2008 Tracking Advisory Committee Information
Your 2008 Tracking Advisory Committee
The Tracking Advisory Committee met during the weekend of March 13th to discuss ideas, thoughts, and suggestions submitted from the fancy and from within the committee to advance and improve the sport of tracking.
After selecting the committee members, we knew the sport and its future were in good hands as the nine members represented over 435 years of tracking experience. This experience ranged from exhibiting to judging and track-laying at all levels of the sport. This expertise represented a vast cross-section of the United States.
The committee wasted no time in tackling the multitude of responses submitted by the tracking fancy. As with any review group, some ideas passed through without much debate, some met resistance, and others require research and review by sub-committees, taken from the original committee.
With the committee meeting over, where do your suggestions and ideas go from here?
The notes from the committee meeting will be formulated into a review document by the committee, with continued discussion through conference calls. When the committee agrees on the language for each item selected to move forward, the fancy will be asked to participate again as we solicit input from those affected by any changes to the sport.
The recommendations from the committee will be presented on the AKC website for the fancy’s review and discussion. After review by the fancy, the recommendations and additional comments from the fancy will be discussed by the nine-member committee.
The outcome of this final discussion by the committee will be presented to the AKC Board of Directors for their review, recommendations, and implementation into the sport.
I want to thank the members of the Tracking Advisory Committee for their commitment to the sport and their continued support in this process.
Pictured Front Row: (left to right) Jan July, Carol Ruthenberg, Betty Winthers, Diane Schultz, Carol Clark - Back Row: (left to right) Fran Smith, Herb Morrison, Randie Meyer, Maureen Foley,
Robert Rollins, Jean Hilbig, Annette Cochrane
The AKC and the Tracking Advisory Committee would like to extend their thanks to the members of the tracking fancy who came forward and voiced recommendations and concerns for the future of AKC Tracking.
Please watch for recommendations from the Tracking Advisory Committee to be posted on the website for your review. We need your input and assistance, for you are the guardians of the sport.
Curt A. Curtis
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