51 What levels are beyond the District? (Toastmasters International)
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This article is from the Toastmasters International FAQ, by Joel Furr DTM jfurr@danger.com with numerous contributions by others.
51 What levels are beyond the District? (Toastmasters International)
Technically, none -- just Toastmasters International. The
Districts *do* get together for *Regional* Conferences in June
of each year, but the Regions are not formally constituted
bodies. They're just groupings of eight or so Districts.
Each Region is entitled to representation on the Board of
Directors of Toastmasters International in the form of two
International Directors who serve two-year terms, with one
being elected each year, but it is the world body that elects
these officers, not the Regions themselves. The main require-
ment for representing a Region is that you have residency and
membership in a club in that Region. Once you are elected,
however, you serve the world, not just the clubs of your
Region.
At the Regional Conferences, you also find speech contests,
with the various District winners squaring off. Only one
contestant goes on to the World level; the humorous speaking
and evaluation contests stop at the Regional level, leaving
the International Speech Contest contestants to decide the
World Championship of Public Speaking each August at the World
Convention.
Regions do not have regional goals. They're not organized
bodies.
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