1. CONTESTANT ELIGIBILITY TO DO LIST Area Contests: Contact Club Presidents to get the names and contact information for the club contest winners Verify that the club contestants are eligible Check with D5 active member list Ask each club contestant to complete and send the Speaker Certification and Bio forms to you at least one week prior to the Area Contest Division Contest Same as above except the Area Director will provide the Certification and Bio forms from the winners of their contests

2. CONTESTANT ELIGIBILITY Be a member in good standing of the club, area, division, and district in which he/she is competing (i.e. dues must be current) The club in which he/she is a member must be in good standing (i.e. dues are paid for at least 8 members) Maintain eligibility at all levels of any contest (i.e. dues must remain current as long as the contestant is competing) Toastmasters who are members of more than one club and meet the eligibility requirements may compete in each club contest in which membership in good standing is held No contestant can compete in more than one area speech contest of a given type, even if the areas are in different divisions or districts Each contestant must be present to compete

3. INTERNATIONAL SPEECH CONTEST ELIGIBILITY For the International Speech Contest, the contestant must have completed at least 6 speeches in the Competent Communicator Manual before competing in the club contest A charter member of a club that chartered less than one year before the club contest is permitted to compete in the International Speech Contest without having completed the 6 speeches in the Competent Communicator Manual Previous winners of the World Championship of Public Speaking are ineligible to compete at any level Should a contestant win more than one club International Speech Contest, they can only represent one club at the area level

4. INELIGIBLE TO COMPETE IN CONTESTS A member serving as a Chief Judge, voting judge, or tie-breaking judge beyond the club level for a contest in which the contestant is still competing or intends to compete Incumbent International Officers and Directors and candidates, Region Advisors and applicants District Officers whose terms end June 30, 2016 (District Director, Program Quality Director, Club Growth Director, Administration Manager, Finance Manager, Public Relations Manager, Division, Director, Area Director, Immediate Past District Governors Candidates for District Office for terms ending June 30, 2017 Presenters of education sessions at the event at which the contest is being conducted Contest Chairs, Chief Judges, voting judges, tie-breaking judges, timers, ballot counters, SAAs, and test speakers may not compete in the contest for which they are serving