CALENDAR 2011-2012

*Events’ dates and venue will be set in due time or may change; notices will be issued accordingly.

JUNE 2011

• Send payment of SIA & SIPR dues not later than July 1. SIA Individual dues or old member is $62.40/ member which include SIA dues ($52.00), SI dues ($5.00), and Founders’ Pennies ($5.46). Pay on time to avoid the club penalty of $100 / club.
• Install new officers for clubs with one-year term.
• Finalize schedules of inductions and installations in coordination with SIPR.
• Start meetings of various Committee Chairpersons and members.
• Distribute Annual Raffle tickets to members thru District Directors and Club Presidents.

JULY

• SI Board Meeting, July 7-9, Montreal, Canada
• SI Convention, July 10-14, Montreal, Canada
• New President and Treasurer must submit signature cards to their chosen banks.
• Send payment of SIPR dues to Headquarters. Individual membership dues is P1000/member and Mandatory Club dues is P2,500/club .
• Finalize plans for the club year
• Plan for Soroptimist Week (August 23-30) activities
• If clubs failed to remit the SIA dues before end of July, the club must pay the $100 penalty.
• If clubs failed to remit the SIPR dues before end of July, each member must pay P100 penalty.
• Charter new clubs and invite new members (all-year round)
• Introduce/continue implementation of programs and club projects

AUGUST

• Governors Round Table, August 23-25 – Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu
• Soroptimist Leadership Seminar, August 26-27, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu
• 1st SIPR Board Meeting –Aug. 12, SIPR Headquarters, Mandaluyong City
• Soroptimist Week-August 24-30
• Soroptimist Peace Day - Birthday of Mariquita S. Castelo - August 31
• If clubs failed to remit the SIA dues before end of August, the club must pay the $150 penalty
• If clubs failed to remit the SIPR dues before end of August, each member must pay P200 penalty.
• DDs to coordinate with SIPR on Governor’s itinerary for district meetings.
• Distribute WOA, VRA, RUBY and Unsung Women Heroes application forms.
• In a convention year, have the club delegate and others who attended prepare a convention report for presentation to club members.

SEPTEMBER

• District Meetings commence
• Ensure all financial obligations are met
• Finalize preparations for United Nations Day celebration.

OCTOBER

• Charter Forfeiture if 2011-2012 dues not paid
• District Meetings continue
• United Nations Day celebration & 1st SIPR raffle draw – Oct. 22
• Prepare for Soroptimist Workplace Campaign to End Domestic Violence.
• Start club level application, judging, and deliberation of nominees for WOA and VRA and RUBY Award.

NOVEMBER

• 2nd SIPR Board Meeting
• Prepare for Human Rights Day celebration (December 9)
• Soroptimist Workplace Campaign to End Domestic Violence – November 25
• District Meeting continue
• Preliminary Meeting with Conference Steering Committee

DECEMBER

• SIPR Christmas Party and Grand Raffle Draw – Dec. 4
• Human Rights Day Celebration
• Send club donations for SI December 10th President’s Appeal to SIA –December 10

JANUARY 2012

• Send entries on SIA Celebrating Success! to SIA
• Send Call to Conference to the 23rd Biennium Conference
• Hold preliminary meeting of Conference Steering Committee
• Invite Official Visitor from SIA and/or Keynote Speaker
• District-level judging of WOA, VRA. RUBY nominees
• Submission district winner of WOA,VRA and RUBY

FEBRUARY

• 3rd SIPR Board Meeting
• Finalize preparations for SIPR’s International Women’s Month (March 8) celebration
• Read and discuss the official Call to Conference. Encourage attendance and send in conference registration fees, club souvenir ads, and names of voting delegates to SIPR
• Hold another Conference Steering Committee Meeting
• Region-level judging of WOA, VRA, RUBY and Unsung Women Heroes winners

MARCH

• Submit Region winner  of WOA, VRA, and RUBY Award to SIA
• Submit Program Focus Reports to SIA for possible inclusion in the annual Federation program report – March 1  
• Hold Recognition Program for Ruby Award winners (club/district level) in observation of International Women’s Day
• Submit proposals to SIA on Soroptimist Club Grants for Women & Girls
• Accomplish and finalize Governor’s Annual Awards Entry Forms in coordination with DDs
• Pre-registration of delegates to the 23rd Biennium Conference
• Submit club ads (list of officers and club activity photos) for Souvenir Program of 23rd Biennium Conference.
• Submit Governor’s Annual Awards to SIPR

APRIL

• Finalize itinerary for  Conference’s Official Visitor/Keynote Speaker – notice to steward
• Hold meetings with Conference host district. Finalize plans for program of activities, workshops, speakers, tokens, etc.
• Deliberate on Governor’s Annual Awards and Special Awards

MAY

• Pre Conference Dry Run by Conference Hosts and Region Board
• 23rd Biennium Conference, May 17-20, 2012
• Post Conference Evaluation Meeting

JUNE

• Send payment of SIA & SIPR dues to SIPR not later than July 1st.
• Submit Club Award to SIA-June 1
• Install new officers for clubs with one/two-year term
• Facilitate the smooth turn-over of Club materials and documents from outgoing to incoming Club officers

*Events’ dates and venue will be set in due time or may change; notices will be issued accordingly.