Wow...what a sensible post! peggy Cinosam GSD wrote: >The problem is, that who we consider the best and the brightest may be be >different from person to person. I like the idea of Regional representation, >because lets face it, not all of us know everyone that runs for the Board; >name recognition plays a huge role in who the general membership votes for. > > If we can only vote for someone in our region then the odds of getting the > "best" person is much better. It would also give some wonderful people with > little or no name recognition a chance to serve on the Board. > > Cindy > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================