May 16 (Friday)

Workshop 18:45-20:50 93 participants A speech contest judges training program was conducted by Ms. Jorie Wu, DTM and Past District 67 Governor.  Those serving as a judge in speech contests such as Division and District speech contests are required to have taken a training held by the District.  Those who took this workshop qualified to serve as a judge in the 2008 Spring Conference and in other international contests.  Lecturer: DTM Jorie Wu Presentation of certificates.

May 17 (Saturday)

Open Speech Meet 10:30-12:00 95 participants Hiroshima TMC held Open Speech Meet in which all toastmasters were welcome to observe the speeches and evaluations delivered by fellow toastmasters from other clubs. District Executive Committee Meeting 11:00-12:20 Opening Ceremonies 13:00-14:45 214 participants Masters of Ceremonies:Junichi Takemoto (Hiroshima TMC)and Yoshiko Fujii (Kumamoto TMC) Banner March Opening Addresses by Keiko Omachi,Conference Chair,and Takashi Suzuki, District Governor Keynote Speech "Empower and Achieve" by International Director George Yen, DTM Tranlator: Mayumi Wada (Quantum TMC) Special Guest talk 1 in Japanese on “Essence of Japanese Culture” by Eiko Suzuki. Ph.D. & Master Instructor of Ohara School of Ikebana All Japan Speech Contest in Japanese 2008 15:00-16:55 214 participants 小川安紀子 Akiiko Ogawa (京都) イケズコミュニケーション 山本君代 Kimiyo Yamamoto (ICF千葉) 曼珠沙華 泉健二 Kenji Izumi (武蔵小杉) へっぴり腰にご用心 池田美智恵 Michie Ikeda (響) 声を出しましょう 筒井紀子 Noriko Tsutsui ( FFLC) 世界でひとつだけの花 Contest Chair: Mayumi Shimamura (Kumamoto TMC) Interviewer: Noriko Nishiode(Kumamoto TMC) Closing Address by Kunihiko Awata (Kumamoto TMC) Winners　入賞者 1st place　１位 Michie Ikeda池田美智恵 (Hibiki TMC) 2nd place　２位 Kenji Izumi 泉健二 (Musashikosugi TMC) 3rd place　３位 Akiko Ogawa 小川安紀子 (Kyoto TMC) Special Guest Talk 2 in Japanese on “Japanese Speech and Voice Training” by Taketo Kageyama, Professor, Hiroshima University of Economics and ex-NHK Announcer District Executive Committee Meeting 2 17:00-18:15 Welcome Party 18:30-20:45 201 participants KENDAMA performance by Hiroshima TMC and KENDAMA Instructor: Mr. Kazuma Iwata Hiroshima's speciality OKONOMIYAKI

May 18 (Sunday)

Opening Session　09:00 302 participants Opening Addresses by Keiko Omachi,Conference Chair,and Takashi Suzuki, District Governor Greetings from Tadatoshi Akiba, Mayor of Hiroshima Keynote Speech "Peeling the Toastmasters Onion"by International Director George Yen, DTM District 76 International Speech Contest 2008 10:00-11:50 302 participants Kazuko Takayama (Okayama) "Mommy, Look at Me!" Lawrence Healy (Tozai) "The Wind Beneth My Wings" Kiminari Azuma (Yamato Bilingual) "Priorities" Ruskyle L. Howser (Tokyo) "Do It" Shinji Fukuda (Fukuoka) "A Striker and a Boy" Contest Chair: Satomi Matoba (Hiroshima TMC) Chief Judge: Seiichiro Matsuda (Hiroshima TMC) Interviewer: Takanori Mikami (Hiroshima TMC) Winners 1st place: Kiminari Azuma (Yamato Bilingual Club) 2nd place: Ruskyle L. Howser (Tokyo TMC) 3rd place: Shinji Fukuda (Fukuoka TMC) Panel Discussion "How to Make Your Speeches Better" Moderator: Chris Keeffe (Hiroshima TMC) Panelists include two past District 76 English Speech Champions, namely, Chika Hisamatsu and Setsuko Fujiyama as well as DTM George Yen and DTM Jorie Wu. Closing Ceremony 11:50-12:10 Opening Addresses by Keiko Omachi,Conference Chair,Takashi Suzuki, District Governor, and Kumiko Tanimoto, President of Hiroshima TMC District Council Meeting 13:30-16:30

Optional Sight seeing Tours of Peace Memorial Park & Miyajima Before and after participating in various conference programs, attending toastmasters enjoyed numerous sight-seeing spots in and around the Peace Memorial Park. Those who were interested extended their itinerary to include a visit to Miyajima, one of the two World Heritages in the vicinity of Hiroshima.