In a message dated 4/23/2009 2:48:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time, bnbgsds2000@xxxxxxxxx writes: Come on up, see your Board at work and speak up on any subject that is important to you. Any member that attends a GSDCA Board meeting cannot speak impromptu . If A member is going to attend a Board meeting and wishes to specifically address a certain subject, he must send to the President or Secy ( whoever is setting up the agenda for that meeting) and request time on the agenda to present his case or question. The time may or may not be granted,depending on how full the Board's schedule is. But as Tish said,if a member can approach a Board member during a break,he might ask that Board member to bring the subject up. The Board has to cover a lot of work in a short weekend,so everything is aimed at efficiency. The guest members usually stand up and get a chance to introduce themselves,at an appropriate time,however. And members are encouraged to attend a Board meeting ,when it's held in their area ,just to see how their Board operates,and who does what on the Board. I'm sure that is what Dania meant. Helen Miller Fisher **************The Average US Credit Score is 692. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221421330x1201417418/aol?redi r=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=Ap rilAvgfooter424NO62) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================