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2012-2013 District Officer Nominations Open
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Are you interested in the next stage on your Toastmasters journey? Do you seek to understand the duties of the positions you may seen or heard about or don't know what it is at all? Do you need to take on a District Officer role for leadership credit for your next award level?
District Governor Jim Kohli announced that District 35 Officer nominations for the 2012-2013 year are now open for the following positions:
District Governor
Lt. Governor Education and Training
Lt. Governor Marketing
* District Public Relations Officer
* District Treasurer
* District Secretary
Division Governor - 1 position each for Central, Eastern, Metro, Northern and Southeast Divisions
* Area Governor - Central (5 positions), Eastern (3 positions), Metro (4 positions), Northern (4 positions), and Southeast (4 positions)
Note: Asterisk indicates that these positions are appointed by the 2012-2013 District Governor. The Nomination Forms should still be completed and submitted.
The link below (Adobe pdf format) has the following forms and information included:
2012-2013 Nomination Form - required (page 1)
Officer Agreement and Release Form - required (page 2)
pages 3-4: Candidate Qualifications Checklist - required
pages 5-6: District Leader Mission, Purpose and Qualifications
The Nomination process timeline is as follows:
December 31, 2011 - Nominations Open
March 3, 2012 - Nominations Closed
March 3-23, 2012 - Nomination Committee Interviews
April 7, 2012 - District Governor releases in writing the Nomination Committee Report and Council Meeting Agenda to the District Council
May 4, 2012 6 pm - Candidates may campaign only in Candidates Corner at the District 35 Spring Convention, Hotel Mead, Wisconsin Rapids
May 5, 2012 12 Noon - Candidates Corner closes
May 5, 2012 2 pm - District Council Meeting, including election of 2012-2013 District Officers
Nomination completed forms must be postmarked by March 3, 2012 and mailed to Joe Dutkiewicz, DTM, IPDG, District 35 Nomination Chair, by March 3, 2012. A scanned copy may be sent via email by March 3, 2012 with a hard copy of the original signed forms mailed.
The Nomination Committee reserves the right to seek appropriately qualified candidates for any position through March 10, 2012.
After March 10, 2012, nominations may only be declared from the floor of the District 35 Council Business Meeting on May 5, 2012 at the Hotel Mead in Wisconsin Rapids.
Candidates forwarded by the Nomination Committee will be offered space at the Candidates Corner at the Spring Convention for their campaign materials. Any Floor Candidates seeking election to a District Office will also be restricted to Candidates Corner for any campaign efforts.
Toastmasters International policies for candidacy are to be followed and supersede any District procedures which are in conflict. Violations to the Toastmasters International candidacy policies will be handled in accordance with the policies up to and including removal from consideration for election or appointment to District Office.
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Click here for the 2012-2013 District 35 Officer Nomination Forms (pdf format)
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Toastmasters Billboards in Madison!
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Fall Conference Notes!
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Greetings fellow Toastmasters!
The Fall Conference was an amazing event!
Things started Friday night with 2005 World Champion of Public Speaking Lance Miller (Finding Your Voice).
Then Cindy Laatsch, Don Ritter, Kathy Shine, Rita Smith, and Kathleen Wesselink competed in the District evaluation contest with Don Ritter taking 2nd place and Cindy Laatsch taking 1st place. Congratulations to you all for advancing from your Division contests!
Friday Fun Night featured a beach party theme with musical beach chairs and a hula hoop contest.
After the Parade of Banners, Debra Schmidt (The Power of Possibility Thinking) kicked off the morning session, followed by Lance Millers (How to Build a Championship Club).
Toby Baker, Dale Suslick, and David Kocol presented thoughts on dynamics, strategies, and philosophy in parallel educational sessions.
Lance gave his final presentation, Losing My Way to the World Championship at lunch, and we proceeded to the District Awards presentation.
The District business meeting was much more entertaining than usual, indeed, it set new expectations in the engagement department.
Amanda Davis, Caitlin Martel, and Mark Wein from the Cream City Communicators hosted an orientation and information session that was not only well attended, but also attracted the attention of 13 non-Toastmasters! Well done!
The rest of the afternoon was taking by two speak-a-thons, hosted by Cream City Communicators and Tosa Medical, a Distinguished Club panel discussion, and a new club development panel discussion all in parallel sessions.
The banquet was excellent, and the District Humorous Speech contest capped an amazing day. Bob Bellinder, Allen Edge, Cindy Laatsch, Barb Weisenberger, and Mike Zelm all competed with Bob Bellinder taking 2nd place and Allen Edge taking 1st place. Congratulations to you all for advancing to the District contest!
Jim Kohli, ACG, CL
District Governor
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District 35 Fall Conference Photos
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District 35 YouTube Channel
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District 35 Toastmasters Facebook
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District 35 January 2012 Newsletter (new 30-Dec-2011)
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Inside this issue:
- Messages from our district leaders
- Traveling Toastmasters (and banners) in the news
- Making Toastmasters less of a secret
- Congratulations to our District 35 speech contest champions
- Club Success Plan contest info, with a nice picture of lava cake
- Club Ambassador program details
- Information about the 2012 District 35 Spring Convention and our guest speaker, Rory Vaden
- Mid-year training for club leaders (as well as those interested)
- Post-holiday advice from Immediate Past Distinguished District Governor Joe Dutkiewicz
- Tips for managing your club web site
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Click here for January 2012 Newsletter
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Need Assistance with an Issue? Not Sure Where to Turn?
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Contact the Top 3 directly to receive assistance with getting your issue resolved. Send an email to the Top 3 District Officers by clicking on the link below:
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D35Gov@gmail.com
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