The PNW Presidents-elect Training Seminar is the largest and one of the oldest multi-district PETS. PNW PETS is a joint effort of the nine Rotary districts in the Northwest area of North America (and eastern Russia). This large area includes the states of Alaska, Oregon, Washington, parts of Idaho and California, the Canadian province of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory and Russia east of the Ural Mountains. District 5010 holds a separate and special PETS for the Presidents in Russia. PNW PETS is managed, prepared and conducted by a PETS Operating Committee composed of the District Governor-elect and a Past District Governor representative from each participating District. Consisting of well known exceptional speakers, informative workshops, detailed district training sessions, fellowship and networking, the basic purpose of our PETS is to have the best prepared, most enthusiastic club presidents in the Rotary world. Annually, the over 550 Presidents-elect attending leave well prepared to carry out their Rotary duties.

There is a lot of information throughout the web site that will answer your questions about PETS and the training weekend. Please spend a few minutes to visit the various pages. As new information is developed it will be added to the site. A detailed program of the events occurring during PETS will be provided on the program page when it is approved by the committee. As you complete your on line registration on the registration page please read the notes and directions provided and you should be able to avoid problems that others have had in the past.

PURPOSE Presidents-elect Training Seminar (PETS)
A PETS, which may be a multidistrict PETS, shall take place for the purpose of orientation and training of club presidents-elect in the district as determined by the board. The PETS shall be held annually, preferably in March. The governor-elect shall be responsible for the PETS. The PETS shall be planned and conducted under the direction and supervision of the governors-elect. The purpose of this two-and-a-half-day seminar, held in March, is to prepare incoming club presidents for their role.
      Rotary International Bylaws - 2007

The purpose of the presidents-elect training seminar (PETS) is
      • To prepare incoming club presidents for their year as president
      • To give district governors-elect and incoming assistant governors the opportunity to motivate incoming presidents
        and build their working relationship
      PETS Leaders Guide 2009

Future President Elect Training Seminars are scheduled for:

2011 - PETS Friday February 18 - Sunday February 20
2012 - PETS Friday March 9 - Sunday March 11
2013 - PETS February 28 - March 3

Events will begin one day earlier, on Thursday, for District Governor Groups, Assistant Governors, Workshop Leaders, and Districts with PrePETS.