Förkortningar kan spara tid och plats för dem som behärskar dem. Samtidigt kan de vara en barriär för alla andra. Rotary är en organisation med många egna förkortningar. Nedan är en lista med uttydningar. Hör gärna av dig om du känner till förkortningar som saknas i listan.
3H – Health, Hunger and Humanity
AAM – Additional Active Member
ADG – Assistant District Governor
AG – Assisterande guvernör
AM – Active Member
ANZO – Rotary-region bestående av Australien, Nya Zeeland och platser som inte ingår i någon annan region
ARHRF – Australian Rotary Health Research Fund
ASIA – Rotary-region bestående av Asien
CATS – Challenging All To Succeed
CEEMA – Rotary Region consisting of Continental European, Eastern Mediterranean and African Zone
CICO – Club Internet Communication Officer
CMS – Citation for Meritorious Service
COL – Council on Legislation, lagrådet
D – District
DC – District Chair (den som är ansvarig/ordförande för en kommitté i distriktet)
DDF – District Designated Fund
DG – District Governor, distriktsguvernör
DGE – District Governor Elect/Inkommande guvernör
DGN – District Governor Nominee, nominerad guvernör
DGND – District Governor Designate
DICO – District Internet Communication Officer
DIK – Donations in Kind
DITS – Distrikts IT-samordnare
DLP – District Leadership Plan
DMC – District Membership Chair
DMDC – District Membership Development Chairs
DO – Distriktsorganisationen
DPFC – District Permanent Fund Chairperson
DRFC – District Rotary Foundation Committee
DRR – District Rotaract Representative
DSA – Distinguished Service Award
EEMA – CEEMA + Storbritannien & Irland
FAIM – Fourth Avenue (of service) In Motion (Now RAWCS)
GBI – Rotary-region bestående av Storbritannien och Irland
GETS – Governor-Elect Training Seminar
GSE – Group Study Exchange
GYE – Global Youth Exchange
HON – Honorary
IAS – International Ambassadorial Scholarship
IC – International Conventions (IC13 = Lissabon, o.s.v.)
ICC – InterCountry Committees
ICO – Internet Communications Officers
ICUFR – International Computer Users Fellowship of Rotarians
IFCR – International Fellowship of Cricketing Rotarians
IFFR – International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians
IFMR – International Fellowship of Motorcycling Rotarians
IFR – International Fellowship of Rotarians
IFSR – International Fellowship of Skiing Rotarians
IFYR – International Fellowship of Yachting Rotarians
Interact – Rotarys verksamhetsgren för ungdomar mellan 14 och 18 år.
IPAC – International Projects Advisory Committee
IPDG – Immediate Past District Governor, närmast föregående guvernör.
IPF – Indicative Planning Figure
IPP – Immediate Past President
ISFR – International Skiing Fellowship of Rotarians
IW – Inner Wheel
IYFR – International Yacht Fellowship of Rotarians
LCS – Low Cost Shelters
MD – Matched District
MOP – Manual of Procedure, procedurhandboken
MSE – Matched Student Exchange
NCC – National Co-ordinating Committee
NGA – New Generations Avenue
NYSF – (Formerly NSSS) National Youth Science Forum
OD – Official Directory of Rotary International
P – President
PACE – Pacific-Australia Cultural Exchange
PDG – Past District Governor, före detta distriktsguvernör
PE – President Elect
PETS – President-Elect Training Seminar, inkommande presidenters utbildning
PHF – Paul Harris Fellow
PHFR – Paul Harris Fellow Recognition
PHSM – Paul Harris Sustaining Member
PN – President Nominee, nominerad president
PP – Past President, tidigare president
PPE – Preserve Planet Earth
PR – Public Relations
PRID – Past Rotary International Director
PRIP – Past Rotary International President
PRIT – Past Rotary International Treasurer
PROBUS – Professional and Business Club
PSM – Past Service Member
RAG – Rotarian Action Group (www.actiongrouphistory.org)
RAOAF – Rotary Australia Overseas Aid Fund
RAWCS – Rotary Australia World Community Service
RB – RGHF Board Members
RBL – Rotary Basic Library
RC – Rotary club
RCC – Rotary Community Corps, Rotarys samhällskårer
RCP – Rotary Code of Policies
RD – Rotary District
RDC – RGHF District Coordinators (report to RGHF zone board members for 1 or more districts)
RDU – Rotary Down Under
REC – RGHF Executive Committee
RFE – Rotary Friendship Exchange, Rotarys vänskapsutbyte
RFSM – Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member
RGC – RGHF Global Chairs (RGHF regional management)
RGHF – Rotary Global History Fellowship
RHHIF – Rotary Heritage and History International Fellowship
RI – Rotary International
RIBI – Rotary International i Storbritannien och Irland
RID – Rotary International Director
RIP – Rotary International President
RIPE – Rotary International President Elect
RIPN – Rotary International President Nominee
RIPPR – Rotary Int'l President's Personal Representative
RIPS – Rotary International Population Summit
RIS – Rotaract i Sverige
RITE – Rotary Inter-country Teacher Exchange
RITS – Rotary International Travel Service
RK – Rotaryklubb
ROAR – Rotary Organization of Amateur Radio
ROSE – Rotary Overseas Summer Exchange
ROTA – Rotary Overseas Travel Fund
Rotaract – (Rotary in Action) Rotaract är en organisation som för samman personer i åldrarna 18-30 från universitet och samhällen världen över för att organisera aktiviteter, utveckla ledarskap- och affärsfärdigheter och framförallt – för att ha kul.
ROTEX – Organization of Ex-Rotary Exchange Students
ROTI – Rotarians On The Internet
ROVE – Rotary Overseas Vocational Exchange
RPC – Rotary Peace Center
RPFD – Rotarian Action Group for Population Growth & Sustainable Development
RPIC – Rotary Public Image Coordinator
RRFC – Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator
RRVF – Rotary Recreational & Vocational Fellowship
Rtn – Rotarian
RU – Rotarys ungdomsutbyte
RV – Rotary Volunteers
RVC – Rotary Village Corps
RVM – Rotary Video Magazine
RYE – Rotary Youth Exchange
RYLA – Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, Rotarys ledarutbildningsprogram för tonåringar och unga vuxna
RYPEN – Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment
RYSAP – Rotary Youth Self Achievement Program
RZB – RGHF Zone Board Members (RGHF zone administration)
SACAMA – Rotary Region consisting of South America (except Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana), Central America, Mexico, and the Spanish-speaking island nations of the Caribbean (except Puerto Rico)
SAM – Senior Active Member
SAR – Semi-Annual Membership Data Reporting (RI), halvårsrapportering av klubbmedlemmar
SEP – Study Exchange Program
SETS – Secretary-Elect Training Seminar
SRS – Svensk Rotaryservice
SWSL – Save Water Save Lives
TR – The Rotarian
TRF – The Rotary Foundation
U-fonden/Rotarys U-fond – Svenska Rotarianers Fond för internationellt utvecklingsarbete
USCB – Rotary-region bestående av USA, Kanada, Bermudas och Puerto Rico
WCS – World Community Service
WCSRN – World Community Service Resource Network
YEO – Youth Exchange Office
YEP – Youth Exchange Program
YIR – Yours in Rotary