"THE C.O.M. NEWS", SEPTEMBER 2005 nr. 114

PLEASE NOTE: The organisers of these international shows may indicate their possible preferences for a specific C.O.M./O.M.J. Supervisor, doing so by letter to the O.M.J. Secretary (with copy to the relevant Supervisor) before 30th June. However, the official Supervisor will be appointed at the C.O.M./O.M.J. Congress in September.

BELGIUM

-Gouden Ring Show Ypres

12th International Show after 1993

Place: Westhoek Expo, Ypres

Encaging of birds :                  Wednesday 19th October
Judging of exhibits :                 Thursday 20th October
Official opening :                     Friday 21st October
Show open to the public, :       Saturday 22nd and
                                              Sunday 23rd October including bird sales from 09.00 hrs to 18.00 hrs
Awards ceremony :                Sunday 23rd October
Uncaging of birds :                  Sunday 23rd October

Information: Dirk DUMONT, Zwevezelestraat 30, B-8810 Lichtervelde (Belgium)
E-mail: dirkdumont@compagnet.be
Website: www.goudenring.be

C.O.M. / O.M.J. Supervisor: Wim Mulder

-V.v.N.K. (Vereniging voor Nieuwe Kleurkanaries) Geel

32nd International Exhibition " Nieuwe Kleurenshow "
International show exclusively for Coloured Canaries (rings of the current year)

Place: Hoger Instituut der Kempen (Campus), Ring, Geel

Encaging of birds :                  Tuesday 1st November
Judging of exhibits :                Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd November
Official opening :                    Friday 4th November at 19.30 hrs
Show open to the public, :      Saturday 5th November from 09.00 hrs to 17.00 hrs including bird sales and
                                             Sunday 6th November from 09.00 hrs to 15.30 hrs
Awards ceremony :                Sunday 6th November at 16.00 hrs
Uncaging of birds :                 Sunday 6th November at 16.30 hrs

For all information and registration forms:
Mr. Désiré NOEL, Secretary
Kapelleweg, 34
B - 2230 Ramsel (Belgium)
Tel.: 016 69 67 78 E-mail: desire.noel@adinsec.be

C.O.M. / O.M.J. Supervisor: Bernardino Yeves

GERMANY

-Kanaria Lörrach 1900 E.V.

IPOS 2004

Place: Alemannenhalle in Maulburg, suburbs of Lörrach

Encaging of birds :                      Thursday 3rd November from 12.00 hrs to 21.00 hrs
Judging of exhibits :                     Friday 4th November
Show open to the public :           Saturday 5th November from 10.00 hrs to 18.00 hrs
                                                  Sunday 6th November from 09.00 hrs to 16.00 hrs
Awards ceremony :                    Saturday 5th November at 20.00 hrs
Uncaging of birds :                     Sunday 6th November at 16.30 hrs

Information: Mr. Peter STRACK - Bahnhofstrasse 9 - D - 79400 Kandern (Germany)
Tel. / fax: 07626 1774 - E-mail: Peter.Strack@T-Online.de

C.O.M. / O.M.J. Supervisor: Kees Maandag

ITALY

-Associazione Ornitologica Etnea / Associazione Misterbianchese

C/o Tomaselli Matteo - Largo Barriera, 15 - I - 95030 S. Agata li Battiati (CT) (Italy)

2ª Mostra Internazionale Etnea-Misterbianchese

Venue: Ente Prov.le Alle Ciminiere

Encaging of birds :                     Monday 17th October
Judging of exhibits :                    Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th October
Official opening :                        Saturday 22nd October at 11.00 hrs
Show open to the public :           Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd October
Awards ceremony :                    Sunday 23rd October at 11.00 hrs
Uncaging of birds :                     Sunday 23rd October at 18.00 hrs

