Inter-Country Committees Andrzej Ludek, PDG

1st Vice President / Chair Elect

ICC Executive Council

ICC National Coordinator (Poland)

WHAT ARE ICC?

Inter-Country Committees (ICC) are activities of Rotary International. ICC promote contact between districts and clubs in two or more countries and increase fellowship and intercultural understanding among the people of various nations. Rotarians are encouraged to create new Inter-Country Committees to foster stronger ties between Rotarians, clubs and districts from different countries and establish networks across borders, continents, and oceans.

MISSION OF THE INTER-COUNTRY COMMITTEES

Mission of ICC is to build a force that will

encourage Rotarians to visit each other’s countries

and homes, to strengthen friendships and projects

so formed by encouraging clubs and districts to

connect with clubs and districts in other countries,

and to contribute to world peace.

RECOMMENDED ACTIVITIES

•sponsor new Rotary clubs

•develop a sister or twin club network between participating countries

•conduct Friendship Exchanges between the two countries

•initiate or carry out International Service projects

•initiate or carry out Vocational Service projects

•and many others (partnerships, RYLA, MG)

ORGANIZATION OF AN ICC

• In each of two countries, a national section is being organized, with

the approval of the District Governors and the ICC National

Coordinator for the section in their country.

• After both sections have been approved and are fully operational the

charter is being celebrated in one of the two countries, the next joint

annual meeting will take place in the other country

• Each national section is autonomous and conforms to the rules in its

country.

• It is open to all districts in the country.

HISTORY

May 20th 1950, in Strasbourg (France):

the first France-Germany Inter-Country Committee

ICC TODAY

More than 300 Inter-Country Committees in five Continents

France (> 40) – Germany ( >30) – Romania and Italy ( each> 20)

80 countries represented

ICC TODAY

The ICC organization:

Executive Council (35 members), with:

Executive Board (7 members)

Regional and National Coordinators (28)

NATIONAL COORDINATORS AND

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

• The ICC National Coordinator promotes,

coordinates and supervises the ICC in the

country. The NC is beeing selected for a three year

term by the governors of the country

• The National Coordinators form the ICC Executive

Council. The Chair of ICC EC serves as a liason

between ICC and RI

• NCs send an annual report of ICC activities to the

Chair and General Secretary of the EC submit to

General Secretary of RI

EXAMPLES OF ICC ACTIVITIES

ON THE NATIONAL (COUNTRY) LEVEL

INTERCOUNTRY MEETINGS

EXAMPLES OF ICC ACTIVITIES

ON THE NATIONAL (COUNTRY) LEVEL

POLISH-GERMAN SAILING CAMPS FOR YOUTH

EXAMPLES OF ICC ACTIVITIES

ON THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

“The Challenge for Peace” Austrian Rotarian Toni Polsterer,

former chair of EC ICC has offered to contribute 10 000 USD

to the Rotary Foundation for a selected peace project proposed

by representatives of ICC.

VISIT OUR STAND AND MEET

ICC NATIONAL COODINATORS

Visit our stand in House of Friendship

and ask how ICC could help you?

There are benefits only (for districts, clubs,

rotarians, local communities).

Ask PDGs to support you in organization of ICC

inportant role of DG

Visit our stand during RI Convention in Seoul

ICC NATIONAL COORDINATORS

Ovidiu Marcel Miguel Kevin

NEW ICC

DENMARK - LITHUANIA

24.10.2015 chartered new ICC

Denmark – Lithuania

PDG Anette Lowert

– chair of Danish section

Welcome in ICC Family

Visit our website

www.rotary-icc.org

INVITATION

“LET’S JOIN ICC AND

BE THE GIFT TO THE WORLD”