Shannon Vinter, DTM District 42 Contest Chair Eloise Blackstock, DTM District 42 Contest Chief Judge...

Shannon Vinter, DTMDistrict 42 Contest Chair

svinterd42@gmail.com

Eloise Blackstock, DTMDistrict 42 Contest Chief Judge

ellyblackstock@gmail.com

District 42Spring 2015 Contests

Key Objectives

To cover key points that will aid your clubs, your areas, your divisions and the district deliver a well run, fair and enjoyable contest event.

Agenda

1. Forms – Completion2. Forms – Distribution3. Functionaries4. Deadlines5. Open Forum

Forms - Completion

Forms – Do’s and Don’ts

Forms – Do’s and Don’ts

Forms - Distribution

Notification of Winner* Contestant Bio Contestant Eligibility

* Rulebook – Page 9 5. General Procedure L.2

Functionaries

** No chief judge nor voting judge can belong to a club of any contestant

Area Division District

Chief Judge 1 1** 1**

Voting Judges Equal # from clubs or min 5

Equal # from areas or min 7

Equal # from divisions or min 7

Tiebreaking Judge 1 1 1

Counters 3 3 3

Timers 2 2 2

** Each Division provide four volunteers: 3 potential voting judges 1 other volunteer(for counter or timer)

Rule Book Minimums for District

District 42 Mandate

Chief Judge 1 1

Voting Judges Equal # from divisions or min 7

2 per division (18 judges)

Tiebreaking Judge 1 1

Counters 3 4

Timers 2 2

Backup Voting Judges 1 per division

Functionaries

Deadlines

Policy ContestCompletion Deadlines*

Spring 2015 Contest Completion Deadlines

District 42 April 25 and April 26

Division 2 weeks before District On or before April 11

Area 2 weeks before Division On or before March 28

Club 2 weeks before Area On or before March 14

* District 42 Toastmasters Procedures – Article 4.1.2

Open Forum Time

1

Well Run Fair Enjoyable

Recap

1

Shannon Vinter , DTM District Contest Chair and

Eloise Blackstock, DTMDistrict 42 Contest Chief Judge

District 42 Spring 2015 Contests