CFA Board Meeting Report - October 2004

HIGHLIGHTS - CFA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
OCTOBER 2-3, 2004 - NEWARK, NJ

The notes below are gleaned from activities and actions at the Board meeting. I've listed those items having immediate impact. These notes are from my observations and in no way are to be considered official. The official minutes will be published by the Secretary, and a full description of actions and discussions will be available at that time.
Loretta Baugh,
Regional Director

All members present.

APPOINTMENTS:
Eve Russell - Credentials
Roanne Fulkerson - Marketing
David Mare - CFA Foundation

NEW CLUBS
Nor'Easter Silver Fanciers - Region 1 - not accepted
We Are Siamese - Region 4 - not accepted
Gala Cat Club - International Division (Russia) - accepted
Singapore Feline Society - International Division - accepted

NAME CHANGES (all granted)
Japan Silver & Golden CF -to Dream Catchers Cat Club
Sendai Cat Fanciers - to Tokyo Cat Fanciers

OUT OF REGION SHOWS:
Portland Cat Fanciers - Tokyo Japan
GEMS (Global Egyptian Mau Society - Winchester, VA
Approved

JUDGING PROGRAM:
Marge Collier - advanced to LH Trainee
Carolyn Fogarty - advanced to Approval Pending SH
Dennis Ganoe - advanced to Approval Pending SH
Iris Tanner - advanced to Approval Pending LH
Ed Maeda - advanced to Approval Pending LH
Jan Rogers - advanced to Approval Pending SH
Ellyn Honey - advanced to Approval Pending AB
Carolyn Lyons - advanced to Approved SH
Jan Stevens - advanced to Approved AB

SHOW RULES:
1. Raise delegate fee at Annual to $20 - Passed
2. Certificate for Grands - failed (Note: Proposal indicated specific size. Central Office instructed to send a certificate "suitable for framing")
3. Top 15 in Championship if 150+ entered - passed AB & Specialty rings
4. Top 15 in Premiership if 75+ present - passed AB & Specialty rings
5. Points awarded for Best & 2Best of Breed/Division for Kittens & Premiership for National/Regional scoring - passed
6. Increase kitten & Premiership awards (National & Regional) to Top 25 - effective 5/1/04 - passed
7. Exhibitor is responsible for entering in the correct competitive category, class, color class, and correct color/pattern description. - Passed

ANIMAL WELFARE
Adopted the following definition - "Conduct detrimental to the Cat Fancy is any behavior that seriously and adversely impact the Cat, CFA, the Fancy or any individual, and concerns matters relating to Cats, CFA, or the Fancy. This behavior may consist of a single harmful act or a series of negative acts, which, when considered together, create a significant injurious effect on the Cat. CFA or the Cat Fancy."

REGIONAL QUALIFIERS are eliminated, effective for the 2005 International show. The dates are returned to the Regions, who may choose to hold a Regional show event, or to open the date to a club show.

INTERNATIONAL SHOW: Qualifier entries are, at this point, low. Contingency plans made in the event the International Show doesn't fill. The International Show committee anticipates that this year's International Show in Houston, TX will fill at the 1000-cat limit. Due to the many mitigating circumstances which impacted this year's qualifier shows, the CFA board has voted to open the entry for this year's show. Entries will be accepted and entered into the show as follows:
1) first consideration will be given to those cats that attend the regional qualifiers, including the show at Madison Square Garden, and actually qualify as per the previously published guidelines. In addition, those cats that are impacted by the recent national disasters have been allowed to merely enter their qualifiers, but do not necessarily need to attend the qualifier shows.
2) If the International Show does not fill it's 1000-cat limit by the closing date of November 3, we will open the show up to additional entries. Next in line will be those cats that entered and attended a qualifier but did not qualify.
3) If the show still has not reached the limit, next we will take the cats which entered a qualifier, but did not attend the show. Those entries will be taken up to the limit of the show.
All entries may be sent to the entry clerks immediately after the qualifier shows. The entry clerks will process both the qualified entries and the cats exempted due to the recent disasters (#1 above). The remaining entries (those in #''s 2 and 3 above) will be date stamped as received and if the show is not filled, those entries will be processed in order of receipt.

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