Frank! suffered his first crushing defeat when he was rejected by the preeminent Antiques & Collectibles National Association’s Conference slated for January in New Orleans.Apparently Frank! didn’t hammer with the strength of hurricane Katrina despite his best effort, and his idea for reinvigorating the antique industry, was brushed aside. They rejected his plea to have at least one seminar at their event on social networking. The antique business is no stranger to social networking: flea markets, antique shows, auctions, antique malls. These are all activities with a strong social component. With so many years of conferences and seminars under his belt, several months ago Frank! let the ACNA in on something that it took him many events to learn
Category Archives: Education
King Richard's hosts Cfa classes
King Richard’s Antique Mall in Whittier will be home to some upcoming College For Appraisers classes and seminars starting in October. An open house will be held on October 10th from noon to 5:00 p.m. to help familiarize CFA students with their new satellite campus.Fall Classes: Early Americana with Mischa Dobrotin and Jeri Cobb. A fascinating outr through American social history
New Orleans Conference hammered by Social networking Campaign
As the preeminent antiques and collectibles conference these days, Frank! is encouraging the Antiques & Collectibles National Association (ACNA) to incorporate at least one workshop on Social Networking in their upcoming educational seminar in New Orleans. First they were hit by Katrina, now they are being hammered by Frank!Since their last conference three years ago, not only has the nation changed, the industry has changed. What was superfluous then, is mandatory now. Social networking has the potential of being the most powerful use of digital technology
Workshops on gems, cars and Black art
College For Appraisers will be offering three new workshops
$1,000 Sponsorships
For $1,000 a person can sponsor the Monday night dinner at the Antique & Collectible National Association’s educational and trade show entitled, “Help You Future…Buy Your Past” slated for January 10th-13th of next year. The event will be held at The Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans, Louisiana. Those who sponsor the dinner will receive a banner announcing sponsorship during the meal, a full page ad in the materials that go out to attendees, a listing on the sponsorship page of the ACNA website with a link to your site, and the sponsor may also include promotional items in the symposium packets. Aside from the main meal, the seminar will feature 13 individual classes with subjects ranging from art restoration to estate sales. The keynote speech will be given by Kyle Husfloen, who will also be giving a class on ceramics. In addition to the educational aspects, there will also be a trade show held from Monday through Wednesday. Spaces are $350. For more information on sponsorship opportunities, the trade show or for details on the conference itself, call (800) 287-7217. In other conference news, Walt Miller of the College for Appraisers has announced that he is getting closer to choosing an event location and date for the annual Collector’s Conference.
