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District 4 conducts two series of contests each year. The Evaluation Contest and Humorous Speech Contest are conducted in the fall and the Tall Tales Contest and the International Speech Contest are conducted in the spring.

Contests are held at the club, area, division and district levels. This schedule provides information about the current area and division level contests.

 Division A Contests   Division B Contests   Division C Contests   Division D Contests
 Division E Contests   Division F Contests   Division G Contests   Division H Contests

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Area/Division
Date and Time
Location
Contact
District 4 Spring Conference
Saturday May 11th

Agenda
7:30 AM Sign-in, Breakfast
8:00 AM Contest Participant Briefings
8:30 AM Opening Ceremonies
9:00 AM Tall Tales Contest
10:15 AM Keynote Address and Breakout Sessions
12:45 PM Luncheon with Hall of Fame Recognition
2:30 PM District Business Meeting
4:30 PM Contest Participant Briefings
5:00 PM International Speech Contest
7:00 PM Conference Adjourns and Opportunity Drawing winners posted
7:15 PM Evening Leadership Reception with hors d'oeuvres (Cash bar available)
8:30 PM Reception Program Adjourns
Biltmore Hotel
2151 Laurelwood Rd
Santa Clara 95054

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Rita Barber
Lt Gov Education & Training


Mythili Mudlapur
Conference Chair
Division A
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Saturday, April 13th
1:00pm - 4:00pm

Agenda
1:00 Registration
1:20 Briefing
1:30 Tall Tales Contest
2:00 Break
2:15 Announcements
2:30 International Speech Contest
3:15 Break
3:30 Announcing the winners for the Division Contest
Aptos Academy
1940 Bonita Drive,
Aptos 95003

Russell Brown


Area A1 and Area A2
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests

Flyer
Saturday, March 9th
12:00 - 4:00 PM

12:00 Registration
12:15 Briefings
12:30 Contests

$5.00
Food and refreshments provided
Agricultural Center
1432 Abbott Street,
Salinas 93901

Diane Bair
Area A1 Governor


David Hahn
Area A2 Governor
Area A3 and Area A4
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Saturday, March 16
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

$5 per person to cover facility cost.


Coffee and light refreshments will be served.
Aptos Academy
1940 Bonita Dr.
Aptos 95003

From Hwy 1, take the Larkin Valley/San Andreas Rd Exit. Go West on San Andreas Rd toward Seascape. First right on Bonita. Go through gates and park. In Multi-purpose room.
Russell Brown
Area A3 Governor

Phone: 831 345-6500

Lorri Lockyer
Area A4 Governor

Home 831-689-9672
Work 831-239-0348
Division B
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Thursday, April 25th
6:00pm - 9:30pm

Registration Fee (collected at door):
$7 if pre-registered by 12pm Tues., April 23rd
$9 thereafter

Light Refreshments Provided
Paypal Town Hall
2161 North First St. ,
San Jose 95131

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Governor Faye Yang
Division B Governor

Phone: 408-417-0568
Area B1
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Thursday March 14
6:00 - 9:00 PM

Registration (collected at door):
$7 if pre-register by Sunday, March 10
$9 thereafter

Light Refreshments Provided
Santa Clara County Water District
Home of Almaden Valley Orators
5750 Almaden Expressway
San Jose 95118-3686

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Juanita Dion
Area B1 Governor
Home: (408) 892-0433
Work: (408) 463-4928

Home: 408-892-0433
Work: 408-903-3991
Area B2
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Thursday, March 21st
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Registration Fee (collected at door):
$7 if pre-register by Sunday, March 17
$9 thereafter

Light Refreshments Provided
Xilinx (Building 4)
2050 Logic Drive,
San Jose 95124

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Doug Harrold
Contest Chair


David Singer
Area B2 Governor
Area B3
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Friday, March 15th
5pm - 8pm

Xilinx
2100 Logic Drive,
San Jose 95124

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Atashi Jain
Area B3 Governor

Phone: 408-338-9130
Area B4
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Thursday, March 28
6:00 - 9:00 pm

$7 Early Bird (ends at 6 PM March 26)
$9 At the Door
Light Dinner provided

Cheer on our Toastmasters as they compete in the B4 Area Contest! Join the B4 Area Clubs for an evening of entertainment and camaraderie, Toastmasters style!
eBay L1 Orchard Campus
2525 North First Street
San Jose 95131

