Conrad van der Meer

The Dutch Sheep Dog Society is the Dutch affiliate of the International Sheep Dog Society. The Dutch Sheep Dog Society is promoting improvements to the working sheepdogs by supporting good breeding as well as training. This is achieved by organizing sheepdog trials, supporting breeders with practical advise and supporting sheepdog owners with registration in the Studbook.
One of the major activities of the Dutch Sheep Dog Society is organizing the Dutch National Sheepdog Trial and selecting the team to represent the Netherlands on the World Sheep Dog Trials. In my role as Chairman of Trial Committee I’ve supported the Trial Committee in al her activities.

Manage the Trial Committee and her sub-divisions
Representing the Trial Committee in the Societies Board
Recruit and on-board new Trial Committee members
Be the first point of contact in case of complaints or issues on Events, Regulations and other activities performed by the team
Set-up an Intranet Site for Team Members and Volunteers

Noordwijktrial offers everybody the chance to make their first steps in sheepdog trialing, in a safe and open setting, under supervision of a team of well trained professionals. This is not only limited to handlers running their first trial or handlers who try to get to the next class, we also offer a variety of other sheepdog(trial) related activities. Working as volunteer on one of the Noordwijktrial events is a good learning experience in working with sheep or in Hospitality. Noordwijktrial offers access to a large network of Trainers, Professionals and Volunteers.
Within this team I’m responsible for creating and maintaining all (IT)technical solutions. On the public and business oriented events I’m the public face of our organization.

Host and organize sheepdog trials and training events
Advise others in organizing sheepdog trials and training events
Build a trial registration tool (Google Sheets)
Build and Maintain website in WordPress