Toastmasters
District 53 2023 Conference
“SPRINGBoard to Success”
Saturday, May 6th — Hybrid
Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place — Springfield, MA
Come back and make new friends
and reacquaint yourself with old ones!
Schedule
Friday 5 May 2023 — Friday Night Fun
Saturday 6 May 2023 — District 53 Spring Conference
Sunday 7 May 2023 — Bonus Workshop & Breakfast with Keynote Speaker, Joe Grondin
Call For Presenters available here. Deadline is February 15, 2023.
Registration and Attendance
Conference Registration Is Live!
Get the SuperSaver discounted rate for a limited time! Rate ends April 7, 2021
Table of Rates — know exactly what your ticket will cost, on the day you buy it!
| SuperSaver | EarlyBird | PreSale | At Door | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ticket Type | Includes | Jan. 1 – Jan. 27 | Jan. 28-Apr. 7 | Apr. 8 – Apr. 28 | Apr. 28 – May 6 | Register |
| SuperSaver | Saturday activities 8:00am – 9:30 pm | $150 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Full | Saturday activities 8:00am – 9:30 pm | N/A | $180 | $185 | $195 | ALL TICKETS |
| Day | Saturday activities 8:00 am – 5:00 pm | N/A | $100 | $110 | $120 | ALL TICKETS |
| Evening | Saturday activities 5:00pm – 9:30 pm | N/A | $115 | $125 | $135 | ALL TICKETS |
| Contest only | Contest only, cost per contest | N/A | always $40 | ALL TICKETS | ||
| Virtual Ticket | Some Activities via Zoom 8:00 am – 9:30 pm | N/A | always $100 | until 05/04 | ALL TICKETS | |
| Sunday Workshop | Sunday 9:00 am – 11:00 am (estimated close) | N/A | always $31 | ALL TICKETS | ||
Club Special — if 3 or more members of the same club purchase Full tickets, a 10% rebate is refunded to each member.
The Toastmasters District 53 2023 Conference will be held Saturday May 6, 2023 with some fun pre-conference activities Friday and a bonus post-conference workshop Sunday! Details forthcoming on both.
Saturday we’ll have educational sessions, keynote presentations, the District 53 Hall of Fame, the District 53 Communication and Leadership (C&L) Award, District Officer Installations, networking and so much more!
Conference Hotel Rooms:
Want to reserve a guest room early?
Stay overnight and be part of the social scene?
District 53 Toastmasters has a conference hotel rate of $139 for the night(s) of May 5th and May 6th! Book your room online using this link or call (413) 781-1010 and say you are with “Toastmasters” by April 11, 2023.
Ways to Participate
Communications & Leadership Award:
Know a non-Toastmaster who is an outstanding communicator or leader?
Want to hear a speech from someone that you think is an outstanding leader?
Know of someone who has made a difference in the world?
Submit a Communication and Leadership Award application!
The Communications and Leadership Award is the highest honor a District can give a non-Toastmaster. It represents success in communication and empowerment of a team to achieve great things across a wide area — in our case, across an entire state or region. The recipient must be a resident of Connecticut, western Massachusetts, or eastern/upstate New York, a non-Toastmaster, and a figure of regional or statewide importance.
For information on the Communications and Leadership award and to submit an application: see the Communications and Leadership Award page for more details. Nomination deadline is March 1, 2023.
Educational Sessions:
Do you want to present?
Have an idea for a workshop Submit a Call For Presenters application?
Please consider attending the Q&A Conference call on January 12, or watching the video of the Q&A Session here (D53 YouTube Channel).
CFP submission deadline February 15, 2023 – more information here.
Sponsorship:
Have a company that would be a great sponsor? Sponsors have their corporate ads in the program book, and help make the event a success. Is your club looking to recruit experienced Toastmasters? Does your corporation want to take out an ad in the program book? Check out our Sponsorship Opportunities for them. A PDF describing the opportunities is available here.
Apply to be a sponsor here.
Advertising
Coming soon! (application here)
Exhibitors:
Get access to 150 plus professionals attending the District 53 conference. A PDF describing opportunities for exhibitors in our exhibition hall is available here.
Apply to be an exhibitor here.