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The program includes an in-depth tour of historic Lick Observatory with its 36-inch Clark Telescope, and Optical and Mechanical Shops. Tours of both Ricard Observatory in Santa Clara, and Chabot Observatory in Oakland, are also included; a Champagne Reception on Friday evening; Saturday and Sunday paper sessions and members' displays of their own collections; and the traditional banquet on Saturda...

2015 convention will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn/Hanes Mall. We hope to see you there. The development of the toaster encompasses a fascinating history of design and creative innovation. From the earliest wire rack to today’s most sophisticated toast-making machine, the toaster reigns supreme as our most faithful kitchen servant. The Toaster Collectors Association was organized in 1999. We ar...

We hope you’ll join us here at the Kentucky Horse Park, October 8-11, for the 2015 CAA Conference. This year’s Conference will be held in conjunction with the 10th annual National Drive. Registration for the six-day,five-night event is $115 per person.A special three-day,two-night pass will cost $95 per person. All talks,driving clinics,demonstrations,and CAA activities are included in the registr...

We hope you’ll join us here at the Kentucky Horse Park, October 8-11, for the 2015 CAA Conference. This year’s Conference will be held in conjunction with the 10th annual National Drive. Registration for the six-day,five-night event is $115 per person.A special three-day,two-night pass will cost $95 per person. All talks,driving clinics,demonstrations,and CAA activities are included in the registr...

Convention Room Rates: Request a Courtyard Room (a room with a double glass door), Pets Allowed - Check with Hotel Display Tables $15, Please order directly from Hotel Silent Auction, Room Displays of Carnival Glass, Room Sale of Carnival Glass, Early Bird Meal in the Courtyard, Fun Auction- Raffle Piece Drawing, Awards for Best Room Display, Banquet Meal- Banquet Speaker

Spanky Assiter will be this year’s NAA Featured Speaker. For over 2 decades he has been an auctioneer at Barrett-Jackson, one of the world’s largest and most successful classic car auctions. Today Assiter Auctioneers provides all of the auctioneers and auction professionals for this high profile, high pressure internationally televised auction extravaganza! Learn ideas that you might apply to your...

September 30 - October 3, 2015 - Our Semi-Annual National Meetings will be held at The Hilton DoubleTree – Cranberry located in Mars, PA will host the 2015 Fall Meeting of the Mid-West Tool Collectors Association. Friday afternoon we have a program on rules and in the evening we are expecting another great auction. On Saturday afternoon we will hold election of officers for the ensuing year follow...

2015 PSA Annual Conference will be held at Holiday Inn West Yellowstone. The 77th PSA Conference has an exciting lineup of photo tours, workshops, programs, featured speakers, and social activities.

Convention Keynote Speakers will be James Carville and Mary Matalin - they each have over 30 years of experience in politics. The National Auto Auction Association represents more than 335 auto auctions both domestic and international, with more than 8.7 million units sold each year. If there is one dominant theme that runs through the colorful history and phenomenal success of this entrepreneuria...

WNYATC meetings are held at the Clarion Hotel, Batavia, N.Y. 9:00 AM: Tool Swap Set Up and Meet-n-Greet Meeting begins at 10:30