That's interesting...the first Delegate's report that was sent to me was slightly different, in that there was no option for a refund, just the switch in subscription from the Gazette to Family Dog. Everything else is already available on line...so there won't be much difference, I guess. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Ricci" <LRicci@xxxxxxxxxx> > Went to the AKC website and found this in the delegate's meeting section: > > It was proposed that AKC Gazette & Events be reformatted, transitioning > from > a print magazine > to a PDF document posted monthly to the AKC web site. Effective with the > October, 2011 issue, > this new incarnation of the AKC Gazette would include the Chairman's and > President's letters, > AKC Updates, the Parent Club breed columns ( these columns will be > enhanced > with links to > the Parent Clubs' web sites), and the Secretary's Pages. This electronic > version of the AKC > Gazette would be available for free with access to all and be posted on > the > Delegates Portal. All > club members, fanciers and dog lovers will have regular free access to the > very popular breed > columns. Subscribers who currently pay for the print edition will have the > subscription converted > to Family Dog or the option of a pro-rata refund. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================