Dear Readers

Before all, I seize the opportunity of this very first e-newsletter of the year 2016 to wish you a healthy and happy year 2016.

As usual, this year will be full of thrilling events which we all long for! The FCI World Dog Show will take place in Moscow and the different FCI Section Shows will be held in Brussels (FCI European Section Show), Bogota (FCI Americas and Caribbean Section Show) and Jakarta (FCI Asia and Pacific Section Show).

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Yves De Clercq
FCI Executive Director
FCI fact sheet

Years of existence 105 (1911-2016)
Staff members 13 employees
Members (national canine organisations) 91, of which 5 founding members
Recognised breeds 343 (and as many breed standards !)
Geographical sections 5
Working languages 4 (FR – EN – ES – DE)
Online newsletters/year 6 (www.dogdotcom.be)
Mandatory commissions 2
Non-mandatory commissions 18
Sitting members in the commissions More than 400 delegates
Visits on FCI website www.fci.be 1,279,274 (i.e. 3,505 / day !)
International conformation shows 1,096
Working trials (taking all disciplines together) 2,489
Races and coursings 85 und 96, respectively
International championships (taking all disciplines together) 10
Number of dog entries to the World Dog Show Milan (IT), 11-14 June 19,923
Number of dog entries to the Americas and the Caribbean Section show Santiago (CL), 27 September 1244
Number of dog entries to the Asia and the Pacific Section show Taipei (TW), 25-26 April 916
Number of dog entries to the Europe Section show Lillestrom-Oslo (NO), 4-6 September 11,084

Based on 2015 figures