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Rocky Mountain National Park

2013 NASSA AGM

by Site Admin on April 26, 2013

Rocky Mountain National Park

June 7-9, 2013
The Wool Market, Estes Park Fairgrounds
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain Park Inn, (970) 586-2333
Estes Park, Colorado
Hosted by Jared Lloyd and Friends

Download the schedule and registration form: 2013 NASSA AGM Flyer

2013 NASSA AGM BASIC INFORMATION

Please join us in beautiful Estes Park Colorado and Rocky Mountain National Park as we celebrate Shetland Sheep in conjunction with The Wool Market, the area’s premier fiber festival at the Estes Park Fairgrounds. We have reserved a block of rooms at the Rocky Mountain Park Inn, Estes Park, CO, (970) 586-2333 (rooms are $109 per night plus any applicable fees or charges) and our AGM events will either be held at the fairgrounds or the Inn. Please reserve your room very soon as it is tourist season and lodging will fill quickly. We have a wonderful lineup of speakers and events for you so you can leave educated as well as entertained. Presenters include Letty Kline, Maggie Howard and Chris Kerston. Chris specializes in farm direct marketing and social media marketing and has taken his own farm business from an email list of 25 to over 5000. His farm products sell out before they can even grace the farms storage areas. He is a popular speaker nationally and is committed to helping you market your Shetland products directly with success. Maggie Howard will clear up the questions of Shetland Color Genetics and Letty Kline will help us with an understanding of conformation as there is more to Shetlands then just fleece! We will also have a cooking class with the culinary expertise of Jared Lloyd and some fun as we gather around the campfire, attend the Shetland Grand Prix Big Hat Races and more…

Your AGM registration fee includes all seminars, the banquet, campfire meal and General Meeting Lunch. Please don’t miss this special AGM in a very special location. If you have questions regarding the event or wish to volunteer, please contact Jared Lloyd at 970-683-8820. Registration Deadline is May 1, 2013.

For those planning to show at the Wool Market, please see the following article: Info About the Transfer Deadline for the AGM Wool Market.

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The Estes Park Wool Market requires all transfers of sheep to be completed by May 1 in order to show them. That means the certificate must indicate that sheep were transferred by May 1. This creates a problem for those who transfer sheep into their children’s name to show or have sold sheep to someone who wants to show them at the AGM. We all know that Shetland lambs are not developed at this point so that one could make a decision as to which are going to be shown. To address this problem the NASSA Registrar has agree to allow an exemption for this event that will allow transfers to be back dated. From May 2-June1 any transfers submitted to the registry that are clearly marked (e.g., use a BIG post it note) that the sheep are being shown at the national show and the transfer needs to be back dated they will back date it to 4/30/13.

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