2008 AEDCA
National Schedule of
Events
The
show and meetings will be held at the David
L. Lawrence
Convention Center,
1000
Ft. Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh,
PA 15222-3899
in downtown Pittsburgh.
The Banquet will be
at the Holiday Inn,
Greentree, 401 Holiday Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15220.
(West of the city).
Friday,
March 28
-
4
p.m. to 10 p.m. - Convention Center open
for setup. We
will have an area
sectioned off for Eskies.
5:30
p.m. to 6:45 p.m. - Welcome reception - grooming
area - light snacks
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. - AEDCA
Annual Meeting - members, prospective members, and guests welcome
Saturday,
March 29
- AEDCA designated National Specialty -
Conformation - Judge
Joseph Gregory
Sweepstakes - puppy,
futurity, veterans,
Agility, Rally, Obedience,
Jr. Showmanship plus Eskie-only Jr. Showmanship (points will not count
towards
rankings), Stud Dog, Brood Bitch, Brace, Parade of Title Holders.
Judges Education Seminar - Contact: Debbie Mitchell ~ (940) 482-3699 Email: eskie18@earthlink.net
Saturday,
March 29 Evening - AEDCA Awards
Banquet and Auction Holiday
Inn -
Greentree (Pittsburgh).
Plans are in the
works.
Sunday,
March 30
- Regional Specialty - Conformation—Judge
Paula Hartinger
Agility, Rally, Obedience
and Jr. Showmanship
Monday,
March 31
- Special Event - Herding
Location - Nova, OH (In
Ohio approximately 150 miles west of Pittsburgh, PA)
Plans for this event are
coming together, but are not finalized, and are dependant on enough
interest. This will
be an American Herding Breeds
Association Instinct Test. Dogs passing the test will earn one leg
towards an AHBA
title. Stay tuned
for updates!
All events except for
agility: Superintendent
MB-F. Look
for the Western Pennsylvania Kennel Association
(WPKA) premium list. Our
show is an
imbedded specialty.
Agility: Superintendent: Phyllis Belcastro, Beaver County
Kennel
Club
Entries are first received
(trial doesn't usually fill); two rings each day, no Fast class.
There will be a link to
the Agility Premium list on the AEDCA website when it is available in
January.
Hotels
(west of the
city)
Hampton,
555
Trumbell Dr., Pittsburgh,
412-922-0100
Holiday
Inn Pittsburgh - Greentree, 401 Holiday
Dr., 412-922-8100 (location of Banquet)
Travel Inn W, I-79 and Rt. 60, 412-922-0120
Motel
6,
I-79 and Rt. 60, 412-922-9400
Red
Roof Inn,
S. Airport, 6404 Steubenville Pike, Pittsburgh
412-787-7870
Camping - in parking lots adjacent to
the Convention Center, dry camping (no
hookups). If you
are camping, contact
Cindy Cwi, cindycwi@gmail.com
or 317-578-9878 so we can update you on details as they become
available.
2008
AEDCA NATIONAL
SPECIALTY - RAFFLE AND AUCTION DONATIONS
We will have a fundraising
raffle during the show and an auction during the Awards Banquet on
Saturday
evening. All
donations, large and small,
are welcomed! If
you are an artist or
craftsperson, your original works are especially valued.. Other donations could be a
basket full of
goodies or treasures found on eBay. Use
your creativity!
Contact
Melissa Fox, email Eskielvr@sbcglobal.net
or 614-409-9357 or meberle@hotmail.com
to let her know what you plan to donate. Send
your items to her by March 1 at 223 Buckeye Circle, Columbus, OH
43217.
If you are attending the
show you may bring your donations to the show, but still let Melissa
know what
to expect.
Show
committee:
Show Chair: Howard West, westh@ugs.com
Publicity: Cindy Cwi, cindycwi@gmail.com
Trophy: Connie Hofer, clhofer@aol.com
and Cindy Cwi, cindycwi@gmail.com.
Hospitality: Kathleen Strunk, skeskies@yahoo.com
Judge's Education: Debbie Mitchell, eskie18@earthlink.net
Fundraising: Melissa Fox, Eskielvr@sbcglobal.net
Special event: Parade of Titleholders -Tammy Powers, Eskiegal@cinci.rr.com
Special event: Herding - Jenifer Brimmer, jbrimmer@earthlink.net
