Next Meeting

When............ March 24, 2009, at noon

Where.......... The Franklin Hotel

Program...... Club Forum — President Ron Townsend

Coming Events

Mar 19......... Rome Rotary Thursday meeting at the Elks Club on Liberty Street at 5:30 PM

Mar 19......... Interact Haiti Water Project Fundraiser Dinner, RFA, 6:15 PM

Mar 31......... American Red Cross, Lisa Kramer-Lape

Apr 04.......... Rotary Leadership Institute at BOCES

Apr 07.......... Syracuse Symphony — Daniel Hege, Conductor

Apr 25.......... District Assembly at BOCES

May 12......... Mr. Gillison — DFAS Director

Jun 23.......... USAF Computer Technology — Dr. Richard Linderman (AFRL)

Jun 30.......... Past President’s Day & Changing of the Guard

Dec 04......... Rome Rotary’s 90^th Anniversary Celebration at The Beeches (PDG Mike Occhipinti)

Attendance: Total Membership: 101. Absent or [Excused or Exempt]: Bauer, Bird, [Boguhn], Burch, Burns, Butters, Cantor, Casadei, Conway, Coon, Corbett, Dailey, DeMatteo, [DiPerna], [Donovan], Evans, Faldzinski, Fariello, Foreman, Glasso, Hairston, Henry, Kahler J, Kahler R, Kaucher, [Kryczkowski], Lockwood, Mammolito, Martin, Mattson, McMahon, [Mercurio], Miller, Mitchell, Moore, Neiley C, Neiley N, Occhipinti, O'Hair, [Pabon], Panara, [Pfendler], Puma, Ramineni, Ramos, Rouillier, Schonewetter Do, Simons J, Simons K, Skogland, Smith, Speicher, Swinney, Taylor, Toukatly, Townsend, Trela, Tuthill K, Vescio, Winberg, Wolf, [Zaleski].

Guests and Visiting Rotarians: Guests: Maxine Rouillier (Kobernuss & Schonewetter); Devin Kilpatrick (Mooney); Armen Roubian (Roubian); Lindsey Rapke (Rapke); Lucky Parzianello and Angela Schachte (Schonewetter); Dr. Kamal Jabbour (speaker). Rotarians: Colleen Bennett, Area 3 AG (Sherrill).

After-Work Meeting 3/12/09: Rome Rotarians: Bauer, Bird, Carey, Herrmann WR, Neiley C, Neiley N, Packer, Schonewetter De, Schonewetter Do, Townsend, Trela, and Tuthill K.

50/50: Carl Reames won the 50/50 and took the $11 cash. You have to play to win! Four numbers were drawn for the Ziti Dinner this Thursday at RFA (see announcements). Each winner received two tickets. Winners were: Dave Rapke, Carla Till, PP Dennis Schonewetter, and AG Colleen Bennett.

Make-ups: Glasso (Root Farm 3/11); Costianes (RCT 3/6, 3/7, 3/8, 3/12, 3/13, 3/14, 3/15; BSharp 3/11); Adamo (RACC 3/11, 3/12, 3/13; Career Fair 3/13); Bahr, Bottini, Burch, Carey, Foreman, Kobernuss, Latimer, Mattacola, Schonewetter De, Townsend (RRC Bd Mtg 3/13); Herrmann WR, Tuthill W (PETS 3/13, 3/14); Cole, DeSimone (RACC 3/12); Latimer (R Reader 3/10 and TWIGS 3/16); Waters G & Waters S (Rome Community Theater 3/16); Packer (R Reader 3/12 & 3/13 and Jervis Ambassador Program 3/16); Mooney (R Reader 3/16); Carnevale (American Heart Assn Board Mtg 3/13); Recco (Career Day RFA 3/4 & R Reader 3/13); and Graves (R Reader 3/9 & 3/16).

Happy Birthday in March to: Donna Cole (4); Maria Dailey (11); Michael Geller (25); Missy Graves (6); and Clark Speicher (30).

Anniversaries of Rotary Membership in March: Debbie Adamo (1998); Glen Bahr (1990); Devon Coon (2006); Maria Dailey (2000); Bob Gilchriest (1987); Jerry Haritatos (1999); Subbarao Ramineni (1980); Kevin Simons (2008); Ron Townsend (2002); George Waters (1998); Shirley Waters (1998); and Ed Weed (1996).

Quote of the Week: "A man must be honest with himself and with every person with whom he comes in contact. What a great change would come over the world if we could all rely upon others as far as honesty is concerned." — Howard W. Hunter.

Rotary Information

File written by Adobe Photoshop® 4.0 Sponsor a New Member — The RI Bylaws clearly outline the procedure for proposing someone for Rotary club membership. The “proposer,” or sponsor, is the key person in the growth and advancement of Rotary. Without a sponsor, an individual will never have the opportunity to become a Rotarian. Individuals must be asked to join Rotary; thus it is every member’s responsibility to identify and invite prospective members.

