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Notice of CQHA Annual General Meeting
Boardroom II - Capri Conference Centre, Red Deer, Alberta
Saturday, January 14, 2012 - 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
(Carberry, MB -
December 3, 2011) --- CQHA cordially
invites you to attend our 2012 Annual General Meeting to be held in
conjunction with the 2012 Annual Horse Breeder and Owners Conference,
in Red Deer, Alberta. The CQHA is proud to be a sponsor of this 30th
Annual Horse Breeders and Owners Conference and invites you to visit
our booth and meet our Board members in the display hall sometime over
the weekend.
Everyone is
invited to our AGM, there is no fee or pre-registration required to
attend our meeting. You do not have to be a CQHA member to attend
(unless you wish to vote).
We are privileged to have as our keynote speaker Prof. Richard Wilcke
of the University of Louisville's Equine Industry Program, the only
accredited business college program with horses in the United States.
He is the immediate past president of the Kentucky Quarter Horse
Association and co-founded the KQHA's Public Policy Committee, the
first state public policy committee of any AQHA affiliate. He has been
a major force in the use of state lobbyists - planning legislative
receptions, advising legislators on a number of issues and spending
time in Washington, DC. Professor Wilcke will speak on the topic of
mobilizing grassroots members with regard to proposed legislation
affecting horse ownership. The appearance of this engaging keynote
speaker at our AGM, is being generously sponsored (for the fourth
consecutive year) by the North American Equine Ranching Information
Council (NAERIC). A separate media news release will be issued
with more detailed information about our keynote speaker and his topic.
Besides the
usual association business, there will be two proposals on the AGM agenda
to amend the CQHA Constitution and By-Laws:
- 1) to reduce the number of
members required to be present at the AGM to constitute a quorum
- 2) to limit the number of
consecutive years a Director may be serve in any one executive
position - President, Past-President, Vice-President, Secretary
and/or Treasurer. Notice of these proposals was presented during
the 2011 AGM in Ottawa, Ontario.
The Annual Horse
Breeders and Owners Conference is held each January in Red Deer,
Alberta, and features internationally recognized speakers on a wide
range of topics of interest to horse owners, breeders and
professionals. In addition to the CQHA AGM, we encourage our CQHA
members to participate in this valuable weekend conference
January 13 - 15, 2012 (there is a conference registration fee).
For more information regarding the conference speakers, agenda or to
pre-register, please visit their website at:Horse Industry
Association of Alberta website.
CQHA members
interested in attending either the CQHA AGM and/or the Conference are
encouraged to book their hotel room at the Capri Conference Centre 1-800-662-7197
or local 403-346-2091
before the cutoff date of December 14, 2011
to receive the special rate of $115/night for a double Queen or single
King (rates vary according to room size). To receive the Capri's
special group rate, mention the "Horse Industry Association of
Alberta Conference" . Additional accommodations have been arranged
at the Red Deer Lodge 1-800-661-1657 (code HBOF) rates starting at
$109; and the Sandman Hotel 403-343-7400 (Block #190058) rates starting
at $99.
CQHA is looking
into shuttle services from the Calgary airport to the conference centre
in Red Deer for those who may be flying in. Should you need this
airport shuttle service, please contact Marnie Somers after you have booked your flight and
hotel.
A shuttle may
also be set up between Grand Prairie and Red Deer with stops along the
way, if interest warrants it, please contact the host group by email
at: Horse Industry Association of Alberta, for
more information.
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grassroots AQHA programs in Canada!