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Mehrnaz Mehr
Area B4 Governor

Phone: 408-318-4933

Afzal Syed
Area B5
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests

Contest Flyer
Wednesday, March 20
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Advance Registration - $7.00
At the door - $9.00

Light refreshments provided.
Cadence Design Systems Inc.
Building 10
2655 Seely Avenue,
San Jose 95134

Ample parking available.
Register Online

Janice M Terakawa


Mary Edmunds
Area B5 Governor


Division C
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Tuesday, April 16
6:00 - 9:30 pm

6:00 Registration and refreshments
6:30 Contests

$7: Early bird (Before noon April 15th)
$9: Walk-ins
Payment at the door: cash or check payable to District 4 Toastmasters
Symantec Cafe
350 Ellis Street
Mountain View 94043

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Caspar Horne
Division C Governor
Area C1
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests






Cole Fox
Area C1 Governor
Phone: 916.834.4069
Area C2
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Monday, March 18th
6:00pm - 9:00pm
6:00PM - registration opens, refreshments provided
6:30PM - contest begins

Fees:
pre-registration - $7.00
at the door - $9.00
pre-registration deadline: Friday, March 15th
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
650 Page Mill Rd,
Palo Alto 94304

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Romain Lenglet
Area C2 Governor
Phone: 408.676.6269


Brian Halaburka
Contest Chair
email
Area C3
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Wednesday, March 27
6:00 - 9:30 pm

6:00 Registration & Refreshments
$6 pre-register (until March 26th)
$8 at the door
cash or check only
Starr Auditorium, EPRI
(Entrance through main lobby, Bldg B)
3420 Hillview Ave
Palo Alto 94304

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Sunny Bhatia
Area C3 Governor
Area C4
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Tuesday, March 26
6:00 - 9:30 pm

6:00 Registrations and refreshments
6:30 Contests

$7: Early bird (Before noon March 25th)
$9: Walk-ins
Payment at the door: cash or check payable to District 4 Toastmasters
Symantec Cafe
350 Ellis Street
Mountain View 94043

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Dhiraj Gupta
Area C4 Governor

Phone: 650.279.6724
Area C5
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Wednesday, March 13th
6:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Registration & refreshments begin at 6

$5 pre-register (until March10)
$7 at the door
cash or check only

TIBCO software Inc
Building 2 Cafeteria
3303 Hillview Ave
Palo Alto 94304

Amit Baranwal
Area C5 Governor
Area C6
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Wednesday, March 20th
5:45 - 8:30 PM

5:45 Registration, Networking, Food
6:15 Contest Briefings
6:30 Contest

$7 pre-reg by March 17
$9 thereafter Payment at the door: cash or check payable to District 4 Toastmasters
San Carlos Library
Room A (upstairs)
610 Elm Street
San Carlos 94070

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Christopher Lipp
Area C6 Governor
Phone: 408-209-8818


Setha Yim
Division D
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Tuesday, April 23rd
6:00pm -9:00pm
Doors open at 6:00
Contests begin at 6:30

Pre-registration - $5.00
Walk-ins - $7.00

There will be refreshments!
Mission Center - Building 126
Toast of the Mission - UCSF Mission
1855 Folsom St Ste 126
San Francisco 94103

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Jill Tallmer
Division D Governor

Phone: 415.401.5556

Area D1 & D4
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Monday, March 11th
5:30pm - 9:00pm
5:30PM Doors open & registration
6:15PM Contest begins

Join Areas D1 and D4 Clubs for an eventful evening of TARADIDDLES and INSPIRATIONAL SPEECHES.

$5 RSVP by 3/8/13, midnight.
$7 RSVP thereafter and walk-ins.
Registration is strongly advised.
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
600 Harrison Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco 94107

This is a secured building, please come early and bring ID.
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Geoffrey Glass
Area D1 Governor


Tranh Pham
Area D4 Governor
Area D2
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Tuesday, March 26th
5:30 - 8:30pm

Doors open at 5:30
Contests begin at 6:00

Pre-registration - $6.00
Walk-ins - $8.00

There will be refreshments!
Mission Center Building 126
Toast of the Mission - UCSF Mission
1855 Folsom St Ste 126
San Francisco 94103-4241

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Joseph Garza
Area D2 Governor

Home: 415-355-9820
Work: 415-355-6780
Area D3
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Friday, March 22nd
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Agenda:
6:00 PM Doors Open, Registration, Refreshments, & Networking (includes Contestant & Judges Briefings)
6:30 PM Evaluation Speech Contest
7:30 PM International Speech Contest

Please arrive between 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM for event registration (not earlier).

