AUCTION CATALOG The 23rd Annual Education & Incentive Invitational Silent Auction — June 1 – 4, 2016 (Closing at 8:00pm on June 4, 2016) Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa Live Auction — June 3, 2016, 7:00 – 9:00 pm Green Valley Ranch 1 23rd Annual Education & Incentive Invitational Live and Silent Auctions June 1 – 4, 2016 The Incentive Research Foundation gratefully acknowledges its guests, hosts, sponsors and all those organizations that generously donate and bid on the auction items for the 23rd Annual Education & Incentive Invitational. The Auction is open for the participation of all attendees. The Annual Education and Incentive Invitational & “Around the World” Live Auction is benefiting The Incentive Research Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Net proceeds further The Incentive Research Foundation mission to fund research studies that provide valuable information on the effective use of incentives and incentive travel as a motivational tool in a global business environment. THANK YOU The Incentive Research Foundation gives its grateful appreciation for everyone’s participation and support. Special thanks go out to Shane Ratliff, US champion auctioneer of Ratliff Auctioneers, for again officiating at the Silent and “Around the World” Live Auctions during the Incentive Invitational program. 2 USING HANDBID These instructions assume that Handbid already created an account under your name and that you received a login link via email and text message. Please visit the Handbid table in the Gifting & Technology Suite if you did not receive this email or text message. TAP on the LINK sent your phone — This link will take to you the AppStore to download the Handbid app for bidding. OPEN the App once it is installed — Once the App opens, wait a few seconds and it will automatically log you in with your Handbid account credentials. SWIPE right to left to join the Auction — We recommend you “accept” notifications when asked. Once you get to your dashboard, swipe right to left to browse categories and items. NO SMART PHONE NO PROBLEM! You can bid from iPADs at the event using your 3 digit Paddle ID SET MAX BIDS: Select MaxBid and enter the maxamount that you are willing to spend. Handbid will automatically bid for you up to this amount. DASHBOARD: Monitor your winning and losingbids! Swipe left and right to access categories and items. Select menu in the upper left corner to viewyour profile, alerts, invoices, etc. NOTIFICATIONS: Accept push notifications and receive outbid alerts in the app. Not using the app? Make sure you register your cell and we can send you text messages PAY FROM YOUR PHONE: When the auction closes you can review and pay your invoice from the app. Not using the app? See an auction manager to checkout and pay. 3 GENERAL CONDITIONS LIVE AND SILENT AUCTION ESTIMATED VALUES certificates. Winning bidders are bound by the restrictions listed herein. Please pay careful attention to expiration and blackout Retail value as indicated on items, services, and travel packages dates, etc. are donor-estimated. Estimated values are provided and bidding is conducted in US Dollars (USD). These values shall not be A bid is a contractual agreement; all sales are final; there are no deemed a representation or warranty regarding the actual value refunds or exchanges. of the donation. SILENT AUCTION PROCEDURES LIABILITY Please read the itemized description in the auction catalog or The “Your Package Includes” section has been provided by Handbid app for the terms and conditions of each Silent Auction donors. In no event shall The Incentive Research Foundation be item. Auction purchases must be used as indicated. responsible for the correctness of, or deemed to have made any Silent Auction Display representation or warranty as to, merchantability, description, Descriptions of each Silent Auction item will be displayed on genuineness, attribution, provenance, or condition concerning any shelves placed in the Hospitality Suite, located in the Veranda lot. Nothing contained in this auction list, nor any written or oral Room of Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa, from Wednesday, June 1, statement made at the sale or in the bill of sale or the invoice or until mid-afternoon on Saturday, June 4. At that time, items will elsewhere, shall be deemed such a warranty or representation be relocated to the Red Rock Ballroom Foyer in preparation for or an assumption of any liability on the part of The Incentive the Silent Auction Reception that evening. Detailed information Research Foundation or its sponsors. The Foundation is not for each item can also be found within the Handbid mobile app. responsible for a supplier going out of business or for any other events beyond their control that may prevent the awarding of, or Silent Auction Schedule adversely affect the enjoyment of, any items, services, and travel Silent Auction bidding officially begins on Wednesday, June 1, at packages. The winning bidder assumes all risks. 