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BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CIE/USA-DFW Site - ECPv6.11.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ciedfw.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for CIE/USA-DFW Site REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20100101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240622T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240622T170000 DTSTAMP:20250707T092335 CREATED:20240525T224612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250111T182308Z UID:9186-1719057600-1719075600@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2024 DFW Youth English Speech Contest DESCRIPTION:2024 DFW Youth English Speech Contest (In-Person)\, is Back in June!\nThe goal of the contest is to stimulate young students’ interests and boost their confidence and competence in public speaking by providing an opportunity for them to enhance their speech skills. This event has served the DFW community for over 10 years\, and each year it attracts over 100 students from 1st to 12th grades for the contest and hundreds of participants including parents\, educators\, and volunteers involving this event. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration details:\nEarly Bird rate of $10 expires on May 25\, 2024 11:59pm. \nRegistration fee will be $15 starting May 26. \n\n\nNote: If you have more than 1 child participating in this event\, please register tickets separately for each child. EX: If you have 2 children\, please select tickets for workshops and contest for your first child and finish your purchase. After you register your first child\, repeat the process for your next child.\nFinancial Assistance Available:\nWhile the YESC committee strives to accommodate all requests for assistance\, please note that our resources for financial aid are limited. Low-income families are encouraged to reach out to our committee to inquire about the possibility of waiving the participation fee. For further assistance\, please contact dfwyouthspeechcontest@gmail.com \nContest details:\nWho: All 1st to 12th graders (as of Spring 2024) in the DFW area. \nWhen: Saturday\, June 22\, 2024\, 12:45 PM – 5:00 PM CDT. \nCheck-in for the event begins at 12:45 AM. \nContestant briefing[MANDATORY] will begin at 1:35 PM. \nWhere: UT Dallas JSOM Davidson Auditorium \n \n \n\n\nInformation about workshop:\nTwo Free Workshops will be provided to help contestants prepare their speeches. All contestants are eligible for participating the workshop.The Youth English Speech Workshop is designed to help students learn core public speaking skills and gain an understanding of the criteria of a good speech. It also provides an opportunity for students to practice and enhance their speech skills.We have invited experienced speakers from Texas Dragon Toastmasters Club to present crucial techniques in public speaking\, including how to organize a speech\, how to use vocal variety and body language\, and more. Guest student speakers will give demonstration speeches that apply these techniques\, which will be followed by live evaluations from experienced evaluators\, including Distinguished Toastmasters (DTM).We will also explain the speech contest judging guidelines to prepare you for the upcoming contest on June 22th\, 2024. \nWhen: \n\nMay 25\, 2024\, 2:00PM-4:00PM CDT and\nJune 15\, 2024\, 2:00PM-4:00PM CDT\n\nWhere: UT Dallas JSOM 1.107 \nRegister for Workshop \nVolunteering\nIf you are interested in volunteering\, please Register Here \nQuestions?  \nYou may contact us at \n\nEvent Chair: Jasmine Yin\nEmail: yesc@cie-dfw.org URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2024-dfw-yesc/ LOCATION:Resources_youth_program CATEGORIES:Paid Events,Speech Contests ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024YESC1-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230610T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230610T170000 DTSTAMP:20250707T092335 CREATED:20240216T030924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T051019Z UID:10140-1686384000-1686416400@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2023 DFW Youth English Speech Contest DESCRIPTION:2023 DFW Youth English Speech Contest (In-Person)\, is Back in June!\n\nThe goal of the contest is to stimulate young students’ interests and boost their confidence and competence in public speaking by providing an opportunity for them to enhance their speech skills. This event has served the DFW community for over 10 years\, and each year it attracts over 100 students from 1st to 12th grades for the contest and hundreds of participants including parents\, educators\, and volunteers involving this event. \n\n\n\n\nThis year\, we are excited to announce that we are going to hold our Speech Contest in person. \n\nRegistration details:\nEarly registration ends on Saturday\, May 27th\, 2023. \nRegular registration ends on Saturday\, June 3th\, 2023. \nNote: If you have more than 1 child participating in this event\, please register tickets separately for each child. EX: If you have 2 children\, please select tickets for workshops and contest for your first child and finish your purchase. After you register your first child\, repeat the process for your