WORLD CONVENTION LIGHTS UP BRAZIL

The 2015 Rotary World Convention was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil on June 6-9 and it was a fantastic event. More than 14,000 attendees from all over the world assembled for the four-day festival. Rotary President 2014-15 Gary Huang called the convention a "festival of ideas". He said, "It provides the stage to showcase our achievements and inspire each other with stories and new ideas."

Click here to see reports and view videos of inspiring guest speakers at the convention.

One of the highlights of the convention was a presentation by former President of Costa Rica and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Oscar Arios, who urged the world to spend more on education and less on war. Click here to see his speech.