Four hundred birds were entered in the weekend event which included a hospitality night on Friday evening, judging on Saturday, and an awards banquet on Saturday evening. Eight hundred canaries were entered in its second show in September, 1996. In addition to Type and Colorbred judging, an American Singers competition took place. Successful shows were also conducted in the fall of 1997 and 1998. The club membership consists mainly of breeders and exhibitors of type, colorbred and American singer canaries wishing to excel in their particular specialties.
Novices are also welcome with the club's intention to get the new breeder off on a good start.
In addition to participating in their own show, many ICS members travel around the country to determine how their breeding programs compare to other breeders. Breeding, showing and husbandry issues are typically discussed at the regular meetings with guest lecturers being invited often to speak on interesting issues.