Been reading all of the comments with great interest and deja vu. Do any of you remember years ago I posted the national would end up in the middle of the country and probably never leave it again. Why say that? A board member stated at a board meeting in July 2004 that it was their intent to have it in the middle of the country and never move it again. Voila! Yes, the membership survey was very clear on the wishes...east, central, west, central and for a few years it came close....or more or less. So now its about the money and our clubs financial status. The funds are not so horrible as to deny rotation. There are many great sites to accomodate most of the membership and get near a hub airport. Yes Carolyn, you were very right in your objections for so many reasons. Evan asked a question about the geographic location of the board....in 04 I believe 11 out of 19 were middle or central region of the country. The problem with having the national repeatedly in the same location (besides the fact that the membership does not want this) is you lose on some of the essential support. Vendors and seating helps offset the costs.....if the membership can find away around buying seats, they will. If the vendors don't have adequate space or it is too far of a drive, they won't go. So if it loses overall, more the reason to not move things around....stay where it is less pricey. If a good portion of the membship can't make it.....well, we know how that goes. I could have lived with the Purina plan if they did a 3year booking....every other year. East (Philly 13), Purina, West, Purina, back east. And now, no streaming video. Wonder what the entry will be in 16 at Purina?????? Molly Member GSDCA, GSDCC, GSDC of Beaumont, Life Member CKC bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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 SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================