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Various Toastmaster events and important deadlines occur throughout the year for you and your Club. A generic list of due dates and activities for all Toastmaster Clubs can be found here:  Important Dates.

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  • D53 Executive Committee consists of all Area Governors, Division Governors, District Governor, Lt. Governors, PRO, Secretary, IPDG, and Treasurer.
  • D53 Steering Committee consists of all Division Governors, District Governor, Lt. Governors, PRO, Secretary, IPDG, and Treasurer.
  • D53 Council which meets twice a year at the Fall and Spring District Conferences, consists of the D53 Executive Committee and two representatives, the President and VP Education, of each Club in District 53.
District 53
Calendar
2008 Event / Deadline
March  
Saturday, March 8
10:00am - 2:00pm
D53 Executive Committee Meeting at the Stratford Library, 2203 Main St, Stratford, CT
(Hosted by Div D)
Map|EC Agenda
March 15
Nominations for the 2008-09 slate of
District Officers
is Due to Committee Chair John Lynch, DTM
March 21 Club Tall Tales and International Speech Contest Deadline
Check the Division Calendars for Area Tall Tales & International Speech Contests: Link to the
March 31
End of Talk Up Toastmasters! Club Membership Campaign.
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April April 1
Club Semiannual Reports due at WHQ
April 11
Area Tall Tales and International Speech Contest Deadline
April 13
D53 Executive Committee NetMeeting
(Hosted by ??)
Thursday,
April 17
6:30 - 9:00 PM
Division D Tall Tales & International Speech Contests at at Plumb Memorial Library,
65 Wooster Street, Shelton CT
Map | | Event Flyer
Tuesday,
April 22
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Division A Tall Tales & International Speech Contests at Gardnertown United Methodist Church, 1191 Union Ave., Newburgh, NY
Map | | Event Flyer
Thursday,
April 24
5:30 - 8:30 PM

Division B Tall Tales & International Speech Contests at Office of the State Controller,
55 Elm St, Hartford, CT
Map | | Event Flyer
Thursday,
April 24
6:00 - 9:00 PM
Division F Tall Tales & International Speech Contests at ITT Technical Institute,
13 Airline Dr, Albany, NY
Map | | Event Flyer

Wednesday,
April 30
6:30 - 9:00 PM

Division E Tall Tales & International Speech Contests at Learning Center, Bldg 1, Northampton VA Medical Ctr,
Leeds (Northampton), MA
Map | | Event Flyer
April 30
Area Reports of Club Visits Due to DG
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May May 1
Begin Beat The Clock membership campaign. Recognition for clubs who add five new members during the period May and June.
Thursday
May 1
6:00 - 9:00 PM
Division C International and Tall Tales Speech Contests at Colchester Town Hall
127 Norwich Ave, Colchester, CT
Map | | Event Flyer
May 3
Division Tall Tales and International
Speech Contest Deadline
May 17
District 53 Spring Conference, District 53 Council Meeting (4:00pm) and International Speech and Tall Tales Speech Contests hosted by Division E at the Delaney House , Holyoke, MA
May 18
Deadline for Summer 2008 issue of the Yankee Activator. Send to: YA Editor
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June June 14
D53 Executive Committee Meeting at
Plumb Memorial Library, 65 Wooster St, Shelton CT 06484 Map Here
(Host = Div D)

June 26-28

Region VII Conference at Hilton Washington DC/Rockville & Executive Meeting Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
(Host = District 36)
June 30
End of Beat the Clock membership campaign period (May - June).
June 30

2007-08 Distinguished Club Program year ends.

Items pertaining to club charters, membership dues renewals, new member applications and education award applications must be postmarked on or before June 30, 2008, and received at WHQ no later than July 7, 2008. Items submitted online or by e-mail must be received at WHQ on June 30, 2008, by 11:59 p.m. PT, while faxed documents must be received at WHQ by June 30, 2008, by 5:00 p.m. PT.
July July 1, 2008
Distinguished Club Program year (2008-2009) begins.
July XX
Toastmasters Leadership Institute
Map | Event Flyer
July 21
D53 Executive Committee (Host = )
July 22
Deadline for Fall 2008 issue of the Yankee Activator Send to: -----, Editor
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August August 1
Begin Smedley Award membership campaign. Recognition for clubs who add five new members during the period August and September.
August XX
Division A Sponsored Club Officer Training
Map | | Event Flyer
August XX
Division B Sponsored Club Officer Training
Map | | Event Flyer
August XX
Division C Sponsored Club Officer Training
Map | | Event Flyer
August XX
Division D Sponsored Club Officer Training
Map | | Event Flyer
August XX
Division E Sponsored Club Officer Training
Map | | Event Flyer
August XX
Division F Sponsored Club Officer Training
Map | | Event Flyer
August 15-18, 2007
76th Annual Toastmasters Convention
at the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa, Phoenix, Arizona The World Championship of Public Speaking is on Saturday, August 18th at 9:00 AM.
August 25
D53 Executive Committee NetMeeting
(Hosted by ??)
August 31
Deadline for Club Officer training
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September September XX
D53 Executive Committee Meeting
(Host = Div C)
September XX
Club Table Topics and Humorous Contest Deadline
September 31
End of Smedley Award membership campaign period (August-September).
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October October 1
Club Semiannual Reports due at WHQ
October X
Area Table Topics and Humorous Speech Contest Deadline
October XX
D53 Executive Committee NetMeeting
(Hosted by ??)
October XX
Division A Humorous Speech Contests
Map
| | Event Flyer
October XX
Division B Humorous Speech Contests
Map | | Event Flyer
October XX
Division C Humorous Speech Contests
Map | | Event Flyer
October XX
Division D Humorous Speech Contests
Map | | Event Flyer
October XX
Division E Humorous Speech Contests
Map | | Event Flyer
October XX
Division F Humorous Speech Contests
Map | | Event Flyer
October XX
Division Table Topics and Humorous Speech Contest Deadline
Toastmaster International
Presidential Visit
October 10-11

