Rotary Meeting 28 May 2025 Combined Clubs meeting

The speaker for is

Nicole Skews-Poole

Founding Director Anchordown

Her topic is "Disinformation."

This meeting will have members of the Mt Victoria Club joinng us.

Nicole Skews-Poole runs the company Anchordown in collaboration with researchers and subject matter experts. Anchordown is a mission-driven social enterprise, helping organisations and communities prevent and respond to the growth of disinformation, online harm and polarisation.

Nicole is a long-time communications lead who specialises in countering disinformation. After helping steer some of the first disinformation targeting of the public sector during COVID-19, she then worked as the Director of Communications for research group The Disinformation Project.

Please register for yourself and any guests no later than 6pm Sunday 25 May with details of any dietary requirements, so that we can advise attendance information to the Wellington Club. Please note - if you dont register and turn up - there may not be any breakfast available.

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am         Michaela Draper

Greeter                    Darryl Ross

Kaikohau                  Everard Aspell

Opening Thought  Hayley Burns

Introduction            Richard Brodie

Thanking                   Brad Weekly

Sharing                      Steve Lawton

Parting Thought        Jeff Lee

Club Reporter            Julian Bateson

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) and President Jo (joanna.douglas1954@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 25 May, 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, please note them in the comments section of the registration
• Include your email address and mobile phone number in the response
• If you wish to bring guests/spouse/partner, please add them when you register
• Remember to click "Save" at the bottom of the page
• If you do not receive a confirmation immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.