Programme (regularly updated)

Full conference package including all educationals and contests, coffee breaks, lunch on Saturday and gala dinner with welcome drink only.

Small package includes parts of the Saturday afternoon program - starting with the English International Speech Contest which is planned for 16:10h. It also includes the Saturday Gala dinner with a welcome drink. Please note that it does not contain lunch or any coffee breaks on Saturday nor any program parts on Sunday.

Friday 22nd May

16:00-20:00 Registration Desk opens
Hand in club banners
18:00-20:00 Credentials Desk, Tara Majumdar & Margaret Jankowsky
- Collecting Voting Cards
18:00-18:45 Buddy-Club (First Timer Session), Ketty Englert
Orientation & Secrets of a successful conference - Q&A to get answers and advice
19:00 City Tour in Düsseldorf Assemble in Ballroom Foyer
20:00-24:00 Gathering in Brewery Pub 'Zum Schiffchen' -
Düsseldorf`s oldest Restaurant, Hafenstr. 5 - at your own expense -
www.brauerei-zum-schiffchen.de
20:00-22:00 Executive Council Meeting for District Officers: Area & Division Governors & District Board members

Saturday 23rd May

7:30-17:00 Registration Desk opens
Hand in club banners
8:30-9:45 Credentials Desk, Tara Majumdar & Morag Mathieson
- Collecting Voting Cards
8:45-9:30  Opening, Greg Palmer, District Governor & Dirk Löffelbein, Conference Chairman
  Keynote Address by Margaret Jankowsky
  Teasers of Educational Speakers
(per educational speaker 1 Minute)
9:35-11:05 District Council Meeting
For District Officers, Presidents, VP Educations and their Proxy holders.
All others are invited to have a closer view into district matters.
11:05-11:35 Coffee Break Judges & Contestant Briefing for all contest judges and contestants.  
11:35-12:35 English Evaluation Speech Contest
12:35-14:00 Lunch

Afternoon

14:00-14:45 Session 1: Communication Track
Carol Bausor
How to make the next 12 months YOUR BEST YEAR YET!
German Educational Session:
Horst Müller
Mind Maps® - für Toastmasters ein hervorragendes Werkzeug
French Speech Contest
14:55-15:40 Session 2: Leadership Track - Club Success Track
Niko Viramo
SUCCESS IS A MINDSET®
Session 4: Communication Track
Agnes Tarnai
Jesters & Toastmasters
German Speech Contest
15:40-16:10 Coffee Break
16:10-17:40 English International Speech Contest
17:45-18:30 Session 3: Leadership Track
Meik Bödeker
Re: Re: Re: Against the E-Mail terror
German Evaluation Speech Contest French Evaluation Speech Contest
18:30-20:00 Break,
Time for getting dressed up, Prepare for Dinner
19:45 Optional: Drinking Reception
20:00-1:00 Gala Dinner with Presentation of Awards & Dancing
Small Package

Sunday 24th May

9:00-9:45 Session 5: Leadership Track
Franz Lauterbach
Evaluations on a personal level Part I
  Session 2**: Leadership Track - Club Success Track
Niko Viramo
SUCCESS IS A MINDSET®
9:45-10:30 Session 5: Leadership Track
Franz Lauterbach
Evaluations on a personal level Part II
Session 6: Communication Track
Naomi Isaacs
Breathing Dynamics, Charisma and Audience Communication
Session 1**: Communication Track
Carol Bausor
How to make the next 12 months YOUR BEST YEAR YET!
10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
10:45-11:30 Session 7: Leadership Track
Alexandra Olsson
Make your dreams come true
French Educational Session:
Jean-Paul Pham
Cultivez votre jeu interieur, le coeur de votre influence
Networking Lounge: Mentoring
Exchange your thoughts and experiences
Led by Kai Gabriele Krüger
11:30-12:00 Invocation of New District Officers & Closing Ceremony, Greg Palmer
   
13:00-17:00 Training of new District Officers

  • 13:00 Welcome - District Mission (by Greg Palmer - 10 Min.)

  • 13:10 Critical Success Factors & DCP (by Ellen Hermens - 30 Min.)

  • 13:30 DOs and DON'Ts for Area Governors (by Alexandra Olsson - 30 Min.)

  • 14:10 Big Picture of TMI (International Structure) & Proposal A - Changes of TMI (by Benjamin Brühl - 30 Min.)

  • 14:40 Plan Your Year (by Joanne Telser - 15 Min.)

  • 14:55 Break (15 Min.)

  • 15:10 easy-Speak educational for AGs and DGs (by Malcolm Warden & Kai Steinbach - 40 Min.)

  • 15:50 Tipps & Guidelines for Club Officer Training (by Ivan Aksenov - 40 Min.)

  • 16:30 Tipps for New clubs (by Greg Palmer - 20 Min.)

  • 16:50 Closing Remarks - Greg Palmer & Ellen Hermens (10 Min.)

**: We decided to repeat the sessions parallel to the German and French contest to provide their supporters and contestants the possibility to attend these sessions.

 

Toast and Dance Spring 2009 Conference

District 59 in Düsseldorf, Germany

22. - 24. May 2009