Letter from Vickie
February is the month "of love". So hug your kitties
- and special person, family and friends - and tell them
how much you love them. Bet you get a big kitty kiss back
(from your cats of course!). By the way, you can show your
love for TICA all year long by ordering your TICA - logoed
wearables!
I'm really happy to announce the news that came out of
our Board of Directors meeting held in Harlingen, Texas
the end of January. We have a lot of news that came out
of this year's Winter meeting. New regional directors, new
judges, and new championship status breeds! The Board of
Directors has lost a few Regional Directors and I want to
say thank you for all of your hard work, and dedication
to TICA.
We've also made ordering your copy of the 2010-2011 Yearbook,
easy! To learn how to reserve and pay for your copy of the
Yearbook online ... read the information below.
I can't believe this is just February! It's started off
an exciting year, and I know more bigger and better things
are going to happen during 2012!
Purrs,
Vickie Fisher
TICA President
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2012 Board of Directors Meeting Update
A lot was accomplished at the 2012 Winter Board of Directors
meeting held in Harlingen, Texas.
- We have three interim regional directors: Dewane
Barnes, Great Lakes; Kristine Alessio, Southwest
(effective May 1) and Jo Parris, Southeast.
Election of SE/SW new regional directors will take place
during the Fall 2012 Election and the GL director election
will be in 2013.
- Please welcome and congratulate all the newly accepted
trainees and advanced members of the TICA Judging Panel:
- LH/SH Trainee: Sun Hee Lee (Korea)
- LH/SH Trainee: Toni Meisberger (Texas,
USA)
- LH/SH Trainee: Erwin van den Bunder (Austria)
- Probationary SP Judge: Sharon Kalani
(California, USA)
- Probationary SP Judge: Brenda Russo (Pennsylvania,
USA)
- Provisional AB Judge: Phillipa Holmes
(United Kingdom)
- Approved AB Judge: Elaine Hawksworth - Weitz
(Washington, USA)
- The Savannah and Kurilian Bobtail both were accepted
for Championship status effective May 1 2012. They will
be able to compete for championship titles and regional
and international awards with the start of the 2012
- 2013 show season. The breeders involved with these
programs deserve a round of applause for their hard
work to get these two wonderful breeds to this coveted
status in the cat fancy.
- TICA's regions have been realigned as noted (effective
May 1):
- Costa Rica will become part of the South America
Region
- Ontario, Canada will move from the Great Lakes
Region to the Northeast Region.
- Nunavut, Manitoba and Saskatchewan move from
Northwest Region to the Great Lakes Region.
- Colorado and New Mexico will move from the Southwest
Region and become part of the South Central Region
- The southern portion of Nevada, which includes
Las Vegas, will become part of the Southwest Region
To read the full report from this year's Winter Board
of Directors meeting,
click here.
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Reserve Your Copy of the 2010 - 2011 Yearbook
Did your cat earn a title? Win a regional or international
award? Become a DM? Or, do you just love cats and want a
copy of TICA's Yearbook? Don't miss out on ordering the
2010-2011 Yearbook! Reserve your copy now. It's easy to
do.
Click here to order your copy - we've even made payment
easy through PayPal.
If you have a new Supreme Grand Champion or Alter and/or
a regional or international winner, you'll be able to submit
your photos and information at the end of the show season.
More information will be sent out in May.
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Mark Your Calendars for Meet the Breeds 2012
TICA will once again co-host Meet the Breeds with the
American Kennel Club (AKC)! It will be held in New York
City again, but this time it will be held on October 20
- 21, 2012.
More than 40,000 people visited Meet the Breeds in 2011,
and TICA was featured on several TV shows and in different
publications as a result of Meet the Breeds. The Bengal
was a big hit and many cat lovers got to meet the Bengal
in person for the very first time in New York City.
This year's Meet the Breeds is expected to be an even bigger
event for both TICA and the AKC. If you are interested in
participating in your breed booth, please contact the
Breed Committee Chair. Watch for updates as we work
on this year's event. You can see photos of the 2011 Meet
the Breeds by
clicking here.
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Easy Online Registration Forms
TICA's goal is to streamline all of our registrations
for our members and other exhibitors, making it easier to
join TICA, register your litter, register your cattery and
register household pets. The online forms currently available
include:
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Meet the ... LaPerm
During 1982 in a cherry orchard, a cat named Speedy gave
birth to six kittens. One little female kitten was hairless,
but at six weeks had developed a sparse curly coat. Named
Curly, her coat matured into a soft wavy coat ... and the
LaPerm was "born".
A lean, muscular cat with a sweet personality, the LaPerm
was granted new breed status in 1995 and Championship status
in February 2003. To learn more about the cat with a mohair
coat,
click here.
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