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EXPLORERS CLUB ANNUAL DINNER 2005 Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, New York City Live Auction Preview Sotheby’s will once again be conducting our Live Auction. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we are offering some very exciting trips. Enjoy a preview below. Then, during the evening at ECAD, browse the Live Auction print program and visit exhibits of the Live Auction lots in the Reception Rooms and East Foyer. The Live Auction will take place during dinner, conducted by Sotheby's Senior Auctioneer, Hugh Hildesley. Lot 1 Four-day trip to Iceland, including a private tour of the Presidential Residence For 2 persons Value $8,000 Courtesy of Consulate of Iceland www.iceland.org Iceland Naturally www.icelandnaturally.com Live Auction Lot 2 A Two-Week Scandinavian Sampler featuring Iceland and Norway For 2 persons Value $12,500 Courtesy of Explorers Club Corporate Sponsor, Norwegian Coastal Voyage Inc. www.coastalvoyage.com Tel: 800-323-7436 x 401 Live Auction Lot 3 Turning Points of History: Crossroads of Mediterranean Civilizations For 2 persons Value $15,000 Courtesy of The Explorers Club Travelers www.explorers.org/travelers/travelers.php Tel: 800-856-8951 Live Auction Lot 4 Explorers Club Zero Gravity Charter Flight For 11 persons Value $57,000 Courtesy of Space Adventures www.spaceadventures.com Tel: 888-85-SPACE Live Auction Lot 5 A Two-Week all-inclusive tour and safari to South Africa and Botswana For 2 persons Value $26,000 Courtesy of Ker & Downey (Botswana camps) www.kerdowney.com Tel: 800-423-4236 x11 —and— Africa in Style (Relais & Chateaux) www.collectionmcgrath.com www.illyria.co.za www.singita.com Tel: 858-350-1534 Live Auction Lot 6 Signed sketch of a double-helix by Dr. James Watson, in a custom-made portfolio Value $$10,000 Courtesy of Dr. James Watson Live Auction Lot 7 Ten-day fantasy trip to Argentina For 2 persons Value $12,000 Courtesy of Destination Argentina www.destinoargentina.com.ar Tel: 305-775-1890 How to Bid on the Live Auction All guests are invited to bid, whether Club members or not. Please review the item descriptions in this catalogue to be familiar with the item you may bid on as, once a bid is made on an item, it cannot be withdrawn. The Auctioneer will start the bidding process and call out bids made (by US-dollar amount only). Guests are invited to bid as many times, and on as many items, as they like. The highest bid received by the Auctioneer constitutes the winning bid. The Live Auction spotters (student members) will then approach the winning bidder to sign off on his or her winning bid; process payment thereof; and handover the auction item winner certificate and material. The Explorers Club is grateful to Sotheby's auctioneer Hugh Hildesley for conducting the ECAD 2005 Live Auction. Hugh Hildesley is Executive Vice-President and Senior Auctioneer at Sotheby's. He joined Sotheby's in 1961 and has been involved in many aspects of the business. He is the author of The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling at Auction, published by W.W. Norton & Company in 1997. BACK TO MAIN ECAD 2005 PAGE

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