SECRETARY’S REPORT

Minutes from the September 11, 2004 meeting held at Joe and Debbie Adamczyk’s home in Warren, MA.

Members present: Brenda Dean, Kathie Chouinard, Dottie Duclos, Pete Dolan, Diane Johnson, Joe Stoddart, MaryAnn Stoddart, Pauli Haggis, Bill Haggis, Cindy King, Bill Pechka-King, Matt Mason, Joe Adamczyk, Debbie Adamczyk, Susan Winters, Gull Reidy.

Secretary’s report: Minutes from the July 10, 2005 meeting were accepted as printed in the New England Aussie Newsletter.

No representative present although Pete Dolan reported that the ASCA office in Texas has a
new office manager and three new staff members. There is also talk of a counter law suit
against the previous DNA laboratory.

Committee Reports

• Agility – Pete Dolan reported that the Board has recinded the September first deadline for the fee increase, but any trial sancitioned after January first will be under the new fee system. It also appears that ASCA and NADAC will be parting company with a possible June first date. There is also a motion to prohibit tracking anyone who does not have anASCA tracking number.

• Bylaw – Linda Gray is working temporarily in the ASCA office and was not present.
• Conformation – Peter Kontos was not present.
• DNA & Genetics – Linda Gray was not present.
• Juniors – Cindy King reported that the Board is considering changing Junior Showmanship to a points standard to qualify, this would probably start with the 2006 Nationals.
• Obedience – not representative present.
• Stockdog – Bill King reported that things are proceeding smoothly on the committee.
• Tracking – Celeste Kelly, Linda Gray, Sue Schroeder, no representative present.
• Versatility – no representative present.

The library was present and available to any member.

Sunshine Report – Jean Janotta

No representative present.

Event Updates

• October 22 – 29, 2005 ASCA Nationals in Georgia – there will be additional TD tracking added and TDX will be set for later in the week.
• October 23 – Agility Pre-show by ASCNE at the Nationals. Jean Janotta wrote that the trial is about 2/3 full with approximately 220 entries (660 runs total) and that the budget is looking good.
• October 24 – Conformation Pre-show by ASCNE at the Nationals, Peter Kontos in charge.
• November 6, 2005 – the meeting location has changed from Jean Janotta’s home in Raymond, NH to Dr. Matt Mason’s.

OLD BUSINESS

• New Members – Mary Wells,  has been accepted for membership.
• 2OO5 CALENDAR
• ASCNE Nationals Exploratory Update – Pete Dolan
• Pete is putting together a presentation for New England to host the 2007 Nationals, southern NV is also interested in hosting that year.
• Donations to Working Dog Foundation -
There were suggestions that protective vests for police dogs may not be the only thing needed by the WDF, cooling vests were also mentioned and questions concerning where and how the donation would be made. More research will be done and the proposal will be brought up again at the next meeting.
• Change in ASCA Agility Membership Fees and Impact on Partnering Clubs for 2006

• ASCNE Election Candidate Committee –
The committee must consist of three members, one of which must be a Board member. The committee will be: Pete Dolan, Susan Winters and Pam Parker. Anyone who would like to run for office or nominate someone, please contact on of the committee members.

• Moose-a-Mania – This event would to change dates from the first weekend in August to July 28, 29 & 30, Clara Glover will be checking on fairgrounds availability.

NEW BUSINESS

• Membership Applications – Kathie Chouinard reported that there have been no requests for membership at this time.
• Rescue Show – Audrey will not be able to run the raffle for 2006 and we will need a replacement. Brenda Dean reported that the response for a Friday evening show was positive and will move forward. A discount was discussed for pre entry of all three days, look for more information to come on this.
• ROM – Mary Ann Stoddart would like to buy toys for this event during the year when she can take advantage of discounts and the Board approved and also approved holding the event at the Log Cabin again.
• URL Payment – Randall Dean has been very generously paying for the URL address for a number of years. A motion was made, seconded and passed to pay him $300 for past amount and the coming year.
• Donation for Hurricane Relief – Matt Mason made a motion to donate a total of $1500 from the Rescue account for Hurricane Katrina relief, $750 to the American Red Cross specifically ear marked for Katrina and $750 to Noah’s Wish Foundation which helps animals in time of disaster, again ear marked for Katrina. This motion was seconded by Debbie Adamczyk and passed.
• Stockdog Trial – Matt Mason will be course director for a New Hampshire trial next year, look for the dates to be posted in the NEW ENGLAND AUSSIE NEWSLETTER.

Respectfully submitted, Diane Johnson