I think what Joan was referring to was at the July meeting in Columbus in 2006 futurity chair Nancy Harper proposed a pilot program for the amateur futurity for a region for 3 years. That particular issue was not brought forth again to continue the program itself, but the newest proposal by the futurity chair was to make it mandatory for all regions. So, what it appears is we have something mandatory that never truly received board approval to go forth as a program, right Joan?? Molly In a message dated 11/9/2010 4:19:31 P.M. Central Standard Time, ELG440@xxxxxxx writes: Woah! The Board has not yet voted to continue the Amateur system. I have wrong information. I was told it was mandatory in 2013. Bless the board if they have not voted and I hope they ask the membership what they want to do about it. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================