The Wide World of Toastmasters International. You can see what's happening near you -- you just have to know where you are in the Toastmasters world!
The Global View: In the month of August, the Annual Toastmasters International Convention is held for all Toastmasters from around the world. The Convention offers an exemplary educational experience that is sure to satisfy your communication and leadership interests. The Convention culminates with the World Championship of Public Speaking where winners from eight Regions and two "overseas" speech contest winners compete in the International Speech Contest.
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USA and Canada
A Toastmasters Region is a "geographic" entity established to fulfill specific administrative and educational activities. Each Region comprises 6 to 9 Districts that meet at a Regional Conference in June. The Regional Conference provides the essential educational training for District officers, a Region-level International Speech contest, and the selection/nomination of an International Director candidate. Other educational, social, and entertainment activities take place at the Regional Conference for all Toastmasters and their guests to enjoy.
Region I
Region I serves the Pacific NorthWest including Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Western Wyoming USA and the province of British Columbia, Canada. The Region I web site is at http://www.region1tm.org
If you fall under this region, click on Region I for more info on making a website for your club. (Click on Club Site for a one-click way to make a website for your club.)
Region I Conference
The Date: June 2-3, 2006
The Place: Marriott Vancouver Pinnacle, Vancouver, 1128 West Hastings St, British Columbia, Canada
District Events within Region I
Region I represents 8 Districts and 1073 Clubs:
- District 2 (Southern CA)
- District 7 (Western OR, Southern WA)
- District 9 (Eastern WA, Northeastern OR, Northern ID
- District 15 (Central ID, Eastern OR, UT, Western WY, Eastern NV)
- District 21 (Bristish Columbia, Canada)
- District 32 (Western WA)
- District 39 (Northern CA, North Central NV)
- District 57 (North Coastal CA)
Region II
Region II serves 40,000 members in 900 clubs within California, Nevada, and Hawaii. There are eight districts in the region, namely: Founders District, District 1, District 4, District 5, District 12, District 33, District 49 and District 52. The Region II web site is at http://www.tmregion2.org
If you fall under this region, click on Region II for more info on making a website for your club.
Region II Conference
The Date: June 23-24, 2006
The Place: Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
The Conference Web Site: http://www.tmregion2.org/conference/index.html
District Events within Region II
Region II represents 8 Districts and 900 Clubs:
- Founders District (Southern CA)
- District 1 (Southern CA Western LA County)
- District 4 (Central Coastal CA)
- District 5 (Southern CA San Diego Area)
- District 12 (Southern CA San Bernardino, Riverside, East LA Counties)
- District 33 (Central CA, Southern NV)
- District 49 (Hawaii)
- District 52 (Southern CA Greater LA)
Region III
Serving nine districts in Southwest USA (Arizona, New Mexxico, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Central & Eastern Wyoming, Western Nebraska, and Shreveport, Louisiana). Region III web site is at http://www.region3tm.org
If you fall under this region, click on Region III for more info on making a website for your club.
Region III Conference
The Date: June 2-3, 2006
The Place: Oklahoma City Marriott, 3233 NW Expressway St, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
The Conference Web Site: http://www.region3tm.org/conference.asp
District Events within Region III
Region III represents 9 Districts and 1114 Clubs:
- District 3 (AZ)
- District 16 (OK)
- District 23 (NM, El Paso County, TX)
- District 25 (North Central TX)
- District 26 (CO, Eastern WY, Western NE)
- District 44 (Western TX)
- District 50 (Northeast TX)
- District 55 (South Central TX)
- District 56 (Southeast TX)
Region IV
Serving US (Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, North & South Dakotas, Montana) and Canada (Alberta, Saskachewan, Manitoba, and West/Central Ontario). Region IV web site is at http://www.regioniv.net
If you fall under this region, click on Region IV for more info on making a website for your club.
Region IV Conference
The Date: June 16-17, 2006
The Place: Minneapolis Marriott Southwest, 5801 Opus Parkway, Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA
The Conference Web Site http://www.d6tm.org/RegionIV/RegionHomepage.htm
District Events within Region IV
Region IV represents six Districts and 893 Clubs in:
- District 6 (MN, West-Central Ontario, Canada)
- District 19 (IA and Dakota County NB)
- District 24 (Eastern NB)
- District 42 (Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada)
- District 64 (Manitoba and Western Ontario, Canada)
- District 78 (MT, ND, SD and Northwestern MN)
Region V
Serving eight districts in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Northern Missippi, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Upper Peninsula Michigan.
If you fall under this region, click on Region V for more info on making a website for your club.
Region V Conference
The Date: June 9-10, 2006
The Place: Hyatt Regency Indianapolis at One South Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
The Conference Web Site: http://www.region5tm.org/
District Events within Region V
Region V represents eight Districts and 801 Clubs in
- District 8 (Eastern MO, Southern IL)
- District 11 (IN, Northern KY)
- District 22 (KS, Western MO)
- District 30 (Greater Chicago Area IL)
- District 35 (WI, Northwestern MI)
- District 43 (AK, Northern MS, Western TN)
- District 54 (Northern IL)
- District 63 (Eastern TN, Southern KY
Region VI
Serving eight districts in Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Western Pennsyllvania, Western New York, USA and Eastern Ontario and Quebec, Canada.
If you fall under this region, click on Region VI for more info on making a website for your club.
