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The 24th Annual Education Invitational AUCTION CATALOG SILENT AUCTION – JUNE 14 - 17, 2017 – (Closing at 7:00pm HST on June 17) Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort LIVE AUCTION – JUNE 16, 2017, 6:00 - 8:00PM HST – Fairmont Kea Lani 24th Annual Education Invitational Live & Silent Auctions June 14 - 17, 2017 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 24th Annual Education Invitational. The Auction is open for the participation of all attendees. The Annual Education Invitational & “Around the World” Live Auction benefit The Incentive Research Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Net proceeds further The Incentive Research Foundation’s 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 Education Invitational program. Using Handbid Bidding in the IRF Silent Auction will be conducted via the Handbid online auction app again this year! DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS Handbid will create an account for each Invitational attendee in advance of the event. The following instructions assume you have already received a login link from Handbid via email and/or text message. Please visit the Handbid Desk in the Registration Suite if you have not received this email or text message. 1. TAP on the link sent to your phone — This link will take to you the App Store or Google Play to download the Handbid app for bidding. 2. 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. 3. SWIPE right to left to join the IRF Auction — We recommend you “accept” notifications when asked. Once you get to your dashboard, swipe right to left to browse categories and items. 4. Be sure to enter credit card information within your profile (you may submit one or multiple cards) in order to begin bidding! For those who are unable to download the Handbid mobile app to his/her smartphone, iPads will be available onsite and bidding can be conducted from these shared devices. Each attendee will have a pre-assigned 3-digit paddle number and will need to enter his/her paddle number upon bidding, if using one of the shared devices. — The IRF auction is also viewable from any web browser at http://hand.bid/irf — TIPS & TRICKS • SET MAX BIDS: Select MaxBid and enter the max amount that you are willing to spend. Handbid will automatically bid for you up to this amount. • DASHBOARD: Monitor your winning and losing bids! Swipe left and right to access categories and items. Select menu in the upper left corner to view your 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 Handbid 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 a staff member at the IRF Auction Information Desk to checkout and pay. Special thanks to our Auction Technology Sponsor GENERAL CONDITIONS LIVE AND SILENT AUCTION ESTIMATED VALUES result of the auction. By his or her purchase, it is the responsibility of the purchaser to Retail value as indicated on items, services, and the buyer waives any claims for liability against coordinate all travel arrangements with the travel packages are donor-estimated. Estimated The Incentive Research Foundation or donors donor(s) of the Lot purchased. This contact values are provided and bidding is conducted of the item(s). information will be provided to you on the in US Dollars (USD). These values shall not be auction item certificate or voucher. deemed a representation or warranty regarding REDEMPTION the actual value of the donation. All successful bidders of packages should stop CONDITIONS OF SALE by the Auction Information Desk any time All sales are subject to confirmation by The LIABILITY between Friday, June 16, 2017 and Sunday, Incentive Research Foundation. The Incentive The “This Package Includes” section has been June 18, 2017, to confirm the mailing address to Research Foundation reserves the right to provided by donors. In no event shall The which they would like their auction certificate withdraw or change any Lot before or at the Incentive Research Foundation be responsible or voucher sent. The IRF Auction Information auction prior to sale, or to combine any two for the correctness of, or deemed to have Desk will be open during the following times: or more Lots into a single Lot, at its sole made any representation or warranty as to, Friday, June 16 — 5:30pm – 9:00pm HST discretion. Each package will be subject to merchantability, description, genuineness, Fairmont Kea Lani, Kea Lani Ballroom Foyer certain time limitations for validity. Please attribution, provenance, or condition note that the valid dates and conditions of use concerning any lot. Nothing contained in this Saturday, June 17 — 5:00pm – 10:00pm HST for auction travel packages are firm and there auction list, nor any written or oral statement Grand Wailea, Haleakala Gardens & Molokini is no obligation by The Incentive Research made at the sale or in the bill of sale or the Gardens Foundation, sponsoring organization, or the invoice or elsewhere, shall be deemed such a Sunday, June 18 — 8:00am – 12:00pm HST donor to change or extend. warranty or representation or an assumption Grand Wailea, Ballroom Entrance While certain noted coach airfares may be of any liability on the part of The Incentive All successful bidders of packages will receive upgraded based on “Availability,” there is no Research Foundation or its sponsors. The the certificates or vouchers relating to the guarantee that the tickets will be upgraded. Foundation is not responsible for a supplier auction items won via certified mail. Certificates The participating airlines do not allow a going out of business or for any other events being mailed to destinations within the United winner to pay for a confirmed higher class beyond their control that may prevent the States will be delivered within 30 days of the of service when using airline certificates. awarding of, or adversely affect the enjoyment close of the Silent Auction (June 17, 2017 at Winning bidders are bound by the restrictions of, any items, services, and travel packages. 7:00 pm HST) and certificates being mailed to listed herein. Please pay careful attention to The winning bidder assumes all risks. destinations outside the United States will be expiration and blackout dates, etc. The Incentive Research Foundation expressly delivered within 45 days of the close of the A bid is a contractual agreement; all sales are disclaims any liability or responsibility for Silent Auction (June 17, 2017 at 7:00 pm HST). final; there are no refunds or exchanges. damages of any kind arising out of or in The Incentive Research Foundation does not connection with the use or misuse of any assume responsibility for further coordination product or service offered or obtained as a of the auction travel trips. For travel packages, SILENT AUCTION PROCEDURES Please read the itemized description in the auction catalog or Handbid app for the terms and conditions of each Silent Auction item. Auction purchases must be used as indicated. SILENT AUCTION SCHEDULE Silent Auction bidding officially begins on Wednesday, June 14, at 10:00am HST, and concludes on Saturday, June 17, at 7:00pm HST. Final bidding for the Silent Auction will take place at the “Paradise Pop Art” Reception Saturday, June 17, 2017, in the Haleakala Gardens at Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort. All Silent Auction bids will close at 7:00pm HST that evening, or as announced by the Auctioneer. SILENT AUCTION BIDDING PROCEDURES Bidding this year will be conducted using the Handbid auction app. Instructions for downloading and using the Handbid app are included on Page 3 of this catalog. Please read the description and conditions of sale in this auction catalog or the Handbid app carefully before bidding. Inclusions, blackouts and use dates may vary from one item to another. All details have been provided directly by the donor. To bid, users select the item of interest, enter the amount of their bid and then tap “Bid Now.” Please note that credit card information must already be submitted in order to bid. Once the bid is submitted, the user will receive a notification if they are outbid. Large screens in the reception area will feature the total value of bids and progress toward the Silent Auction goal. Upon the close of the Silent Auction, if a user currently holds the highest bid for an item, he/she will be awarded the winning bid for that item. All bids are binding on the bidder at the time of the Silent Auction closing. Bidding will begin at or above the Minimum Bid stated on the display and progress by the incremental amount specified on the display and handheld device. Subsequent bids will be according to the bid increment noted on each individual lot display. Bidders may also enter Maximum Bid amounts, if desired. Handbid will then automatically bid on the bidder’s behalf, until this amount is reached. With the automated bidding system, the highest bid entered for each specific lot at the time of closing on the evening of June 17, 2017, will win the Auction lot.
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