To the Core : Updates from the American Kennel Club
Dear Friends,
It is always a pleasure to share with you the important work occurring at the American Kennel Club. This edition of ‘To the Core,’ will focus on the Competition Management Enhancement system, updates from the AKC Canine Health Foundation, AKC Meet the Breeds and more.
Reminder as you begin planning your events:
The Show Conflict Distance Policy restricts clubs from holding events of the same type within a set number of miles. The distance is determined using straight line miles. In 2021 the AKC Board voted to add an option that clubs may appeal a conflict denial, if the driving mileage was approximately 25% greater than the conflict distance mileage for the sport. For more information or questions about this policy, please contact eventplans@akc.org
AKC Meet the Breeds Was a Success
AKC Meet the Breeds in New York City was a roaring success! Held on January 28-29th at the Jacob Javits Center, the canine extravaganza welcomed 25,000 dog lovers from the Tri-state area and beyond who enjoyed a day or two of meeting and playing with over 1400 dogs, watching exciting demonstrations, and learning about responsible dog ownership. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive from exhibitor and attendees.
We want to thank our Parent and local clubs, vendors and volunteers. The success of this event would not be possible without the time, energy, and dedication of each one of you. We have two more AKC Meet the Breeds events in 2023, Chicago-August 26th and 27th (in conjunction with the International Kennel Club show) and Columbus-October 14th at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Sign-ups begin soon, please keep an eye out and make sure your beloved breed is represented.
The Competition Management Enhancement Project
In 2022, the decision was made to transition the Competition Management System (CMS) to the latest version of PowerBuilder which is cloud-based platform. The transition is currently being tested in the AKC pre-production servers and the testing is going well. The next step is to move the web-based platform to our production servers and transition all staff to using it. This migration should be transparent to external users. Internal staff will notice some minor changes to their processing procedures.
There are several advantages to moving to a web-based platform. (1) The system will be more easily accessible to staff when working remotely or travelling, (2) management of the system is simplified by making it easier to maintain and deploy new versions of software, and (3) it will not be necessary to reprogram some components of CMS that currently operate efficiently.
Programming is proceeding on features that are not affected by the migration. An upgrade to the Judge Panel Management (JPM) system is in final internal testing. It will then move to outside user review. This enhancement allows clubs to manage their judging panels across multiple days of events. Programming is in progress on a suite of judge reports. Once programming is complete, they will be reviewed by Sports & Events Staff and when approved, shared with all judges using their My AKC Accounts. These reports will assist judges in tracking their judge requirements, experiences, and be able to easily provide clubs information on approved competition types. It will also assist staff as judge requests and applications will have less errors and require less time to process.
The CMS Update Project will be on-going for several years, with new features being implemented and shared with the respective audience (clubs, staff, judges, or participants) as they are completed.
Updates from the AKC Canine Health Foundation
The AKC Canine Health Foundation worked diligently in 2022 to enhance the well-being of dogs everywhere.
In 2022 alone, AKC CHF invested $3.4 million in 54 new canine health research and educational grants. These funds support studies exploring drug resistant epilepsy, chronic kidney disease, new technologies to diagnose and treat cancer, spread of vector-borne diseases, and more. Several of these studies are a continuation of previous CHF-funded work expanding the understanding of the management of congestive heart failure, early detection of various cancers, and a new treatment for bone cancer.
AKC CHF worked with seven clubs and to fund one of their largest studies ever for $460,620. This study focuses on early detection of canine osteosarcoma and is underway at the University of Minnesota under lead investigator Dr. Jaime Modiano.
They also launched a match campaign in partnership with the Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United States (RRCUS) (via its RRDAF and Nancy Krupa Fund) and the Rhodesian Ridgeback Charitable Foundation (RRCF). Dedicated to advancing canine health these groups have committed $90,000 over three years which will match donations to AKC CHF-funded cancer research up to $30,000 per year.
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