next child. \nContest details: \nWho: All 1st to 12th graders (as of Spring 2023) in the DFW area. \nWhen: Saturday\, June 10th\, 2023\, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT. \nWhere: UT Dallas JSOM Davidson Auditorium \nInformation about workshop:\n\nOne Free Workshop will be provided to help contestants prepare their speeches. All contestants are eligible for participating the workshop. \nThe Youth English Speech Workshop is designed to help students learn core public speaking skills and gain an understanding of the criteria of a good speech. It also provides an opportunity for students to practice and enhance their speech skills. \nWe have invited experienced speakers from Texas Dragon Toastmasters Club to present crucial techniques in public speaking\, including how to organize a speech\, how to use vocal variety and body language\, and more. Guest student speakers will give demonstration speeches that apply these techniques\, which will be followed by live evaluations from experienced evaluators\, including Distinguished Toastmasters (DTM). \nWe will also explain the speech contest judging guidelines to prepare you for the upcoming contest on June 10th\, 2023. \nWorkshop on May 27\, 2023\, 2:00PM-4:00PM CDT\, UT Dallas JSOM Davidson Auditorium. \n\nVolunteering\nIf you are interested in volunteering\, please Register Here \nQuestions? \nYou may contact us at \n\nEvent Chair: Rong Zhang\nEmail: yesc@cie-dfw.org URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2023-dfw-youth-english-speech-contest-2/ CATEGORIES:Paid Events,Speech Contests ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-YESC-Banner-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220625T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220625T170000 DTSTAMP:20250707T092335 CREATED:20220420T025454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220420T025454Z UID:9059-1656162000-1656176400@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2022 DFW Youth English Speech Contest DESCRIPTION:2022 DFW Youth English Speech Contest\, In-Person\, is Back in June!\n  \n  \n\n\n\n\nThe goal of the contest is to stimulate young students\’ interests\, and boost their confidence and competence in public speaking by providing an opportunity for them to enhance their speech skills. For over 10 years\, the Texas Dragon Toastmasters Club has organized this annual event to serve the DFW community. Every year\, over 100 students from 1st to 12th grade register for the contest\, and hundreds of parents\, educators\, and volunteers are involved in making it a success. \nWe are proud to announce the Youth English Speech Contest will return to an in-person format this year!\n\nRegistration details:\nEarly registration ends on Sunday\, June 12\, 2022.\nRegular registration ends on Sunday\, June 19\, 2022. \nContest details:\nWho: All 1st to 12th graders (as of Spring 2022) in the DFW area. \nWhen: Saturday\, June 25\, 2022\, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT. \nWhere: Davidson Auditorium\, JSOM\, UT Dallas \nInformation about workshops:\nTwo free workshops will be hosted to help participants prepare their speeches. All contestants are eligible to participate in the workshops.\n\nThe workshops are open to the public\, but seats are limited and available on a first come first served basis.\n\nWorkshop dates/times/locations:\nWorkshop 1: June 04\, 2022\, 2:00PM-4:00PM CDT\, TI Auditorium\, UT Dallas\nWorkshop 2: June 18\, 2022\, 2:00PM-4:00PM CDT\, Davidson Auditorium\, UT Dallas\n\nVolunteering\nIf you are interested in volunteering\, please Register Here \nQuestions?  \nYou may contact us at \n\nEmail: dfwyouthspeechcontest@gmail.com\nContest Chair: Nattawut Sridranop\nRegistration Chair: Rong Zhang URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2022-dfw-yesc/ LOCATION:Resources_youth_program CATEGORIES:Paid Events,Speech Contests ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Placement_v2-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210626T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210626T170000 DTSTAMP:20250707T092335 CREATED:20210506T145617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T133856Z UID:9051-1624716000-1624726800@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2021 DFW Youth English Speech Contest DESCRIPTION:Register for Youth English Speech Workshops!\nRegister for Youth English Speech Contest!\nRegister for the volunteer!\n\n\n \n\n\n2021 DFW Youth English Speech Contest is Coming Back in June!\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nThe goal of the contest is to stimulate young students’ interests and boost their confidence and competence in public speaking by providing an opportunity for them to enhance their speaking skills. This event has served the DFW community for over 10 years\, and each year it attracts over 100 students from 1st to 12th grades for the contest and hundreds of participants including parents\, educators\, and volunteers involving this event. \nThe contest was skipped last year due to the pandemic. This year\, we are excited to announce that we are going to hold our first Online Speech Contest. \nPlease register for the Youth English Speech Contest!