Regional Conferences such as the Asia Pacific Presidential Conference slated from April 6-8, 2001 at the Manila Hotel are held for the purpose of developing and promoting acquaintance and understanding and providing a forum for the exchange of ideas. As a general policy, a regional conference is not held more often than every five (5) years in any one region and takes place at a site reasonably distant from the international Convention held in the same year. Regional conference provide opportunities for Rotarians in certain regions, rather distant from likely international Convention locations, to attend R.I. meetings reasonably economically.
The scheduling of regional conferences is based on the premise that such conferences are special occurrences, rather than regular annual events, and, therefore, that an invitation to hold a regional conference include special justifications for holding that conference.

Club meeting with Dr. Brenda M. Espinosa