Nanaimo Townhall & Awards Event
DISTRICT 21 NANAIMO TOWNHALL & AWARDS EVENT | SPECIAL EVENT REGISTRATION - NOW OPEN
🎉 District 21 warmly welcomes all Toastmasters members & non-members to join us in-person for our District 21 Nanaimo Townhall & Awards Event! 🎉
WHEN: Sunday, November 23, 2025
TIME: 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM PST (estimated)
WHERE: Vancouver Island Univeristy - Room 109 - Building 356
ADDRESS: 900 Fifth St, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5S5
CLICK HERE FOR EVENT REGISTRATION LINK

ALL-DAY AGENDA:
- Attendees can look forward to a day of leadership learning, speech contest training and networking with fellow Toastmasters
- Celebrate our District 21 and District 96 peers for their past year of 2024-2025 achievements during our Awards ceremony
- Club Officer Training (COT) for Round 2 will also be made available during the second half of the event in a 7-in-1 format
DETAILS:
- Breakfast & Networking
- Speech Contest Training: "Tall Tales and True Skills: Contest & Judging Mastery with 2 District Champions" - led by Devon Downie, DTM and Stefano Cossalter, DTM
- "Best Strategies and Tips for Growing Toastmasters Clubs" - led by Jim Heeren, DTM and Mark Hurrell, DTM
- Lunch & Networking
- Townhall with the District Trio
- Awards Ceremony for 2024-2025
- Round 2 Club Officer Training (COT) All-in-One Format
COST TO ATTEND:
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ALL-DAY ATTENDEE REGISTRATION - ($20 CDN/per person) - AVAILABLE NOW
- Includes light breakfast as well as lunch will be offered to all-day registered attendees only
- Includes seating for all sessions for Nanaimo Townhall & Awards as listed above and to be announced as well as Round 2 Club Officer Training (COT).
- All-day attendees may also submit 1-Powerpoint slide promoting their home Club which will be showcased on screen before & after main agenda sessions as well as during the lunch hour networking sessions.
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CLUB OFFICER TRAINING (COT) ROUND 2 ONLY REGISTRATION (FREE) - ***NOT YET AVAILABLE
- *** Free registrations to be released closer to Nov 23rd event date and only upon available capacity *** Those looking to secure a seat for in-person COT sessions are encouraged to register for an all-day attendee registration ticket.
- Does not include any breakfast or lunch
- Includes seating for COT session in second half of event only
- No home club promotion on screen
- *** Free registrations to be released closer to Nov 23rd event date and only upon available capacity *** Those looking to secure a seat for in-person COT sessions are encouraged to register for an all-day attendee registration ticket.
Any questions related to this event may be directed to your District 21 TRIO:
- Louisa Davis, DTM - District Director - louisamba@hotmail.com
- Melody Helleouet - Program Quality Director - pqd@d21toastmasters.ca
- Mark Hurrell, DTM - Club Growth Director - cgd@d21toastmasters.ca