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Seminar Registration Forms for Conformation and Junior Showmanship

* Upcoming Institutes for Aspiring and Newly Approved Judges

Listing a Seminar

• To list a Conformation Seminar, please contact:
  Kathleen Caruana, Judging Operations Department
  phone: (919) 816-3862; fax: (919) 816-4225; email: judgesed@akc.org
• To list an Obedience, Agility or Tracking Seminar, please contact:
  Theresia Jones, Companion Events Department
  Phone: (919) 816-3747; fax: (919) 816-4204; email: tdj@akc.org
• To list a Performance Seminar, please contact:
  Lisa Carroll
  phone: (919) 816-3900; email: lac@akc.org

General Information for Conformation

Institutes, seminars and workshops must be accessible to American Kennel Club Staff including the Executive Field Staff. Judging Operations Staff will be available as a resource, to promote a positive rapport in the judging community and make periodic presentations as Judging Operations considers appropriate and feasible.

Sponsoring organization must submit a summary and report of each Seminar and Workshop presented along with certification of attendance. Report must document having met each condition outlined in the criteria for seminars and workshops listed below.

Upon completion of seminars and hands-on workshops, please submit the following documents to the Judging Operations Department allowing the attendees’ records to be updated and credited accordingly.

• Seminar & Hands-on Workshop Report
• Hands-On Workshop Breed Evaluation Form
• Seminar Attendee Form
• Criteria: Seminars and Workshops

Additional credit for "Mentoring" will not be given for experience at the institute. "Mentoring" credit will be considered for relationships established at institutes/seminars/workshops and documented as ongoing.