Hi, Fred. Actually, the Board did take a survey, but the results were not that = most people wanted a central location. The results are in the July 2004 = Minutes posted on the Parent Club site. There are a number of questions dealing with the National location and time-frame. The best thing to do is to = go to http://www.gsdca.org/secure/board_minutes_july_2004.html and to read the entire thing - it is interesting and layered. The respondants were also asked to describe the area of the country where they live, and details = about their National attendance / exhibiting, but for the sake of this = discussion: Question #5 - I would like to see the National Specialty show use the = same show site every year: Yes 16% =20 No - 84% =20 Question #6 - The National should rotate, but between fixed sites in = each of the designated regions: Yes 63% No 37% =20 Question #7 - The National Specialty should rotate: Percent Site 37% East to Central to West to Central on a 4 year scale. = (Most preferred by people living on both coasts, and a strong second choice = for people living in the Midwest) 32% Between multiple Central sites no further west than Utah = and no further east than a line running from Cleveland, OH to Perry GA (Most preferred by people living in the Midwest) 18% Heartland to West to Mid-America to Northeast on a 4 year cycle 13% East (Atlantic) to Southwest to Great Lakes to Pacific (Northwest) to Midwest on a 5 year cycle. =20 Regards, Margy Golant -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx = [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of EKOLAN1@xxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 6:46 PM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Central location Didn't we take a survey and the most people wanted a central location? I = =20 know this would be a hardship on the people who live in southern Ca., Oregon, =20 Maine and Fla. But we could make the people who live in Kansas throw ALL = the parties at the Nat. every year. I'm lol but it is an answer to our = problems Fred Migliore =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the = original author and GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any = kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of = the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.=20 ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN = ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS = EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL = BE PROSECUTED.=20 For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================