interesting deduction, but the conclusion is not valid....."using only a single central location will rule out a lot of members every year".......when the National is held on the east or west coast.i.e. Florida, Oregon...more members are absent then when the National was held in Ohio or St Louis...a much more accurate statement..."when the National is held on the east or west coast ( with the exception of Georgia) THIS will rule out a lot of members ...we need to do the Right thing...not the Fair thing....I had a long discussion with my good friend Dick Whalen about "Fair vs. Right"...these terms many times are different from one another....not that it matters , but I'm smarter than I look..lol...FB Wasatchgld@xxxxxxx wrote: This is one of the reasons that rotating the location between east, west, and central locations makes so much sense. This way, there can be a National within driving distance (within 1000 miles) of almost every member at least once every 3 or 4 years. Using only a single central location will rule out a lot of members every year. Janice In a message dated 6/3/2005 10:39:48 AM Mountain Standard Time, CYNECAGSD@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: It is understandable that almost everyone wants to drive instead of fly the dogs to the National. However site location will always be an issue. For some it will be a 20 or 30 minute jaunt, where they can come home and sleep in thier own beds each night, for others it will always be a 2 to 24 hour drive (or more), no matter where it is held. its a case of 1 year its just down the road, the next its half way across the country. The idea of placing the location in as close to the middle of the states as possible is valid, therefore making it just as long for the east coasters as it is for the west coasters, but it will always be closer to the midwesters, if it is decided to keep the site close to the middle of the country. Honestly there is no perfect place to put it that makes travel for all equal. You just do the best you can for all involved. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================