C.O.M. / O.M.J. Supervisor: Ernest Gracia

-Associazione Ornitologica Pugliesi

C/o Via Davide Lopez, 20 - I – 70123 Bari (Italy)
Tel.: 0039- 080. 57 46 910

6ª Mostra Internazionale del Mediterraneo

Venue: close by the Ente Fiera del Levante, Lungomare starita

Encaging of birds :                      Tuesday 1st November
Judging of exhibits :                    Wednesday 2nd November
Show open to the public :           Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th November
Awards ceremony :                    Sunday 6th November
Uncaging of birds :                     Sunday 6th November

C.O.M. / O.M.J. Supervisor: Nery d’Azevedo

-A.P.O.V. Vicenza / A.O.A. Arzignano

C/o Zattera, Carlo - Via San Francesco, 11A - I - 36078 Valdagno (VI) Italy
Tel.: 0039- 0445. 40 66 62 - Fax: 0039- 0445. 40 40 42 - E-mail: apovvicenza@libero.it

5th International Show « Città del Palladio »

Venue: Ente Fiera Vicenza, Padiglione “L” - Viale del Lavoro, 69 - 36100 Vicenza

Encaging of birds :                      Tuesday 8th November from 09.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs
Judging of exhibits :                    Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th November
Official opening :                        Friday 11th November at 16.00 hrs
Show open to the public :          11th (from 16.00 hrs), 12th and 13th November
                                                 from 09.00 hrs to 18.00 hrs
Awards ceremony :                   Saturday 12th November at 20.00 hrs
Uncaging of birds :                    Sunday 13th November at 18.00 hrs

C.O.M. / O.M.J. Supervisor: Jean-Pierre Rotzetter

-Associazione Ornicultori Cesenate

C/o Casella Postale nº 148 - I – 47023 Cesena (FO) Italy and/or
Sig. Farabegali Paride - Via Comunale, Sala 1249 - I – 47023 Ruffio di Cesena (FO) Italy
Tel.: 00 39 0547 300 304

Venue: Ente Fiera Agri - Cesena, Via Dismano – Quartiere Pieve Sestino, I – 47023 Cesena (FO)

Encaging of birds : Tuesday 8th November from 09.00 hrs to 20.00 hrs
Judging of exhibits : Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th November
Official opening : Saturday 12th November at 09.00 hrs
Show open to the public : Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th November
Awards ceremony : Sunday 13th November at 11.00 hrs
Uncaging of birds : Sunday 13th November at 18.00 hrs

C.O.M. / O.M.J. Supervisor: to be designated

-Società Ornitologica Reggiana

C/o Grisendi, Renzo - Via F.lli Manfredi 57 / 3 - I - 42100 Reggio Emilia (Italy)
Tel.: 0039- 0522. 51 51 18

26th International Show « Città del Tricolore »

Venue: close by the Centro Fieristico di Mancasale

Entry of birds :                     Sunday 20th and Monday 21st November
Judging of exhibits :              Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd November
Official opening :                  Friday 25th November at 16.00 hrs
Show open to the public :     Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th November
Awards ceremony :              Saturday 26th November
Lifting of birds :                    Sunday 27th November

C.O.M. / O.M.J. Supervisor: Pierre Groux

- Associazione Ornitologica Marca Trevigiana

International show exclusively for Singing Canaries (Sections A, B, C)

C/o Sig. Giuliano, Roberto - Str. del Mozzato, 2/a - I – 31100 Treviso (Italy)

Venue:

Encaging of birds :                    Thursday 5th January 2006
Judging of exhibits :                   Friday 6th and Saturday 7th January 2006
Official opening :                       Sunday 8th January 2006
Show open to the public :          Sunday 8th January 2006
Awards ceremony :                   Sunday 8th January 2006
Uncaging of birds :                    Sunday 8th January 2006

C.O.M. / O.M.J. Supervisor: Maurice Level


- Società Ornitologica Reggiana

c/o Grisendi, Renzo - Via F.lli Manfredi 57 / 3 - I - 42100 Reggio Emilia (Italy)
Tel.: 0039- 0522. 51 51 18

