January Meeting: Appraisal Review for Fraud

The January Meeting of the Northern New Jersey ASA Chapter will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 6:00 pm  at Pal's Cabin in West Orange, NJ. The Executive Meeting is scheduled for 6:00 pm followed by Dinner at 7:00. The guest speaker is Gary Snowdon, ASA, Principal Appraiser at the Albany, NY firm of Snowdon Valuation, who will talk about “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Appraisal Review for Fraud.”
Gary Snowdon, who received his B.A. in Education from William Paterson University and earned a Graduate Certificate in Public Management from Rockefeller College, SUNY Albany, has over 20 years experience appraising commercial and industrial real estate.  He specializes in complex commercial, industrial, and vacant land appraisals in the Hudson Valley, Capital, Saratoga, and Adirondack regions for finance, litigation support, estates, eminent domain, conservation, and other purposes.
Mr. Snowdon has served as an Appraisal Consultant to the NYS Department of Transportation and as a Regional Advisor to the NYS Secretary of State.  A NYS Certified Appraisal Instructor, he has developed and taught courses and seminars for ASA, the National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers and the Appraisal Institute. He has also contributed to books and journals on real estate topics and writes The Snowdon Report.
The program qualifies for one hour of ASA Continuing Education Credit. Dinner is $30 person. Please RSVP to Chapter Secretary Donna Ray Thompson via Evite, phone (908-317-5547), or email, and mail your check payable to "ASA Northern New Jersey Chapter 73" to her at PO Box 246, Westfield, NJ 07091 by Monday, January 14.

Update: Current Topics in Business Valuation Seminar

The American Society of Appraisers, New York City Chapter 30 will host the Nineteenth Annual Current Topics in Business Valuation – 2011 Seminar on Monday, May 2, 2011 at the midtown Manhattan offices of PricewaterhouseCoopers at 300 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, New York 10017. Scott Nammacher, ASA and Bill Johnston, ASA will co-chair again this year.

This year’s team of presenters is better than ever!

• Z. Christopher Mercer, Mercer Capital
  Understanding Buy/Sell Agreements and Quantifying the Impacts of Their Terms
• Ben Couch, Financial Accounting Standards Board
  A First Look at New Fair Value Guidance from the FASB and Other Current Fair Value Topics
• William Pittock and Anthony Aaron, Ernst and Young
  Life Science Valuation Do’s and Don’ts, in a Changing IPR&D Environment
• PricewaterhouseCoopers Speaker to be determined
  Applying Option Pricing to the Valuation of Contingent Consideration
• Kevin Kane, Empire Valuation Consultants
  Valuing Sports Franchises

Registration is  $275 per person if paid by April 22, and $325 thereafter or at the door. No refunds after April 25. Ask about Group discounts. Registrants will receive a binder of speaker outlines and educational materials and a free copy of Chris Mercer's book Buy Sell Agreements for Closely Held and Family Business Owners. To pay online with your major credit card or PayPal go to the ASA NYC Members Page, otherwise please make checks payable to "NYC Chapter of ASA" and send to Ms. Bell.

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 qualifies for 7.5 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 seminar brochure with more program details and a registration form will be available shortly.

Save the Date: Current Topics in Business Valuation Seminar

The American Society of Appraisers, New York City Chapter 30 will host the Eighteenth Annual Current Topics in Business Valuation – 2010 Seminar on Friday, May 7, 2010 at the midtown Manhattan offices of PricewaterhouseCoopers at 300 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, New York 10017. Scott Nammacher, ASA and Bill Johnston, ASA will co-chair the seminar again this year.

Registration is $275 per person if paid by April 30, and $325 thereafter or at the door. 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.

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

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.

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.