[2] Certificates are awarded to Outstanding Catteries that meet strict health codes for the cats and their environment.

[3] TICA administers the rules for the licensing and management of hundreds of cat shows annually in 104 countries.

Each ring is run by a licensed TICA judge who evaluates each cat based on a written standard that describes the ideal for each particular breed.

[5] Household pets and household pet kittens (cats of random or unknown breeding, or pedigree cats that for one reason or another cannot show in championship classes), are not judged against a standard but instead are evaluated on overall condition, health, appearance and personality.

Each clerk keeps a marked catalog of the results of the ring and validates that what the judge writes in their own records is how the awards were presented in their evaluation to the audience.

[9] A steward helps keeps the cages clean and disinfected in between cats in order to prevent illnesses from spreading.

Each cat is taken from their cage, placed on the judging table and evaluated against the written standard for the breed.

Some judges will use toys to get a better look at a cat's eye shape, ear size and placement and overall balance.

After the judge has seen all of the cats in a particular class, they decide on their best exhibits of each breed and then ask for them to be returned to the ring for a final.

All points earned are tracked by the TICA Executive Office in Harlingen, Texas.

Points are calculated ring-by-ring and tracked from the Judge's Book, a copy of which is sent to the Executive Office after a show.

For example, if a Chocolate Spotted Ocicat were to be awarded Best of Color and Best of Division, he would earn 50 points.

All cats begin their show career as a Novice (NOV), once a show is scored and titles are conferred by the Executive Office, the cat can add the title abbreviation to their registration.

Note: The Supreme title cannot be earned on the same day of the show as the Quadruple Title All TICA-registered kittens, cats, alters, HHPs and HHP Kittens can compete for Regional and International Awards during the show year.

The Annual has previously been hosted in Bellevue, Washington,[13] Worcester, Massachusetts,[14] Columbus, Ohio, and Salzburg, Austria.

[15] Listed in alphabetical order by breed, as of 2024:[update][16] Breeds of cats that have been accepted for championship and are recognized as being eligible to compete in TICA sanctioned shows and eligible for appropriate titles and/or computation of Annual Awards.

These breeds are eligible to be shown in TICA sanctioned shows but do not earn titles or points towards Annual Awards and must follow specific rules to be eligible for the next step in achieving championship status.

Under this status the association agrees to provide registration facilities for development of the breed in question.

The Experimental Record is for tracking the parentage of cats not yet recognized in TICA for the Stud Book or Foundation Registries.

[23] Japan, North Korea, South Korea Australia, Brunei Darussalam, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand.

The Trend also contains board of director meeting minutes, financial reports for each region, and a list of all licensed and trainee clerks and judges.