Benefit Auction Summit
August 24-26, 2025
Montreal, QC, Canada
Save the date and get your passport updated! We are going to Canada!
If you're a Benefit Auction Professional, the Benefit Auction Summit is one annual event you won't want to miss! Come join your fellow benefit auction pros to learn the best tips and tools of the trade and get set for the future. Open your mind to new benefit auction ideas and develop your services to better meet the needs of your clients.
Interested in learning more?
- Join the Community Conversation on Tuesday, June 3 at 12:00 p.m., CT
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Schedule of Events
Schedule of Events
Subject to change. Check back for updated information. All sessions take place IN PERSON ONLY. Access the Summit Resource Center in The Auction Institute® for online resources (must be signed in and registered to access), available about one week prior to the summit.
| Sunday August 24 |
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| 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. | Check-In and Welcome Reception |
| Monday August 25 |
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| 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. | Coffee & Conversation |
| 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. | Welcome | Social Media Marketing Speaker: Erin Kienzle, BAS |
| 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Sales and Working with Diverse Groups Speaker: Michael Upp |
| 11:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. | Body Language on Stage Guest Speaker: Mark Bowden |
| 2:15 - 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Body Language with Clients Guest Speaker: Mark Bowden |
| 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. | Break |
| 3:45 - 5:00 p.m. | Idea Share Discussions - Apps & Technology | Closing Moderator: Frances Fripp, BAS Panelists: Dan Newman, AMM, BAS; Nelson Jay, BAS |
| 5:00 p.m. | Group Picture | Adjourn |
| Tuesday August 26 |
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| 8:15 - 8:45 a.m. | Coffee & Conversation | Welcome Comments |
| 8:45 - 10:15 a.m. | Business Valuation & Determining Your Scope & Scale Guest Speaker: Jessica Fialkovich |
| 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Session TBA |
| 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. | Mock Auction & Auction Showcase |
| 2:00 - 2:15 p.m. | Break |
| 2:15 - 3:30 p.m. | Techniques & Tools for Business Productivity | Closing Panelists: Reggie Rivers, BAS; Dan Newman, AMM, BAS; Seth Weiner, CAI, BAS. |
| 3:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
Pricing & Registration
Pricing & Registration
Register you (and your team) today and up your fundraising and benefit auction game! Get your best price and register before the early bird discount ends July 25!
| By July 25 | After July 25 | |
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| NAA Designation Holder* | $975ea | $1075ea |
| NAA Member | $1050ea | $1150ea |
| Non-member | $1455ea | $1555ea |
| Teams** (per person) | $1055ea | $1155ea |
*Designation Holders must email education@auctioneers.org for a promo code to use PRIOR to registering. Please note that the discount is not retroactive to registrations already processed and not eligible with other promo codes.
**Team Pricing is only available for staff from the same company and employed by a single office where an NAA member is employed. To register NAA Non-Members for the summit with Team Pricing, you must call 913-541-8084 to provide registrant information and payment or complete the Team Registration Form and send to education@auctioneers.org.
Cancellation policy: Cancellations must be made in writing by 4 p.m. CT on July 25, 2025 to receive a full refund, minus a $50 cancellation fee. Cancellations made after July 25, 2025 will be entitled to a 50% refund of registration fees. No cancellations after 4 p.m. CT on August 11, 2025. Substitutions are encouraged.
Hotel & Airport
Hotel
Le Westin Montreal
270, Saint-Antoine Ouest
Montreal, Quebec H2Y 0A3
Click here to book your hotel room!
Reservation by phone: 1-866-837-4262; Group code: BASBASH
- NAA room rate $289.00 - $329.00 (plus taxes and fees) Canadian Dollar
- Special event rate includes: Group rate extended for 3 days pre or post-event event dates upon availability
- Complimentary Wi-Fi access in guest and meeting rooms
- Reservations must be made by July 25
- A credit card deposit equal to the first nights stay (plus applicable taxes) will be charged at the time of reservation. Cancellations must be received by 4:00 PM hotel local time three days prior to scheduled arrival
- Valet and self parking available, see hotel website for additional information
- This information is subject to change at any time, without notice
Airport
Montreal Trudeau International Airport
20 KM from hotel
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Benefit Auction Summit Task Force
Frances Fripp, BAS (Co-Chair)
Seth Weiner, CAI, BAS (Co-Chair, EI Trustee)
Trisha Brauer, CAI, BAS
Spencer Howell
Kandice Luisi, BAS
Dan Newman, AMM, BAS
Reggie Rivers, BAS