T e x as

Auctioneers

Association,

Inc.

CELEBRATING 55 YEARS

ANNUAL CONVENTION JUNE 16-19, 2011 HILTON HOTEL CLEAR LAKE, TEXAS

On behalf of TAA’s Board of Directors and staff, it is our pleasure to welcome you to Clear Lake for the Association’s Annual Convention. Please take advantage of everything this convention has to offer. As always, the Board of Directors and staff want your convention experience to be a pleasant one, so don’t hesitate to let us know if there is anything we can do to make your time here more valuable or enjoyable.

MEET THE SPEAKERS The educational sessions are conducted by knowledgeable professionals who have real life experience in the auction industry. The speakers are excellent educators who have fresh ideas and insights to share with you. You’ll enjoy interacting with the presenters during their sessions and meeting them informally in between sessions.

“It’s Time for A Tune‐Up”  Shannon Mays  Shannon and Associates  1301 S. Highway 32  El Dorado Sprigs, MO 647  417‐876‐2900    

“What is Your Digital Footprint” &  “Today’s Technology”  Robert Mayo, CAI, AARE, ATS, GPPA­D  Mayo Auction & Realty  8253 Wornall Road  Kansas City, MO 64114  816‐361‐2600 ‐ MO  913‐390‐9393 ‐ KS  [email protected]  www.auctionbymayo.com  “Make it Happen with Commercial &   Industrial Auctions”  Mike Jones, CAI, GPPA  President  United Country Auction Services  2820 NW Barry Road  Kansas City, MO 64154  214‐906‐5265 (Cell)  816‐420‐6236 (Direct)  [email protected]  2

MEET THE SPEAKERS

“Real Estate Strategies” &   “Strategies for Successful Selling”   Jeff Messer, CAI, CES, GPPA, ePRO  Great Western Auctioneering  11700 Preston Road, Ste. 660‐343  Dallas, TX 75230  877‐755‐7653   [email protected]  www.GreatWesternAuctioneering.com  “Best Practices for Bringing Your Auctions Online”  Speakers Aaron Kuhel and Christine Barth  Proxibid, Inc.   4411 South 96th Street   Omaha, NE 68127  913­530­1908  www.proxibid.com 

“Auctioneer Penalties & Sanctions   & DMV Presentation”           Jim Sample  Sample and Son Auctioneers  1110 Palomino Lane  San Marcos, TX  78666  512‐396‐4396   [email protected]  “What a Non­Profit is Looking for in an Auctioneer” 

Patricia Borders, Marketing Executive, Greater Giving   Greater Giving  13221 Southwest 68th Parkway   Portland, Oregon 97223   503‐597‐0378   3

ABOUT THE EXHIBITORS Please spend quality time at the convention by visiting with the exhibitors. You will learn about the exciting products, and great services being showcased. You may even discover resources and/ or products that you did not know are available.

Contact: Brandon Harker 7 E. Silver Springs Blvd. #200 Ocala, FL 34470 352-624-2791 [email protected] www.auctionflex.com Auction Flex is auction software for cataloging, clerking, cashiering, accounting, mailing list management, inventory management and more. In short, Auction Flex is a complete software solution for live auctions. Auction Flex is the market-leader in auction software for live auction. Provides seamless solution to upload your auction catalogs to your website and accept internet absentee bids or conduct internet-only auctions.

Contact: Kate Phillips, Audri Murihead, and Angie Meier 4136 Cole Avenue, Suite # 2 Dallas, TX 75204 972-921-4305 kate_phillips @gmail.com www.auctionsquad.com Professional auction services. Auction Squad is a professional auction staffing company. We provide highly trained and experienced employees in all aspects of the auction industry. No auction is too big or small for us to handle. From one employee to an entire auction staff, we can supply anything you need to guarantee your auction success!

Contact: Steve Holden 750 Chambers Street, Suite A Eugene, OR 97402 800-929-2800 [email protected] www.qsap.bix QSAP specializes in auction brochures-but also offers other printed materials such as postcards and presentation folders-anything that auctioneers need to advertise their auctions. Send us your completed project files ready to print, or you can utilize our production experts to transform your rough materials into a finished marketing piece.

