ASA NorCal Mini Seminar

The Northern California chapter of ASA has become very active in promoting mini seminars.  The mini seminar program they have initiated must be proving succesful, as they are planning events throughout 2012.  Definetly a very active chapter, and one I am sure ASA is proud of.

They have already held several mini seminars year, and now have scheduled another for November 1st with a member of the FBI Art Crime Team.

The FBI Art Crime Team members can be very interesting speakers.  I saw Robert Wittman, the past head of the team at the AAA conference in NYC last November, and a few years ago ISA had a member of the Art Crime Team speak at their conferne in Charleston, SC.

Info on the ASA NorCal mini seminar with registration links is as follows (please note at the end of the post some dates and topics for NorCal mini seminars in 2012)::

A Special Presentation on the FBI Art Crime Team

	Tuesday, November 1, 2011 6:30-8:30 PM Gallery 291 291 Geary Street San Francisco, California Sponsored by ASA NorCal Chapter

Register now to save your spot for this event at 

 http://www.regonline.com/fbiartcrimeteam    $35.00 for the evening. Limited Space available

The FBI Art Crime Team was established in 2004 as a rapid deployment team, to handle art and cultural property crime—which includes theft, fraud, looting, and trafficking across state and international lines.  The FBI has a dedicated Art Crime Team of 12 special agents, supported by three special trial attorneys for prosecutions. The Agents are located in different cities around the country. It also runs the National Stolen Art File, a computerized index of reported stolen art and cultural properties for the use of law enforcement agencies across the world. This index covers a wide variety of property including fine art, decorative art, antiques and carpets. Since its inception, the Art Crime Team has recovered more than 2,600 items valued at over $142 million

This presentation will familiarize Personal Property Appraisers with many facets of how the FBI Crime Team works and the criteria for how stolen artwork and cultural property is added to the computerized index.  

Our presenter will be Special Agent Susan Garst who has a strong background in the arts. Susan Garst has been a Special Agent with the FBI for 5 ½ years and involved with the Art Crime Team for 4 years. Prior to becoming an FBI agent, Special Agent Garst worked primarily as an archaeologist and forensic anthropologist. She has a BA in Anthropology with an Art minor from Washington University in St. Louis and an MS in Forensic Archaeological Science from University College London, Institute of Archaeology.

Re-accreditation Credit: A uniform re-accreditation credit certificate will be awarded, verifying hours of attendance.

Questions? AllrichArt@aol.com  or 408-867-3440 to speak with Louise Allrich, Event Coordinator (Pacific Time)  

Save the Dates! 2011- 2012 Schedule of Personal Property Mini Seminars

February 2012 --      Valuing Haute Couture and Vintage Clothing with Melissa Leventon

Thursday, February 2, 2012

March 2012             Valuing, Identifying and the Construction of Antique Frames

 Wednesday March 12, 2012      

May 2012                   Inside Look at Made In California Auction – Bonhams & Butterfields

 

September 2012       Paper Conservation for Appraisers Workshop