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.

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.

Go to our pre-registration page to pre-register. Pre-registration helps you get through the registration lines quicker and ensures your name is spelled coprrectly on your certificate.

TLI (Toastmasters Leadership Institute) is normally held on 2-3 Saturdays in January and February. In addition, Divisions hold supplemental training in February. Club Officers need to attend any one of the dates. In order to receive 1 DCP Point, at least 4 officers must be trained at both the Summer and Winter TLI Training (or division make-up training). See the TLI page for further details.

Between January and March, the Areas and Divisions begin to prepare for the Evaluation and International Speech Contests. These contests are usually held during March and April for the Areas, and in April for the Divisions.

Area and Division Governors (or their representatives) should fill out the Contest Date/Location Selection Form for their contest.

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.

• 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.

The completed officer lists (names and addresses of newly elected officers) for Clubs who hold semi-annual elections are due at World Headquarters by 5 p.m. PT on December 31. Clubs meeting this deadline receive 1/2 of a DCP Point in the Distinguished Club Program (unless they received it for the June/July Officer list).

The forms were mailed to Club Presidents 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 January Officer Lists.