BVWire is looking forward to hearing about how Nick Talbot got through a few near-death experiences, including being on Mount Everest for the two worst natural disasters in history. Talbot, now the CEO of the International Valuation Standards Council, will give the keynote at the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) International Appraisers Conference to be held October 1-3 in New Orleans. His session, Attempting Everest the Harder Way, will be a humorous but motivating take on living a life less usual (he was born with cystic fibrosis and had a life expectancy of 16 years). For details and to register, click here.