2010 Annual Convention will be in Downtown Boise January 8-10.
This year is sure to be one of the best ever!
Historic Oyhee Plaza Hotel - Plan now to attend.
JJ Dower will be our NAA guest speaker. J.J. became a professional auctioneer and real estate agent in 1986 and received his real estate broker's license in 1988. He has been active in the real estate and auction business for 22 years. Presently a partner in Ayers Auction and Real Estate, J.J. opened his own branch office in 1996 in Oneida, Tennessee. He is currently the principal broker and auctioneer at this branch office. J.J. is a past president of the Tennessee Auctioneers Association, a position he held from 2001 to 2002, and the youngest member to be inducted to the Tennessee Auctioneers Association Hall of Fame. J.J. previously served on the Scott County Boys and Girls Club board and has been influential in the planning and fundraising for their now-open multi-million dollar facility. J.J. graduated from Lincoln Memorial University with a degree in Management and Leadership Studies. He became a CAI auctioneer in 1991 and also holds the AARE designation. J.J. has also been a presenter at a CAI continuing education seminar. His business ventures include: Krystal, Baskin Robbins, Conoco Gas and Convenient Store, Shell Gas and Convenient Store, Hampton Inn, and Comfort Inn franchises. He also has commercial and residential investment properties. J.J.'s specialty is real estate development with an emphasis on subdividing raw land to sell at auction. He is also a Director and Treasurer of MarkNet Alliance. J.J. has been married to Traci Dower for 23 years and has two daughters, Addison Dower and Alissa Dower.
 We are also pleased that CD "Butch" Booker will be one of our speakers. He is the 2008-2009 Mens Division International Auctioneering Champion.
Rick Vytial came out of retirement to join the Idaho SBDC in October, 2000 as region III Director in the Boise office. His prior work experience included President and Owner of Silver Creek Inc, which he sold in 1999. Rick was managing partner of DBF & Co, and regional investment advisory firm. In addition, he was Sr. Vice President and Manager, Trust Investments for Westone Bancorp (now US Banc). Rick is a Chartered Financial Analyst, and has a master’s degree in Business from Arizona State University and Thunderbird School in International Business.
Rick and his wife Pam have two children and have lived in Boise, Idaho for over 35 years.
Dale Dixon is an Idaho native and lives with his wife and two children in Nampa. Dale’s communication skills, newsroom and organizational management experience are at work for the Better Business Bureau of Southwest Idaho and Eastern Oregon. He was named President/CEO of the organization in December 2007. The BBB’s mission to be the leader in advancing marketplace trust by:
• Creating a community of trustworthy businesses
• Setting standards for marketplace trust
• Encouraging and supporting best practices
• Celebrating marketplace role models
• Denouncing substandard marketplace behavior.
Dale has 16-years of broadcast news and media communication experience working in radio and for CBS, ABC, & NBC-TV affiliates. He has traveled extensively covering a variety of stories ranging from humanitarian efforts in Romania to refueling B1 Bombers over Canada en-route to Bosnia.
Dale is an Associated Press and Idaho Press Club award winner, Better Business Bureau Integrity Counts! Honoree and was named an Idaho Business Review 2004 Accomplished Under 40 recipient.
Dale serves in the following organizations:
- Leadership Idaho Agriculture Foundation Board of Directors
- University of Idaho – College of Ag & Life Sciences Dean’s Advisory Board
- Northwest Nazarene University President’s Advisory Committee
- Victory Charter School Board of Directors
Think you’re too busy for Facebook or Twitter? Still wondering, “What’s a Tweet, a Twit and a Twitterer?!” Do you have your Ning on? While the Better Business Bureau’s Dale Dixon is definitely not a social media expert, he’ll lay out a case why a few minutes at the keyboard updating your status and Tweeting random thoughts each day is good for business. Social media is so prolific, your customers expect you to be there. If you’re not, you’re missing out on building relationships, growing trust and taking your company to the next level. Dale will lay out the business case for social networking at the Idaho Association of Professional Auctioneers Convention.
If you have been hearing about the success of on-line auctions and have wanted to learn more about how to incorporate them into your business don't miss Earl Musick, of Musick & Sons, United Country discuss this topic. He will give insight and tips on how to successfully use the internet and online bidding platforms to build a successful auction.
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