The 2013 Rotary International District 7020 Conference will be held for the first time in the British Virgin Islands, bringing over 500 visiting Rotarians from 10 different Caribbean countries to our shores.

The International District 7020 Conference under the theme “Experience the Passion of Rotary” will be held from 13^th to 19^th May 2013. Countries that will be represented at the conference are Anguilla, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Maarten, St. Martin/St. Barth’s, Turks and Caicos Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.

“The BVI Tourist Board is pleased to be a part of this fantastic event as it brings hundreds of visitors to the Territory and generates added business for our tourism sector. Based on this event many of our hotels in the Road Town area, as well as other areas have been booked out. Our taxi drivers will receive an increase in business and our restaurants throughout the Territory will experience an increase in traffic. Persons visiting for the District Conference will also be able to experience the BVIs’ culture and get a taste of our history by visiting historical sites and other unique aspects of the BVI,” said Ms. Sharon Flax-Mars, Director of Tourism. “This event is headed by our very own Vance Lewis and his BVI team and provides great benefits for the BVI as a whole. We at the BVI Tourist Board are more than happy to welcome this event to our shores and would like to thank the Rotarians of the Rotary International District 7020 for choosing the BVI as the destination for the 2013 District 7020 Conference.”

David Archer, Conference Chair; Delma Maduro, PR Chair; Sean Auguste, LIME GM Platinum Sponsor; Vance Lewis, District Government; Rhodni Skelton, Event Manager, BVI TB