>Having a board meeting in the upper Mid -West (where many many many memebers >live!) would make as much sense as having a National here...hahahaha Seems to me when you look at membership numbers and futurity entries, the northeast kinda hangs in there. We have the biggest futurity this year, but, in all the years I've been active in the GSDCA, we've NEVER had a national. The midwest does get it's fair share of nationals, and will probably have a national in the future 2 years out of every 4. So, the midwest needs to "get over it" IMO... Laurie ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================