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AG
  Assistant Governor
ARH
  Australian Rotary Health (formerly ARHRF)
AVAC
  Australian Vocational Advisory Committee

CAP
  Community Assistance Program (TRF)
CLP
  Club Leadership Plan
CMS
  Citation for Meritorious Service (TRF)
COL
  RI tri-yearly Council On Legislation

DDF
  District Designated Funds (TRF SHARE)
DG
  District Governor
DGE
  District Governor-Elect (1 year out from DG)
DGN
  District Governor-Nominee (2 years out from DG)
DIN / DIK
  Donations-in-kind Information Network (part of WCS and RAWCS)
DLP
  District Leadership Plan
DRFC
  District Rotary Foundation Committee
DRR
  District Rotaract Representative
DSA
  Distinguished Service Award (TRF)
DSG
  District Simplified Grant (TRF)

EN
  English (just one of Rotary's official languages)

FARG
  Foundation Alumni Resource Group (TRF)
4-Way Test
  Four questions to test the ethics of what Rotarians say or do
1. Is it the Truth ?    2. Is it Fair to all concerned ?
3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships ?
4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned ?

GETS
  Governors-Elect Training Seminar
GSE
  Group Study Exchange (TRF)

3-H
  Health, Hunger and Humanity (TRF project grants)
HESS
  Honeywell Engineering Summer School

IPAC
  International Projects Advisory Committee
IPDG
  Immediate Past District Governor
IPP
  Immediate Past President
IPPC
  International PolioPlus Committee (TRF)

LOA
  Leave of Absence

MGM
  Member Get Member (for recruitment)
MOP
  Manual of Procedure (RI Publication 035)
MPHF
  Multiple (ie additional) PHF recognitions, eg Sapphire and Ruby pins
MUNA
  Model United Nations Assembly

NID
  National Immunisation Days (PolioPlus, TRF)
NYSF
  National Youth Science Forum

OD
  Official Directory of Rotary International clubs

PACE
  Pacific Australia Cultural Exchange
PDG
  Past District Governor
PE
  President-Elect
PEPS
  Presidents-Elect Planning Seminar (pre PETS)
PETS
  Presidents-Elect Training Seminar
PHF
  Paul Harris Fellow recognition
PP
  Past President
PPE
  Preserve Planet Earth
PRID
  Past Rotary International Director
PRIP
  Past Rotary International President

RAOAF
  Rotary Australia Overseas Aid Fund
(for tax deductible donations to RAWCS)
RAM
  Rotarians Agains Malaria
RAWCS
  Rotary Australia World Community Service (formerly FAIM)
RBL
  Rotary Basic Library
RC
  Rotary Club (of ... )
RCC
  Rotary Community Corps (formerly RVC, Rotary Village Corps)
RCD
  Rotary Club Director
RCP
  Rotary Code of Policies
RDU
  "Rotary Down Under" regional RI magazine for south west Pacific
RFE
  Rotary Friendship Exchange
RFSM
  Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member (TRF, formerly PHFSM)
RI
  Rotary International
RI-CAS
  Rotary International - Club Administration Software
RI-DAS
  Rotary International - District Administration Software
RI-SPPO
  Rotary International - South Pacific & Philippines Office (Parramatta)
RIBI
  Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland
RID
  Rotary International Director
RIP
  Rotary International President
RITS
  Rotary International Travel Service
RNN
  Rotary News Network
ROMAC
  Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children
RRFC
  Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator
RRVF
  Rotary Recreational and Vocational Fellowships
Rtn
  Rotarian
RYE
  Rotary Youth Exchange (formerly YEP)
RYLA
  Rotary Youth Leadership Award (for 19-25s)
RYPEN
  Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment (for 14-16s)
RYSTARS
  Rotary Youth Studying Astronomy and Related Sciences

SAR
  Rotary Club's Semi Annual Report to RI
SHARE
  "SHARE" system for distribution of TRF funds
SRCC
  Standard Rotary Club Constitution
SSE
  Siemens Science Experience
SWSL
  Save Water Save Lives (TRF)

TR
  "The Rotarian" RI magazine
TRF
  The Rotary Foundation

WCS
  World Community Service

The six global Regions of Rotary International
(ANZO, ASIA, CEEMA, GBI, SACAMA, USCB) are:
 
ANZO
  Australia, New Zealand and Other places not included in any other region
ASIA
  Asia
CEEMA
  Continental European, Easter Mediterranean and African region
GBI
  Great Britain and Ireland
SACAMA

  South American (except Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana),
Central American, Mexico, and the Spanish speaking island nations of the Caribbean (except Puerto Rico)
USCB
  United States of American, Canada, & Bermuda (incl Puerto Rico)

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