Transcript RRCUS - Rhodesian Ridgeback

RRCUS
FIRST VP REPORT
May, 2007
RRCUS NATIONAL
SPECIALTY STATUS
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2006 UTAH NATIONAL WAS WONDERFUL AND ALSO CAME IN WITH A $5K+
PROFIT !! THANK YOU SUSAN RALSTON, ERIN COOGAN & TEAM.
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2007 CINCINNATI NATIONAL HAS RECORD ROOM NIGHTS, LARGE
ATTENDANCE !
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2008 WILL BE IN GETTYSBURG, SUNDAY SEPT 21, 2008 THROUGH SEPT
26TH, FRIDAY. CELIA WILL PRESENT A SUMMARY OF THIS EVENT.
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2009 WILL BE IN LANSING AT THE SHERATON BETWEEN FRI 5/22- 5/29,
AND JANE IS HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THAT
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2010 IS NOW OPEN AND WILL CLOSE BY NOVEMBER 1. THE SCHEDULED
LOCATION IS THE SOUTHEAST AND WE HAVE A BID FROM A GROUP IN
FLORIDA. SO GET YOUR BIDS IN !
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BIDS ALSO OPEN FOR 2011 DESIGNATED FOR THE WEST
National Specialty
2008 Judges
• Jon Cole is the breed judge for 2008 in
Gettysburg, PA from Sun 9/21- 9/26.
• Bill Kent is the Sweeps judge in 2008;
• Let’s let Celia Hoffman bring us up to speed
for this visit to historical Gettysburg!
National Specialty
2009 Judges
• Paula Hartinger is the breed judge for
2009 in Lansing—contract signed for
5/27,28,29
• Contract approved by BOD
• Ross Jones is the Sweeps judge in
2009;
• Let’s let Jane Missimer bring us up to
speed for this revisit to Lansing !
National Specialty
2009 Lansing
• Cluster Show on one end and performance
events on the other (fri 5/22-5/29)
• May 25 is Memorial Day
• Expanded lobby in Sheraton Lansing Hotel
• Same great food service and management
• Conformation, Obedience, Lure Coursing,
Rally and Agility (possibly all breed
indoors)
National Specialty
THE NOVEMBER BALLOT
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Voting on the Breed judge nominees for 2010 of: Patrice Johansen; Sandra
Fikes; John Comerford; Everett Dean; Eugene Blake; Clayton Heathcock; and
Alicia Hanna.
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Listing of candidates for Breed judge for 2011
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Voting for 5 foreign judge candidates who will be listed for 2011 Breed judge
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Voting on nominees for the 2010 Sweeps judge
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When nominating please hold up your voting card and, if recognized, stand up,
state your name and make your nomination.
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Nominations are now open for 5 foreign judge candidates and then for Sweeps
judge nominees for 2010
FIRST VP REPORT
NATIONAL SPECIALTY COMMITTEE
• Purposes: To optimize procedures for selecting National
Specialty
sites; to specify clear guidelines for submitting applications for
Nationals; and to develop a National Specialty manual.
• Committee members: Mary Lynne Elliott; Jane Missimer; Mike
Teeling; and George Ohanesian.
• Progress in last 90 days:
Developed revised National Selection Policy recommendation
Reviewed many other manuals
Prepared first draft of our RR National manual
Finished development of a National Specialty Business Plan
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NSC NATIONAL SELECTION
• Purposes: To maximize attendance at the National and to
secure qualified applications to host the National
• Recommended Timing:
* Suggest April1-May 15 or from Sept 15-Oct 30 to avoid heat
and possible airline moratoriums;
* Suggest not more than 17 mos nor fewer than 7 months in
between National Specialties; (for example, Gettysburg 9/26/08
to Lansing 5/22/09 is 8 months)
* Suggest consideration of holding Breed on a Saturday so that
people with children and/or school personnel can attend
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NSC NATIONAL SELECTION
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Purposes: To maximize attendance at the National; To secure qualified
applications to host the National; To manage the financial operation of
the National to reduce risk of loss.
Recommended Regions:
* Make three regions each representing roughly similar numbers of
members being the West, Central and East regions with 402, 338 and
436 members, respectively
* West through MT, WY, CO, NM
* Central through OH, KY, TN, AL
* East the remainder
* Three regions should help insure that at least one bid is obtained
each year.
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NSC NATIONAL SELECTION
POLICY
Purposes: To maximize attendance at the National; To secure qualified
applications to host the National; To manage the financial operation of
the National to reduce risk of loss.
• Recommended Rotation:
* Current policy has bids open for 2010 in the Southeast
* 2011 is scheduled for the West.
* Starting in 2012 to begin with Central, East (2013); Central
(2014);West (2015);Central (2016), East (2017) etc.
* With the Central region listed every other year this potentially allows
people a better possibility of making 2 out of 3 Nationals with a drive.
FIRST VP REPORT
NATIONAL SPECIALTY MANUAL
Current Policy Over Last 27 Yrs
West
7 (CA,CA,WA,CA,WA,CA,WA)
Northeast
7 (NJ,VT,NJ,MA,PA,NY,VA)
Southeast
3 (FL,KY,GA)
Central
5 (TX,NM,CO,TX,UT)
North Central
5 (OH,OH,IL,MI,OH)
Recommended Policy
West
9
Central
9
East
9
FIRST VP REPORT
NATIONAL SPECIALTY COMMITTEE
• The NSC Selection Policy recommends:
– Reasonable timing windows to maximize
attendance
– Regions with roughly equivalent number of
members;
– Three regions to enhance the possibility that at
least one bid per National will be received;
– A unique C,W,C,E rotation to maximize possibility
of driving to two out of three Nationals
– Scheduling Breed on Saturday to accommodate
families with children and those who work in the
school system
FIRST VP REPORT
NATIONAL SPECIALTY MANUAL
Purpose: To list the considerations a Show
Chair should address in planning a National
Methodology: Reviewed ten manuals including
the much acclaimed Whippet manual and the
AKC manual and current RRCUS policy
Results: Produced a draft Ridgeback manual,
sent out to Club experts for review and
comments
Items Included: Introduction setting forth the
important top down factors; selection criteria
for and negotiating tactics with the Host Hotel
in detail; job descriptions for key positions;etc
FIRST VP REPORT
NATIONAL SPECIALTY BUSINESS
PLAN
Goal/Purpose: Provide a planning tool to identify and manage costs for
breakeven
P&Ls by each key activity, identifies costs in each area
Allows “what-ifs” which flow through the model
Provides base to compare “Actuals” against
Methodology: Reviewed and quantified 10 years of entry data and 4 years of
Specialty Order Form revenue
Compiled and averaged this information into a demand revenue
model
Used expenses from Perry along with reviews with Performance,
H&G
and othercommittees and other Club experts for each P&L
Databases:
Includes history of key parameters like entries (performance &
conformation) with revenues by source, room nights,
attendees,
meals, Ways & Means sales, clinic results, etc. so that each
year no
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NATIONAL SPECIALTY MANUAL
Next Steps:
Evaluate and incorporate comments
received and Cincinnati Actuals
Finish remaining parts of the manual
Use the manual for Gettysburg
Revise as needed based on actual
experience