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Events in January 2024

7:00 PM: When You Are The Judge (Workshop)

9:00 AM: Club Officer Training (Winter Sessions)

6:00 PM: Club Officer Training (Winter Sessions)

6:45 PM: Area 55 Speech Contests

12:30 PM: Area 51 Speech Contests

9:00 AM: Club Officer Training (Winter Sessions)

10:00 AM: Area E54 Speech Contests

7:00 PM: When You Are The Judge (Workshop)

9:00 AM: Club Officer Training (Winter Sessions)

6:00 PM: Club Officer Training (Winter Sessions)

6:45 PM: Area 55 Speech Contests

12:30 PM: Area 51 Speech Contests

9:00 AM: Club Officer Training (Winter Sessions)

10:00 AM: Area E54 Speech Contests

Name: Area E54 Speech Contests
Start: 2024-02-03T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-02-03T13:00:00-07:00
Location: Niskayuna Branch Library

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
9 January 2024

When You Are the Judge

Interactive judges' training to support conducting excellent speech contests.Whether you have never been a speech contest judge, or you have lost count of how many times, join us for a discussion of how to judge objectively using the criteria and scoring sheets. There will be an opportunity to hear contest-style speeches, fill out the judges' ballots, and discuss the experience. We will also discuss pitfalls to watch out for. You will come away from this training prepared to be an excellent judge. Let's conduct our best speech contests yet!!

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87067576214?pwd=aTZFbk05SnpnMEhhSlJEU2x5SXlOQT09

Meeting ID: 870 6757 6214

Passcode: 259701

Hosted by District Chief Judge Beth Van Kempen.January 9 at 7pm

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9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
13 January 2024

Club Officer Training (Winter Season) has started and will conclude at the end of February. Several sessions have been scheduled throughout the period for your convenience. District 53 has recruited a great selection of officers from high-performance clubs to facilitate and guide your workshop sessions this year. In your sessions you’ll…

Attend a breakout session based on your officer role.
Experience quality time with other officers in the same role, sharing strategies that work.
Work with diverse officers in many roles across the district to get proven tactics for membership, club quality, contest programs, open houses, and other club operations.
Attend at least 80% (120 minutes) of any 2.5 hour session to receive training credit.

The schedule of available training dates is as follows:

Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 6-8:30pm
Thursday, December 7, 2023, 6-8:30pm
Saturday, December 9, 2023, 9-11:30am
Saturday, January 13, 2024, 9-11:30am
Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 6-8:30pm
Saturday, February 3, 2024, 9-11:30am
Monday, February 19, 2024, 6-8:30pm

To register for any District 53 Club Officer Training event, use the link below. All training sessions are online by Zoom. The Zoom link is provided at the end of the registration page and is also included in your registration confirmation email and the reminder email that will be sent two days before the event.

Register Here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/D53COT-Registration

If you’d like to know which officers still need to attend officer training, you can view the current TI training report for District 53 at this link. The deadline to attend a Club Officer Training (COT) is the last day of February.

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6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
24 January 2024

Club Officer Training (Winter Season) has started and will conclude at the end of February. Several sessions have been scheduled throughout the period for your convenience. District 53 has recruited a great selection of officers from high-performance clubs to facilitate and guide your workshop sessions this year. In your sessions you’ll…

Attend a breakout session based on your officer role.
Experience quality time with other officers in the same role, sharing strategies that work.
Work with diverse officers in many roles across the district to get proven tactics for membership, club quality, contest programs, open houses, and other club operations.
Attend at least 80% (120 minutes) of any 2.5 hour session to receive training credit.

The schedule of available training dates is as follows:

Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 6-8:30pm
Thursday, December 7, 2023, 6-8:30pm
Saturday, December 9, 2023, 9-11:30am
Saturday, January 13, 2024, 9-11:30am
Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 6-8:30pm
Saturday, February 3, 2024, 9-11:30am
Monday, February 19, 2024, 6-8:30pm

To register for any District 53 Club Officer Training event, use the link below. All training sessions are online by Zoom. The Zoom link is provided at the end of the registration page and is also included in your registration confirmation email and the reminder email that will be sent two days before the event.

Register Here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/D53COT-Registration

If you’d like to know which officers still need to attend officer training, you can view the current TI training report for District 53 at this link. The deadline to attend a Club Officer Training (COT) is the last day of February.

