BELOW is a list of Special Observances for the Rotary 2017-2018 year:
July 2017
1 July — Start of new Rotary officers' year of service
August 2017
Membership and New Club Development Month
September 2017
Basic Education and Literacy Month
October 2017
Economic and Community Development Month
2-8 October — Rotary Alumni Reconnect Week
24 October — Rotary's World Polio Day Livestream Event
30 October-5 November — World Interact Week
November 2017
Rotary Foundation Month
1 November — Service Award for a Polio-Free World nominations are due
1 November — Service Above Self Award nominations are due
11 November — Rotary Day at the UN
December 2017
Disease Prevention and Treatment Month
15 December — Early registration discount ends for the Rotary International Convention
January 2018
Vocational Service Month
14-20 January — International Assembly, San Diego, California, USA
February 2018
Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution Month
10 February — Presidential Peacebuilding Conference: Environmental Sustainability and Peace, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
17 February — Presidential Peacebuilding Conference: Water and Sanitation and Peace, Beirut, Lebanon
23 February — Rotary's anniversary
24 February — Presidential Peacebuilding Conference: Disease Prevention and Treatment and Peace, Coventry, England, United Kingdom
March 2018
Water and Sanitation Month
12-18 March — World Rotaract Week
17 March — Presidential Peacebuilding Conference: Economic and Community Development and Peace, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
31 March — Preregistration discount ends for the Rotary International Convention
April 2018
Maternal and Child Health Month
1 April — Rotary Award for Excellence in Service to Humanity nominations are due
28 April — Presidential Peacebuilding Conference: Maternal and Child Health and Peace, Taranto, Italy
30 April — Rotary International Convention registrations and ticket cancellations are due
May 2018
Youth Service Month
June 2018
Rotary Fellowships Month
2 June — Presidential Peacebuilding Conference: Basic Education and Literacy and Peace, Chicago, Illinois, USA
23-27 June — Rotary International Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
30 June — Last day for Rotary and Rotaract clubs to report goals for the Rotary Citation
30 June — Rotary Foundation Distinguished Service Award nominations are due
30 June — Rotary Alumni Global Service Award nominations (from zones) are due
30 June — Rotary Alumni Association of the Year Award nominations (from zones) are due
July 2018
1 July — Start of new Rotary officers' year of service
August 2018
15 August — Last day to report Rotary Citation achievements for Interact clubs