The 2007 conference was held January 11th – 14th at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Resort in Cambridge, Maryland. Auctioneers from throughout the state attended this event.
A Special Thank you to our sponsors:
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The Aegis
Antique Weekly
Bi-Plane Productions
The Examiner
Daily Record
Lancaster Farming
The Washington Times
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Auction Brokers, LLC
Clair Martin
Derek Hopkins
Jay Edwards
Lynne Zink
Wolfe Industrial Auctions, Inc.
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Here are the highlights of the conference:
§ Speakers and Topics for the conference included:
ü John Hamilton: Negotiating Skills
ü Paul Joseph: Coins
ü Tommy Williams, NAA President Elect: Real Estate and Marketing you and your auction firm
ü Joe Koval of Auctionzip: Maximizing Web Advertising
ü Steve Proffitt: Screening our Sellers, Auction Proposals, and more.
§ Friday night was the 70’s theme night with costumes, 70’s music, and a fun auction.
§ On Saturday, spouses enjoyed an outing to an antique mall, toured Historic St. Michaels, and visited a winery for wine & cheese tasting.
§ Saturday night included a fun auction, 2007 Officers were sworn in, James Cochran was honored with the award of 2006 Auctioneer of the Year, and evening entertainment by the Astonishing Neal’s Hilarious Hypnotist Show.
Following are pictures from this year’s event and some of our sponsors.
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