Alaskan Malamute Club of America
The AKC Parent Breed Club for the Alaskan Malamute

 

ITC Report April 2005

Chondrodysplasia Certification List

The list is on-line. It's not pretty, but it's there. There are 331 pages of dogs and numbers. You can page through the list by going to http://www.alaskanmalamute.org//health/Chd/ChdList.asp. You can search the list using a dogs name, a portion of the name, or a Chd number. Go to http://www.alaskanmalamute.org/Chd/search.asp . You can download the the entire database using http://www.alaskanmalamute.org/Chd/db/support.mdb. 

This will be the only posting of the list until the ITC develops a method to update the list in a reasonable manner, and implements code to extract the data directly from the database. The steps required to prepare the pages as they are now is too time consuming and too prone to error to update the list on a monthly basis.

Generic e-Mail Addresses

New email addresses have been assigned to permanent AMCA Committees, Appointees and Officers. These email addresses are set up to automatically forward to the email addresses of club officers, chairs, and appointees. Why have Generic e-Mail Addresses? Using these addresses will make it so only the mail server needs to be updated when a personal email address changes, or when a new person takes over a committee, appointment or position. These Generic e-Mail Addresses will be used on all AMCA literature, forms, and websites. The AMCA website has been updated to use the new addresses. See the Officers http://www.alaskanmalamute.org/amca/officers.asp and the Committee Appointments page http://www.alaskanmalamute.org/amca/committee.asp

Constitution, By-Laws & COE

The most up to date copy of the AMCA Constitution, By-Laws & COE is now on the website. See http://www.alaskanmalamute.org/AMCA/Constitution.asp

Breeder Listing

The Breeder Listing has been updated to reflect information sent in on new applications and renewals. If you requested a breeder listing, please take a minute to review your listing for accuracy. See http://www.alaskanmalamute.org/breeders/breeders.asp. If any information is incorrect or missing, please email the Corresponding Secretary.

2004 Regional and National Weight Pull Results

The results are now on the website. See http://www.alaskanmalamute.org/events/NS/Prior/2004/specialty_results.htm.

Forms
New versions of forms
  • Chondrodysplasia Certification - This version replaces the form published in the February 2005 Newsletter. See http://www.alaskanmalamute.org/Health/Chd/pdf/Chd_CertificationSinglePage.pdf.
  • National Futurity Stakes - See the Futurity forms at http://www.alaskanmalamute.org/Events/. In the menu select National Futurity Stakes.
  • Newsletter Subscription - See http://www.alaskanmalamute.org/AMCA/pdf/SubscriptionForm.pdf
You can now enter information into these forms on-line and print or save the form. Special thanks to John Moyer for his time and expertise setting up these forms for data entry.
Monthly Updates
Area Specialties and Top Twenty are updated monthly.
Area Specialties see http://www.alaskanmalamute.org/Events/. In the menu select Area Specialties, followed by Specialties.
Top Twenty see http://www.alaskanmalamute.org/events/. In the menu select National Specialties, followed by Top 20.
Information Technology Committee e-Mail List

If you would like to keep up to date on what's new from the ITC, but don't want to sign up for the other email lists, sign up for the AMCA ITC list. See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AMCAITC/ 

Paul Cronk
Information Technology Committee