Committee
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Description
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Annual Events
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The Annual Events Committee is
responsible for the organization of the Annual Annual Awards Show and
Convention as well as the Annual Board Meeting. |
Computer Committee
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The agenda of the Computer Committee is to advise in the developing of programs for computerization
of registration, annual awards computations, computer preparation
of catalogs and any other area involving computer science.
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Feline Welfare Committee
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The main purpose of the Feline Welfare Committee is to deal with issues and complaints dealing with feline welfare.
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Genetics Committee
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The purpose of the Genetics Committee is to advise the Board of Directors in any matter
relating to breeds, breeding, colors, deformities or any other matter in the field
of genetics.
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Household Pet Committee
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The primary goal of the
Household Pet Committee is to facilitate and advance TICA's outreach to
- and ensure the inclusion of - household pets and their owners as
equals with pedigreed cats and their owners, both in the show rings,
and in levels of respect within the cat fancy. Additionally, our goal
is to educate TICA members and the general public that owning a
household pet can be as rewarding as owning a purebred cat.
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International Development
Committee
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The goal of the
International Development Committee is to promote TICA membership,
to encourage judging applicants, to assist Regional Directors in the development
of new areas and to report to the Board of Directors any problems or issues
pertaining to areas not yet organized as TICA regions.
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Legal Committee
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The Legal Committee advises TICA
regarding legal matters and conducts the initial review of complaints
and disciplinary matters.
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Legislative Committee
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The Legislative Committee of The International Cat Association will increase awareness of legislative issues which may negatively impact pet ownership and the cat fancy, and provide a resource center to enable fanciers to fight detrimental legislation or advance beneficial legislation.
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Marketing Committee
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The TICA Marketing Committee is
seeking opportunities to put TICA's name in front of as many people as
we can - both here in the USA and internationally as well. We are
looking for ways to bring extra income to TICA. In general, we
are seeking ways to help TICA grow and to become a stronger presence in
the cat fancy as a whole. |
Publications Committee
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The Publications Committee is responsible for the publication of the membership magazine TICA Trend and the TICA Yearbook.
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Rescue Committee
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The mission of the TICA Rescue
Committee is to support, facilitate, and help to provide purebred cat
breed rescue, to help all cats by continuing the cat fancy's
long-standing tradition of support for and encouragement of responsible
rescue efforts, and to provide education regarding responsible cat
ownership and responsible breeding.
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Rules Committee
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The mission of the Rules Committee is to review all proposed amendments to the By-Laws,
Show Rules, Registration Rules and Standards of the Association, to note other
rules affected by the proposed change and to ensure that the proper terms are
used to convey the meaning intended and to ensure uniformity of terminology
throughout the By-Laws, Show Rules and Standards of the Association.
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TIFS Junior Achiever Committee
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The TICA Junior Achiever
committee was formed to develop, test and refine a TICA junior
exhibitor program that will attract, engage and educate youthful
exhibitors under the age of 18 by exposing TICA Junior achievers to
both competition and a continuing educational process as they work
their way through Six Levels of Achievement. |
