News & Updates

Nominations Deadline is Thursday at Noon

Wed, 07 May 2008 04:13:00 GMT

This is just a reminder that Officer Nominations are due by Thursday at noon. Please make your submissions to Rob Burtz via email.

District 11 Spring Conference begins April 18th

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:35:00 GMT

The District 11 Spring Conference is April 18th-19th in Nashville, Indiana. VPPR Craig Hamilton is the only member from our club attending. He has both of our clubs proxy votes. Craig will be voting for Area realignment, and the changes in Division E. He will also vote for District 11 and Division E officers, among other things.

Now Accepting Nominations for Next Year's Club Officers

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:23:00 GMT

Rolls-Royce Toastmaster elections are rapidly approaching this May. Please give this some thought and nominate someone for each office that you think will do a good job. You can nominate any club member, including yourself. The only ineligibility we have is Rob Burtz, who cannot serve a second term as President, but can be nominated for any other position.

Nominations are open now through May 8th at noon. Email your nominations to our acting-IPP (Immediate Past President), Rob Burtz. The officer positions that will be voted upon are as follows:

President
VP Education
VP Membership
VP Public Relations
Treasurer
Secretary
Sergeant at Arms

If you are nominated, you must accept by noon on May 14th. No reply is the same as declining. If you accept more than one nomination (can accept up to all 7 offices), you must prioritize the offices according to your preference.

The May 15th meeting is a special meeting just for officer elections. President Burtz will conduct the elections with the assistance of 2 vote counters. The club will vote for President first, count the votes, and then announce the results before voting to elect the next officer, VPE. If the new President's name is on the VPE ballot it will be ignored, and newly elected officers. Similarly, as other officers are elected, their names will be ignored on the next ballot, etc.

The current officer terms end at midnight June 30th. There is a 6 week period from May 15 – June 30, for the current officer to train the officer-elect. The new officers will attend Training at TLI on June 14th.

Finally, to review officer duties, you can click here.

1st Annual Club Debate Contest Approaching

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:13:00 GMT

Our first annual club debate contest will begin in May and continue through July. Ron Porter is the Contest Chairman, and debates will be conducted by our Contestmaster, Chris Capers. Here are some of the main points you need to know. We will provide more updates as time approaches.

There will be 2 Timers.
The contest will take place during Table Topics time in 2 May, 1 June, and 1 July meetings.
There will be a total of 8 contestants competing in a tournament format. There will be 2 matches (4 debaters) on May 1st and another 2 matches (4 debaters) on May 22nd. Winners advance to 2 debate matches on June 19th. The final 2 will debate on July 17th to determine our club champion!
The audience will determine the winners by voting for the best speaker. Please don't bias your vote with your own personal opinion on the debate topics.
Sign up on the Contest worksheet on the L drive or just email Ron Porter.
The winner of each debate will receive a ribbon. A trophy will be awarded to the champion.