\nEarly registration ends on Sunday\, June 13\, 2021. \nRegular registration ends on Sunday\, June 20\, 2021. \nContest details:\nWho: All 1st to12th graders (as of Spring 2021) in the DFW area. \nWhen: Saturday\, June 26\, 2021\, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT. \nWhere: Zoom Meeting. Zoom meeting link will be in your confirmation email after registration. User Guide will be sent to you via email later. \nTwo free workshops\nwill be provided via Zoom webinar to help contestants prepare their speeches. All contestants are eligible for participating the workshops. \nOnline Workshop 1 on June 12\, 2021\, 2:00PM-4:00PM CDT \nOnline Workshop 2 on June 19\, 2021\, 2:00PM-4:00PM CDT URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2021-dfw-yesc/ CATEGORIES:Paid Events,Speech Contests ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021YESC_Contest1-1.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200620T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200620T160000 DTSTAMP:20250707T092335 CREATED:20200713T061904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200713T061904Z UID:9028-1592661600-1592668800@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:ONLINE: 2020 DFW Youth English Speech Contest DESCRIPTION:Event Introduction\nThe Youth Speech Workshop is part of the CIE/USA-DFW’s Youth English Speech Contest (YESC) Program. The goal of the event is to stimulate young students’ interests and boost their confidence and competence in public speaking. This event has served the DFW community for over 10 years\, and each year it attracts hundreds of participants including students\, parents\, educators\, and volunteers. \nThis year\, we are excited to host this workshop virtually to provide an educational and fun experience for children and their families. We have invited some of the best speakers from Texas Dragon Toastmasters Club to present crucial techniques in public speaking\, including how to organize a speech\, how to use vocal variety and body language\, and much more. Afterwards\, student speakers will apply these techniques with demonstrative speeches\, followed by instant evaluations from experienced evaluators\, including some Distinguished Toastmasters (DTM). \nWe are also privileged to have 2003 World Champion of Public Speaking\, Jim Key\, to be our guest speaker! He has worked with various top Fortune 500 companies to hold programs ranging from effective communication\, perseverance\, and leadership\, and will share his insights here followed by a Q&A session. \nThe event will be held on June 20\, 2020 via Zoom and it is FREE. We look forward to having more participants and interacting with you throughout this event! \nPast Event Pictures URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/online-2020-dfw-youth-english-speech-contest/ CATEGORIES:Paid Events,Speech Contests ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2020-Youth-English-Speech-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190629T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190629T120000 DTSTAMP:20250707T092335 CREATED:20200713T050320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250112T004224Z UID:9031-1561795200-1561809600@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2019 DFW Youth English Speech Contest DESCRIPTION: URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2019-dfw-youth-english-speech-contest/ LOCATION:University of Texas at Dallas – Hoblitzelle Hall Auditorium\, 800 W. Campbell Rd.\, Richardson\, TX\, 75080\, United States CATEGORIES:Paid Events,Speech Contests ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2019-Youth-English-Speech-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180630T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180630T170000 DTSTAMP:20250707T092335 CREATED:20200713T001040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250112T002754Z UID:9033-1530360000-1530378000@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2018 CIE/USA-DFW Youth English Speech Contest DESCRIPTION: URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2018-cie-usa-dfw-youth-english-speech-contest/ LOCATION:Collin College Spring Creek Campus\, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway\, Plano\, TX\, 75074\, United States CATEGORIES:Paid Events,Speech Contests ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2018-Youth-English-Speech-1.webp ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170722T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170722T120000 DTSTAMP:20250707T092335 CREATED:20200712T064604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T050659Z UID:9020-1500710400-1500724800@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2017 CIE/USA-DFW Youth English Speech Contest DESCRIPTION:The DFW Youth English Speech Contest will be held on Saturday\, July 30\, 2016 at Collin College Conference Center. Registration is open until July 24\, 2016. All students from grade 1 to grade 12 are welcome. URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2017-cie-usa-dfw-youth-english-speech-contest/ LOCATION:Collin College Spring Creek Campus\, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway\, Plano\, TX\, 75074\, United States CATEGORIES:Paid Events,Speech Contests ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2017-Youth-English-Speech-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20160730T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20160730T120000 DTSTAMP:20250707T092335 CREATED:20200710T062153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250111T234224Z UID:9011-1469865600-1469880000@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2016 CIE/USA-DFW Youth English Speech Contest DESCRIPTION:The DFW Youth English Speech Contest will be held on Saturday\, July 30\, 2016 at Collin College Conference Center. Registration is open until July 24\, 2016. All students from grade 1 to grade 12 are welcome. URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2016-cie-usa-dfw-youth-english-speech-contest/ LOCATION:Collin College Spring Creek Campus\, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway\, Plano\, TX\, 75074\, United States CATEGORIES:Paid Events,Speech Contests ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2016-Youth-English-Speech-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20150627T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20150627T120000 DTSTAMP:20250707T092335 CREATED:20200708T052253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200708T052253Z UID:9001-1435392000-1435406400@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2015 CIE/USA-DFW Youth English Speech Contest DESCRIPTION:The DFW Youth English Speech Contest will be held on Saturday\, June 27\, 2015 at Collin College Spring Creek Campus. The registration is open until June 19\, 2015. All students from grade 1 to grade 12 are welcome. URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2015-cie-usa-dfw-youth-english-speech-contest/ LOCATION:Collin College Spring Creek Campus\, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway\, Plano\, TX\, 75074\, United States CATEGORIES:Paid Events,Speech Contests ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2015-Youth-English-Speech-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20140628T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20140628T120000 DTSTAMP:20250707T092335 CREATED:20200707T065713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200707T065713Z UID:8994-1403942400-1403956800@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2014 CIE/USA-DFW Youth English Speech Contest DESCRIPTION:The DFW Youth English Speech Contest will be held on June 28\, 2014 (Saturday) at Collin College Spring Creek Campus. The registration is now open until June 20\, 2014. \nWe are honored to have Jim Key\, Toastmasters International World Champion of Public Speaking 2003\, to give a demo speech at the Award Presentation Ceremony. URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2014-cie-usa-dfw-youth-english-speech-contest/ LOCATION:Collin College Spring Creek Campus\, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway\, Plano\, TX\, 75074\, United States CATEGORIES:Paid Events,Speech Contests ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2014-Youth-English-Speech-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130914T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130914T120000 DTSTAMP:20250707T092335 CREATED:20200702T143804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200702T143804Z UID:8984-1379145600-1379160000@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2013 CIE/USA-DFW Youth English Speech Contest DESCRIPTION: URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2013-cie-usa-dfw-youth-english-speech-contest/ LOCATION:Collin College Spring Creek Campus\, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway\, Plano\, TX\, 75074\, United States CATEGORIES:Paid Events,Speech Contests ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2013-Youth-English-Speech-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20120630T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20120630T120000 DTSTAMP:20250707T092335 CREATED:20200701T061445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200701T061445Z UID:8977-1341043200-1341057600@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2012 CIE/USA-DFW Youth English Speech Contest DESCRIPTION:  \nDownload Flyer URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2012-cie-usa-dfw-youth-english-speech-contest/ LOCATION:Collin College Spring Creek Campus\, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway\, Plano\, TX\, 75074\, United States CATEGORIES:Paid Events,Speech Contests ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2012-Youth-English-Speech-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20100710T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20100710T120000 DTSTAMP:20250707T092335 CREATED:20200630T052835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200630T052835Z UID:8968-1278748800-1278763200@ciedfw.org SUMMARY:2010 CIE/USA-DFW Youth English Speech Contest DESCRIPTION: URL:https://ciedfw.org/event/2010-cie-usa-dfw-youth-english-speech-contest/ CATEGORIES:Paid Events,Speech Contests ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ciedfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2010-Youth-English-Speech-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="CIE/USA-DFW":MAILTO:yp@cie-dfw.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR