Toastmasters District 53 Annual Conference
— Breaking Barriers! —
May 10-11, 2024 • SOuthbury, CT
Heritage Conference Center
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• From May 5 – May 9 — register at At-Door rate ($170) |
With keynote and workshop from Sheryl Roush
For enhancing global communication and leadership, Toastmasters International honored Sheryl with their 2009 Presidential Citation, selected from over 260,000 members.
In 1993, Sheryl was the youngest in the world to be honored by Toastmasters with their elite Accredited Speaker designation for “outstanding platform professional speaking” (scored in six categories). Only 90 have earned the award in 146 countries since 1981.
Sheryl has presented throughout the U.S., as well as Australia, the Bahamas, Baja California, Canada, England, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Puerto Rico, Qatar, and Singapore. She has addressed seven Middle Eastern nations at annual conferences hosted in Doha, Qatar and in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Conference Schedule
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Conference Schedule here.
Friday, 10 May 2024
- 7:00-8:30 pm – Evaluation Contest
Saturday, 11 May 2024
- 7:00 – Registration & Breakfast
- 8:00 – Opening Session
- 8:30 – “Heart of a Toastmaster: Breaking Barriers” – Sheryl Roush
- 9:30 – Workshop Session 1
- 11:00 – Workshop Session 2
- 12:00 – Communication & Leadership Award Luncheon:
Alisa Klein, recipient.
- 1:30 – Afternoon Keynote “Sparkle when you speak! Breaking Barriers to Brilliant Communications!”
- 2:30 – District Officers Installation
- 3:30 – International Speech Contest
- 5:00 – Closing Session
- 6:00 to ~8:00 – Post Conference Celebration
Sponsors
And Breakout Sessions led by…
Bring 3 from your club and get 10% off each ticket! Remember to select the ticket with the After Conference Celebration!
When you sign up… you’ll be asked to pick which breakout sessions you want to attend. Read the complete descriptions and presenter biographies here, before you choose!
- Breakout Session 1 at 9:30 am
- Breakout Session 2 at 11:00 am
- Learn about this year’s tickets
Conference Committee 2024
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• From April 27 — last day to register at pre-sale rate ($160) • From April 28 – May 9 — register at At-Door rate ($170) |
Book a Room!
Room Rate ends 3/25/2024
Group Overnight Rate at the Heritage Conference Center are SOLD OUT (as of 2/27/2024), but regular rooms are available at their regular price.
A nearby hotel, the Wyndham, is also available; rates are comparable.
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