[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Central location

  • From: <almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <mgolant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 00:16:33 -0500

Since Atlanta is a major Hub for Delta it would be awesome to find a site 
somewhere outside of Atlanta that would fit the bill.
I think they should see if Perry is available for year 2025 and book it !!! 
:)))))
Amy Safdir
Almanya Shepherds
www.almanyagsd.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "MARGERY GOLANT" <mgolant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <EKOLAN1@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 12:08 AM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Central location


>
> Hi, Fred.
>
> Rotating between fixed sites in the designated regions is exactly what the
> Board is trying to do - the challenge is finding the fixed sites in each 
> of
> the designated regions.  It is a very tall order to find sites that fit 
> all
> of our needs:
>
> - have the physical facilities to house all of our events, where the rings
> are of adequate size, with adequate seating space and access to the sides 
> of
> the rings
> - have a manageable location which is accessible to exhibitors and dogs -
> many feel this means being a short drive from a hub airport of one of the
> dog-friendly airlines (I use 'dog-friendly' for lack of a better word...)
> - have the ability to house appropriate sheep (this is a pretty 
> complicated
> subject...!)
> - provide access to sod at a reasonable price
> - have nearby, reasonably priced motels and exercise facilities
> - have stalls, RV facilities, reasonable vendor space
> - be available during the preferred date range
> - be priced consistent with what the GSDCA can afford to pay
>
> The Board is on a continual quest for sites which fit these parameters,
> within the designated regions.  If we find them, and if we use them and
> agree that they met our expectations, they can take a place in the 
> rotation.
> Everyone seemed to think Albany would have been such a site, but mamy felt
> it was too hard to get to, Concord might have been such a site, but it
> turned out too late that herding was a problem and then USAir went and
> changed its dog-transport rules.  We hope that Lake St. Louis, Fort 
> Collins
> and Beaumont may make it into that league.  If members or clubs have other
> potential great sites for consideration, please let us know.  A site can
> look great, but not pan out, or might not be available when we need it.
>
> The order of rotation the Board has been following is: East / Middle / 
> West
> / Middle / East, etc.  This puts the location on the East one year in 
> four,
> and West one year in four, and Middle two years in four.  No distinction 
> has
> been made between Nort East and South East, North West and South West, 
> North
> Middle and South Middle, because that further complicates an already
> complicated issue, and further limits the already limited alternatives.
>
> This really is an amazingly complex subject - since being on the Board, 
> and
> being involved in the details of the site-selection process, I have come 
> to
> understand why this is such a troublesome situation.  The situation is
> further complicated by the constantly changing landscape: the fact that 
> good
> sites may become unavailable when we need them (i.e. Perry), the fact that
> airlines change their dog-transport policies (i.e USAir), and by the fact
> that we need to commit to sites years ahead of the event.  So, we had a
> great location at Perry that got scarfed up by other groups, we had the
> potential of a great location at Concord that took a hit from USAir's
> bankruptcy.  There are many other intangible and uncontrollable factors
> which can step in to mess things up, and once we have planned on a site, 
> the
> occurrence of any of these  becomes our problem.
>
> Margy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: EKOLAN1@xxxxxxx [mailto:EKOLAN1@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 10:07 PM
> To: mgolant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Central location
>
>
>
> In a message dated 12/27/2005 9:15:05 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> mgolant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> Question #6 - The National should rotate, but between fixed sites in =
> each of
> the designated regions:
>                               Yes 63%
>                               No  37%
>
>
> This looks good to me.
> Fred
>
>
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