ASA 2009 International Conference

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May Meeting: Best Practices for Insurance Claims

The May Chapter Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Plymouth Meeting, PA. The Board of Directors will meet at 5:00 pm; the general meeting starts at 6:30. The guest speaker will Anthony W. Hinkle, Esq., Managing Partner of the Philadelphia/Blue Bell Office of Cipriani & Werner. Mr. Hinkle will talk about The Do's and Don't of Claims.

A member of the American, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia County Bar Associations, Mr. Hinkle took his B.A. in economics and psychology at Wabash College, and earned both his J.D from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and an M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz School in a dual-degree program.

Mr. Hinkle is admitted to practice in all Pennsylvania State Courts, local United States District Courts, and the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals. He concentrates on insurance liability litigation, including product, motor vehicle, and premises liability matters. A significant part of his practice is also devoted to employer/employee relations and to commercial contract and construction litigation.

Mr. Hinkle's discussion of The Do's and Don'ts of Claims will be of interest to appraisers in all disciplines. Please register early for this educational and productive evening which qualifies for one hour of ASA Continuing Education Credit.

Dinner is $35 per person for members and guests. Make checks payable to ASA Philadelphia Chapter 35. Please RSVP by May 16 to Executive Secretary Joanne Paciello by mail to 8 Terrace Rd, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, email, phone (610-277-1366) or fax (610-277-1366).

Update: Current Topics in Business Valuations Seminar

The American Society of Appraisers, New York City Chapter 30 will host the Seventeenth Annual Current Topics in Business Valuations – 2009 Seminar on Friday, May 8, 2009 at the Hilton Hotel in New York at 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 (Phone: 212-586-7000). Scott Nammacher, ASA and Bill Johnston, ASA will again co-chair the seminar this year.

Register before April 17 and pay only $350 per person. Regular registration thereafter or at the door is $400. No refunds after May 1. Registrants will receive a binder of speaker outlines and educational materials. Click the Pay Now button at right to pay with your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover or Bank account through PayPal. (No PayPal account required!) Or pay by check payable to "NYC Chapter of ASA,".

RSVP: Ms. Annie Bell, Empire Valuation Consultants, Inc., 350 5th Ave Ste 5513, New York, NY 10118. Telephone (212-714-0122); Fax (212-714-0124).

The seminar, which is expected to qualify for 8 hours ASA and CPE credit, will cover the how-to aspects of unusual engagements and advanced aspects of evolving areas within the field. It will be ideal for business appraisers and others at all levels. The impressive line-up of speakers, panelists and topics promises a lively and informative day.

• Bank Valuations in Today's Environment
  Andrew K. Gibbs, CFA, CPA/ABV
• Horizon Values: Does, Don'ts and Methods to Keep Your Analysis Consistent
  Jeffrey Dunn
• Financial Reporting Update: Q & A on Current Issues
  Stamos Nicholas
• Valuing Debt Instruments: Intrinsic and Relative Valuation Methods
  John D. Moore, VP & Timothy J. Doherty, CFA, VP
• Underwater Option Re-pricing or Exchange Valuation Techniques and Issues
  Cindy Ma, Ph.D, CPA, CFA

Complete seminar details will be available within the week. Please check back here or subscribe to this page for updates.

Fall 2009: Personal Property Seminars

The American Society of Appraisers in cooperation with the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI will offer two daylong seminars in the school's continuing education Appraisal Studies in Art + Antiques certificate program. Shirley Sue Swaab, ASA of ASA's Philadelphia Chapter will be the instructor for both seminars.

• Thursday, September 10, 2009: Ivory and Its Look-A-Likes
• Friday, September 11, 2009: Identifying Ceramics: Hard Paste Porcelain, Soft Paste Porcelain, Creamware, Pearlware, Stoneware and Faience

Ms. Swaab, who is celebrated for teaching by using examples, will employ over 100 pieces of ivory and ceramics during the two daylong seminars. For more information, call 215-635-2260.

March: Real Property Seminar

The Northern New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers and the New Jersey North Chapter of the National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers will jointly sponsor a two-hour Real Property Seminar on The Home Valuation Code of Conduct and Fannie Mae Form 1004 MC. The seminar will be held on Monday, March 23, 2009 from 4:00-6:00 pm at the Wilshire Grand Hotel, 350 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052. Robert J. Luciani, ASA, IFA, a real property appraiser practicing in Philadelphia, will conduct the seminar, which will be followed by a Chapter Dinner Meeting.

The housing bubble and subsequent melt-down has led to two new requirements for appraisals submitted to the federal mortgage agencies.

• The new Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC), effective May 1, 2009, applies whenever the primary lender plans to sell the loan to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. It's designed to prevent conflicts of interest.
• Beginning April 1, 2009, appraisal reports submitted to Fannie Mae will require Form 1004 MC, a Market Conditions Addendum. Its purpose is to illuminate neighborhood market trends and conditions.

Mr. Luciani will explore the HVCC and 1004 MC requirements and relate them to current USPAP obligations for appraisers.

The program qualifies for two hours of ASA Continuing Education Credit. Dinner is $35 person. Please RSVP Chapter Secretary Lynn Magnusson, AM by phone (973-425-1550), fax (973-425-1553) or email, and mail her your check payable to "ASA Northern New Jersey Chapter 73" by Monday, March 16.

NYC: Current Topics in Business Valuation

The seventeenth annual Current Topics in Business Valuations seminar, presented by the New York City Chapter, qualifies for 8 hours ASA and CPE credit, and covers the how-to aspects of unusual engagements and advanced aspects of evolving areas within the field. It's ideal for business appraisers and others at all levels. The impressive line-up of speakers, panelists and topics promises a lively and informative day. For more information and to register online visit the ASA NYC Calendar.

March Meeting: Art Conservation

The March Chapter Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Plymouth Meeting, PA. The Board of Directors will meet at 5:00 pm; the general meeting starts at 6:30. The guest speaker will be Susan Duhl, an Art Conservator and Collections Manager in private practice in Bala Cynwyd, PA. Ms. Duhl will talk about Art Conservation And Maintaining Art As A Tangible Asset.

Susan Duhl is a graduate of the Art Conservation Department, Cooperstown Program, State University College at Buffalo and a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation. Her practice specializes in the treatment of works on paper and in preservation consultations for museums, libraries, archives, governmental agencies, and private clients. Recent clients include the Library of Congress, the State of New Jersey Division of Records and Archives Management, and the General Sciences Library of South Viet Nam.

Ms. Duhl will talk about Art Conservation and its relationship to art, artifact, and library collections as tangible asserts, including a detailed discussion of care, management, and preservation issues. She will address participant's concerns in a post-presentation Q&A period.

The program qualifies for one hour of ASA Continuing Education Credit. Dinner is $35 per person for members and guests. Make checks payable to ASA Philadelphia Chapter 35. Please RSVP by March 13 to Executive Secretary Joanne Paciello by mail to 8 Terrace Rd, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, email, phone (610-277-1366) or fax (610-277-1366).