Registration:
$5 Early bird registration (Before 3/20, 12PM)
$7 At the Door
Payment at the door: cash or check payable to District 4 Toastmasters

Light refreshments will be served.
True Sunshine Church
1430 Mason Street
San Francisco 94133

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Christina Tai
Area D3 Governor

Phone: 650.888.9015
Area D5
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Monday, March 25
6:30 - 8:30 PM

$5 for pre-reg (by midnight 3/24)
$7 at the door
Golden Gate University
Room 3320
536 Mission St
San Francisco 94105

Jeremy Barber
Area D5 Governor

Phone: 831.295.3110
Area D6
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Thursday, March 28
6:00 - 8:30 pm

Registration (collected at door):
$6 if pre-registered before event
$8 At door registration

Light Refreshments Provided
McKesson
1 Post St.
San Francisco 94104

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Amit Meghani
Area D6 Governor

Phone: 773-259-5129
Division E
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Thursday, April 11th
6:00 - 9:00 PM

6:00 Registration/Delicious Refreshments
6:30 Competition

FEE: $6 (registration will close 4/9 midnight)


NO WALK INS ALLOWED
Building security requires list of all attendees 48 hours before event.
Wells Fargo Learning & Event Center
333 Market Street 2nd Floor
San Francisco 94105

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Jim Ferrer
Division E Governor
Area E1
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Wednesday, March 27th
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Contest Begins - 6:30pm

Registration Fee - $5* (RSVP by Monday, March 25th)
Checks and Cash payment accepted on the night of the event.

*Pre-Registration is required. Building Security needs to have a list of people prior to event.
JP Morgan Chase Bldg.
7th Floor
560 Mission Street Ste. 700
San Francisco 94105

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Miguel Sanchez
Area E1 Governor
Phone: 415.424.3336
Area E2
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Thursday, March 7th
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Registration Begins - 6:00pm
Contest Begins - 6:30pm
Registration Fee - $5* (RSVP on or before Friday March 1st)
Checks should be written to D4TM. Square (Credit Card) and Cash payment accepted on the night of the event.
*Pre-Registration is required. Building Security needs to have a list of people before the contest to provide access.
Wells Fargo Learning & Event Center
2nd Floor
333 Market
San Francisco 94105

Flyer
John McKnight
Area E2 Governor

Phone: 510.409.4727
Area E3
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Tuesday, March 26
6:30 - 8:30 PM

6:00 Registration and Refreshments
6:30 Contest

$5 (RSVP by March 24)
$7 at the door
Charles Schwab
215 Fremont St
San Francisco 94105

Kartik Lakshminarayanan
Area E3 Governor

Phone: 408.712.2404
Area E4
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests

Flyer
Tuesday March 12
6:00 - 8:30 pm

6:00 Registration and refreshments
6:30 Enigmatic contest

$5 (RSVP before March 12)
$7 at the door
Charles Schwab
215 Fremont St
1st Floor, New York & London Room
San Francisco 94105

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Joanna Lamore
Area E4 Governor

Phone: 415-667-1156
Area E5
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests

Flyer
Tuesday, March 5th
7:00 - 9:00 PM Registration 6:30
$5.00 ($5.15 for credit card)
Pay at door.
Wells Fargo Learning and Events Center
Annex Building 2nd Floor
333 Market Street
San Francisco 94111

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Ehlan Siddiqi
Area E5 Governor
Area E6
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Thursday, March 14th
6:00 - 8:30pm
6pm registration
6:30pm contest begins

Fee: $5 (RSVP before March 13th), $7 Afterward

Accepted payments: Cash, Checks (written to D4TM), or Credit Card (via Square) plus 3% service fee
Wells Fargo Learning and Event Center
2nd Floor Annex
333 Market St.
San Francisco 94111

