Water is a finite resource and under increasing pressure from population growth, urbanisation and economic growth. Climate change adds further complexity. The water crisis hits the poor the hardest. Millions lack access to safe water because they are locked out by poverty, inequality and failures of...
In this talk Cecilia will tell us all about the Future Vision of the Rotary Foundation and highlight the impact and changes that Rotary clubs and Districts will experience once implementation is complete. In addition Cecilia will update us with other news from our District.  ...
The Rotary year is drawing to a close and in this the last regular weekly meeting of the year, Club President Mats Hultberg will take a look at the highlights, achievements and honorable mentions of the SIRC class of 2009-10. After that, incoming President Art Kosol will say a few words about what w...
During the summer (Every Thursday from 11:30 - 12:30 between 17th June and 12th August inclusive) we move our meetings to a more casual format and venue. There will be no speakers, but great opportunities to network with members, friends and visiting Rotarians from other parts of Sweden and abroad o...
Welcome to our first formal meeting of the new Rotary Year 2010 - 2011. Tonight Mats Hultberg will hand over the Presidential torch to Art Kosol. Art will then set the scene for the year ahead and introduce SIRC's officers and committee members. There are still a few gaps to fill so Art may well be ...
The talk will cover the history of women in Rotary from 1976 until the present and what has happened in the past 34 years. Why Rotary International spent over 1,000,000 dollars in Legal fees to try and keep women out of the organization. Our speaker, George Trowbridge, was there when the final vote ...
Ericsson donates to the UN its expertise and equipment via the Ericsson Response program. This program was established in 2000 and it consists of over 100 volunteers (employees at Ericsson) and 3 fulltime staff that support the UN ICT during a disaster emergency situation.Ericsson Response was dispa...
In Bangladesh alone approximately 85 million people are affected by arsenic poisoning. It is considered as one of the biggest poisoning catastrophes in human history. They are amongst the 4 billion marginalized people in the world who have limited purchasing capacity and whose needs must be address...
These book series and movie franchises have had a big influence on the teenagers in Ulrika Wennberg's social circle. In this talk she will present some facts and figures, as well as share some of her personal reflections about this phenomena.
Even though Sweden is known for its gender equality, there is at least one field where it is lacking. Dr. Erik Litborn will explain what VINNOVA (Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems) is trying to do about it. In addition, hear how Vinnova links research and development to the private sector.
Gunilla Bodin is a special advisor on Intercountry adoption matters to the Swedish Ministry of Health and Social affairs. In her talk she will present and discuss the Swedish view on intercountry adoption.
Oscar Westman has been taking groups to the high Arctic for the last five years. Together with his beautiful photographs he will tell us of the history, nature and wild life of a pristine landscape dominated by ice.
Heléne Pihlström works as a PR and communication strategic developer for CISV- Childrens International Summer Villages www.cisv.se / www.cisv.org. CISV is a global community of dedicated volunteers, creating opportunities for all ages to experience the excitement and enrichment of cultural diversity...
When disasters strike Shelterbox is one of the first relief organisations to appear on the scene. Shelterbox provide temporary homes for families of up to 10 people for a mere £180 GBP. This highly successful organisation has it's origins in Rotary. In this talk Tord Elfwendahl w...
Gabriel Donner is a legal advisor to the Canadian Embassy, GlenAsia, Royal Fast Ferry and many other companies & institutions. In this talk he will present his own thoughts on the lessons we learn from financial crises. He will cover the following:-What is a financial cr...
Kicki Oljemark is a well known leadership development consultant and coach. She will be working at Hotel Hellsten soon where she will be studying leadership there and the younger employees reaction to it. The method she will use for this study is called 'Appreciative Enquiry'. During this exper...
Ann-Christine Langselius is a Director of the Swedish governments Strategic Directorate and is currently working for a new Swedish Government Agency called FXM: Swedish Defence and Security Export Agency. In her talk she will describe the purpose and mission of the agency as well as tell us of&...
The first five years of the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI have been marked by crises. He is a traditionalist, but may still go down in history as someone who modernized the Papacy in certain respects.
In this talk Nancy Holm will speak about how Nordic Eco labelling can halp businesses in their marketing efforts.
This evening we will hold our annual general meeting. During the evening we will seek member support for club officer positions for 2011-2012 and also review and inform members of the status of our local and international service projects.
In this talk Cecilia Lindén will give us an insight into the history and development of online dating and then go on to talk about current and future trends.
Ms. Elisabeth Tarras-Wahlberg is Senior Advisor, Kreab Gavin Anderson and Expert Commentator at TV4; Marshal of the Royal Court.During a very interesting year in one of the more expansive Gulf States she had the opportunity to experience Qatar from the inside. Recruited as a Protocol Expert to the E...
Based on a book they have written together, Georg Uggelberg and Mart Jurisso will let us into the secret of how 'mature' people and others can keep their physical & mental health and feeling of well being trimmed, especially during the later stages of life.
In this talk Fabian Bergman from Coromatic AB will give us an insight into how the IT industry is doing their bit to go green and will also tell us something about computer security in this age where a few minutes of loss of IT services, the internet etc can have serious consequences for b...
H.E. Hee-yong CHO is the current ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Kingdom of Sweden. In this talk he will review the 60 years of bilateral relations between Sweden and Korea since the Korean war. He will look back on 2009 and review what they have done on the 50th anniversary of diplomatic...
Barbara Weinzierl is the Stockholm Ambassador for InterNations. Expats experience the excitement and frustrations of living in other cultures. A few are a spoiled elite. Others and their families suffer from the sacrifices of living away from home. How do they define their own culture in contra...
H.E. Rafael Nieto Navia is currently serving as the Ambassador of Colombia to the Nordic countries: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Island . In this presentation he will show how his country has evolved over the last ten years, in general (violence, security, drug trafficking), its effect ...
The hurdles to be hired as Director of Sales for MTG radio, then promoted to CEO were extraordinary, dealing with Swedish Culture, tricks on managing in Sweden, and how I have lasted now for 10 years.
Gino Masini works for Ericssons where he is a Systems Manager responsible for Concepts & Standards. The wireless telecommunications industry has greatly evolved in the past years, since mobile telephony was first mass-marketed. The first joint effort by a handful of European companies has grown ...
H.E. Igor Neverov is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of The Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Sweden. Russia, the country of 142 million people covering more than a ninth of the Earth's land area is close to Sweden geographically, but even more importantly we are closely interconnect...
When trends meet and the synergy between them becomes greater than the effort to drive them, an inevitable paradigm shift will occur. Trends in on-line behaviors are changing they way we see the world and the people we communicate with.
Dr. Anthony Brian Robertson-Pearce is a renowned explorer, anthropologist, photographer, Ambassador General of United Cultural Convention, and supervisor of excavations in Sicily, Iraq, and Jordan.We have all become accustomed to the image of the Vikings as seaborne explorers, warriors, or as fierce...
Anders Bergström is the Development Director for Föreningen Norden (The Norden Association in Sweden). In this talk he will give his audience a historical overview of the cooperation between the five Nordic countries including the three autonomous regions and the status of the cooperation today...
In this talk Peder Lamm will teach participants to become antique experts in 30 minutes flat!
Nordic Battlegroup is on 10 days readiness from 1st of January 2011. What is Nordic Battlegroup? Why do we need European Battlegroups? What is the history behind it? Major Freddy Jönsson from the Force Headquarters of NBG11 will answer these questions and describe this strategic security tool in the...