Please join us on August 21st - 12pm, as we welcome guest speaker, Shivrin Zeinalzadeh, ASU School of Politics and Global Studies.

The meeting registration fee is $50 and includes lunch. Register by clicking the "Register NOW" button or clicking here.. Please register by 6pm on Monday, August 17th. If you miss the deadline and plan to attend, please email rotary@rotary100.org (please note, there is a $5 late fee). Any cancelations after this time are non-refundable. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!

Meeting Location:
Embassy Suites by Hilton Phoenix Biltmore - CAMELBACK ROOM
2630 East Camelback Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85016

Shirvin Zeinalzadeh is a graduate teaching associate at the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University.
A distinguished academic with a diverse career that spans diplomacy, media, and law enforcement. Hailing from the UK, Shirvin began his career in diplomacy, where he developed a profound expertise in Iran and the wider Middle East, specialising in nuclear diplomacy, regional conflict and security.

Shirvin regularly appears across media platforms, including the BBC, Fox News, The Conversation, The Independent and The Financial Times, commenting on security and conflict in the Middle East. With over 20 years of academic and professional experience, he is considered a veteran expert on the topic, frequently called upon to provide insight and analysis on unfolding events and long-term trends shaping the region.

His multi-award-winning research centres on protest persistence and authoritarian durability, with a particular focus on the Islamic Republic of Iran. He asks what sustains collective action under repression and what allows authoritarian regimes to endure despite recurrent waves of dissent, drawing on large-scale event data alongside close study of movements such as Woman, Life, Freedom. A distinctive strand of his work advances a spatial theory of protest geography, showing how the density of religious infrastructure shapes where and how forcefully protest emerges.
Other academic interests and specialities include the European Union, the Conflict in Northern Ireland, Intelligence and National Security and Authoritarian Regimes.

Please join us at the Old Spaghetti Factory on Friday, August 7th — 12pm, as we welcome Mike Noble, Founder & CEO of Noble Predictive Insights (NPI).

The meeting registration fee is $50 and includes lunch. Register by clicking the "Register NOW" button or clicking here. Please register by 6pm on Monday, August 3rd. If you miss the deadline and plan to attend, please email rotary@rotary100.org (please note, there is a $5 late fee). Any cancelations after this time are non-refundable. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!

Meeting Location:
The Old Spaghetti Factory 
1418 N Central Ave Phoenix, AZ 85004

Mike Noble is the Founder & CEO of Noble Predictive Insights (NPI), the leading nonpartisan public opinion polling, market research, and data analytics firm based in the Southwest. Noble is a thought leader in public opinion tracking and analysis, known for being a trailblazer in his field. Mike found a passion for politics while working for an Arizona Congressman before starting NPI. Since then, he has been deemed "a preeminent pollster in the Southwest" by NBC News by regularly conducting public and voter sentiment work throughout Arizona, Nevada, and Utah, and is a trusted source for public opinion polling nationwide. Noble handles client presentations, public and private speaking engagements, and interviews with notable news outlets and has been published more than 4,000 times. Mike graduated from Arizona State University and is a proud member of ASU’s Walter Cronkite Board of Directors.

Mexico - USA Friendship Conference

November 5 - 8, 2026, Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico
 
Join Rotarians from Mexico and the United States for four days of friendship, international service,
and Global Grant opportunities.

The Mexico USA Friendship Conference and Global Grants Exchange was started in 2000 between Rotary districts in Arizona and Mexico. As the name suggests, it is a Rotary conference focused on friendship between members in both countries, and it is also the best way for your club to get involved in international Global Grant projects.

Over the years, the conference has produced global grant projects in every area of focus. Millions of dollars from the Rotary Foundation have been used to fund high-impact projects implemented in Mexico, the USA, and around the world.

The conference alternates each year between Arizona and Mexico. The dates vary depending on the organizers' schedules and the districts’ leadership teams.

If your club has never participated in a global grant, this conference is a great way to get started by either proposing a project or making a funding pledge. The beauty of clubs working together comes from leveraging Rotary Foundation giving to make a lasting impact in our communities and around the globe.
  
This link is to register US Rotarians for the event. REGISTRATION LINK
 
Registration fees will be collected upon arrival in Orizaba. $4,500 MXN - PER PERSON. This can be paid with cash or credit card. Registration includes meals, activities and ground transportation to Orizaba from Vericruz airport. We will collect information in the registration regarding your stay preference hotel or home housing. 
 
Hotel: 
Gamma Hotels Orizaba Grand Hotel de France
Rotary Group Rate $1,711 mxn – single or double occupancy
Group code: G1WUBQ
+52 (443) 310 8137 /  www.gammahoteles.com > 1^st drop down tab > Orizaba

For more information, contact DGE Kevin Pitts – kpitts@stratoswp.com 

We were delighted to receive the following message from Liz of the Las Vegas Rotary Club after our club was featured in their July 16 newsletter, The Wheel:

"My name is Liz and I am a member of the Las Vegas Rotary Club. This year, we are educating our members about the great things happening within Rotary by promoting clubs from around the U.S. and the world. You were featured in our July 16th Wheel. I've attached it for you to see. If any of your members are ever in Las Vegas, we would be so glad to meet them. We meet every Thursday from 12:15–1:30 p.m. at Lawry's Steakhouse near the Strip.

Yours in Rotary,
Liz"

We sincerely appreciate the recognition from the Las Vegas Rotary Club and their warm invitation to visit. It's always encouraging to see Rotary clubs supporting one another and sharing the good work being done across our communities. If your travels take you to Las Vegas, consider stopping in for a meeting and extending greetings on behalf of our club!

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