52 What's the World Convention? (Toastmasters International)
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This article is from the Toastmasters International FAQ, by Joel Furr DTM jfurr@danger.com with numerous contributions by others.
52 What's the World Convention? (Toastmasters International)
The World Convention takes place each August in a North
American city. The main feature of the Conference, other that
presentation of awards for effort during the preceding year,
is the Annual Business Meeting, at which International
officers are elected and policies are made and changed.
The clubs have the voting strength at the world level, with
two votes each. Districts often wind up voting the proxies
for clubs which don't make it to the Annual Business Meeting
each August.
There are a dozen elections to be held each August: eight (or
nine, if it's the year to elect the director from Overseas)
International Directors, three Vice Presidents, and one
President. As there are eight Regions (with two Directors
each) and one amalgamated Overseas area (with one Director)
sending Directors to the world board, necessarily there are
seventeen Directors, serving two-year terms each. There is an
International President and three International Vice-Presi-
dents who serve over the whole kit and kaboodle. They serve
one year each.
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