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If you are enquiring about ASC or are a new member you might like to know how we are organised.
Let's start with the most important part of the ASC - the individual Member. You will be a member of a Speakers Club, which is where you will do most of your speaking in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. There are some 110 Clubs nationwide with about 1,600 members. Each Club elects a Club President, Secretary, Treasurer and Education Director (and maybe others) each year to run the Club's activities.
However, there is life beyond the Club! A number of local Clubs are grouped together as an Area. Areas will run various activities involving their Clubs and often include inter-club speaking competitions - for example, the West Midlands Area runs a team speaking competition called 'The Blarney Stone' eagerly fought for by the three Clubs involved; other Areas run similar competitions. Each Area has an Area President to co-ordinate the activities.
The next link in the chain is the District. There are eight Districts nationwide. The elected District President is automatically a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC).
Clubs, Areas and District run annual competitions with the winners at each level going on to the National Competition which is held once a year at the ASC Annual Conference.
The ASC is run nationally by the National Executive Committee, assisted by a number of National Officers. The General Council meets annually; it is chaired by the National President and consists of the NEC, Area Presidents, and each Club's voting delegate - over 150 people.