Thank You to Our Conference Chairs and Volunteers for Making the Fall Conference Such a Huge Success
Congratulations to Our Contest Winners
Chris Lipp and Jennifer Hao
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Evaluation Contest
Chris Lipp
Cynthia Beck
Arnie Buss
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Humorous Speech Contest
Jennifer Hao
Chris Lipp
Erik Newton
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Save the Date for the Spring Conference - May 12, 2012
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2011 Fall Conference Program
Toastmasters Day Proclaimed in San Mateo County
WHEREAS, the Toastmasters International District 4 Fall Conference is being held in Burlingame on Saturday, November 12,2011 to educate and inspire local clubs about the benefits of improving individual communication skills through a speech contest, business meeting, and educational presentations from special guests.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, hereby declares November 12, 2011, as Toastmasters' Day in San Mateo County.
See In the News page for full text.
Conference Chair - Elaine Lung
Kristyn Fredericks - Director, Conference Marketing and PR
Kristian Salvesan - Conference Design Lead.
Robert Tang - Conference Program Chair
Janice Hom - District Contest Chair
To volunteer for conference organization please contact
Miriam Kojnok or Elaine Lung.
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District 4 sponsors two conferences per year, one in the Fall and one in the Spring. Each conference includes the culmination of District-wide speech contests, educational presentations, keynote addresses by professional speakers and the District Council Meeting.
The district conference is an exciting educational and networking event for a district's clubs. It serves
several purposes:
- To conduct district business through the District Council Meeting
- To provide communication and leadership training opportunities in support of the district mission
- To provide opportunities for networking and the exchange of ideas
- To recognize and celebrate district accomplishments
The conferences are rotated through each of the divisions in District 4 to provide hosting opportunities to the members of each division. The order of rotation is shown here. District 4 is included to allow each division both spring and fall conference hosting opportunities.
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| District 4 | Spring 2012 | Fall 2016 |
Division D | Fall 2012 | Spring 2017 |
| Division F | Spring 2013 | Fall 2017 |
| Division E | Fall 2013 | Spring 2018 |
| Division C | Spring 2014 | Fall 2018 |
| Division A | Fall 2014 | Spring 2019 |
| Division B | Spring 2015 | Fall 2019 |
| Division G | Fall 2015 | Spring 2020 |
| Division H | Spring 2016 | Fall 2020 |
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District Council Meeting
(Adapted from the May 2010 District Leadership Handook)
The District Administrative Bylaws state that each district must hold two regular District Council meetings. Both meetings are held in conjunction with a district conference. The first meeting and district conference must be held anytime after the International
Convention and before December 1 (typically held mid-November in District 4). The second conference must be held between March 15 and May 31 (typically held mid-May in District 4). A quorum, which is one third of the club representatives, must be present at the District Council Meetings to conduct business.
The District Council is the district's governing body, subject to the general supervision of the Toastmasaters International Board of Directors. It conducts the entire district's business; however, it cannot impose any financial obligations on clubs. The councils voting members are the District Executive Committee, the club president, and vice president education of each club.
The club president and VPE each have one vote on the council. Either may designate any member of their club to act as proxy. No other proxies are allowed. In the event a member carries both proxies (from the president and VPE), he or she is entitled to two votes. If he is also a district officer, he is entitled to a maximum of three votes. Belonging to more than one club doesn't give a member any additional votes.
Committee chairs, and others whose participation the council requires, may attend its meetings. Toastmasters attending a district conference, who are not voting members of the council, or their proxies, may attend but not participate in council deliberations.
If any business is done at council meetings where a quorum (one third of the club representatives) is not present, then a majority of the member clubs must approve the action through a postmeeting vote.
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