Those of you have been elected to the GSDCA in the past- how many times did you miss a GSDCA Meeting?- For those of you who do not know the meeting dates are set by the Bylaws and there are just three of them a year aside from the National. Notice is given at the previous meeting as to the next location so you have four months to plan. Now no one looks forward to buying a ticket ( you have to pay up front and get reimbursed a couple months later) getting up at 4:00 to catch a 6:00 A.M. flight, for me it means connecting somewhere , getting to a site to see a potential show location and spending btween 12-16 hours in meetings. I have made every meeting, once so sick I stayed in my room and sat away from everyone so they would not get sick. Frank who is not the whelper here has had to deliver two litters. When you run for office you make a committment to be at the meetings. It is a honor and responsibility that should not be taken lightly, especially if you have duties to perform at the meeting. Now I have never missed a meeting but let us suppose as a Board member you can't make a meeting. What would be the right thing to do? Who would you call? The President- the person in cahrge of room reservations- would you just not show up? Would you wait until the meeting to let someone know? Let's assume you are at a meeting and the Board requests that you do something. Absent it being against your moral or ethical obligations or against the Bylaws , would you comply? If a Board member called and left a message would you return the call? If you were aware of rules would you ignore them? Just wondering- would REALLY LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE CANDIDATES-Kris ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================