Rotary Meeting Etiquette
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Rotary Meeting Etiquette
What do you do if you must leave a meeting early?
Please make every effort to attend every meeting in its entirety. However, if you must leave early, please adhere to the following proper Rotary procedure:
- Find out who the speaker for the day is and personally introduce and excuse yourself to the speaker prior to the start of the meeting.
- Leave immediately following the business portion of the meeting and prior to the start of the speaker's presentation.
- Sit in the rear near the exit so as to cause as little disturbance as possible when you depart.
- Above all, please try to arrange your schedule so you do not have to miss any of the meeting, particularly the program. Part of the criteria of becoming a Rotarian is to be at such a level in your professional career that you have control of your personal and business schedule.