10:00am, and concludes on Saturday, June 4, at 8:00pm. The Incentive Research Foundation expressly disclaims any Final bidding for the Silent Auction will take place at the liability or responsibility for damages of any kind arising out of “Nirvana” Reception Saturday, June, 4, 2016, starting at 6:30pm, or in connection with the use or misuse of any product or service in the Red Rock Ballroom Foyer at Red Rock Resort. All Silent offered or obtained as a result of the auction. By his or her Auction bids will close at 8:00pm that evening, or as announced purchase, the buyer waives any claims for liability against The by the Auctioneer. Incentive Research Foundation or donors of the item(s). Silent Auction Bidding Procedures REDEMPTION Bidding this year will be conducted using the Handbid auction app, as noted on page 3. Each Lot may contain one or more items, as All successful bidders of packages should stop by the designated by the donor(s) or Auction officials and described on Auction Information Desk anytime between Friday, June 3 the display. Please read the description and conditions of sale in and Sunday, June 5, to pick up the certificates or vouchers this auction catalog or the Handbid app carefully before bidding. relating to the items won. Please note this is a new Components, blackouts and use dates may vary from one another procedure, and certificates will be onsite vs. mailed to and include all details provided by the donor. the winning bidder(s). The Incentive Research Foundation does not assume responsibility for further coordination To bid, users select the item of interest, enter the amount of their of the auction travel trips. For travel packages, it is the bid and then tap “Bid Now”. Please note that credit card information responsibility of the purchaser to coordinate all travel must already be submitted in order to bid. Once the bid is arrangements with the donor(s) of the Lot purchased. This submitted, the user will receive a notification if they are outbid. contact information will be provided to you on the auction Large screens in the reception area will feature the total value of item certificate or voucher. bids and progress toward the Silent Auction goal. Upon the close of the Silent Auction, if a user currently holds the CONDITIONS OF SALE highest bid for an item, he/she will be awarded the winning bid All sales are subject to confirmation by The Incentive Research for that item. All bids are binding on the bidder at the time of the Foundation. The Incentive Research Foundation reserves the Silent Auction closing. right to withdraw or change any Lot before or at the auction Bidding will begin at or above the Minimum Bid stated on the prior to sale, or to combine any two or more Lots into a single display and progress by the incremental amount specified on the Lot, at its sole discretion. Each package will be subject to certain display and handheld device. Subsequent bids will be according time limitations for validity. Please note that the valid dates to the bid increment noted on each individual lot display. and conditions of use for auction travel packages are firm and there is no obligation by The Incentive Research Foundation, Bidders may also enter Maximum Bid amounts, if desired. sponsoring organization, or the donor to change or extend. Handbid will then automatically bid on your behalf, until this amount is reached. With the automated bidding system, the While certain noted coach airfares may be upgraded based highest bid entered for each specific lot at the time of closing on “Availability”, there is no guarantee that the tickets will be Saturday evening will win the Auction lot. upgraded. The participating airlines do not allow a winner to pay for a confirmed higher class of service when using airline 4 GENERAL CONDITIONS LIVE AND SILENT AUCTION Silent Auction Closing and Payment at his absolute discretion. In the event of any dispute between When the Silent Auction closes at 8:00pm Saturday, June 4, the bidders at the Live Auction, the Auctioneer may determine the highest bidder of each lot will be considered to have purchased successful bidder or, at his discretion, re-offer and resell the Lot the item. Information on successful Silent Auction bidders will in dispute. be available within the Handbid mobile app, as well as at the Please read the description and conditions of sale in this catalog Auction Information Desk on Saturday night, and the morning of carefully before bidding. Components blackouts and use dates Sunday, June 5. All purchases will be final and binding and will be may vary from one another. Changes or amendments announced charged to the authorized registered credit card of the winning from the podium or by the Auctioneer of a lot auctioned will be bidder.