26th International Show « Città del Tricolore »

Venue: close by the Centro Fieristico di Mancasale

Encaging of birds :                    Sunday 20th and Monday 21st November
Judging of exhibits :                   Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd November
Official opening :                       Friday 25th November at 16.00 hrs
Show open to the public :          Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th November
Awards ceremony :                   Saturday 26th November
Uncaging of birds :                    Sunday 27th November

C.O.M. / O.M.J. Supervisor: Kees Maandag

NETHERLANDS

-Belangenbehartiging Europese Cultuurvogel

7th International Show exclusively for European Fauna and Hybrids

Frans van Outheusden, B.E.C. Secretary, Tilburgseweg 12, NL – 5061 CD Oisterwijk (Netherlands)
Tel.: 0031- 13. 52 84 804 E-mail: f.outheusden@planet.nl

Venue: zaal « Valkenhorst », Oirschotsedijk 23, NL-5657 AD Acht / Eindhoven

Encaging of birds :                    Tuesday 29th November
Judging of exhibits :                   Wednesday 30th November
Official opening :                       Thursday 1st December at 20.00 hrs
Show open to the public :          Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th Dec. from 10.00 hrs to 21.00 hrs
Awards ceremony :                   Saturday 3rd December at 20.00 hrs
Uncaging of birds :                    Sunday 4th December at 16.30 hrs


C.O.M. / O.M.J. Supervisor : Jean-Pierre Rotzetter

PORTUGAL

- 4º Campeonato Internacional Cidade do Porto

For further information: Centro Ornitológico do Porto - Rua do Almada, 35-2º - 4050-036 Porto (Portugal)
Tel.: 00351- 222 004 649
E-mail: cop@fonp.pt
Website: www.fonp.pt/cop/

Venue: Mercado Ferreira Borges - Porto

Encaging of birds :                    Friday 4th (foreign) and Saturday 5th (Portuguese) November
Judging of exhibits :                   Sunday 6th and Monday 7th November
Official opening :                       Wednesday 9th November at 11.00 hrs
Show open to the public :          Wednesday 9th to Sunday 13th November
Awards ceremony :                   Saturday 12th November
Uncaging of birds :                    Sunday 13th November at 18.00 hrs

C.O.M. / O.M.J. Supervisor: Bernardino Yeves

-1ª Exposição Internacional de Ornitologia de Santarém - 2004

President of the Organising Committee:
Mr. António Júlio Pato Amadeu - R. 25 de Abril, 15 - Cardosas
P – 2630-433 Arruda dos Vinhos (Portugal)
Tel.: 00351- 917 627 216 / 963 269 601 Fax: 00351- 244 606 533
E-mail: rui.viveiros@netc.pt

Venue: Centro Nacional de Exposições (CNEMA) – Santarém – Portugal

Encaging of birds :                    Saturday 26th November
Judging of exhibits :                   Sunday 27th and Monday 28th November
Official opening :                       Thursday 1st December at 10.30 hrs
Show open to the public :          Thursday 1st to Sunday 4th December
Awards ceremony :                   Saturday 3rd December
Uncaging of birds :                    Sunday 4th December at 18.00 hrs

C.O.M. / O.M.J. Supervisor: Juan Moll Camps

SPAIN

-VIII Concurso Internacional "Isla de Tenerife", Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Asociación de Canaricultores “Pinzón del Teide”
President: Mr. Juan Sosa Calcines, C/ Poeta Zerola 28, E – 38006 Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain)

Venue: Centro Internacional de Ferias y Congresos de Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Encaging of birds :                    Friday 11th November
Judging of exhibits :                   Saturday 12th, Sunday 13th and Monday 14th November
Official opening :                       Wednesday 16th November
Show open to the public :          16th to 20th November
Awards ceremony :                   Saturday 19th November
Uncaging of birds :                    Sunday 20th November

