August TransSierran is online! The Toastmasters District 39 newsletter, the “TransSierran” is moving to our website! More – timely information, pictures, in depth articles and Less – costs from your dues, mailing delays, paper! EVERYONE WINS in this new format!

The online edition is available now as a 5 MB Acrobat (PDF) file. Past newsletters can be found here.

Has your club strived for seven officers trained? The final week for getting all of your club officers trained is here! As of August 27th, 113 of the clubs have achieved the first half of DCP Goal #9 by having at least four out of seven of their club officers. 27 have gone the extra mile by having all seven officers trained (which gets special recognition at the Fall Conference). Check your club status through the TLI Reports page.

Not yet trained? The following opportunities are available in the next seven days:Sessions marked with a * requires you to give a 5-7 minute presentation based upon your club officer posiiton. Some officer training locations are at state buildings or other secure locations, and advance registration may be required. Remember, only 3 days remain until the August 31st deadline.

Contest season is here! Be sure to check out the resources page on the contests page for guides in putting on a great contest. Also, some area contest and division contest dates have now be posted on the contest calendar by contest date and by contest name.

District Executive Council Meeting. The next District 39 Executive Committee Meeting will be held on Saturday, September 13th 9:30-11:30 AM at the Sacramento County Administration Building. Division and area governor training afterward.

If you missed the slideshow from the July meeting, click here for the Office 2007 slideshow.

Looking for success for your club? Diamond is putting on a series of education sessions to help other Toastmaster Clubs. Draw on the experience of past District Governors for the following sessions: Sessions run from 7-9 PM, and are held at Denny’s Restaurant at Auburn and Watt near the Shell Station. Download the flier.

Experience Excellence and All The Fun!!! The Fall Conference will take place on Friday, November 14th and Saturday, November 15th at the Radisson Hotel. Special featured speaker will be Darren LaCroix, who will host the Friday Night Comedy Showcase and also will be the featured Saturday Speaker. Also featured will be the District Table Topics Contest, District Humorous Speech Contest, and the District 39 Business Meeting.