The task of the sponsor should not end after submitting a name to the club secretary of membership committee. Although Rotary has not established formal responsibilities for sponsors, the following procedures are recommended in many clubs:

File written by Adobe Photoshop® 4.0 1) Invite a prospective member to several meetings before proposing the individual for membership. 2) Accompany the prospective member to one or more orientation or informational meetings. 3) Introduce the new member to other club members each week for the first month. 4) Encourage the new member to become involved in any club service project underway. 5) Invite the new member to attend meetings of the Interact or Rotoract clubs sponsored by the club. 6) Provide opportunities for the new member to get involved in international program efforts, such as Group Study Exchange or Rotary Youth Exchange. 7) Invite the new member to accompany the sponsor to neighboring clubs for the first make-up meeting to learn the process and observe the spirit of friendship. 8) Ask the new member and spouse to accompany the sponsor to the club’s social activities, dinners, or other special events. 9) Urge the new member and spouse to attend the district conference with the sponsor. 10) Serve as a mentor to ensure that the new member becomes an active Rotarian.

When a new member becomes involved and connected, both the club and the new member become stronger.

[Rotary ABC’s, RI 2006, p. 9]

Rotary Announcements

· The Rotary Interact Club of RFA will sponsor a dinner at the RFA cafeteria on 19 Mar from 6:15–8:15 PM. Cost is $7 per person. Proceeds will be used for “Clean Water Haiti,” a matching grant water project that will provide a pipeline and water filtration to an area in Haiti where women are currently walking five miles each day to get polluted undrinkable water. See PE Bob Herrmann for dinner tickets.

· The Rotary Leadership Institute will be offered this spring on Saturday 4 Apr at BOCES 7:30 Am to 3:30 PM. The content of this program is useful for life in general and is not limited to those who aspire to leadership roles in Rotary. The Club pays the tuition. Breakfast and Lunch are served. Those who have taken advantage of this opportunity attest to the value in attending (and keep going back). See PP Dennis.

· The Rotary District Assembly will be held on Saturday 25 Apr at Oneida Madison BOCES from 8 AM to 1:30 PM. The program will focus on the next year in Rotary. The club pays the cost of attending.

· File written by Adobe Photoshop® 4.0 Valerie Carey, Rome Rotary Membership Committee Chair has placed a suggestion box near the sign-in sheets. She invited Rome Rotarians to answer two questions, “How are we doing?” and “How can we do better?” Members signing their name to their comments will receive a reply.

· PP Debbie Adamo announced that Rotary will have a booth again this year for the Rome Home Show on 25-26 Apr. Members are encouraged to give an hour of time on either Saturday or Sunday to help sell duck tickets for Canalfest. Three people are needed for each shift. Watch for the sign-up sheet.

· Carla Till has boxes to pack books for the Rotary children’s books for Africa project called “Books for the World.” She needs help assembling the boxes and taping them. If you can help, call or email Carla. Book donations are needed. They should be in new or good used condition. Books for all age children are welcome, but books for the elementary level are especially needed. Textbooks are accepted. Books may be brought to Rotary or contact Carla for further information. 336-7883 or ctill1@twcny.rr.com.

Program

Technology Challenges in Cyber Space

Dr. Kamal Jabbour (AFRL)

File written by Adobe Photoshop® 4.0 Dr. Kamal T. Jabbour is the Senior Scientist for the Air Force Research Laboratory here in Rome. He is the principal scientific authority and independent researcher in the field of information assurance, including defensive information warfare, and offensive information warfare technology. His research focuses on building cybercraft that shape cyberspace as the domain for the new revolution in military affairs.

Dr. Jabbour gave us several definitions of “cyberspace,” including one endorsed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2006, which reads, “a domain characterized by the use of electronics and the electromagnetic spectrum to store, modify, and exchange data via networked systems and associated physical infrastructures.”

Dr. Jabbour described the interrelationship of air, space, and cyberspace and talked about the differences in cyberspace warfare from other methods previously employed in conflict. He also reviewed the ten challenges of cyberspace as identified by the Executive Director of the Air Force Institute for the study of this subject at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

Some issues of cyberspace to be considered include: defining whether it is a “domain” or “environment” entity, which determines how the laws of warfare apply; locating an attacker, who could be in a foreign country or within the boundaries of our own lands; developing cross domain dominance which means coordinating air, sea, space, and cyberspace offense and defenses; how to establish effective global vigilance; how to trust our systems and secure them; how to maintain a global velocity that allows us to move and position anywhere and at the same time maintain command and control; developing technology to support conflict at all levels from relative peace to full scale war; and how we are going to deal with life after the next war.

His presentation clearly pointed out that Rome is still a leader in strategic development, and on the leading edge of this research. Much of what is now being done focuses on where we will be in the year 2020 and beyond. We in Rome are part of what is happening now and a part of what will happen in the future because of the lab.

“Thank you” Dr. Jabbour for a very informative and interesting presentation.

Cindy Roubian, Editor

PP Dennis Schonewetter, Technical Editor