News and Events

District 27's District Officer elections will be held at the Spring Conference. The following Officers will be elected: District Governor; Lt. Governor Education & Training; Lt. Governor Marketing; and 8 Division Governors. See what the purpose/mission and qualifications of each office are.

To nominate someone or (or nominate yourself) download the Nomination Form and send it to the Chair of the Nominating Committee.

If you miss this deadline, the person can be nominated from the floor at the Spring Conference Business Meeting.

Distinguished Club Program booklet (Catalog No. 1111) and Club Officer handbooks for the coming year are mailed to the outgoing Club Presidents in May. Newly elected Presidents should ask their predecessor for the set.

The completed officer lists (names and addresses of newly elected officers) for all Clubs are due at World Headquarters by 5 p.m. PT on June 30. Clubs meeting this deadline receive 1/2 of a DCP Point in the Distinguished Club Program for the upcoming Toastmasters year.

The forms were mailed to the Club Presidents in May or can be downloaded from WHQ at http://www.toastmasters.org/pdfs/clubinfo.pdf. Please send one copy to WHQ and once copy to the District Governor. Or you can fill this form out on-line at http://www.toastmasters.org/officerchange.asp?location=U.S. Don't forget to enter the District Governor's and your Division Governor's email address so they can get a copy of your officers. The email addresses can be found on the Contact Us Page.

Please check the current District 27 printed Directory for the District Governor's mailing address, or ask your Area Governor or Division Governor where to send it.

Check WHQ for the status of your July Officer Lists.

The District Governor will appoint a committee to select the Toastmaster of the Year, Club President of the Year, Area Governor of the Year, and Division Governor of the Year from applications submitted in July of each year. Below are links to the applications for these honors.

During May, the Club President appoints an audit committee. The committee audits the Club's finances.

Club elections are held at the first meeting in May for all Clubs. Begin soliciting early for new officers (early April). The Immediate Past President normally is in charge of a 3-person Nominating Committee.

Club Presidents & VPE should fill out a proxy and give it to a member of their club who will be attending the conference.

District 27 Proxies can be downloaded from this web site, or are in the newsletter.

Proxies are mailed to Club Presidents by March 31. Presidents sign them and mail them to the District Governor before the Regional Conference in June and the International Conference in August.

Please check the current District 27 printed Directory for the District Governor's mailing address, or ask your Area Governor or Division Governor where to send it.

If you misplace yours, you can receive a single replacement copy of the proxy by contacting WHQ.

For more information, see the Conferences Web page.

In January and February, Clubs should begin to prepare for the Evaluation and International Speech contests, which they should hold in late February or early March. Note that Area and Division Contests are usually held in mid-March and April. See also the Contest Section.

Area and Division Governors can post the winners of their contests on the Contest Winners Form

Presidents sign them and mail them to the District Governor before the Regional Conference in June and the International Conference in August.

• Please check the current District 27 printed Directory for the District Governor's mailing address, or ask your Area Governor or Division Governor where to send it.
  
• You can receive a single copy of the proxy by contacting WHQ.
• For more information on the Regional Conference, see the Regional Conferences Page on TI's web site.

• List of Contests by Date and by Area to see the details for the Area and Division Contests.
  
  
• Contest Aids to find helpful hints on contests, contest forms, and judging ballots.
  
  
• Contest Training Activities that are periodically offered.
  
  
• See the list of District Conference Winners
  
  
• Area and Division Governors, if you want to add your contest date or modify the information for your contest fill out our Contest Date/Location Selection Form. The information will go to the Lt. Governor Education and Training, and to the WebMasters.
  
• Area and Division Governors, if you want to list the winners of your contests, please fill out our Contest Winners Form. The information will go to WebMasters who will list the information.

We are preparing for the International Speech and Evaluation Contests. The Clubs should have their contests in late February and early March. The Area Contests start in mid-March and the Divisions start having their contests in April. The District will hold its Contests at the Spring Conference in the beginning of May. For further details see the Spring Conference Page.

By April 30, the Area Governors must either send the Area Report of Club Visit forms for their first round of visits to the the District Governor or submit them on-line at TI International

Note that Clubs that do not get them in by April 1 may have their spring contest contestants disqualified because the Club or member may not be in good standing.

• The Semiannual Membership Report forms are mailed to the Club President on March 1.
• The completed Semiannual Membership Reports must be postmarked by April 1 and received by WHQ by 5 p.m. PT by April 10 (for DCP Credit).
• Clubs meeting this deadline receive 1/2 point in the Distinguished Club Program (unless they received it for the October Semiannual Membership Report).

Don't wait for all your members to pay before you send in your Semiannual Report and dues check. Treasurers can renew online at the Toastmasters International Renewals page .

Check WHQ for the status of your dues renewals.

Club Officers should verify TLI (Toastmasters Leadership Institute) attendance by checking on this web site (or by checking with the Lt Governor Education or the TLI Dean). Corrections can be made until approximately May 15 by contacting the TLI Dean.