Toastmasters District 109 conferences take place once per year, with the purpose to celebrate learning and collaboration among its thousands of members.This year the Toastmasters District 109 organizes a virtual educational cruise to Chania (Crete). The theme is: "Lead with divergent thinking"!It's an online conference organized from District 109 (https://www.district109.org/) of Toastmasters International (https://www.toastmasters.org/) that consists of more than 100 clubs across Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, North Macedonia, Greece, Italy, Liechtenstein, San Marino, Switzerland, and Vatican City. The event will take place from 14 till 16 May 2021 and include world-class keynote lectures, workshops, and various social events! The content of these sessions will vary focusing mainly but not exclusively on the five core competencies of the Toastmasters Pathways: Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, Strategic Leadership, Management, and Confidence (defined as Tracks)The event is FREE of CHARGE for everyone to participate and will be in an ONLINE FORMAT. Please read carefully and fill out this application form by 7 February 2021, 23:59 CET at the latest. If you are applying for more than one session, please do add more than one entry accordingly. You also have the flexibility to modify your application(s) till 7 February 2021.You can apply for presentations, workshops, and panel discussions (defining also co-speakers), or short energizer sessions. The type, level, tracks, tracks of your speech, along with other relevant info can be defined as well.Themes inspired by the Toastmasters Pathways Learning Modules (https://www.toastmasters.org/pathways-overview) are more than welcome and defined in "Tags"!We will review all applications and get back to you by the end of February 2021.We strive to have a divergent and diverse set of speakers, and we look forward to receiving your innovative, inspiring, and fun workshop proposals!If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at workshop@conference.district109.org ! On behalf of the Workshop Committee, Paraskevi Sykopetritou (ACG, ALB)District 109 Conference 2021 Education-Workshop Chair