In a message dated 2/2/2005 6:07:32 PM Mountain Standard Time, Erynbrook1@xxxxxxx writes: > Okay, so I'm not a financial genius, actually, I'm not any kind of genius, > but wouldn't it be more cost effective to have the chairman (one person) > visit > the prospective sites, report back to the Board, and then have the board > look > at the sites that meet the national show specifications instead of flying > the > entire board all over the country to all the sites? > Nanci you are right. That is what happens. The Board only visits sites that the chairman thinks are suitable. And the chairman only visits sites that she investigates first and appear to be suitable. The Board has to decide on the location of the National so it is important that the members get to see the sites first hand. Tish ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================