TICA counts about 8.000 members all over the world. Each of them are connected with the breed committee of their breed.

World is divided in Regions which are managed by a Regional Director:

	Asia
	Northern Europe
	Southern Europe
	Great Lakes
	Great Plains
	Mid-Atlantic
	Mid-Pacific
	Northeast
	Northwest
	South America
	South Central
	Southeast
	Southwest
	Others countries are classified "International Region"

Our Region is Southern Europe which include Albania, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland and Turkey.Our Regional Director is Genevieve Basquine.

Each three years, President, Vice President are elected by all Tica members and Regional Directors are elected by their regional members. Twice a year, all of them are called together at the semi annual and the annual congress. During these 3 day meeting Board works on rules, judging program and i.e

TICA offers very detailed standards about each breed. These standards are proposed by the elected Breed Committee, submitted to all members of that breed for a vote, submitted to the Genetic Committee and to the Committee of terminology then the Board is called to appreciate if all procedures were respected and to vote the considered modification.

TICA has a pool of judges, directed by Bobbie Tullo. All of them have to get refreshing tests each year, in order to be re-licensed, and have to get exams to be up graduated.

TICA awards the Winners of the Year, at the Annual, and Regions award their winners during Regional Awards.

The list is established by the Executive Office in US and sent to the regional directors at the end of the season.

TICA : www.tica.org
Regional Director : Genevieve Basquine E-mail