Tuition for the ACEF Herding Group Institute has been set at $245 for SCJA Members/ACEF Patrons OR $295 per person for the entire Institute. BUT if you register by JAN 27, 2012, you can take $50 off your Tuition. Tuition includes Registration, Class Book, Parent Club Handouts (if available) and Graduation Certificate. Lunch & breaks will be on your own.

ALL PRESENTATIONS will be held at the Host Hotel meeting room. This new venue will be quite convenient. The hotel has many services and amenities including a resturant.

HOST HOTEL is the CROWNE PLAZA-Louisville Airport, 830 Phillips Lane, Louisville, KY. Reservation LINK below.

CHECK-IN is Tuesday March 13, 6:30pm-7:15pm. Classes begin Wednesday, March 14 and plans are to end Sunday March 18th by 2:00pm.

MAKE PLANS NOW! Register by Jan. 27, 2012 and get a $50 discount!Students registrating after Feb. 20th, 2012 can not be guaranteed a Class Book.

TO REGISTER click on the link to the Registration Form. Print it, fill it out & email it or mail the form with your tuition to the address indicated. You can use PayPal for your tuition.

OR

Fill out a Registration Form ONLINE and make your tuition payment using PayPal. ONLINE Registration. Fill out then click on "Save" next click on "Save & Send", finally click on "OK". Form is sent directly to ACEF.

JUST ONE CONVENIENCE!

The 2012 Herding Group Institute will be held AT the Host Hotel in a Meeting Room! You'll be able to go from your hotel room, to the Herding Presentations with out stepping outside!

The EXPO Center where the dog shows are being held is walking distance or the the Host Hotel will take you there. So if you want to catch some of the dog show you're still very close.

WHICH MEANS IT'S TIME ..... to mark your calendar for the upcoming ACEF HERDING GROUP INSTITUTE! March 14-18, 2012. This year we will be in Louisville, KY where the Kentuckiana Cluster of Dog Shows is held, March 15-18, 2012. FOUR all-breed shows & many Specialties so when you're not in class the opportunities are endless to watch and learn about over 160 AKC breeds.

REMEMBER...

The ACEF Group Institutes are the ONLY INSTITUTES in the Country where students can attend EVERY SINGLE BREED IN AN ENTIRE AKC GROUP at one Intstitute for an unbelievable tuition!

The Group Institutes offer a unique opportunity for anyone wanting to learn about an ENTIRE GROUP of dogs. The amount of knowledge gained in about 4 -5 days is enormous.

The Judges Education Chairperson (JEC) for each breed's Parent Club is first notified of our plans for a particular Group Institute. The JEC selects a Breed Presenter to present their breed.

Due to the new criteria for component credit instituted by AKC, the ACEF had to change our past format and then examine several options. Even though the ACEF still considers the "hands-on" workshop following the verbal presentation EXTREMELY important, we had to evaluate our student needs.

We felt the most economical way to meet the needs of our students, and to ensure that our students are able to attend their choice of breeds within a complete group, is to have an entire Group at an ACEF Institute.

ACEF has had to expand to 4-5 days for a Group Institute to cover every breed in a Group without overlapping or holding 2 breeds at the same time!

We now offer the Verbal Presentations only for each breed at our Group Graduate Institutes. You will receive a component credit from AKC for each breed attended.

UPDATED: Nov 3, 2011 by Nina Marie Sherrer

MUST Have the latest ADOBE ACROBAT READER free to read the PDF files:

GET ADOBE READER

Attention Breed Presenters!

Links concerning the 2012 HERDING Institute:

For National Parent Club JEC's and appointed Breed Presenters:

JEC's Information Packet

JEC's Nat'l Parent Club Participation Form Return by: September 30, 2011

Breed Presenter's Information Packet Return Info by:

Presenters Final Letter & Quick Information

HERDING Presenter Forms Return IMMEDIATELY if you have not done so.

HERDING Group Schedule

FAQ for Breed Presenters

2012 Herding Registration Form

FAQ for Students (Please Read)

FAQ for Presenters

Host Hotel

Show Superintendent Link

Hotel & Expo Center Map

Attention Students!

Links concerning the 2012 HERDING Institute:

Student Final Letter & Quick Information

Group Schedule

FAQ for Students

Upcoming Events for ACEF and SCJA

ROOMMATE INFO and Special LINK for HOTEL RESERVATIONS

LOOKING FOR A ROOMMATE to share hotel expenses at the HOST HOTEL during the GROUP Insititue?

Email Nina w/ your information - Female/Male, Non-smoking/Smoking, phone number.. She'll connect you as requests come in. PLEASE Put "Roommate - ACEF HERDING" in the subject line.

The nearest AIRPORT is Louisville International Airport (SDF).

The host hotel provides transportation for students to and from the airport and the Expo Center.

RESERVING YOUR ROOM ...

For Phone Reservations call: 888-233-9527 Ask for the ACEF block rate.

OR make your reservations ONLINE by going to:

CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL online LINK for the ACEF

The ACEF has reserved a BLOCK of rooms at the Host Hotel which are available to both Students and Presenters. We have negotiated a rate but once those rooms are gone we cannot guarantee room availability. Please make your reservations at the HOST HOTEL early to ensure the special rate and availabliity.