InsIde AHA
National Event Operational Procedures Committee (NEOPS)*
have to offer it, because the class was not getting any entries.” bickford cautions that final decisions about which classes to offer are made by the individual show commissions; the show commission for “Canadian nationals was looking at offering working cow classes, but didn’t really have the support for them; they didn’t offer those classes … but those classes will be offered at U.s. nationals.”
Chaired by Gerald McDonald
Includes Members From Each National Show Commission
Formed to Provide a Consistent Overview For Every National Show
Produces an Annual Manual for the National Show Commissions
Defines Operating Policies (Such as Entry Deadlines and Refund Policies)
National Championship & Regional Classes Committee* Chaired by Chris Bickford
Is the Largest Committee in the AHA
Recommends Which Classes to Include or Suspend (Final Decisions About Which Classes to Offer are Made by the Individual Show Commissions)
Oversees Standardization of Job Descriptions
Sets Certain Remuneration Amounts (Which are Approved by the Budget and Finance Committee and AHA’s Board of Directors)
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*Activities include, but are not limited to, those listed here.