Schedule Overview

Sunday, July 6 (click here for class/event descriptions)
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Benefit Auctioneer Specialist (BAS) - Day 1
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Certified Estate Specialist (CES) - Day 1
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Graduate Personal Property Appraiser (GPPA) - Day 1
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Professional Ringmen's Institute Training - Day 1
3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. NAA Pre-Conference Board Meeting

Monday, July 7 (click here for class/event descriptions)
6:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Golf Championship 2008
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 Café
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

Tuesday, July 8 (click here for class/event descriptions)
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration and Information Booth
8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. An Overview of the New NAR Auction Course
8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Auxiliary Seminar: Customer Service Pays Great Dividends
8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Leadership Institute - The Challenge of Change
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. New Auctioneer Boot Camp
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 3
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Certified Estate Specialist (CES) - Day 3
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Graduate Personal Property Appraiser (GPPA) - Day 3
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Cyber Café
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Guest Activity: The Hermitage - Home of President Andrew Jackson
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Guest Activity: Jack Daniel's Distillery/Shopping at Lynchburg Town Square
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Professional Ringmen's Institute Training - Day 3
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Auxiliary Committee Meeting: Scholarship
9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Auxiliary Seminar: Using the Media for Your Next Auction
10:00 a.m. - Noon State Association Executive Directors' Event: Executive Director Leadership Forum
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Auxiliary Committee Meeting: Long Range Planning
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Donation Check-in for IRC/NAF Benefit Auction
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Auxiliary Committee Meeting: Finance / Audit
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. State Association Executive Directors' Event: Annual Meeting of the Council of Affiliated State Auctioneers Associations
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Auxiliary Seminar: Navigating the Mine Fields of Cashiering
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Leadership Institute - How to Achieve the Impossible
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Training the Next Generation
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. State Association Executive Directors' Event: Executive Directors Roundtable Discussion
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Auxiliary Board of Directors Meeting
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CAI Reception (by invitation only)
5:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Opening Night Event

Wednesday, July 9 (click here for class/event descriptions)
7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. First-Timers and Mentors Breakfast/Orientation (by invitation only)
7:30 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. NAF Interviews
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Cyber Café
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Opening Session - Keynote Presentation with Scott Waddle
10:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Official Trade Show Opening
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. International Junior Auctioneer Championship Orientation Meeting
10:45 a.m. - Noon Town Hall Meeting
11:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. CAI Committee Meeting
11:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Trade Show Lunch
11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Auxiliary Luncheon and Fun Auction (item check-in 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. International Junior Auctioneer Championship Preliminaries
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. CAI Special Session with Scott Waddle (by invitation only)
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Super Session: Building a Brand
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Super Session: Negotiations
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Super Session: Technology
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. International Ringman Championship Orientation Meeting
3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Conversations with Scott Waddle
3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Navigating the Mine Fields of Cashiering
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Auxiliary Board of Directors Meeting
5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. International Ringman Championship and NAF Benefit Auction
5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Kids Corner Program

Thursday, July 10 (click here for class/event descriptions)
6:00 a.m. - 7:00 a.m. Election Committee Breakfast
6:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration, Information Booth and Ballot Distribution
6:45 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. CAI Celebration Breakfast (by invitation only)
6:45 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. Auction School Officials' Breakfast (by invitation only)
8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. NAA and NAF Annual Business Meeting and Election
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. NAF Interviews
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.NAA Member Services Booth
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Cyber Café
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Auxiliary Hosted Roundtable Discussion
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Trade Show
11:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Trade Show Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Guest Activity: Belle Meade Plantation
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Heckno to Teckno
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Learn From the IAC Champions
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Ritchie Bros. in the Global Auction Business
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Tri-State University
1:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Multi-State Auctions, The Legal Aspects
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Public Relations (Illinois/Wisconsin Continuing Education Unit Course)
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Train the Trainer
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Auxiliary Guest Speaker and Annual Business Meeting
3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Are You Selling all the REO You Want or all the Special Assets You Need?
3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Bid Calling - Learn From the Champions
3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. How to Generate $1 Million a Year in Real Estate Commissions
3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. On-Line Auctions Basics
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. NALLOA Business Meeting
4 :30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. NAA Marketing Competition Awards Reception
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Auxiliary Board of Directors Meeting
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Women Auctioneers Fellowship and Dinner

Friday, July 11 (click here for class/event descriptions)
6:30 a.m. - 7:00 a.m. IAC Contestant Check-In
6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. IAC Committee and Judges Breakfast
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. IAC Contestant Roll Call and Orientation
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. NAF Board of Trustees Breakfast
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration and Information Booth
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. NAA Member Services Booths
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. NAF Interviews
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Cyber Café
8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Bid Calling - Learn From the Champions
8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Furniture Recognition
8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. GPPA Special Session (by invitation only)
8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Great Ideas Session for Support Staff
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Handling and Sale of Coins
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Introduction to Microsoft Office Products
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. International Junior Auctioneer Championship Finals
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Trade Show
9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. International Auctioneers Championship Preliminaries
10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. AARE Special Session - Hook, Line and Sinker - Fireflies, Hitchhikers and Gasoline? (by invitation only)
10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Customer Service Pays Great Dividends
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Trade Show Lunch
Noon - 2:00 p.m. Past Presidents Luncheon (by invitation only)
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Auxiliary Hall of Fame Committee Meeting
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. CES Special Session - Creative Real Estate Using 1031 Exchanges (By invitation only)
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. The New Foe of Auctioneers-Live Internet Auction Crashes
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Using the Media for Your Next Auction
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Uniform Commercial Code: Contracts to Warranties…What Auctioneers Must Know (Illinois/Wisconsin Continuing Education Unit Course)
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Gun Sales
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Integration of Microsoft Office Products
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Hall of Fame Committee Meeting
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Advanced Problem Solving Using 1031's
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. BAS Special Session (by invitation only)
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Furniture Recognition
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Robert's Rules of Order - Meeting Procedures: Rules of the Road
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. IAC Buffet
5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Kids Corner Program
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. International Auctioneer Championship Finals

Saturday, July 12 (click here for class/event descriptions)
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m National Auctioneers Foundation Children's Auction
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Cyber Café
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. NAA Member Services Booths
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Expert Witness in the Courts - Part 1 (Illinois/Wisconsin Continuing Education Unit Course)
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Trade Show
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Trading Card Autograph Session
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Furniture Recognition
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Great Ideas Forum
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Qualifying Prospects, Selling Your Service, Walking Away
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Conference and Show Committee Meeting and Luncheon
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch of Champions (IAC champions by invitation only)
12:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Auxiliary Past Presidents and Hall of Fame Luncheon (by invitation only)
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Ask the Legends
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Bid Calling - Learn From the Champions
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. On-Line Auctions Panel
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. The Professional Ringman
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Expert Witness in the Courts - Part 2
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sellers: Marriage to Minefield (Illinois/Wisconsin Continuing Education Unit Course)
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Education Institute Trustees Meeting
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Dealing with Lien Laws to Prevent Closing Problems
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Real Estate Auction: Changing the Way Property is Bought and Sold
5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Kids Corner Program
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. President's Gala
9:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. NAF Hall of Fame/Diamond Gavel Honoree Reception

Sunday, July 13 (click here for class/event descriptions)
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. NAA Post-Conference Board Meeting