A Rotary eClub is a full Rotary club whose members meet primarily online instead of at a fixed weekly venue. It runs service projects, elects a Board and officers, and belongs to a Rotary district within Rotary International. The "e" refers to the meeting format, nothing more - an eClub is not a lesser or different kind of club. We are one such club: Rotary eClub Ibiza International (ReCII), a hybrid eClub that meets online most weeks and gathers in person once a month on Ibiza / Eivissa.

What does "eClub" mean in Rotary?

An eClub is a Rotary club that meets online as its main way of bringing members together. Instead of a weekly lunch or dinner at a fixed venue, members connect by video call for their meetings, planning, and fellowship. Everything else stays the same: the club follows Rotary's constitution and bylaws, and has to meet Rotary's standards for activity and service.

Is a Rotary eClub a full Rotary club?

Yes. Rotary eClubs are chartered by Rotary International and have exactly the same standing as traditional clubs. They elect officers, support The Rotary Foundation, and carry out local and international service within Rotary's Five Avenues of Service.

Rotary's own rules treat eClubs and traditional clubs identically. The difference is how members meet, not whether the club is "real." Members of an eClub are full Rotarians, with the same recognition and the same responsibilities - the projects to run, the Foundation to support - as anyone in a club that meets in a hotel function room.

How long have Rotary eClubs been part of Rotary?

For more than twenty years. The first eClubs were chartered in the early 2000s, once internet access and video meetings made regular online gatherings practical.

They have grown in number and reach ever since, and Rotary International has steadily removed the formal distinctions that once set eClubs apart from traditional clubs. There are now eClubs in districts all over the world - including, since 2024, one on Ibiza.

What is a hybrid Rotary eClub?

A hybrid Rotary eClub does both. Most meetings are held online, so members can take part from wherever they happen to be that week, and the club also gathers in person on a regular basis.

At ReCII, we work this way. We meet face to face on the first Thursday of each month on Ibiza / Eivissa, and online via Zoom on the Mondays that follow. The monthly evening together is the heart of it - Rotarian friendship, good company, and shared purpose - while the online meetings keep us within reach for members whose work and travel would otherwise rule a weekly commitment out.

How does a Rotary eClub fit within Rotary International?

Every Rotary eClub belongs to a Rotary district and forms part of Rotary International's global network of clubs. It follows the same Rotary year (1 July to 30 June), reports to its district, and can take part in district and international initiatives alongside every other club.

ReCII is the English-language Rotary club serving Ibiza / Eivissa. We were chartered in 2024 and belong to District 2203 in Spain, carrying out service alongside the other clubs in the district.

Why might someone choose a Rotary eClub?

Usually because turning up in person every week is hard to sustain. The format tends to suit people earlier in their working lives and careers - building a profession, travelling for work, perhaps raising a young family - for whom a fixed weekly evening at a set venue is the first thing the diary cannot absorb. The same is true for anyone whose hours are long or unpredictable, or who lives too far from the nearest meeting to get there and back on a weeknight.

For many of us at ReCII, this is what makes Rotary feasible at all. Joining a meeting online means opening a laptop at home for an hour - no drive across the island, no parking, no evening written off. We still meet every week; most of those meetings are simply online, so taking part costs a few minutes rather than a whole evening out. The wish to give something back does not fade in a busy life - to an island that became home, and to the wider world beyond it - and the hybrid model is what keeps it within reach when little else would.