2026 Midwest PETS Schedule

Midwest PETS is set for March 6 – 8, 2026. We are currently in the planning stages, and we will be updating this page as more information becomes available.

Friday, March 6th, 2026

10:00 AM | PETS Registration Opens

1:00 – 3:50 PM | Workshops (50 minute sessions)

1. - Session times:
    - 1:00 PM
    - 2:00 PM
    - 3:00 PM
  - Sessions:
    1. Finding the Balance in Service and Self
    2. Fundraising Idea Bank
    3. Navigating My Rotary
    4. Building a Legacy: Succession Planning and the Rotary Roadmap
    5. Your Club, Our World: Youth Exchange Unpacked

3:50 – 4:00 PM | Transition & Networking Opportunity

Vendors & Exhibitors

Coffee & Refreshments at Multiple Locations

4:00 – 5:15 PM | District Breakout #1

5:30 – 6:30 PM | Hospitality and Networking, Cash Bar in Atrium

6:30 – 8:30 PM | General Session #1 – Dinner – Grand Ballroom

Topic: TBA – Speaker Name, Title

8:30 – 10:30 PM | Social Time @ Hospitality Suites

Saturday, March 7th, 2026

6:30 – 8:00 AM | Breakfast Buffet – Grand Ballroom

7:00 AM | PETS Registration Re-opens in Chambers

8:00 – 9:00 AM | General Session #2

Topic – Speaker and Title

9:00 – 9:15 AM | Transition & Networking Opportunity
Vendors & Exhibitors
Coffee & Refreshments at Multiple Locations

9:15 – 10:05 AM | District Breakout #2

10:05 – 10:20 AM | Transition & Networking Opportunity
Vendors & Exhibitors
Coffee & Refreshments at Multiple Locations

10:20 – 11:20 AM | Breakouts

1. - Presidents-Elect Breakout #1
    See your personal agenda for assigned selection.
  1. 1. Increase Our Impact
    2. Expand Our Image
    3. Enhance Participant Engagement

1. - Presidents-Nominee Breakout
    Rotary Beyond Your Club
  - Emerging Leaders Breakout
    Tools and Knowledge to Grow Personally and Professionally
  - Secretary Breakout
    Roles & Responsibilities
  - Assistant Governors Breakout

11:20 – 11:35 AM | Transition & Networking Opportunity
Vendors & Exhibitors

11:35 – 12:30 PM | Lunch – Grand Ballroom

12:30 – 1:15 PM | General Session #3
Topic – Speaker and Title

1:15 – 1:30 PM | Transition & Networking Opportunity
Vendors & Exhibitors

1:30 – 2:30 PM | Breakouts

1. - Presidents-Elect Breakout #2
    See your personal agenda for assigned selection.
  1. 1. Increase Our Impact
    2. Expand Our Image
    3. Enhance Participant Engagement

1. - Presidents-Nominee Breakout
    Rotary Beyond Your Club
  - Emerging Leaders Breakout
    Tools and Knowledge to Grow Personally and Professionally
  - Secretary Breakout
    Roles & Responsibilities
  - Assistant Governors Breakout

2:30 – 2:45 PM | Transition & Networking Opportunity
Vendors & Exhibitors
Coffee & Refreshments at Multiple Locations

2:45 – 3:45 PM | Breakouts

1. - Presidents-Elect Breakout #3
    See your personal agenda for assigned selection.
  1. 1. Increase Our Impact
    2. Expand Our Image
    3. Enhance Participant Engagement

1. - Presidents-Nominee Breakout
    Rotary Beyond Your Club
  - Emerging Leaders Breakout
    Tools and Knowledge to Grow Personally and Professionally
  - Secretary Breakout
    Roles & Responsibilities
  - Assistant Governors Breakout

3:45 – 4:00 PM | Transition & Networking Opportunity
Vendors & Exhibitors

4:00 – 5:00 PM | District Breakout #3

5:30 – 6:30 PM | Hospitality & Networking, Cash Bar in Atrium

6:30 – 7:30 PM | Dinner – Grand Ballroom

7:30 – 8:30 PM | General Session #4
Topic – Speaker and Title

8:30 – 10:30 PM | Social Time @ Hospitality Suites

Sunday, March 8th, 2026

7:00 – 8:30 AM | Buffet Breakfast – Grand Ballroom

8:30 – 9:30 AM | District Breakout #4

9:30 – 9:45 AM | Transition & Networking Opportunity

9:45 – 11:15 AM | General Session #5

Topic – Speaker and Title

1. - Official Commissioning of Presidents-Elect
  - Final Comments from the Chairs
  - Closing

11:15 AM | Lunch

Optional Box Lunch or Buffet in Atrium