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6:45 PM – 8:15 PM
25 January 2024

DATE OF CONTEST: January 25, 2024
CONTEST START TIME: 7:00 pm
BRIEFINGS BEGIN: 6:45 pm
LOCATION:
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- PARKING: Parking map available at visit.cityofglensfalls.com; Attendees should allow 10 - 15 minutes from arrival in Glens Falls to find parking and walk to the library. The Holden Conference Room is on the 2nd floor of the library near the Reference desk. Seating is limited. Guests outside of the contest participants are strongly encouraged to RSVP.
NAME OF CONTEST MASTER: Terry Goodemote
(518) 232-0266 for direct, voicemail and texting.
E-mail: terry.goodemote @ icloud.com
NAME OF CHIEF JUDGE: Sharon Long
(970) 443-4230 for direct, voicemail and texting.
E-mail: slong4701 @ gmail.com
ESTIMATED END: 8:15 pm
RSVPs (if needed) CONTACT: Sharon Long,

Crandall Public Library [Holden Room]

251 Glen Street

Glens Falls, NY 12801

United States

518-792-6508

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12:30 PM – 4:00 PM
27 January 2024

DATE OF CONTEST: 1/27
CONTEST START TIME: 1:00
BRIEFINGS BEGIN: 12:30
LOCATION:

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NAME OF CONTEST MASTER: Jackie Kessler
CONTACT for Contest Master: 518-225-9579, dragonjax@gmail.com
NAME OF CHIEF JUDGE: Craig Moore
CONTACT for Chief Judge: 518-469-9215

Guilderland Public Library

2228 Western Ave.

Guilderland, NY 12084

United States

(518) 456-2400

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9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
3 February 2024

Club Officer Training (Winter Season) has started and will conclude at the end of February. Several sessions have been scheduled throughout the period for your convenience. District 53 has recruited a great selection of officers from high-performance clubs to facilitate and guide your workshop sessions this year. In your sessions you’ll…

Attend a breakout session based on your officer role.
Experience quality time with other officers in the same role, sharing strategies that work.
Work with diverse officers in many roles across the district to get proven tactics for membership, club quality, contest programs, open houses, and other club operations.
Attend at least 80% (120 minutes) of any 2.5 hour session to receive training credit.

The schedule of available training dates is as follows:

Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 6-8:30pm
Thursday, December 7, 2023, 6-8:30pm
Saturday, December 9, 2023, 9-11:30am
Saturday, January 13, 2024, 9-11:30am
Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 6-8:30pm
Saturday, February 3, 2024, 9-11:30am
Monday, February 19, 2024, 6-8:30pm

To register for any District 53 Club Officer Training event, use the link below. All training sessions are online by Zoom. The Zoom link is provided at the end of the registration page and is also included in your registration confirmation email and the reminder email that will be sent two days before the event.

Register Here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/D53COT-Registration

If you’d like to know which officers still need to attend officer training, you can view the current TI training report for District 53 at this link. The deadline to attend a Club Officer Training (COT) is the last day of February.

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10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
3 February 2024

CONTEST START TIME: 10:30AM
BRIEFINGS BEGIN: 10:00AM

LOCATION:
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NAME OF CONTEST MASTER: Craig Moore, cmoore8 @ gmail.com
NAME OF CHIEF JUDGE: Ben Biskynis, bbiskynis.tm @ gmail.com
ESTIMATED END: 1:00PM
CONTACT: cmoore8 @ gmail.com

Niskayuna Branch Library

2400 Nott St E

Niskayuna, NY 12309

(518) 386-2249

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9 7:00 PM: When You Are The Judge (Workshop) 7:00 PM: When You Are The Judge (Workshop) 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM 9 January 2024 When You Are the Judge Interactive judges' training to support conducting excellent speech contests.Whether you have never been a speech contest judge, or you have lost count of how many times, join us for a discussion of how to judge objectively using the criteria and scoring sheets. There will be an opportunity to hear contest-style speeches, fill out the judges' ballots, and discuss the experience. We will also discuss pitfalls to watch out for. You will come away from this training prepared to be an excellent judge. Let's conduct our best speech contests yet!! Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87067576214?pwd=aTZFbk05SnpnMEhhSlJEU2x5SXlOQT09 Meeting ID: 870 6757 6214 Passcode: 259701 Hosted by District Chief Judge Beth Van Kempen.January 9 at 7pm More information iCal Google Calendar Read more

