[ SHOWGSD-L ] Press Release Highlights from October, 07 AKC board meeting

From: "Ginger Cleary" <cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:58:22 -0400
 Ginger Cleary,Rome, GA  ww.rihadin.com
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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                    Contact:
  Daisy Okas
  Date:    October 12, 2007                    Phone:
  212-696-8343


  HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE OCTOBER 2007 BOARD MEETING

  New York, NY - Highlights from the October 2007 meeting of the AKC Board
  of Directors are as follows:

  * Dates and locations for future AKC Delegate Meetings were set as
  follows:
          June 8-9, 2008 (Sunday/Monday) - Boston, MA area
  (Quincy, MA)
          September 8-9, 2008 (Monday/Tuesday) - New York City
  Area
          December 15-16, 2008 (Monday/Tuesday) - Long Beach, CA
          March 9-10, 2009 (Monday/Tuesday) - New York City Area

  * The following breeds will be eligible to compete in the Miscellaneous
  Class at shows, effective July 1, 2008: Cane Corso, Cesky Terrier,
  Icelandic Sheepdog, and Leonberger. The Dogue de Bordeaux will be
  eligible to compete in the Working Group at shows, effective July 1,
  2008.

  * An exploratory committee was appointed to evaluate the current
  alignment of breeds within the seven variety groups to determine if a
  different alignment would better serve the Sport now and in the future.
  The members are: Dr. Thomas Davies, Chair, Marieann Gladstone, John
  Nielsen, Karen Burgess, Dr. Robert Smith, Dr. William Newman, Robert
  Fisher, R. William Taylor, Dr. Alvin Krause, and Robin Stansell. Robin
  Stansell will serve as AKC staff liaison. A representative from the Dog
  Show Superintendent's Association will also serve on the committee.

  * At the request of the English Springer Spaniel Field Trial
  Association, a policy was adopted to prevent a client from entering a
  field trial where their professional trainer is judging. This policy is
  effective January 1, 2008.

  * Clubs were given options they may exercise in preparing judging
  schedules to improve exhibitor convenience. The full details are in the
  minutes of this meeting.

  * Revisions to the Whippet breed standard as published in the AKC
  GAZETTE were approved effective January 1, 2008.

  * The new breed approval policy for Conformation judges, as it applies
  to the first application, have been amended, effective January 1, 2008.
  The full details are in the minutes of this meeting.

  * The Board approved a Classified Advertising Program for clubs, whereby
  AKC provides templates for ads highlighting both AKC and the club, and
  the club receives an educational credit for running the ad. The details
  are in the minutes for this meeting.

  The following Delegates were approved:

  * Kay N. Allred, Cumming, GA, to represent Sawnee Mountain Kennel Club
  of Georgia
  * Martha V. Dean, Lexington, KY, to represent Irish Wolfhound Club of
  America
  * Betty Grotophorst, Belleville, WI, to represent Badger Kennel Club
  * Chari Magnan, Weirsdale, FL, to represent Greater Ocala Dog Club
  * James L. Marshall, Santa Fe, TX, to represent Galveston County Kennel
  Club
  * Jeannette Nieder, Greenfield, NH, to represent Merrimack Valley Kennel
  Club
  * Patricia B. Staub, Ashland, VA, to represent Greater Fredericksburg
  Kennel Club
  * Kenneth L. Wadley, Township of Washington, NJ, to represent First Dog
  Training Club of Northern New Jersey




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