2012 Winter Convention schedule

January 26-29 at the Wichita Marriott
9100 Corporate Hills Drive, Wichita, Kan.

For more details, as well as registration forms, please view the current Sunflower Auctioneer newsletter from the members section.

Thursday, Jan. 26

  • 6:00pm – 10:00 reception
  • 8:30 Board meeting followed by past presidents’ meeting

Friday, Jan. 27

  • 6:30 – 8:00 Breakfast and fellowship
  • 9:00 Meet for tours
  • 9:30 Tour for those not attending real estate courses
  • 11:15 – 12:30 Tour
  • 12:30 Lunch
  • 8:30 – 9:00 Lobby Monitor Dan Murray’s legislative Update
  • 9:00 – 12 Mandatory real estate course
  • 12:00 to 1:00 Sales tax presentation with deli buffet lunch on your own
  • 1:00 – 4:00 Elective real estate course
  • 4:00 – 4:30 NAA Info
  • 4:30 – 6:00 KRVN reception
  • 5:30 – 6:30 Auctioneer Championship preliminary competition
  • 6:30 – Banquet, fun auction and rookie competition

Saturday, Jan. 28

  • 6:30 – 9:00 Breakfast buffet
  • 6:30 – 7:00 Christian auctioneers fellowship time
  • 7:00 – 7:20 First time attendees’ orientation
  • 7:00 – 7:45 Round table discussions
    • Bankruptcy trustee
    • Auxiliary
    • Benefit auctions
    • Multi-par
    • Absolute or reserve auctions
    • Firearms at auction
    • Ag land at auction
  • 7:45 – 8:15 Candidate speeches
  • 7:45 – 8:15 KAAA Board of Directors and officer interviews
  • 8:15 – 8:30 Voting
  • 8:30 – 10:00 Shawn Terrel – ringman and auctioneer management of bid spotters
  • 10:00 break
  • 10:15 – 12:00 NAA Speaker Rich Schur
  • 11:30 – 1:00 Auxiliary luncheon with meeting and scholarship auction – all invited
  • 1:00 – 2:15 Shawn Terrel – bid call and voice control, growing your company and training staff to help with prospects
  • 2:30 break
  • 2:30 – 3:45 Option 1 – NAA speaker
  • 2:30 – 3:45 Option 2 – Social media presentation – Twitter, Google+, Facebook
  • 3:45 break
  • 4:00 – 5:00 KAA annual meeting
  • 6:00 – Banquet, presentations, Hall of Fame induction, Board of Directors service auction

Sunday, Jan. 29

  • 7:30 – 8:45 Fellowship over coffee and breakfast buffet
  • 9:00 – 10:00 Inspirational and memorial service
  • 10:15 – 11:45 Panel discussion – Learning and sharing through past auction experiences
  • Noon – Installation luncheon
  • Following luncheon – KAA and KAAA 2012 Board of Director’s meetings