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Know your Acronyms used in Rotary





3H        Health, Hunger and Humanity
AAM     Additional Active Member
ADG     Assistant District Governor
AM       Active Member
ANZO   Rotary Region consisting of Australia, New Zealand and other places not included in any other region
ASIA     Rotary Region consisting of Asia

AusAid   (Formerly AIDAB) Australian International Development Assistance Bureau
ARHRF Australian Rotary Health Research Fund
AVAC   Australian Vocational Advisory Committee
CATS    Challenging All To Succeed
CEEMA Rotary Region consisting of Continental European, Eastern Mediterranean and African Zone
CICO    Club Internet Communication Officer
COL      Council on Legislation
D          District
DG       District Governor
DGN     District Governor Nominee
DGE     District Governor Elect
DGND   District Governor Designate
DICO    District Internet Communication Officer
DIK       Donations in Kind
DLP      District Leadership Plan
DMDC   District Membership Development Chairs
DPFC   District Permanent Fund Chairperson
DRFC   District Rotary Foundation Committee
DRR     District Rotaract Representative
EEMA   CEEMA + Great Britain & Ireland
FAIM    Fourth Avenue (of service) In Motion (Now RAWCS)
GBI       Rotary Region consisting of Great Britain and Ireland
GETS   Governor Elect Training Seminar
GSE     Group Study Exchange
GYE     Global Youth Exchange
IAS       International Ambassadorial Scholarship
IC         International Conventions (IC13 = Lisbon, etc.)
ICC       InterCountry Committees
ICO       Internet Communications Officers
ICUFR   International Computer Users Fellowship of Rotarians
IFCR     International Fellowship of Cricketing Rotarians
IFFR     International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians
IFR       International Fellowship of Rotarians
IFSR     International Fellowship of Skiing Rotarians
IFYR     International Fellowship of Yachting Rotarians
IPAC     International Projects Advisory Committee
IPF       Indicative Planning Figure
IPP       Immediate Past President
LCS      Low Cost Shelters
MD       Matched District
MOP     Manual Of Procedure
MSE     Matched Student Exchange
MUNA   Model United Nations Assembly
NCC     National Co-ordinating Committee
NYSF   (Formerly NSSS) National Youth Science Forum
OD       Official Directory of Rotary International
PACE   Pacific-Australia Cultural Exchange
P          President
PDG     Past District Governor
PE        President Elect
PETS    Presidents-Elect Training Seminar
PHF      Paul Harris Fellow
PHSM   Paul Harris Sustaining Member
PN        President Nominee
POLIOPLUS The program of The Rotary Foundation to immunize the children of the world against poliomyelitis
PP        Past President
PPE     Preserve Planet Earth
PR        Public Relations
PRID     Past Rotary International Director

PRIP    Past Rotary International President
PRIT     Past Rotary International Treasurer
PROBUS  Professional and Business Club
PSM     Past Service Member
RAG    Rotarian Action Group www.actiongrouphistory.org
RAOAF Rotary Australia Overseas Aid Fund
RAWCS Rotary Australia World Community Service
RBL      Rotary Basic Library
RC       Rotary Club
RCC     Rotary Community Corps
RCP     Rotary Code of Policies
RD       Rotary District
RDU     Rotary Down Under
RFE      Rotary Friendship Exchange
RGHF   Rotary Global History***

RGHF Abbreviations:
RGHF Rotary Global History Fellowship
REC RGHF Executive Committee
RB RGHF Board Members
RGC RGHF Global Chairs (RGHF regional management)
RZB RGHF Zone Board Members (RGHF zone administration)
RDC RGHF District Coordinators (report to RGHF zone board members for 1 or more districts)
RHHIF   Rotary Heritage and History International Fellowship***
RI         Rotary International
RIBI      Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland
RID       Rotary International Director
RIP       Rotary International President
RIPE    Rotary International President Elect
RIPN    Rotary International President Nominee
RIPPR   Rotary Int'l President's Personal Representative
RIPS     Rotary International Population Summit
RITE     Rotary Inter-country Teacher Exchange
RITS     Rotary International Travel Service
ROAR   Rotary Organization of Amateur Radio
ROSE   Rotary Overseas Summer Exchange
ROTA   Rotary Overseas Travel Fund
ROTA (also) Reach out to Africa
ROTEX  Organization of Ex-Rotary Exchange Students
ROTI     Rotarians On The Internet
ROVE   Rotary Overseas Vocational Exchange
RRFC   Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator
RRVF   Rotary Recreational & Vocational Fellowship
Rtn       Rotarian
RV        Rotary Volunteers
RVC     Rotary Village Corps
RYE     Rotary Youth Exchange
RYLA    Rotary Youth Leadership Award
RYPEN Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment
RYSAP Rotary Youth Self Achievement Program
SACAMA  Rotary Region consisting of South America (except Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana), Central America, Mexico, and the Spanish-speaking island nations of the Caribbean (except Puerto Rico)
SAM     Senior Active Member
SEP     Study Exchange Program
SETS    Secretary-Elect Training Seminar
SWSL   Save Water Save Lives
TR        The Rotarian
TRF      The Rotary Foundation
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Org.
UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
USCB   Rotary Region consisting of United States of America, Canada, Bermuda and Puerto Rico
WCS    World Community Service
WCSRN World Community Service Resource Network
YEO     Youth Exchange Officer
YEP     Youth Exchange Program
YIR       Yours in Rotary

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