District Conferences
The District 81 of Caribbean
Toastmasters currently holds two conferences each year on the third
weekends (Friday to Sunday) in May and October.
Annual Elections are conducted
at the May (Spring) Conference at which District officers due to take
office in July1 are installed.
About the Conference
The purpose of the district
conference is to provide educational training and leadership opportunities
to all District Toastmasters.
The main activities at these
conferences are:
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Educational Sessions to address
the needs of Toastmasters
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Business meetings where Club
representatives assist in making decisions about the future of the
District.
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Speech Contests where the
Champion
Toastmaster of each territory showcase their skills. (International &
table topics in May, Evaluation and humorous in October)
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Opportunities for fellowship
among Toastmasters of the region.
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Recognition of Toastmasters'
accomplishments in the District.
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Training for Club Officers,
District Officers and Trainers
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Next Conference - October 19-21, 2007 in Georgetown Guyana
Go to the conference webpage
for more information
http://www.caribbeantoastmasters.org/conference/
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May 18-20, 2007 in Jamaica
Some 209 participants of which 132 were locals and 77
from overseas attended the May 2007 Conference in Kingston, Jamaica.
The popularity of the conference of the conference has increased
evidence by increase in first times (eighty-seven). Ten Education
Session were conducted – Two general sessions and two set of four
concurrent session covering communication, leadership and club success
and beyond Toastmasters. Toastmasters International, World Public
Speaking Champion Ed Hearn attended the conference and presenter at one
of the general sessions as well as the Keynote Speaker at the banquet.
A record nine contestants participated in the
International Speech Contest, while seven participated in the Table
Topic Contest.
Three training session introductory, Level1 and level 2
were held of for Trainer, covering basic skills and some advanced
practices in Training.
District & Club officers’ Training sessions were
conducted on the Sunday morning covering the roles and responsibilities
as leadership practices.
October 20-22, 2006 in Curacao
The October 2006 three-day Conference held in Curacao was
attended by 223 participants of which 183 were locals and 40 from
overseas. Seven Education Session were conducted – one general session
and two set of three concurrent sessions covering communication,
leadership and club success. Toastmasters International President
Johnny Uy attended the conference, and was the presenter at the general
session as well as the Keynote Speaker at the banquet.
Five contestants participated in the Humorous Speech
Contest, while four participated in the Evaluation Contest.
Two training session introductory and Level1 were held of
for Trainer, covering basic skills and practices in Training.
District & Club officers’ was conducted on the Sunday
morning covering mainly Club Success Plan and Club Mentoring.
May 19-2, 2006 1in Barbados
The fifth conference of the CTCT was held in Barbados, May 19-21, 2006
at the Accra Beach Hotel. The Conference Theme was Toastmasters in
Business: Developing Caribbean Leaders.
The 82 Toastmasters who attended the conference including 40
locals and 35 first time benefited from several educations sessions:
General Education
Sessions - New Recognition System presented by
D’arcy Lopes, DTM
Other Education
Sessions
- From Distinguished
Club to Distinguished District presenter
Eileen Wolfe, DTM, PID
- Maximizing your
Toastmasters ROI (Return on Investment), Presenter Tony
Olton, CTM
- How Successful
Leaders Communicate
presenter
Marlene Hall, CL
- Building Clubs
presenter
Donna Knight, ATMB
- Meeting Protocol
and Parliamentary Procedure presenter Major Skeete
- Developing the
Leaders Among Us
presenter
Robert Scott, DTM,
Council Chair.
November 4-6 2005 - St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
The November 2004 conference was held in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
at the Carambola Hotel. Some 80 Toastmasters attended. The conference
theme was "Strengthen Caribbean Bonds... One Speech at a time.
May 2005 Conference in Trinidad and Tobago
The Trinidadian TMs put on a great show at the 4th Bi-annual Convention of the Caribbean Territorial Council of
Toastmasters that was held in Trinidad and Tobago on May 27-29th, 2005 at Cascadia Hotel and Conference Centre, St.
Ann, Trinidad & Tobago.
Congratulations to Conference
Chair - Sonia Alexis, Area Governor - Nadia Chuckaree and the
hardworking team of Trinidad & Tobago Toastmasters for a job well done.
The theme of the conference was
"Effective Communication for Caribbean Integration"
Read more and see picture
form the May 2005 Convention >>
October 2004 Conference in Curacao
Toastmasters around the region assembled at Breezes Resort in
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles for their 3rd Conference, held in October
2004. Garth Thomas of Trinidad & Tobago was the region's first
Evaluation Contest Winner.
Click here for
pictures and report on this conference.
May 2004 Conference - Jamaica
The second, CTCT Conference was held at the Holiday In Resort in sunny
Montego, Bay, Jamaica from May 28-31, 2004.
At this conference a new council, headed by Council Chair D'arcy Lopes,
DTM of Netherlands Antilles, was elected to serve the region for the year
2004-2005.
The Caribbean 2004 Champion of
Public Speaking was Hixwell Douglas of Jamaica and the Caribbean Table
Topics Champion was Crystal Austin of Barbados.
Click here to
read more on the Jamaica Conference and enjoy a few pictures.
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