That's a very nice hotel!!!!...I stayed there during the Winter Specialty shows two years ago. I remember the National Racing Homing Pigeons Club was there having their yearly convention. I talked to a few members and was quite fascinated about the club and what they do. WE need to have a National convention or seminar every year or at least every other year ( WITH OUT DOGS)...we could have workshops on nutrition, health, grooming, breeding, herding, obedience, legal issues, junior handling, immigration ( sorry Bill) the ideas are un-limited, we would do this at a hotel....yeah yeah the National is great but this gives us a chance to visit, and increase our education without the pressures of showing, grooming and taking care of dogs...we are a big club, and we really need to be doing something like this...the First one should be in Las Vegas in 2010...and yes I'm willing to work on seeing if we can get this done...just kidding about Vegas, the location really is not important.....I've attended two teacher conventions in New York, and they have both made me a better teacher, and the contacts I've made have been wonderful....don't say we can't do it...say...I'm IN.....FB Sharon Allbright <sharlen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: JULY 2008 GSDCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING JULY 26, 27, 2008 FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON CHICAGO/O?HARE 10249 W. IRVING PARK RD SCHILLER PARK, IL 60176 847-671-6000 CONTACT ? ANNE OERKE ? 847-349-5035 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================