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Andrew Gimenez
Area E6 Governor


Division F
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Wednesday, April 10th
5:45pm - 9:00pm
5:45pm - Registration/Food/Networking & Briefings
6:15 - 9:00pm - Contests

Cost:
$6 - Early Bird Price (up to 4/7)
$8 - At Door
Cypress Semiconductor
Building 6
198 Champion Court
San Jose 95134

Attendees may park anywhere around building 6, close to the main door is best.
Register Online

Rajiv Prabhakar
Division F Governor

Phone: 734-709-6560

Area F1
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Thursday March 21
6:00 - 9:00 PM

6:00 Light refreshing meal served
6:30 Contest Begins

$6 - Early Bird (by eod 3/19)
$8 - At door
Cisco Building O
Chess Conference Room
10 West Tasman Drive
San Jose 95134

Please come through door at right hand side of building (right next to Chess Conference Room)

Conference Rm Phone: 1 408 853 6402
Register online

Jennifer Hao
Area F1 Governor


Karen Liu
Area F1 Contest Chair
Area F2
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Thursday, March 28
6:00 - 9:00 PM

6:00 Registration, Food
6:30 Contest Briefings
6:45 Contest

Admission (collected at the door):
$7 if pre-reg by 10 AM, March 27th
$9 thereafter

Please kindly bring cash or a check made payable to "District 4 Toastmasters".
Intel Corp, SC12 Auditorium
3600 Juliette Lane
Santa Clara 95054

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Sachin Gaikwad
Area F2 Governor
Area F3
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Tuesday, March 26
6:00 - 9:00 pm

6:00 Registrations and refreshments
6:30 Contests

$7: Early bird (Before March 24th):
$9: Walk-ins
Payment at the door: cash or check payable to District 4 Toastmasters

A special reward for clubs with 8 or more members in attendance at the contest!!
Cypress Semiconductor
198 Champion Court
San Jose 95134

Join us for a refreshing evening with wonderful speeches and even better tall tales.
Register online

Mythili Prabhu
Area F3 Governor
Area F4
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Wednesday, March 13
6:00 - 9:00 pm

$7 - Early Bird Price (up to 3/10)
$9 - At Door

Come enjoy some tasty food, mingle with your fellow Toastmasters from other clubs, and witness the best speakers in Area F4 vying for that coveted spot in the Division contest.
Ericsson
200 Holger Way
San Jose 95134

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Kurt Sims
Area F4 Governor

Phone: 408-221-1262
Area F5
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Monday March 18
6:00 - 9:00 PM

6:00 Light refreshing meal served
6:30 Contest Begins

$6 - Early Bird (by eod 3/17)
$8 - At door
Cisco Building O
Chess Conference Room
10 West Tasman Drive
San Jose 95134

Please come through door at right hand side of building (right next to Chess Conference Room)
Conference Rm Phone: 1 408 853 6402
Register online

David Shaver
Area F5 Governor


Marina Fisher
Area F5 Contest Chair
Division G
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Wednesday, April 17th
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Cost:
  • Early Bird Pricing (Register By March 15th): $5
  • Helpful Bird Pricing (Register By April 15th): $7
  • Angry Bird Pricing (Register After April 15th): $9
A delightful meal will be served at 6:00PM.
The contests begin at 6:30PM.

Thank you for registering online!
Synaptics
3120 Scott Blvd.
Santa Clara 95054

Register Online

Robert Gulino
Contest Chair



Mike McCreavy
Division G Governor

Phone: 650.200.0202
Area G1
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests

Flyer
Tuesday March 5th
6:00 - 9:30 pm

$7 pre-registration by 3/3
$9 at the door
Symantec Cafe
350 Ellis Street
Mountain View 94043

Register Online

Ritu Gupta
Area G1 Governor


Pavan Datla
Contest Chair
Area G2
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Monday March 11
6:00 -9:00 PM

6:00 Registration & Refreshments
6:30 Contest starts

$7 (pre-reg, ends on March 9th)
$9 (at the door)
Synaptics Inc
Olympic Conference Room
(in the White building at back of facility)
3120 Scott Blvd.
Santa Clara 95054