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ABOUT THE EXHIBITORS   113 West Pitt Street, Suite C Bedford, PA 15522 814-623-5059 www.auctionzip.com 

AuctionZip is the world's largest directory of live auction listings and a trusted provider of online bidding software. Founded in 2003, AuctionZip lists more than 160,000 estate auctions from over 20,000 auctioneers in the U.S. and Canada each year. AuctionZip attracts more than 25 million visitors, over 1 billion page views and is the go-to destination for collectors and dealers in the estate auctions and collectibles market. AuctionZip now offers AuctionZip Live!, AuctionZip's online live bidding auction software. Bidders around the world can now watch and bid online at webcast auctions as if they were there. 

P. O. Box 659 Notre Dame IN 46556-0659 1-866-597-BIDS www.bidspotter.com

Today we average 90 auction broadcasts per month and employ 20 hard working professionals the world over. We have offered over $2 billion worth of products via our website and average 25% sold to online bidders. Putting their faith BidSpotter.com's professional staff and real-time Internet software technology, auction houses can broadcast their auctions over the Internet and online bidders can participate in these live interactive auction broadcasts as if they were physically present at the auction. Prior to auction day, bidders may review auction catalogs and place absentee bids. Texas has, for years, been fortunate enough to be the home of many of America's finest auctioneers. You will be taught by numerous international, world and state champion auctioneers. In addition, your instructor list includes national and state past association presidents and industry leaders. Texas is also the home Mike Jones of some of the most unique and exciting P.O. Box 803503 auctions in the nation. Now you have the opportunity Dallas, TX 75380-3503 to learn from these auctioneers and learn from their 972 -387-4200 valued lessons. [email protected] 5

Leadership

PAST PRESIDENTS 57-58 W. J. Wendelin*

74-75 Mike Morrow*

93-94 Jack V. Ogle, CAI

58-59 Wayne Cook*

75-78 Bill Wade*

94-95 Mike Jones, CAI

59-60 W. J. Wendelin*

78-79 Bob Goree, CAI

95-96 Tommy “Spanky” Assiter, CAI

60-61 Early White*

79-80 Jim Parks*

96-97 Ronnie Garner

61-62 Walter Britten*

80-81 Roland Reese

98-99 Pat Long

62-63 Wayne Gibson*

81-82 Jack Faulks*

99-00 Jim Swigert

63-64 Russell DeCodova*

83-84 Kenneth Espensen, Sr.

00-01 Wayne Wheat

64-65 Dub Bryant*

82-83 Gary Fingleman*

01-02 Charles Connour

65-66 Cliff Harper*

84-85 Joe Small, CAI

02-03 Charles Cass

66-67 Rusty McCamey*

85-86 Dudley Althaus, CAI

03-04 Rick Montgomery

67-68 J. O. Lawlis*

86-87 Pete Bond

04-05 Shorty Yeaman, CAI

68-69 Grover Howell*

87-88 R. C. “Ronnie” Wylie

05-06 Jeffrey P. Dunning, Sr.

69-70 Robert Askew*

88-89 Paul Henry

06-07 Buddy Thomas

70-71 Henry Storey

89-90 Tom Keilman*

07-08 Ernie Croucher, CAI

71-72 “Frog” Adams*

90-91 Floyd “Pete” Bryant*

08-09 George L. Vaught, BAS

72-73 Jack Harper*

91-92 Miles Autry, CAI

09-10 Lisa Gay, CAI

73-74 Keith Carey*

92-93 C. T. “Tommy” Carson

HALL OF FAME MEMBERS Howard "Frog" Adams*

Joe Small, CAI

Tom Keilman*

Dusty Adams, CAI (2002)

J. O. Lawlis*

Miles Autry, CAI (2003)

David R. Lee*

Charles Connour (2003)

Stafford "Bert" Bertrand*

James A. "Jim" Sample (2004)

Walter Britten*

Mike Jones, CAI (2005)

Dub Bryant-*

Paul Henry (2005)

Bill Wade*

Jim Swigert (2006)

Floyd "Pete" Bryant*

Tommy “Spanky” Assiter, CAI (2007)

