Lew will need to post the results of the Regional Club Competition. I can, however, post the results of the Regional Club Website Competition. I did not want to post before the presentation was made. Here is what I sent with Lew to be read during the presentation of the Website awards: Betty Johnson 2005 Regional Club Website Contest Winner Presentation Communication is the key to any relationship. A Regional Club's ability to communicate, both with current members and potential members or breed owners is no exception. In this computer age, communication to club members is frequently via the Internet either by e-mail or through a website. In the past, prospective members or prospective German Shepherd owners checked classified ads in the newspaper or flyers at the local feed store or veterinarian. Today most look to the Internet to locate breeders, clubs, answer their questions and find other resources. In recognition of this new means of communication, the Regional Club Website Contest was developed. My wonderful committee of Dania Karloff and Amy Safdir performed an outstanding job of reviewing and scoring the websites with me. 16 Regional Clubs signed on for this first year of competition. Scoring was based on Technical areas such as Ease of Navigation and Ease of Viewing and Information areas such as Timeliness of Updates on current and upcoming events, Educational Information and links and how to get in touch with club members. There were many wonderful websites to choose from. Our congratulations to the clubs and their talented webmasters for making the contest so much fun for the reviewers. We look forward to refining the process for the 2006 competition year and invite all clubs with websites to contact us and enroll. Betty Johnson Chairperson Regional Club Website Competition And now, the winners for 2005: 4th place Rocky Mountain GSDC Webmaster - Todd Reynolds 3rd Place GSDC of Eastern Virginia Webmaster - Gerry Colligan 2nd Place GSDC of Greater Kansas City Webmaster - Leah Allen And First Place GSDC of Northern Ohio Webmaster - Birgit Rhoads ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================