More than a thousand Rotarians from the Middle East and Africa region will be attending a major conference in Bahrain next year.

Bahrain is to host the 74th District Conference of the Rotary International District 2450, which will take place from April 29 to May 2.

The event will be held at the Gulf Hotel’s Gulf Convention Centre, Adliya, under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander.

About 1,400 Rotarians, spouses and guests from Bahrain, Armenia, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Jordan, Lebanon, Sudan and UAE are expected to attend.

Rotary is a volunteer organisation of 1.2 million business and professional leaders united worldwide to provide humanitarian services and help build goodwill and peace.

The Rotary International District 2450 takes place annually and Bahrain hosts the event every seven years.

“Our mission as Rotary International is to promote global understanding, goodwill and peace and we as Rotary in Bahrain are here to serve others and our community,” district governor Nijad Al Atassi told the GDN.

“It’s important to have this conference in Bahrain, it doesn’t come around very often. “The last one was in April 2002, and it is excellent for us and Bahrain to promote business and our Rotary mission in Bahrain.

“It is also about promoting Bahrain, because the Rotarians that will be coming are business people and leaders in the field, so it will be an opportunity for them to expand their contacts and schedule appointments to advance their businesses,” he aid.

For more information and to register visit http://www.rotaryd2450.org/Conference/conference.asp

Source: GDN – 28 Dec 09