Terry this matter is not one that would be appropriate for consideration by the Executive Committee and it to date has not been the subject of consideration by the Executive Committee- Our Policy and Procedures Manual schedules us to address committees at the meeting immediately following the National Show. It did not happen. I brought the lack of committee selections to the President's attention by email on January 2, 2005 the same day I received an email from the President requesting committee reports and budget requests for 2005 by January 10. I emailed her on two additional dates as recently as last Friday. There was no response by email or any other communication method- as Helen Miller Fisher aptly pointed out this is one of the most important committtees, right after the Executive Committee in my opinion and as Helen Miller Fisher also mentioned the committee meets for two days and developes the budget for the year before the Board meeting - the cow would already be out of the barn in my opinion- yes anyone can make an innocent mistake but ignoring issues like this seldom lend good results-Kris ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 ============================================================================