District 112 Annual Conference - May 6 - 7, 2023
Held at the Parnell Hotel and Conference Centre, 10-20 Gladstone Road, Parnell.
District meetings were held the weekend prior, in hybrid format. You can find the meeting documents on this page.
Conference 2023 Agenda
Saturday, May 6, 2023Â
Time
Location
Event
08:00 am
2½ hours
 Registration Desk (closes 10:30 am)
L2 – Outside Endeavour Room
08:30 am
30 minutes
L2 – Gladstone One Room
09:25 am
1 hour
Call to Order
L2 – Endeavour Room
09:30 am
1 hour
Welcome from District Director
Keynote from Lauren Parsons
L2 – Endeavour Room
10:30 am
30 minutes
Morning Tea and Networking
(Included in your registration)
L1 – Private Brasserie & Victoria Room
10:30 am
30 minutes
Judges briefing
Contestants briefing
L1 – Gladstone Room
L2 – Endeavour Room
11:00 am
1 hour
Table Topics Contest
L2 – Endeavour Room
12:00 pm
1 hour
Lunch
(This is NOT included in your registration)
12:00 pm
30 minutes
Judges briefing
Contestants briefing
L1 – Gladstone Room
L2 – Endeavour Room
1:00 pm
1½ hours
 Humorous Contest
L2 – Endeavour Room
2:30 pm
30 mins
Afternoon Tea
(Included in your registration)
2:30 am
30 minutes
Judges briefing
Contestants briefing
L1 – Gladstone Room
L2 – Endeavour Room
3:00 pm
1 hour
Evaluation Contest
L2 – Endeavour Room
4:00 pm
1 hour
Awards Presentation
L2 – Endeavour Room
5:00 pm
1½-hours
Break / Pre-Drinks
L1 – Knights Room
6:30 pm
3½-hours
10:00 pm
1 hour
Dinner & Dance
Music “curfew” – bar closes 10:30pm,Â
event ends 11:00pm
L1 – Private Brasserie & Victoria Room
L1 – Private Brasserie & Victoria Room
Sunday, May 7, 2023
Time
Event
Location
07:30 am
1½-hours
 Registration Desk (closes 9:00 am)
L2 – Outside Endeavour Room
07:30 am
30 minutes
L2 – Gladstone One Room
08:00 am
1 hour
Welcome from District Director
Keynote from Shane Cortese
L2 – Endeavour & Discovery Room
FIRST ROUND OF WORKSHOPS (more details in our brochure)
09:00 am
1 hour
Catherine Syme – Getting the best from Yoodli
Robert Tighe – Origin stories (how to mine your past)
Robin Grieve – Using humour in your speeches
L1 â Private Brasserie
L2 â Gladstone One Room
L2 â Endeavour and Discovery Rooms
10:00 am
30 minutes
Morning Tea (available from 9.45am and included in your registration)
L1 – Victoria Room
SECOND ROUND OF WORKSHOPS (more details in our brochure)
10:30 am
1 hour
Lauren Parsons – Becoming a Professional Speaker
Tessa Livingstone – Does Your Voice Get Tired?
Monica Moore – Expect the Unexpected
L1 â Private Brasserie
L2 â Gladstone One Room
L2 â Endeavour and Discovery Rooms
11:30 am
30 minutes
Judges briefing
Contestants briefing
L1 – Gladstone Room
L2 – Endeavour Room
12:00 pm
1½ hours
 International Speech Contest
L2 – Endeavour and Discovery Rooms
1:30 pm
45 minutes
Lunch
(This is NOT included in your registration)
2:15 pm
30 minutes
District Awards
L2 – Endeavour and Discovery Rooms
2:45 pm
30 minutes
2024 Conference Preview
L2 – Endeavour and Discovery Rooms
3:15 pm
15 minutes
3:30 pm
Closing ceremony
Conference ends
L2 – Endeavour and Discovery Rooms