R. C. "Ronnie" Wylie

Jack Van Hauen (2007)

W. J. Wendelin*

Jeffrey Dunning, Sr. (2008)

Ken Espensen (Charter Member)

Laudious Vandel Lemons, Jr. (2009)

Henry Storey

Bob Manning, CAI (2010)

DBob Goree, CAI

Jack V. Ogle, CAI (2010)

Dudley Althaus, CAI

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Champions

STATE 1977 Bob Goree, CAI

1978 Roland Reese

1979 Gary Fingleman*

1980 Dudley Althaus

1981 Charles Sanders*

1982 Larry Waddle

1983 Danny Green

1984 Jack Van Hauen

1985 Miles Autry, CAI

1986 Rocky Walker, Jr. *

1987 “Ronnie” Wylie

1988 Bob Emley

1989 Doak Lambert

1990 Tommy Carson

1991 “Spanky” Assiter, CAI

1992 Scott Swenson, CAI

1993 Wayne Wheat

1994 Pat Long

1995 Mike Jones, CAI

1996 R. L. Bordovsky

1997 Andy Dunning

1998 Bob Dickerson

1999 Renee Jones, CAI

2000 Rick Montgomery

2001 Tony Langdon

2002 Brady Hansen

2003 Craig Meier

2004 Brent Graves

2005 Tim Assiter

2006 Terrell Coleman

2007 Bret Richards, CAI

2008 Luther Davis

2009 John Sisk, CAI

2010 Trey Gallaway

SENIOR 1991 Henry R. Storey

1992 Ronald Reese

1993 Jack V. Ogle, CAI

1994 Paul N. Henry

1995 Dudley Althaus, CAI

1996 William J. Wade

1997 Jack Van Hauen

1998 Charles Connour

1999 Bob Goree, CAI

2000 Lyle Bond

2001 Jim Sample

2002 Dwight Toney

2003 George Vaught , CAI

2004 Shorty Yeaman, CAI

2005 Robert Oliver, CAI

2006 Mark Riley

2007 Dusty Adams, CAI

2008 Jim Clater, Sr.

2009 Bob Dickerson

2010 Del Lemons. Sr.

RINGMAN 2003 B. J. Lewis

2004 Jeff Dunning, Jr.

2005 Lex Forgerson

2006 Bandy Assiter

2007 Angie Meier

2008 Bradley O’Leary

2009 Ed Brooks

2010 Wesley Pool

ROOKIE 2000 George L. Vaught, BAS

2001 Toya McLeod

2002 Chad Hodges

2003 B. J. Lewis

2004 Bret Richards , CAI

2005 Angie Meier

2006 Jed Trice

2007 Austin Fullingim

2008 Tommy Russell

2009 Travis Kaddatz

2010 Tom Lester

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CONVENTION SCHEDULE

7:00-8:00P

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011 2010-2011 Board of Director’s Meeting

8:00-5:00p

Registration Open

Foyer

8:30–9:30a

Continental Breakfast

Foyer

9:30–9:45a

Welcome & Opening

Atlantis 1-3

8:00–6:00p (RE Credit Only)

“Real Estate Strategies” (Optional Event) Apollo 1&2 Speaker, Jeff Messer, CAI, CES, GPPA, Great Western Auction & Appraisals

9:00-5:00p

Fun Auction & Auction Contest Item Check-in

Atlantis 4

9:45–11:45a (2hrs CE #7225)

Session I “Make it Happen with Commercial & Industrial Auctions” Speaker, Mike Jones, CAI, United Country

Atlantis 1-3

10:20-10:40a

Networking Refreshment Break

Foyer

11:45-1:30p

Lunch (On Your Own)

1:30-3:30p (2hrs CE #7229)

Session II “What a Non-Profit is Looking for in an Auctioneer” Speaker, Patricia Borders, Greater Giving

Atlantis 1-3

2:15-2:30p

Networking Refreshment Break

Foyer

3:30-7:00p

Free Time

7:00-10:00p

President’s Welcome Party Boat Cruise

Apollo 1 & 2

T H U R S D A Y , J U N E 1 6 , 2 01 1

Boat (Gather at boat dock)

