2023 Spring Conference

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Theme: “Being a Toastmaster Now!“ Saturday, May 20, 2023 Keynote Speaker – Diane Dodge, Executive Director of the Tiba Foundation Come see our dynamic Keynote Speaker Diane Dodge, celebrate this year’s accomplishments and learn lots from the breakout speakers at the D57 Spring Conference. Virtual only – Whova Link https://whova.com/portal/registration/dtsc_202305/ See why you should attend a…

D57 Speech Contest Winners

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Congratulations to the District level International Speech Contest winners! Visit our Hall of Fame to learn more! 2021-2022 Hall of Fame – Toastmasters District 57 (d57tm.org)

Hall of Fame 2021-2022

The Hall of Fame recognizes the accomplishments of our members and clubs throughout the year. Awards and accolades include:

District Speech Contest Winners
Distinguished Toastmasters
Triple Crown Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Toastmasters Awards (OATM)
Club Officers of the Year
Distinguished Clubs
Area Director of the Year
Division Director of the Year
Toastmaster of the Year

** Page will be updated closer to the end of the term.

International Speech Contests:

1st place	Jackie Tweedie	The Diablo Champagne Breakfast Club
2nd place	Ray Engan	Toast of Petaluma
3rd place	Alexey Morov	Danville Toastmasters Club

Evaluation Contest

1st place	Kat Paz	South Bay Toastmasters
2nd place	Terri Boudreaux	Ukiah Toastmasters
3rd place	Jackie Tweedie	The Diablo Champagne Breakfast Club

Triple Crown

—A—-

Erik Anderson
Rick Arellano
Kimi Avary

—B—

Joann C. Bradley
David R. Blum
Mary Bustamante

—C—

Bertie C
David Lazcano Castillo
Timothy Carlisle
Krishna Chockalingam
Kristen Clopton
Edward M. Cullen

—D—

Abraham Daniels
Liesl Anne Dittrich
Carolyn Douglas

—E—

—F—

George Fernandez
Bryce Foster

—G—

Seema Giri

—H—

Curt Hayashida
Charles W Herron
William Holsey

—I–

—J—
Sherry Jensen

—K—

Amit Kamble

—L—

Jackson Lane
Jay Ligda
Evelyn V. Lee
Jean Tran Nhu Luong

—M—

Winnie Ma
Akinwunmi K. McKinzie
Alexey Morov
Nancy Moscardini
Arunavaa Mukherjee

—N—

Venkatesan Narayanan

—0—

—P–

Janet M. Pang
Linda Patten
Michelle Peticolas
Kurt Philipsen

–Q–

—R—

Praveena V Raman
Melissa Renteria

—S–

Tao Shu
Robert L. Smith
Teresa Smith
Linda Stewart
Cynthia S. Stott
Elleora Svoboda

—T–

Steve Taddei
Qun Tang
Jerreau Taylor
Pamela Thompson

—U—

—V—
Janet Elizabeth Voss

—W–

Deborah Wiener

—X—

—Y—

Roger Yu

—Z—

Club Ambassadors
Top Ambassador
Cynthia Deleon, Speakeasies (Club Ambassador of the Year)

Zhu Fu, Tri-Valley Toastmasters
Rebekah Fernandez, Oakland City Center
Saurabh Tailang, Talk and Thrive
David Lazcano, Andeesheh

OATM

Chiye Azuma, East Bay Toastmasters
Aki McKinzie, East Bay Toastmasters
Linda Patten, Leaders WorldWide TMC
Michelle Peticolas,Heart2Heart Toastmasters Club
Teresa Smith, GenoMasters Toastmasters
Winnie Ma, Toastmasters leadership club
Nancy Moscardini Talk and Thrive Toastmasters
Praveena Raman, City Speech Toastmasters
Cynthia Stott – Leaders Worldwide

DTM

Winnie Ma
Linda Patten
Giri Seema

Club Awards:

Distinguished Clubs
Noon Toastmasters Club
Oakland Uptown Toastmasters
Watergate Toastmasters

Select Distinguished

City Speech Toastmasters
Diablo Champagne Breakfast Club
Fountaingrove Club
GenoMasters|
Newark Toastmasters Club
Pleasanton Community Club
Southern Marin Toastmasters Club
Tenacious Talkers Club

President Distinguished

Bioradical Toastmasters Club
Citizens for Better Communicators Club
East Bay Toastmasters Club
El Cerrito Toastmasters
F.A.T Toastmasters club
Heart2Heart
Leaders Worldwide
Talk and Thrive
Toast Tronic
Star Search Club
Walnut Creek Toastmasters Club

Newsletter Contest

East Bay Toastmasters 1st place
Toast Tronic 2nd place
Star Search Toastmasters 3rd place
The Confident Communicator Most Improved

This is the list of competing clubs that submitted all of the required issues, along with the names of the editors.

Capitol Speakers: Larry J. Miller Toastmasters2080@gmail.com
Chamber Chatters: Viveca Hubbard vivecahubbard@gmail.com
Star Search Toastmasters: Puja Sinha puja.sinha@gmail.com
East Bay Toastmasters: Chiye Azuma chiye@cazuma.com
Confident Communicators Jennifer Su tonyjenny98@sbcglobal.net
Toast Tronic: Melissa Renteria melissa.renteria@medtronic.com

Club Officers of the Year:

Area Director of the Year:

Division Director of the Year:

Club Officers of the Year:

Toastmaster of the Year:

2022 Spring Conference Ads

Hello fellow district Toastmasters, the PR team would like your help to advertise the Spring Conference.

