE candidates
Topic Presenter /coordinator
Maria Laura Beltrami (Italy)
Interactive discussion
The opinion of
Jany Hatanaka (Brazil)
Melanie Dufond (France)
Secretary Monica Puggioni (Italy)
06.30 – 08.20 p.m.
Sardinian Wine party
08.30 p.m.
GALA DINNER
Sunday May 11th, 2025
08.00 – 08.50 a.m.
Meditation/Holy Mass
09.00 – 09.20 a.m.
SPEECH 3
On the Rotarian Leadership
Luciano Di Martino (Italy)
09.30 – 11.30 a.m.
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS
President
James Landmann (Brazil)
09.30 – 10.30 a.m.
WS 5 – How NGSE can Benefit Rotary International
Topic Presenter
Angela Vitorino (Brazil)
Interactive discussion
The opinion of
Gretel Evers Lang (Germany)
Boris Czarakcziew (Poland)
Secretary Claudia Rabellino (Italy)
10.30 – 11.30 a.m.
WS 6 – Training of Participants host Families and host district Officers
Topic Presenter /Coordinator
Terri Sawyaer (USA)
The opinion of
Elisabeth Tayar (Brazil)
Irene Pachka (Austria)
Secretary Kevin Strausmn (Germany)
11.30 – 12.00 a.m.
12.00 – 12.50 a.m.
NGSE NETWORK ISSUES
12.50 – 13.00 a.m.
Conclusions and suggestions
01.00 p.m.
END OF THE CONFERENCE
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS
Each workshop will have the following structure:
- President introduces the debating activity (3/5 minutes);
- The Topic Presenter/coordinator describes the chosen topic, taking a facilitating role (it is possible to use slides, suggest questions, etc) (10/15 minutes);
- Interactive discussion among all the workshop participants coordinated by the topic presenter (30 minutes);
- Two expert commentators give their opinion about the discussion topic (5 minutes each).
- Every workshop is conducted in the presence of a Secretary.
THANKS TO
- R.I. District 2080 (Rome, Lazio, Sardinia)
- COIN (Comitato Interclub) Cagliari/Quartu S.E.
- Acentro Cagliari
- Belo Brazil
- Grafiche Ghiani
POST CONFERENCE TOUR
Preliminary program
Sunday May 11th, 2025
Departure to Oristano.
Visit to the Tarros archaeological museum – roman empire ruins.
Overnight stay in Oristano;
Monday May 12th, 2025
Oristano – Alghero.
Visit to the city of Alghero – a catalan city in Sardinia.
Possible visit to the Neptune caves.
Overnight stay in Alghero;
Tuesday May 13th, 2025
Alghero – Budoni.
Visit to Porto Cervo Costa Smeralda world famous jet-set riviera
La Maddalena and Caprera – Garibaldi’s island.
Possible boat trip,
Overnight stay in Budoni;
Wednesday May 14th, 2025
Budoni – Nuoro – the heart of rural Sardinia.
Visit to the city – Costume museum
Visit to Orgosolo – Sardinian lunch in the countryside
Overnight stay in Nuoro;
Thursday May 15th, 2025
Nuoro – Return to Cagliari
Visit to the Nuragic archaeological museum of Barumini
the royal palace of the ancien sardinian “nuragical” civilisation.
Free evening and dinner
Overnight stay in Cagliari included upon request