F R I D A Y , J U N E 1 7, 2 0 1 1 8:00-5:00p

Registration Open

9:00-9:30a

Networking Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

Foyer Foyer

9:30-10:00a

President’s Welcome & Opening Session

Atlantis 1-3

9:00-5:00p

Fun Auction & Auction Contest Item Check-In

Atlantis 4

10:00-12:00n

Current Education Sessions - Choose One

(2hrs CE #7727)

Session A “Bid Calling Techniques, Voice Care, Personal Company Image, Competition” Speaker, Shannon Mays, Shannon & Associates Real Estate & Auctions

Apollo 1&2

(2hrs CE #7224)

Session B “What is Your Digital Footprint” Speaker, Robert Mayo, CAI, Mayo Auction & Realty

Atlantis 1-3

10:50–11:10a

Networking Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

Foyer

12:00–1:30p

Lunch (On Your Own)

12:00–1:30p

HOF & PP Host 1st Timers Luncheon (Optional Event -- Free for 1st Timers to the Convention)

1:00p

*Deadline to Enter Contests (Champion, Ring, Senior, Rookie)

Discovery

1:00p

*Deadline to Turn in Item for Fun Auction

1:30-5:30p

“Strategies for Successful Selling” Gemini 1&2 Speaker, Jeff Messer, CAI, CES, GPPA, Great Western Auction & Appraisals

(4hrs CE #6563 & 4MCE)

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CONVENTION SCHEDULE Friday Con’t 1:30-3:30p

Current Education Sessions - Choose One

(2hrs CE # 7228) (2hr Law & Rules)

Session A “Auctioneer Penalties & Sanctions & DMV Presentation” Speaker, Jim Sample, AARE

Apollo 1&2

(2hrs CE #7223)

Session B “Best Practices for Brining Your Auction Online” Speakers Aaron Kuehl & Christine Barth, Proxibid

Atlantis 1-3

2:00-5:00p

Nominating Committee Interviews

Galileo

5:00p

Mandatory Meeting All Contest Contestants

Endeavor

2:15-2:30p

Networking Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

Foyer

5:30–7:30p

Friday Night Gala Dinner

Discovery

7:30–10:30p

Auction Contest Preliminaries & Fun Auction

Atlantis 1-4

S A TU R D A Y , J U N E 1 8 , 2 01 1 8:00-5:00p

Registration Open

Foyer

9:00-9:30a

Networking Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

Foyer

9:30-10:00a

Nominating Committee Interviews

Galileo

9:30-10:30a

Round Table Discussions

Apollo 1&2

1. "Self-Storage Auctions" - Moderator Luther Davis 2. "Online Auctions" - Moderator Jackie Lemons-Shillingburg 3. "Farm/Machinery Auctions" - Moderator Alvin Kaddatz 10:45–12:45p

Concurrent Education Sessions— Choose One

(2hrs CE # 7228) (2hr Law & Rules)

Session A “Auctioneer Penalties & Sanctions & DMV Presentation” Speaker, Jim Sample, AARE

Apollo 1&2

(2hrs CE #7226)

Session B “Auction Technology is More Than a Website” Speaker, Robert Mayo, CAI, Mayo Auction & Realty

Atlantis 1-3

11:20-11:40a

Networking Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

Foyer

12:45-2:15p

Lunch (On Your Own)

2:30-4:30p

Annual Business Meeting & Awards Program

Atlantis 1-3

3:00-3:15p

Networking Refreshment Beak with Exhibitors

Foyer

4:30-6:30p

Free Time

4:30-5:30p

Semi-Finalists Interview Session (Open to all attendees to ask the finalists questions)

Apollo 1&2

6:30-7:00p

President’s Reception

Foyer

7:00-11:00p

President’s Banquet & Auctioneer Contest Finals

Atlantis 1-4

SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2011 9:00-10:30a 10:30-12:00N

Memorial Breakfast (Optional Event) 2011-12 Board of Director’s Meeting

Discovery Apollo 1&2

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CONVENTION PROGRAM SPONSOR

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SPONSORS—SUPPORTORS

THANK YOU FRIDAY NIGHT GALA SPONSORS 3T Auctioneering Blue Fox Auctions & Consulting

Kaddatz Auction & Farm Equip.