C.O.M. / O.M.J. Supervisor: Gino Cortese

-Concurso Internacional de Vecindario 2004 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Asociación Ornitológica “El Capirote de Vecindario”, Gran Canaria
President: Mr. Juan Matos Herrera
C/ Juan Alvarado del Sar, 35 - E – 35110 Doctoral-Vecindario, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain)

Venue: Pabellón Usos Múltiples Atenco de Vecindario

Encaging of birds :                    Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd October
Judging of exhibits :                  Monday 24th, Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th October
Official opening :                      Friday 28th October
Show open to the public :         Friday 28th to Sunday 30th October
Uncaging of birds :                   Monday 31st October

C.O.M. / O.M.J. Supervisor: Luigi Bon

-III Concurso Internacional "Faisán de oro"

Sociedad Ornitológica Recreativa “Buenos Amigos”
President: Mr. Ignacio Dorronsoro Iribarrer - C/ General Freire, s/nº - E–20302 Irún (Guipúzcoa) Spain

Venue: Feria de Muestras FICOBA

Encaging of birds :                   Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th November
Judging of exhibits :                  Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th November
Official opening :                      Tuesday 8th November
Show open to the public :         Wednesday 9th to Sunday 13th November
Awards ceremony :                  Sunday 13th of November
Uncaging of birds :                   Sunday 13th of November

C.O.M. / O.M.J. Supervisor: Luigi Bon

-Concurso Internacional Club de Canarios de Postura Al'Andalus (San Fernando / Cádiz)

A.O. Club de Postura Al’Andalus
President: Mr. Francisco Aparicio Segundo
C/ Servando Gutiérrez 11, Bajo Izquierda - E – 11100 San Fernando / Cádiz (Spain)

Venue: Pabellón Polideportivo “El Castillo”, C/ Magallanes, s/nº, San Fernando / Cádiz

Encaging of birds :                   Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd October
Judging of exhibits :                  Thursday 27th October
Official opening :                      Saturday 29th October
Show open to the public :         Saturday 29th to Monday 31st October
Uncaging of birds :                   Tuesday 1st November

C.O.M. / O.M.J. Supervisor: Ernest Gracia

-V Concurso Internacional Ciudad de Dos Hermanas (Sevilla)

Organisation: Asociación Ornitológica Nazarena “El Canario” de Dos Hermanas (Sevilla)
President: Mr. Cristóbal Rincón Garcia - C/ Verdiales, 13 - E – 41700 Dos Hermanas / Sevilla (Spain)

Venue: Recinto Ferial - Caseta Exmo. Ayuntamiento - E – 41700 Dos Hermanas

Encaging of birds :                    Friday 4th and Saturday 5th November
Judging of exhibits :                  Sunday 6th and Monday 7th November
Official opening :                      Wednesday 9th November
Show open to the public :         Thursday 10th to Sunday 13th November
Uncaging of birds :                   Sunday 13th November

C.O.M./O.M.J. Supervisor: Pierre Groux

-Concurso Internacional Sociedad Ornitológica "Amics del Vendrell" (El Vendrell - Tarragona)

Sociedad Ornitológica “Amics del Vendrell”
President: Mr. Antonio Vaquer Plana - C/ Les Basses, 8 - E – 43880 Sant Vicent de Calders
El Vendrell – Tarragona (Spain)

Venue: Refugio número 1 Moll de Costa, Tarragona

Encaging of birds :                    Friday 30th and Saturday 31st December and 1st January
Judging of exhibits :                  Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd January 2006
Official opening :                      Wednesday 4th January 2006
Show open to the public :         Wednesday 4th to Monday 9th January 2006
Awards ceremony :                  Monday 9th January 2006
Uncaging of birds :                   Monday 9th January 2006

C.O.M. / O.M.J. Supervisor: Gino Cortese