PURPOSE: The Peer Education Committee arranges for the educational programs and seminars that are presented at the National Specialty.

TASKS:

1. The Committee seeks input from the fancy and specific committees to present programs of interest to Pembroke Fanciers (conformation, genetics, performance).

2. The Committee works with various Show Chairs in deciding day, time, and place for various programs.

3. The Committee has total responsibility for arranging seminars and programs, to include contracts with speakers, hospitality, and facilities.

ORACLE:

1. 13-O, 5/8/97, pg. 3: M/S/C that the Genetics and Education committees will work together to produce the entire OFA list in a user friendly format to be available at a nominal cost.

2. 14-H, 9/9/97, pg. 2: M/S/C that the Board create three distinct educational committees: Judges Education Committee, PEER EDUCATION COMMITTEE and the General Education Committee, with the duties previously assigned to the Education Committee dispersed to the appropriate new committees to report to the Board through the Education Liaison as shown in the Organizational Chart. Education-General (now called Public)--The Chair writes the column for the NEWSLETTER, keeps the fancy aware of AKC educational activities and periodicals available, provides an informational table at the Specialty for all attendees. EDUCATION-PEER--THE CHAIR MAINTAINS THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS WHICH IS
SENT TO THE NEWSLETTER CHAIR, AFFILIATE EDITORS, AND SECRETARIES OF AFFILIATED AND NON-AFFILIATED CLUBS, AND ORGANIZES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO BE OFFERED AT THE SPECIALTY. Education-Judges--This Committee is responsible for Judges Seminars at the National; the mentor program; mailing Illustrated Standards to prospective judges; requesting newly approved judges' biographies for the
NEWSLETTER; Judges Pictorial; encouraging regional PWC clubs' judges seminars and developing a packaged program to allow local clubs to present a standard format for education).