13 9:00 AM: Club Officer Training (Winter Sessions) 9:00 AM: Club Officer Training (Winter Sessions) 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM 13 January 2024 Club Officer Training (Winter Season) has started and will conclude at the end of February. Several sessions have been scheduled throughout the period for your convenience. District 53 has recruited a great selection of officers from high-performance clubs to facilitate and guide your workshop sessions this year. In your sessions you’ll… Attend a breakout session based on your officer role. Experience quality time with other officers in the same role, sharing strategies that work. Work with diverse officers in many roles across the district to get proven tactics for membership, club quality, contest programs, open houses, and other club operations. Attend at least 80% (120 minutes) of any 2.5 hour session to receive training credit. The schedule of available training dates is as follows: Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 6-8:30pm Thursday, December 7, 2023, 6-8:30pm Saturday, December 9, 2023, 9-11:30am Saturday, January 13, 2024, 9-11:30am Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 6-8:30pm Saturday, February 3, 2024, 9-11:30am Monday, February 19, 2024, 6-8:30pm To register for any District 53 Club Officer Training event, use the link below. All training sessions are online by Zoom. The Zoom link is provided at the end of the registration page and is also included in your registration confirmation email and the reminder email that will be sent two days before the event. Register Here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/D53COT-Registration If you’d like to know which officers still need to attend officer training, you can view the current TI training report for District 53 at this link. The deadline to attend a Club Officer Training (COT) is the last day of February. More information iCal Google Calendar Read more

24 6:00 PM: Club Officer Training (Winter Sessions) 6:00 PM: Club Officer Training (Winter Sessions) 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM 24 January 2024 Club Officer Training (Winter Season) has started and will conclude at the end of February. Several sessions have been scheduled throughout the period for your convenience. District 53 has recruited a great selection of officers from high-performance clubs to facilitate and guide your workshop sessions this year. In your sessions you’ll… Attend a breakout session based on your officer role. Experience quality time with other officers in the same role, sharing strategies that work. Work with diverse officers in many roles across the district to get proven tactics for membership, club quality, contest programs, open houses, and other club operations. Attend at least 80% (120 minutes) of any 2.5 hour session to receive training credit. The schedule of available training dates is as follows: Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 6-8:30pm Thursday, December 7, 2023, 6-8:30pm Saturday, December 9, 2023, 9-11:30am Saturday, January 13, 2024, 9-11:30am Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 6-8:30pm Saturday, February 3, 2024, 9-11:30am Monday, February 19, 2024, 6-8:30pm To register for any District 53 Club Officer Training event, use the link below. All training sessions are online by Zoom. The Zoom link is provided at the end of the registration page and is also included in your registration confirmation email and the reminder email that will be sent two days before the event. Register Here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/D53COT-Registration If you’d like to know which officers still need to attend officer training, you can view the current TI training report for District 53 at this link. The deadline to attend a Club Officer Training (COT) is the last day of February. More information iCal Google Calendar Read more

25 6:45 PM: Area 55 Speech Contests 6:45 PM: Area 55 Speech Contests 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM 25 January 2024 DATE OF CONTEST: January 25, 2024 CONTEST START TIME: 7:00 pm BRIEFINGS BEGIN: 6:45 pm LOCATION: {hcard} PARKING: Parking map available at visit.cityofglensfalls.com; Attendees should allow 10 - 15 minutes from arrival in Glens Falls to find parking and walk to the library. The Holden Conference Room is on the 2nd floor of the library near the Reference desk. Seating is limited. Guests outside of the contest participants are strongly encouraged to RSVP. NAME OF CONTEST MASTER: Terry Goodemote (518) 232-0266 for direct, voicemail and texting. E-mail: terry.goodemote @ icloud.com NAME OF CHIEF JUDGE: Sharon Long (970) 443-4230 for direct, voicemail and texting. E-mail: slong4701 @ gmail.com ESTIMATED END: 8:15 pm RSVPs (if needed) CONTACT: Sharon Long, Crandall Public Library [Holden Room] 251 Glen Street Glens Falls, NY 12801 United States 518-792-6508 View Location More information iCal Google Calendar Read more

27 12:30 PM: Area 51 Speech Contests 12:30 PM: Area 51 Speech Contests 12:30 PM – 4:00 PM 27 January 2024 DATE OF CONTEST: 1/27 CONTEST START TIME: 1:00 BRIEFINGS BEGIN: 12:30 LOCATION: {hcard} NAME OF CONTEST MASTER: Jackie Kessler CONTACT for Contest Master: 518-225-9579, dragonjax@gmail.com NAME OF CHIEF JUDGE: Craig Moore CONTACT for Chief Judge: 518-469-9215 Guilderland Public Library 2228 Western Ave. Guilderland, NY 12084 United States (518) 456-2400 View Location More information iCal Google Calendar Read more