The conference hotel is already sold out—but never fear, the ASA has already booked a second block of rooms at a nearby hotel for attendees of its 2006 International Conference, meeting this year in Brooklyn, NY, from July 29 through August 2.  According to ASA marketing manager Betty Snyder, the attendance rate for this year’s confab is at an all-time high; and there are still seats available in most sessions and seminars.  To register, go to http://www.appraisers.org/conferences/2006_conference/registration/index.htm

Of particular interest to business valuators: the single, all-day intensives from the Center for Advanced Valuation Studies (CAVS), including the “Cost of Capital,” with Roger Grabowski, ASA (Duff & Phelps, LLC); “Valuations for Financial Accounting (FASB 141/142/144)” with Susan Heisey, ASA (D.L. Heisey & Co., Inc.); and “Making Valuation Pay,” with Warren Miller, ASA (Beckmill Research).

Speaking of Warren Miller, don’t miss his article on valuation and strategy: A New Framework for Gauging Unsystematic Risk, in the August issue of the Business Valuation Update (BVU).