Champion Auctioneers, Inc.

Lemons Auctioneers, LLP

Davis Auctioneers, LLP

Lester Auctioneers

Big Eagle Auctioneers

Linda Welsh Auction & Realty

Ellis Realty & Auction Services

Lone Star Auctioneers, Inc.

Felix Munguia Auctions

Manning’s Auction Company

FUNauctions

Swico Auctions

John Sisk Auctioneers

United Country Auction Services

Convention Signage Provided By:

 

1‐800‐The‐Sign Company  2381 Griffin Road  Fort Lauderdale, FL  33312  954‐8989‐3886 ext 212  [email protected]  www.1800thesign.com 

Convention Advertising Provided By:

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High Plains Journal  Contact: Ineze Jenkins    806‐935‐9178  [email protected]    www.hpj.com 

CONVENTION SPONSORS

DIAMOND

GOLD

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CONVENTION SPONSORS

SILVER

BRONZE

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Networking Please take time to attend the Sunday Morning Prayer Breakfast, this is a wonderful time for fellowship and to remember the great auctioneers who have passed away this year and it is also another opportunity to give thanks for our great association. Tickets are $18, please join us. Drop by the FCAI booth and make a donation to a wonderful cause. Hosts Alvin & Brenda Kaddatz, FCAI Chaplain John Sisk, Co-FCAI Chaplain

It has been said that success often depends not only on what you know, but also on who you know, and who knows you. At the TAA Convention networking opportunities abound, so come prepared to share your ideas, experiences, and business cards with the many interesting people you’ll meet in the educational sessions, at meal functions, during the exhibit times, and throughout the convention.

2012 CONVENTION JUNE 15-19 EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL

SAN MARCOS, TX

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INFORMATION

FUN AUCTION Item check-in begins on Thursday at 9:00a ends Friday at 1:00p

AUCTION CONTESTANTS INFORMATION Friday 1:00p - Deadline to Enter Auction Contests Friday 5:00p - Mandatory Meeting for all auction contestants. Saturday 4:30-5:30p - Champion Contest Semi-Finalists Interview Session. Please read the contest rules.

MEET THE CONTEST JUDGES (Judges Credentials) Real Estate-Commercial-Farm-Ranch Business Estates

Benefit Auctions

Auto

Livestock

Shannan Mays, Jeff Messer, CAI , Shawn Terrell, CAI Richard Mayo, CAI , Whitey Mason, & Sherri Sutton

NOMINATING COMMITTEE Lisa Gay, CAI, Chair Members Shorty Yeaman CAI, and John Sisk, CAI Friday 2:00 - 5:00p & Saturday, 9:30-10:00a Meetings will be held in: Galileo Room Get you TAA T-SHIRTS for your auction crew. $15 each

GET YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS TWO GREAT ITEMS Apple IPad & Fender Passport Portable PA System See any member of the TAA Board to buy tickets.

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THANK YOU Thank you for joining us for the 2011 Annual Convention. We hope that you found the convention to be beneficial and that you found time to network with old friends and make some new contacts.

OFFICERS

President

Scott Swenson, CAI, GPPA

President Elect 1st Vice President

Jim Sample Brent Graves

2nd Vice President

Craig Meier

Secretary/Treasurer Past President

Miles Autry, CAI Lisa Gay, CAI

Chaplain

Alvin Kaddatz DIRECTORS  DIRECTORS 

Ross Bandy    Linda Welsh, CAI, AARE    Si Harbottle, CAI     Jim Clater, Sr.    Montie Davis    Lori Lemons Campbell, CAI    Travis Kaddatz        Cindy Soltis‐Stroud               David Runte 

TAA CONVENTION STAFF Kathy Humphries, Executive Director Cindy Ballard, Executive Assistant JoAnn Broom, Administrative Assistant

Texas Auctioneers Association, Inc

15300 FM 1825, Bldg., B, Ste. 116 Pflugerville, TX 78660 Phone: 512-671-3637 Fax: 512-671-3638

Email: [email protected] Website: www.texasauctioneers.org TDLR Continuing Education Provider #1125

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