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International Society of Appraisers
Annual Conference on Personal Property Appraising:

"O! say can you see"; The Best of Baltimore
Assets 2008

April 25-28, 2008 · Lectures held at The Tremont Grand ·225 North Charles Street · Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone 443-573-8444 · Fax 443-573-8445

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Speakers & lecture topics for this year's conference:

  • Carrie Rebora Barratt:
    "Peeling the Peales: A Look at the Peale Family in the Maryland Historical Society in Context"
  • Jessica Bent:
    "Parade of Riches: The Role of Jewellery in Portraiture"
  • Ann Boulton:
    "The Making of Matisse’s Bronzes"
  • Judith Bresler, Esq.:
    "Expert Opinions and Liabilities: The Treacherous Power of Words"
  • Sam Cannan:
    "Pocket Watches"
  • Eric Durham, Ph.D.:
    "Hip-Hop as Socio-Political Pundit"
  • Cecilia L. Gardner, Esq.:
    "Protecting Your Business from Risk: Legal Compliance in the Jewelry Industry"
  • Wendell Garrett:
    “By the dawn’s early light”: The Rise of American Nationalism"
  • Jennifer F. Goldsborough:
    "Plus or Minus? Dilemmas in looking at Local Antiques as Seen Through Maryland Silver and Ceramics"
  • Charles B. Goldstein, ISA CAPP:
    "The Web of Entanglement"
  • Patricia T. Herr:
    "Amish Quilts"
  • Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley:
    “From 1770 it took a Spring”: Cabinetmaking in the late 18th and early 19th century Baltimore"
  • Robert May:
    "Natural Colored Diamonds"
  • Mary Cheek Mills:
    "Glass in 19th Century America"
  • Graham Ospreay:
    "Forensic Examination and Forgery Analysis"
  • Sumpter T. Priddy, III:
    "American Fancy: Exuberance in the Arts, 1790-1840"
  • Suzanne Smeaton:
    "Setting a Jewel: Considering Frames when Appraising Fine Art"
  • Lita Solis-Cohen:
    "The Best and the Rest"
  • Ken Specht:
    "Watches"
  • Catherine Sproule:
    "Reinforcing Confidence in Jewelry Store Products"
  • Kenneth Walton:
    "FAKE: Forgery, Lies and eBay"
  • Janet Zapata:
    "Great American Jewelers, 1930-1980"

Click here for more details on this year's speakers and their lectures. Click here to view the conference agenda. To download a pdf copy of the conference agenda along with the lecture topics, click here.

Wondering who is going to be in Baltimore?
Click here to see a list of those already planning to attend.

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Come and enhance your appraisal skills as well as your specialty knowledge, build up your resource base by networking with your peers, and earn professional development credits for requalification or certification requirements, all set against the complex tapestry of charm and enticement of everything Baltimore has to offer.

To register:

Online: Follow the Registration link here
By Phone: Call the ISA Office at 206-241-0359
By Fax: Fax to ISA at 206-241-0436
By Mail: 1131 SW 7th St. Suite 105 Renton, WA 98057-5229

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