Register online

Rajvignesh Thogulua
Area G2 Governor

Phone: 408-921-4450
Area G3
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Tuesday, March 19
6:00pm - 9:30pm
Cost: $7 (pre-registration price ends 3/13)
$10 at the door
Light and yummy refreshments will be served.
St. Jude Medical
Elmqvist and Hendrickson Training room
645 Almanor Ave,
Sunnyvale 94085

Turn from Mathilda Ave on to Almanor. Turn right into the parking lot of 645 address on the building (no SJM sign yet). As you face the building from the parking lot on that side, follow the board signs or knock on the last door on the left on that side of the building-that is the contest room!
Register Online

Meetu Arya
Area G3 Governor

Home: 408 564 2267
Work: 408 522 6289
Area G4
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Wednesday, March 6
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Cost: Early Bird $7 (by 6PM on 3/5)
At the door $9
Hitachi Data Systems
Building 34
2825 Lafayette Street
Santa Clara 95050

The contest will take place in Rm 140 (Joshua Tree) Building 34. Please remember to bring a Government issued ID.
Register Online

Shali Sirkay
Area G4 Governor
Area G5
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Wednesday, March 20
6:00 PM End Time: 9:30 PM

6:00 Registration & Refreshments
6:30 Contest starts

$7 (pre-reg, ends on March 18th)
$9 (at the door)
Symantec vCafe
350 Ellis Street
Mountain View 94043

Register Online

Bina Mehta
Area G5 Governor

Phone: 408-230-1144
Division H "Save the Best to the Last"
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Saturday, April 27th
1:00pm - 5:00pm

Light Refreshments

Cost: $5 pre-reg, $20 at the door
Special fee for those with speaking roles.

Special prize for those clubs who have greater than 75% membership in attendance.
Crystal Springs United Methodist Church
2145 Bunker Hill Drive,
San Mateo 94402

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Linda Shively
Division H Governor


Andy Coltart
Home 650-345-9774

Area H1
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Thursday, March 28th
5:30pm - 9:00Pm
Contestants and Judges please arrive by 5:30 pm for briefings.

$5 at the door per person, $25 for the entire club.

Pizza (but no beer) will be served for those who have a ravenous appetite, with water to wash it down the gullet.
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
300 Lakeside Drive
Foster City 94404

Andy Coltart
Home 650-345-9774



Jeff Ahlquist
Area H1 Governor
Area H2
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Thursday March 21
6:00 - 9:00 pm

Registration starts 5:45
Light meal served from 6:00 - 6:30
Contests start at 6:30

$5 if registered on or before 3/19
$8 if registered AFTER 3/19
All attendees must pay in CASH
Genomic Health
101 Galveston Drive
(East of 101, off Seaport Blvd)
Redwood City 94063

Register online

Paula Brown
Area H2 Governor
Area H3
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Tuesday March 12
6:15 - 9:00 pm

Light refreshments served
$25 per club or $5 per person
Payable in cash at the door

Guests and prospective members are welcome to attend the contest.
San Mateo Community College
District Office (2nd Floor)

3401 CSM Drive
San Mateo 94402

Galina Fedorova
Area H3 Governor


Chuck Muenzen, CC, ALB

Phone: 650 572-4366
Area H4
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests

Flyer
Saturday, March 16
1:00 - 4:00 pm

Light refreshments
Pre-reg fee $5
club fee $25
Any club that brings 10 or more members gets in free.
San Bruno Library
(basement)
701 West Angus Avenue
(at El Camino Real)
San Bruno 94066

Angus Avenue is two blocks South of San Bruno Avenue. Park South of the library
Parking is 1 Hr limit behind library.
Register Online

Mike Kleinberg
Area H4 Governor

Phone: 650-438-1331

Andy Coltart
Home 650-345-9774
Cell: 650-350-0454

Area H5
Tall Tales and International Speech Contests
Monday, March 25th
5:45 - 9:45 pm

5:45-6:30 Registration & Networking
6:15-6:30 Briefings
6:30 Program begins

For security purposes all contest participants and guests are required to register by 5 pm March 24.

Cost: Free, including Free Validated Parking

Light refreshments served. However there are full dinner establishments in the SFO International Terminal.*
Aviation Museum
SFO International Terminal
Departure Level
San Francisco

Directions


Flyer
Register Online

Joseph Chu
Area H5 Governor