Hybrid Meeting Recommendations
Greetings amazing Toastmasters, Since some clubs are starting to meet in person again, it won’t be too long before others follow suit. Theo Pope, one of our leaders at District 39, worked with his team of advisors to develop a document titled Hybrid Meeting Recommendations. This document is the result of his High Performance Leadership (HPL) project. It’s purpose is to give Toastmaster Clubs recommendations on creating hybrid meetings for their clubs and improving the member experience at hybrid meetings. A test was conducted and research was done to find out what works for a hybrid meeting. A hybrid meeting has physical participants and virtual participants using Video conferencing technology specifically Zoom in this case. This PDF shows the Configuration and Results of our test and what is called Cowork locations that have meeting rooms with conferencing ability utilizing Zoom. Hybrid meetings overview is given on pages 3 and 4 including a link to a video that shows the test setup. The rest of the document is for those who wish to dive deeper into the details. If you have any questions, please contact Theo Pope TheoPope@gmail.com Hybrid Meeting Recommendations
Renew Dues Today
Toastmasters is now accepting membership dues. Any Club Officer can submit Toastmasters dues using Club Central. It’s easy to renew membership with just a few clicks Visit Club Central – https://www.toastmasters.org/my-toastmasters/profile/club-central Click Submit Payment Click Add to cart button for Member(s) that are to be renewed Scroll to the bottom of the screen to see your Membership Cart, repeat step 3 until Membership cart lists members for this transaction. Click continue to Payment information Enter payment information for this transaction Click Submit payment If there are more memberships to renew, repeat steps 3 through 7 Notes: This process covers member dues with Toastmaster’s International Don’t forget to settle your club dues with your Club Treasurer.
Virtual DECM 2021-02-13
Virtual DECM 2021-02-13
Virtual DECM 2021-01-16
Virtual DECM 2021-01-16 District Director Ed Johnson, DTM
Virtual DECM 2020-12-12
Virtual DECM 2020-12-12
Virtual DECM 2020-11-14
Virutal DECM 2020-11-14
District 39 Address – Do The Right Thing
District Director Ed Johnson – addresses our leaders District 39 at the July District Executive Committee Meeting 2020. Ed talks about the challenges and opportunities to work together during the 2020 – 2021 Toastmaster year.
2020 District Election Results
Congratulations to the newly elected 2020-2021 District 39 Trio. Ed Johnson, DTM 2020-2021 District Director Elect Nancy Potts, DTM 2020-2021 Program Quality Director Elect Denise Alder-Gutherz 2020-2021 Club Growth Director Elect https://vote.electionrunner.com/election/GAPSQ/results https://vote.electionrunner.com/election/wO36m/results https://vote.electionrunner.com/election/YHhS1/results Uncontested Offices Division A Director Kathleen Sandoval Division B Director To be appointed by District Director Elect Division C Director Kelly Cummings Division D Director To be appointed by District Director Elect Division E Director To be appointed by District Director Elect Division F Director Marianne Ward, DTM Division G Director Pat Knight, DTM Division H Director Reham Nawar Division I Director To be appointed by District Director Elect Division J Director Kenneth Bradshaw
D39 Townhall Meeting 2020-05-05
On 2020-05-05 @ 7pm we held a Townhall Meeting for the purpose of sharing the District Alignment proposal for 2020-2021 Toastmaster year. District 39 2020-2021 Realignment PowerPoint (maps)
District 39 News / Virtual Events
Greetings District Council Leaders, First, we hope you and all your family members are doing well. While many decisions made in the past few months have turned our world upside down. We hope they helped keep our members safe and healthy. Other decisions have been made for us. Many Clubs have either been displaced or their members are sheltering in place right now. Some clubs have even considered going on hiatus for a few months; No longer meeting until the COVID-19 crisis is over. Please consider this alternative strategy, work with your leadership to meet virtually. In case you haven’t heard, District Leadership is trying to keep every club alive by helping them establish virtual meetings. We are doing our best to provide resources and training to help your clubs meet virtually. While it is true that meeting virtually is not the same as meeting in person, we still get weekly opportunities as individuals and clubs to sharpen our professional skills needed for today’s workforce. Please take this opportunity to visit https://www.district39.org/zoom-masters/ to see who can help get your club online. One more thing, as you meet virtually, remember to invite past members who had to stop because their schedule prevented them from attending. We have started to see some of our old members start to reappear, just because we invited them to join our virtual meetings. Next, let’s talk about the upcoming District Leader elections. Yes, we are having an online election at our Virtual District Council meeting. But before that, we hope you will take the chance to meet our District Leader Candidates at our first ever Virtual Candidates Showcase. Finally, we have a reminder. The temporarily extended membership renewal is coming to an end. April 30, 2020 is the deadline. On May 1, 2020 any club that has not renewed its dues will no longer be in good standing. I have included these important dates and notes below. Attention important dates: Saturday, April 11 @ 9am-11am Virtual Candidates Showcase (District Leader Candidates are interviewed) Must pre-register to get link to candidate showcase – https://www.district39.org/events/virtual-candidates-showcase/ The Virtual Candidates Showcase will be recorded and published on the District Website for viewing later. Thursday, April 30 @ 11:59pm – Last day to pay membership dues Friday, May 1 @ 12:00am – Club status changes for clubs that have not paid their dues Clubs will no longer be in good standing on May 1, 2020, unless dues have been paid. Districts directed to remove Unpaid members from the Club Leadership list to determine those Club Presidents and Vice Presidents Education eligible to vote. Thursday, May 7th @ noon – District Council Pre-Registration Deadline Pull final Club Leadership report to determine which Club Leaders are members in good standing. Saturday, May 9th @ 9am-1pm Virtual District Council (District Leader Elections, Alignment, etc.) Must pre-register to get link to District Council Meeting – https://www.district39.org/events/district-council-may/ All District Council Members that intend to vote, must pre-register before Thursday, May 7, 2020 @Noon Business Meeting Agenda Business Meeting Minutes from the September 21, 2019 Virtual Meeting Business Council Meeting Packet – May 9, 2020 District Realignment Town Hall meeting – May 5, 2020 -proposal for 2020-2021 Toastmaster year District 39 2020-2021 Realignment PowerPoint (maps) NOTES: District Executive Committee Members in good standing will be allowed to vote at the District Council on May 9th. Clubs in good standing may be represented by their President & VP Education. Visit http://reports.toastmasters.org/reports/dprReports.cfm?r=15&d=39&s=Renewal_Status&sortOrder=0 to see where your club stands. If you don’t see “Verified complete” next to your club, then your club is not in good standing with Toastmasters International. Clubs not in good standing, will not be counted in the quorum and will not be allowed to vote. Because this is a Virtual District Council, No Proxy votes are allowed. Thanks, Wes Wes Johnson, DTM District Director 2019-20 District 39, Toastmasters International wes.johnson@district39.org “One Team • One Path • One District”