The conference is scheduled for March 19-23, and an early kick-off reception hosted by the Foundation for Appraisal Education, Reading Between the Wines scheduled for the 19th (Thursday evening) at 1 Tippling Place, 2006 Chestnut St, Rittenhouse Square. The Foundation for Appraisal Education (FAE) invites Assets 2015 attendees to a special evening at one of Philadelphia's best craft cocktail lounges to celebrate the Journal of Advanced Appraisal Studies. First drink and light hors d'oeuvres sponsored by Heritage Auctions. Additional cocktails available at happy hour prices.
Other special events at the conference include
Welcome Reception
Friday, March 20, 6:30pm
Freeman's Auction House
Join your fellow attendees in celebrating the kick-off of the conference at Freeman's auction house. Get ready to mingle with old colleagues and new friends alike. Sponsored by Freeman's and Eli Wilner & Company.
Newcomers After Party
Friday, March 20, 8:00pm
New members and new attendees to Assets are invited to head back to the hotel following the Welcome Reception for the Newcomers After Party, where you can socialize with other new attendees and ISA leadership.
Meet Our Sponsors Reception
Saturday, March 21, 5:30pm
Enjoy light appetizers and a cash bar while mingling with our vendor partners before hitting the town for dinner.
Lunch & Learn
Sunday, March 22, 12:45pm
Tables will be themed for discussion to facilitate continued education. Provide topics for tables during the registration process.
FAE Happy Hour and Fun'd Auction
Sunday, March 22, 5:30pm
Enjoy refreshments while taking part in the Foundation for Appraisal Education's (FAE) fun and much-anticipated live auction! Proceeds will benefit scholarships for appraisers like you and advance education related to personal property appraising as a whole.
Newcomers Coffee
Monday, March 23, 8:30am
New members and new attendees to Assets are invited to begin the final day of the conference with other new attendees and ISA leadership. This is another opportunity to ask any lingering questions and swap contact info with your colleagues.
Conference tours begin on Thursday the 19th with a walking mural tour, followed on Friday by tours of the Rodin Museum, The Barnes and The Philadelphia Museum of the arts.
Sponsors include Eli Wilner & Co, Freeman’s,, Chubb Personal Insurance, Great Gatsby’s, Artnet, Bonham's, Bunch Auctions, Collector Systems, The Potomack Company, Stevens Company, Quinn’s and Worthpoint,along with exhibitors Estatesales.net, Jackson's, Modernism.com, and P4A .
Conference programs starts on Saturday morning and runs through Monday afternoon. See the block quote below for the schedules and topics. I speak on Saturday afternoon to a general session on unique appraisal assignments. Come join the 200+ appraisers and sponsors for what is sure to be one of the most exciting and anticipated personal property conference ever. As the ISA promotional releases state...BE EXCEPTIONAL!
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From the ISA website, the conference program
Sat
Lobby of the Radisson Blu Warwick Hotel
7:30 – 8:30am
Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45am
President's Welcome & Opening Remarks
Cindy Charleston-Rosenberg, ISA CAPP
8:45 – 10am The Devil is in the Details: Looking at Furniture and Paintings from Philadelphia and Boston, 1725-1800
Brock Jobe, Professor of American Decorative Arts, Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library
10 – 11:15am
IRS Expectations and Requirements for Appraisers - Addressing Disclosures on Condition
Joseph T. Ruzicka, Art Appraiser, Internal Revenue Service, United States Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC
11:15 – 11:45am Networking Coffee Break
11:45am – 1pm 20th Century Design: Why Some Markets Rise while Others Fall
David Rago, Founder, Rago Arts and Auction Center
1 – 2:30pm Lunch on own
2:30 – 3:45pm
Unique Appraisal Circumstances
Todd Sigety, ISA CAPP, and Daphne Rosenzweig, PhD, ISA CAPP
3:45 – 4pm Networking Coffee Break
4 – 5pm
Above and Beyond Comparables: Due Diligence – Consulting with Auction Houses
Jason Roske, Owner, The KC Auction & Appraisal Company
5 - 5:30pm
How The Appraisal Foundation and ISA May Work Together to Advance Public Trust in the Personal Property Appraising Profession
David S. Bunton, President and CEO, The Appraisal Foundation
5:30pm Sessions Adjourn
5:30 – 6:30pm Meet our Sponsors Reception
Sunday, March 22, 2015
7:45am – 5:30pm
Registration Open
7:45 – 8:45am Committee Meetings
7:45 – 9am
Continental Breakfast
9 – 10:15am
Researching Provenance for the Fine and Decorative Arts
Tom McNulty, Librarian for Fine Arts at New York University’s Bobst Library
10:15 – 10:30am
Networking Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:45am
ARC Session: Case Studies on the Effect of Provenance on Value in the Decorative Arts
Ann-Marie Richard, Executive Vice-President, Advisory and Valuations of Fine and Decorative Arts, Gurr Johns, Inc.
FA Session: The Effect of Provenance, Exhibition History & Scholarship on the American Fine Art Market
Debra J. Force, President, Debra Force Fine Art, Inc.
11:45am – 12:45pm
ARC Session: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; the Effects of Conservation, Restoration, and Repairs on the Monetary Value of Period Furniture in the Marketplace
Bruce M. Schuettinger, Professional Associate Member of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) and member of the Washington Conservation Guild (WCG)
FA Session: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; Effects of Conservation and Restoration on the Value of Art in the Marketplace
Paul Gratz, Owner and Head Conservator, Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio
12:45 – 2pm
Lunch and Learn
2 – 3pm
ARC Session: Today's Tiffany Market: Understanding Current Trends, Values and Authenticity
Benjamin Macklowe, President, Macklowe Gallery, New York
FA Session: Copy or Fake? Production, Intention and the Marketplace in Works by the Sully and Peale Families
Carol Eaton Soltis, Project Associate Curator, Center for American Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art
3 – 3:30pm
Networking Coffee Break
3:30 – 4:30pm
ARC Session: Keeping Ahead of a Market Surge: Identifying and Valuing Chinese Furniture and Decorative Arts
Richard Cervantes, Department Head, Asian Arts, Freeman’s Auction
FA Session: Trends: From Post Mao Avant-Garde to International Phenomenon: Chinese Contemporary Art
Ingrid Dudek,Vice President and International Senior Specialist, Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art, Christie's
4:30 – 5:30pm
US vs Art Thieves: True tales of the FBI's Real Indiana Jones
Robert Wittman, Founder of the FBI's National Art Crime Team and President of Robert Wittman Incorporated
5:30pm
Sessions Adjourn
5:30 – 7pm FAE Happy Hour and Auction
Monday, March 23, 2015
8:30 – 9am
Newcomers Coffee
9 – 9:45am
ISA Business Meeting
9:45am – noon
Business Development: Growing and Propelling Your Appraisal Business Revenue
Closing Speaker: Shelly Berman-Rubera, Founder & President, Small Business Results
Awards Brunch
noon Meeting Adjourns
1 – 2pm Committee Report-Out
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