Region VI Conference
The Date: June 23-24, 2006
The Place: Doubletree Hotel, 31500 Wick Rd, Romulus, Michigan, USA
The Conference Web Site: http://www.d28toastmasters.org/regionvi/index.htm
District Events within Region VI
Region VI represents eight Districts and 1019 Clubs in
- District 10 (Northeastern OH)
- District 13 (Western PA, Western MD, Northwestern WV)
- District 28 (Southwestern MI, Northwestern OH, Southwestern Ontario, Canada)
- District 40 (Southern OH, Eastern KY, Western WV)
- District 60 (Ontario, Canada)
- District 61 (NorthernNY, Quebec, and Southeastern Ontario, Canada)
- District 62 (MI, Ontario, Canada)
- District 65 (Western and Central NY)
Region VII
Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Canada; New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut); Eastern and Metropolitan NY, New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania , Maryland, Delaware, Washington DC and Northern Virginia.
If you fall under this region, click on Region VII for more info on making a website for your club.
Region VII Conference
The Date: June 16-17, 2006
The Place: Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel & Conference Center, 2 Meadowlands Plaza, East Rutherford, New Jersey
The Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel & Conference Center is conveniently located eight miles from Midtown Manhattan (NYC). Nestled in the heart of the Meadowlands area, we are also only 15 minutes from Newark Liberty Airport (EWR).
The Conference Web Site: (Region VII) http://r7conf.tripod.com/
District Events within Region VII
Region VII represents 8 Districts (listed from North to South) and 1153 Total Clubs in
- District 45 (PEI, NS, NB, Canada; ME, NH, VT)
- District 31 (Eastern MA, RI)
- District 53 (CT, Western MA, Eastern NY)
- District 46 (Metropolitan NY, Northern NJ)
- District 38 (Eastern PA, Southern NJ)
- District 18 (MD, DE, Northeast WV, Northwest VA)
- District 36 (MD, DC)
- District 27 (DC, Northern VA)
Region VIII
Serves seven districts in Louisiana, southern Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and The Bahamas. The Region VIII web site is at http://www.region8tm.org
If you fall under this region, click on Region VIII for more info on making a website for your club.
Region VIII Conference
The Date: June 9-10, 2006
The Place: Doubletree Hotel, 990 Hilton Heights Rd, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
The Conference Web Site: http://www.region8tm.org/conference/06conference.html
District Events within Region VIII
Region VIII represents seven Districts and 1063 Toastmaster Clubs:
- District 14 (GA)
- District 37 (NC)
- District 47 (FL, Bahamas)
- District 58 (SC)
- District 66 (VA)
- District 68 (LA, Western MS, part of Southeast TX)
- District 77 (AL, Northern MS, Northwest FL)
The Rest of the World
Districts Not Assigned to a Region (DNAR)
Eight Toastmaster Regions have been established by the International Board of Drectors to support Districts in a "geographic region" within in the United States and Canada. At this moment, there are no designated Regions outside of the United States and Canada. Thus today, there are 16 Districts that are classified as Districts Not Assigned to a Region (DNAR). As an overview, the Districts of the DNAR span the following Continents:
Africa
- Southern Africa District 74
Asia
- East Asia
- Japan District 76
- Taiwan District 67
- Territorial Council of China (see below)
- Southeast Asia
- Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Thailand District 80
- Brunei, Malasia, Indonesia District 51
- Phillippines District 75
- South, Southwest and West Asia
- India, Sri Lanka District 82P
- Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates District 79
Europe
- United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland District 71
- Continental Europe District 59
North, Central, and South America
- Mexico District 34
- Caribean District 81P
- Yukon and Alaska Council of Toastmasters (see below)
Oceania and Australia
- Australia and Papua New Guinea District 69 District 70 District 73
- New Zealand District 72
If you fall under Districts Not Assigned to Region, click on DNAR for more info on making a website for your club. For more information on the Districts within the DNAR, click on http://www.jlasc.com/dnar/index.htm?district=-1
Territorial Councils and Provisional Districts
The International Board of Directors has established "60 clubs in good standing" and an "average of 20 members per club" as the basis for development of a sound District operation and administration.
The Board of Directors may create non-district administrative units, such as Territorial Councils, in any undistricted territories for the purpose of forming new districts. There must be evidence of potential growth of clubs and members in a specific geographical area within five years, and the evidence of the desire of at least 20 existing clubs to form a Territory Council. Provisional District status may be granted by the Board when a Territorial Council has 45 or more clubs in good standing for two (2) consecutive semiannual reporting periods.
Caribbean Territorial Council
The CARIBBEAN TERRITORIAL COUNCIL OF TOASTMASTERS serves 50+ Clubs in Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, St. Croix, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago, and US Virgin Islands. The Caribbean Territorial Council has been granted provisional District status District 81P effective July 1, 2006.
The Caribbean Territorial Council of Toastmasters will hold a 2006 May Convention on May 19-21, 2006 at the Accra Beach Resort, Rockley, Christchurch, Barbados WI. Follow this link for additional conference plans and information.
Territorial Council of China
Given the recent growth of clubs in China and the potential for major growth, the Board has endorsed that China be designated as the Territorial Council of China effective July 1, 2006.
Territorial Council of South Asia
The Territorial Concil of South Asia serves xx Clubs in the countries of India and Sri Lanka. Territorial Council of South Asia has been granted District 82P effective July 1, 2006.
Yukon-Alaska Council of Toastmasters
The Yukon-Alaska Council of Toastmasters (YACT) serves 25 Toastmaster Clubs within the geographical area of the Yukon Territory, Canada, and the State of Alaska, U.S.
The YACT Spring 2006 Conference will be held on May 26-28, 2006 at the High Country Inn in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. Keep an eye on the YACT website.