District 53 Fall 2008 Conference
and TI Presidential Visit

District 53 Welcomes
Jana Barnhill, DTM

District 53 Council Meeting, Table Topics
and Humorous Speech Contests,
hosted by Division D at TBD

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November November 3
District Fall Conference, District 53 Council Meeting, Table Topics and Humorous Speech Contests, hosted by Division A at the Holiday Inn Fishkill Hotel located at Exit 13 off I-84 in Fishkill, NY 12524
November 14
Deadline for Winter issue of the Yankee Activator. Send to: John Osborn, Editor
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December December 1
Begin Winter Club Officer Training
and Leadership Exchange
Saturday
December 8
D53 Executive Committee NetMeeting (Hosted by ??)
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District 53
Calendar
2009 Event / Deadline
January Area and/or Division Sponsored Club Officer Training and Leadership Exchange (December 2009 thru February 2009)
Saturday,
January 12
10:00am - 2:00pm
D53 Executive Committee Meeting at
CIGNA Campus, Wilde Bldg,
900 Cottage Grove Rd, Bloomfield, CT
(Host = Div B)
January xx
x:xx pm - x:xx pm
Division A Sponsored Leadership Exchange & Mid-winter Officer Training at Stony Hill Fire Department, 59 Stony Hill Rd, Bethel, CT
Map | | Event Flyer
January xx
x:xx pm - x:xx pm

Division B Sponsored Leadership Exchange & Mid-winter Officer Training at
The Hartford, Atrium Conf Room,
690 Asylum Ave, Hartford CT
Map | | Event Flyer
January xx
x:xx pm - x:xx pm
Division C Sponsored Leadership Exchange & Mid-winter Officer Training at
Aetna, 1000 Middle St., Middletown, CT
Map | | Event Flyer
January xx
x:xx pm - x:xx pm
Division D Sponsored Leadership Exchange & Mid-winter Officer Training at Plumb Memorial Library, 65 Wooster St, Shelton CT
Map | | Event Flyer
January xx
x:xx pm - x:xx pm
Division E Sponsored Leadership Exchange & Mid-winter Officer Training at Chicopee Public Library, 449 Front St, Chicopee, MA
Map | | Event Flyer
January xx
x:xx pm - x:xx pm
Division F Sponsored Leadership Exchange & Mid-winter Officer Training at Wildwood Programs, Building One,
1190 Troy-Schenectady Rd, Latham, NY
Map | | Event Flyer
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February Area and/or Division Sponsored Club Officer Training and Leadership Exchange (December 2007 thru February 2008)
February 1
Begin Talk Up Toastmasters! Club Membership Campaign. Add five new members during the period February and March.
February 10
D53 Executive Committee NetMeeting,
Meeting information will be forwarded to attendees shortly. | Event Flyer
February 11
Contest training for Judges and Chairs See Contests page for details
February xx
Division A - Sponsored Mid-winter Club Officer Training
Map | | Event Flyer
February xx
Division B - Sponsored Mid-winter Club Officer Training
Map | | Event Flyer
February xx
Division C - Sponsored Mid-winter Club Officer Training
Map | | Event Flyer
February xx
Division D - Sponsored Mid-winter Club Officer Training
Map | | Event Flyer
February 13
Division E - Sponsored Mid-winter Club Officer Training
Map | | Event Flyer
February xx
Division F - Sponsored Mid-winter Club Officer Training
Map | | Event Flyer
February 17
Deadline for Spring 2008 issue of the Yankee Activator. Send to: YA Editor
February 28 Deadline for Club Officer Training
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  • D53 Executive Committee consists of all Area Governors, Division Governors, District Governor, Lt. Governors, PRO, Secretary, IPDG, and Treasurer.
  • D53 Steering Committee consists of all Division Governors, District Governor, Lt. Governors, PRO, Secretary, IPDG, and Treasurer.
  • D53 Council which meets twice a year at the Fall and Spring District Conferences, consists of the D53 Executive Committee and two representatives, the President and VP Education, of each Club in District 53.
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