Toastmasters International is an international nonprofit educational organization dedicated to making effective oral communication a worldwide reality. With its headquarters in southern California, the Toastmasters International organization is governed by a Board of Directors representing various clubs and regions around the globe. District 59 Toastmasters is a part of this organization, as summarized by the hierarchy listed below:

Members

the participants - and benefactors - of the entire organization.

Clubs

the core unit of the Toastmasters organization typically made up of 20 to 30 members.

Areas

a group of 4 to 6 clubs supported by an area governor and area council made up of club officers.

Area D1

• Vienna Speakers Club
• Vienna Toastmasters Club
• VIC Toastmasters Club (restricted to UN-employees)
• Wiener Toastmasters Rhetorik Klub (meetings held in German)
• Budapest Toastmasters
• Morgan Stanley Toastmasters Club
• Bratislava Toastmasters Club (at the moment undistricted)

Divisions

a group of 4 to 6 areas supported by a division governor and division council made up of area governors.

Division D

• Austria
• Hungary
• Czech Republic
• Southern Germany

Districts

a geographic area established by the Board of Directors of Toastmasters International.

District 59

Austria, Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Poland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark

Regions

Districts are organized in 14 regions (download map)