Below are sample ads you can download and share with your clubs and guests. Click on the ad, right click to download or save as and share!

Please check this page often as we will be adding more ads as we get closer to the event.

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	The 2022 Spring Conference is packed with activity and opportunity to grow your public speaking and leadership skills. Register now and reserve your ticket! https://whova.com/portal/registration/distr5_202205/
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	Register to see and hear the brightest stars shine in the district level speech contest. https://whova.com/portal/registration/distr5_202205/
	Every evaluator should carefully analyze the strengths and opportunities for improvement. Register to see and hear the brightest stars shine in the district level evaluation contest. https://whova.com/portal/registration/distr5_202205/
	Your voice is valued. You help shape our district and lead our future. Register and participate in the business meeting. https://whova.com/portal/registration/distr5_202205/
	Registration is now open for D57’s Spring conference, inspirational workshops, keynotes, awards and more! get your ticket now- https://whova.com/portal/registration/distr5_202205/
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	We are thrilled to announce Sarah Kahn will be our keynote speaker. Be inspired! Register now at https://whova.com/portal/registration/distr5_202205/ you won’t want to miss this!
	The 2022 Spring Conference is packed with activity. Our theme for this year is “STARS” in recognition of the sustainable, tenacious, adaptable, resilient and self-aware expressions of our clubs and members. Register here to get your ticket to this amazing event: https://whova.com/portal/registration/distr5_202205/
	We are all storytellers. Join Matthew Dicks for the Art of Storytelling and elevate your next speech. Register Now at https://whova.com/portal/registration/distr5_202205/
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	Do you have a message that you really, really, REALLY want to get out to the world? You’ll hear from the Contemporary Issues team as we explore those issues – contemporary, political, or hot-button – to understand how we can practice and present in a safe space and encourage inclusive, empathic, and civil debate about topics that matter. Register at https://whova.com/portal/registration/distr5_202205/

Spring Conference News

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District Leadership is planning an event you won’t want to miss. Please save the dates for May 20 and May 21. On May 20 we will host the District International Speech Contest and on May 21, we will have our District Annual Business Meeting followed by the Spring Conference, Awards Celebration and the District Evaluation Speech…

Toastmasters District 57 Presents
2021 Spring Conference
May 1, 2021

BRING YOUR LIFE BACK TO LIFE!


Agenda	Keynote Speaker	Breakout Speakers
Business Meeting	World Champion Speaker

May 1^st will be an excellent and historic day full of value for Toastmasters members and guests. This is our biggest event of the year and you don’t want to miss it! You will be inspired, empowered, and motivated at this conference. Here are 4 reasons you should invest in your conference experience:

There will be special guest speakers and educational breakout sessions. Topics include storytelling, delivering emotional speeches, how to be funny anywhere, planning hybrid meetings, how to make Zoom meetings more exciting, TED Talks, learn how to get to the World Championship of Public Speaking and much more!

Keynote Speaker: CEO Toastmasters International – Daniel Rex: An opportunity not to be missed, listen to the exciting and valuable insights shared by the CEO himself!
Meet the Best Speakers and Evaluators: You don’t want to miss the District 57 Evaluation Contest Target Speech, the Winning Evaluation Speech, AND the Winning International Speech.
Meet fellow and future Toastmasters: You will have a chance to meet new people. We have a fun Treasure Hunt networking event planned at the beginning of the day.
Inspiration and Motivation: You will get to choose from a variety of 20- and 40-minute breakout sessions. The presenters we have planned for you will inspire and motivate you to practice applying these skills in your daily life and if you aren’t a Toastmaster already, you’ll want to join this amazing club!
Virtual Venue: Enjoy the conference from the comfort of your home. There will be tech support available if you have any trouble navigating the conference.

We encourage you to get your tickets as soon as possible.

Individuals – $10/- | Group Registrations Available -$8 (for groups of 4 or more)

Register Here Now!

We look forward to seeing you on May 1

Sharon Brown & Steven Mehlman
2021 Spring Conference Co-Chairs
District 57 Toastmasters

Conference Speakers: Sneak-peak

2021 Annual Conference

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Business Meeting Details

Register for the 2021 Online Spring Business Meeting Here

Our business meeting will be held 8 to 10am May 1st 2021.

After registering, you will receive an email confirmation containing information about joining the meeting.

Credentials to log into the online Zoom meeting will be provided after your registration has been confirmed.

Meeting Agenda: here

Registration: Here

Where can I find the 2020-2021 DLC report (candidates for 2021-2022 Leadership)?

See the report here.

Who should attend?

Club presidents, vice presidents of education, plus district executive committee members.

Are proxies allowed?

No proxies are allowed for this virtual business meeting. All Club Presidents, VPEs and DEC members are required to attend. District executive committee members are entitled to one vote and may cast up to two additional votes.

What is a Quorum?

A quorum is required for our 2020-2021 District Budget, District Success Plan, and more. To reach a Quorum , 1/3 of the eligible club votes (without consideration of DEC votes) must be represented. District 57 has 146 clubs therefore 286 eligible votes. To meet the requirement for a Quorum 96 eligible club votes must be represented without proxies. If a Quorum is not met there will be an additional online voting period post-meeting. The final number of votes will be updated on April 10th. Please register before 4/30/2021 at 7pm as that is the time we will determine if we have quorum.

To submit new business

Use this form to submit new business to District Director Bett Bollhoefer by 2 weeks before the Business Meeting. The date for all new business is 4/15 8pm PT.

Questions, comments or concerns?

Contact Bett Bollhoefer, Virtual Spring Business Meeting Chair and D57 District Director, at bett@d57tm.org.