Monday, July 7, 2008

• 6:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Golf Championship 2008
• 7:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Tour
• 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration and Information Booth
• 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. NAA Member Services Booth
• 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Benefit Auctioneer Specialist (BAS) - Day 2
• 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Certified Estate Specialist (CES) - Day 2
• 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Graduate Personal Property Appraiser (GPPA) - Day 2
• 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Cyber Cafe
• 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Professional Ringmen's Institute Training - Day 2
• 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Guest Activity: Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

2008 Golf Championship
6:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
THE STAGE IS SET FOR YOU at Nashville's Hermitage Golf Course. Enjoy a "stroll through nature" on the President's Reserve Course with 300 acres of natural wetlands along two mile of the Cumberland River. Given a Four Star rating by Golf Digest and named as one of "America's Top Golf Courses" by ESPN, Hermitage offers a perfect blend of scenery and impeccable course conditions certain to satisfy players of all levels. Register for this event on Registration Form E by June 5, 2008.

Guest Activity:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Tour
7:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
$35
2008 Conference and Show attendees are cordially invited to visit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Come and spend the day touring this amazing hospital where groundbreaking research is taking place every day to cure cancer and other catastrophic diseases. For over 10 years, NAA members have raised over $3.8 million in donations for the treatment of patients and research.

Members will be provided with a private tour of the hospital and research facilities, BBQ lunch, and a presentation by a St. Jude patient and care team. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases.

Founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tennessee, St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. No family ever pays for treatments not covered by insurance, and families without insurance are never asked to pay. Register for this tour on Registration Form E.

Benefit Auctioneer Specialist - Day 2
Registration required - additional fees apply
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Lance Walker, CAI, BAS, CES
This course is designed to teach the planning techniques that create successful benefit auctions. Learn to specialize your marketing skills and create a business strategy to build your clientele and profits. Topics will include: the fundraising components of benefit auctions, audience development, contractual agreements, solicitation of clients, public relations, and much more! Register for this seminar on Registration Form D.

Certified Estate Specialist - Day 2
Registration required - additional fees apply
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Market your services to professionals in the legal and financial communities who deal with estates. This course covers legal and financial aspects, duties, relationships of parties involved in an estate, the role of the auctioneer, and how to position your firm to take advantage of this opportunity. Register for this seminar on Registration Form D.

Graduate Personal Property Appraiser - Day 2
Registration required - additional fees apply
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Jane Campbell-Chambliss, CAI, AARE, BAS, CES, GPPA-M & Jere Daye, CAI, AARE, GPPA-M
Examine the responsibilities of the appraiser, review the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) Guide, and learn the factors affecting the value of appraised items. This course was completely rewritten in 2007 to make it more compliant with current federal laws. Register for this seminar on Registration Form D.

Professional Ringmen's Institute Training - Day 2
Registration required - additional fees apply
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Brian Rigby
This three-day training will provide you with the skills necessary to become an effective ringman. Learn how to identify and work with buyers, hand signals, how to communicate with the auctioneer, and other valuable lessons. Register for this seminar on Registration Form D.

Guest Activity:
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (Lunch not included.)
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
$44
Our journey begins with a narrated driving tour through historic downtown and Music Row. Record labels, publishing houses and booking agencies are located here on the "row." Keep your eye out the window; you never know whom you might see! Guests will see many surprising facets of Music City, USA and the Volunteer State.

Then, we're off to visit the new $37 million Country Music Hall of Fame facility - the cultural and architectural crown jewel of Nashville's downtown redevelopment. Considered the world's largest research center dedicated to a single form of American music, the new Hall of Fame provides its guests with an in-depth look at the people, places, instruments, and the emotions that have contributed to the creation of country music.

The Museum houses the past, present and future of country music for everyone to enjoy and share. You will experience a world-class music center that contains over one million artifacts, interactives, recordings and films. A total of 40,000 square-feet will be devoted to new state-of-the-art exhibits illustrating the important contributions of country music to America from the dawn of this century to the present. Register for this tour on Registration Form E.