eConnections – DG Jane

This week is the opening of the District 9500 Virtual Conference. Your conference committee is working diligently towards this launch and the conference material will be released on the conference website whyalla2020.org.au over a period of three weeks to avoid information overload.

The sessions have been recorded in twenty to twenty five minute bite size pieces suitable to show at a Club meeting. Although this can’t replicate the fellowship of the conference, it will provide the sharing of Rotary information that a conference brings. A virtual tour of Whyalla and virtual showcase will also be part of the conference.

We are incredibly pleased that all conference sponsors have joined our endeavours and we are very grateful for their ongoing support.

DG Jane Owens and Marie-louise Lees, Conference Committee Chair.

Attendees: 102

This week my guest on Monday night 4th May will be Stephen Noble, District Treasurer. His Rotary journey began with Rotary Club of Waikerie (1980 – 2014) and Rotary Club of Adelaide (2014 to present). I add that I was a member of the Rotaract Club of Prospect from June 1985 through to December 1980.

Stephen’s presentation will be on Cyber Security and Email Scams, a subject that is very important for all of us to understand and adopt our own precautions. Stephen is very skilled in professional practice as a Chartered Accountant – a director of both Thnk Advisory – and Australian Independent audit Services. As a strong business development professional with the following qualifications / memberships : FCA, CFP, Gd Dip App. Fin & Inv. , SMSF Specialist & TEP ( Trust & Estate Planner).

This will be great presentation as Stephen has selected a few short video scenarios to support his Cyber Security discoveries and recommendations.

PowerPoint Presentation Download

Links to videos – click on links below

• It wasn’t me
• Cellphone hacker – this is how hackers hack you using simple social engineering
• Amazing mind reader reveals his “gift”
• The Devils’ in Your Details Online Fraud
• The Devils in Their Details 1 Risky Man
• The way Joe Lycett dealt with this scam is the funniest four minutes

Stephen Noble’s Presentation

Attendees: 45

This week I am introducing two special guests who are our Rotary Youth Exchange Students. Ella Dixon who will join us from Denmark and Renee Chamberlain who has just returned from Germany are going to present their experiences so far.

Ella lives in Port Augusta and attends Caritas College. Supported by Rotary Club of Port Augusta her counsellor is Leah Rasmus. Ella is currently in Denmark and is being hosted by the Rotary Club Aabenraa in District 1461.

Renee lives in Gawler, where she attends the Gawler and District College. She was hosted by The Stuttgart-Solitude RC in District 1950. Supported by Gawler Light Club her counsellor is Bron Anderson. Her parents decided to recall Renee back from her exchange in Germany due to the Covid-19 changes. She spent 2 weeks in isolation in Melbourne following her return flight back to Australia and is currently in-home isolation in Gawler. They are both very intelligent young women and are eager to tell us about their wonderful experiences.

Attendees: 59