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SPECIAL EVENTS Explorers Club Annual Dinner 2006 Live Auction Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we offered some very exciting trips for this year's ECAD Live Auction. See a sampling below. The Live Auction took place during dinner, conducted by Hugh Hildesley, Senior Auctioneer from Sotheby's. Luxury Cape & Wildlife Safari Circuit Courtesy Premier Tours & South African Tourism For 2 persons Value $25,000 Valid for April 1, 2006—March 31, 2007 Premier Tours www.premiertours.com South African Tourism www.southafrica.net Africa in Style www.africainstyle.com Pezula Resort & Spa www.pezula.co.za Cape Grace Hotel www.capegrace.com Makweti Safari Lodge www.makweti.com   The Awe-Inspiring Wildlife & Wilderness of the Antarctic Peninsula Courtesy Peregrine Shipping & Mountain Travel Sobek For 2 persons Value $15,000 Valid for departures in December 2006 and March 2007 (subject to availability) Peregrine Shipping www.peregrineadventures.com Mountain Travel Sobek www.mtsobek.com   Game Dinner Party Hosted by Jim Fowler and Chef Jonathan Conrad For 4 persons Valid through March 15, 2007. Mutually convenient date to be arranged. Four weeks notice is recommended. Courtesy of James Fowler and Jonathan M. Conrad Shipwreck Diving the Santa Maria with Barry Clifford in Haiti Courtesy AMNH Expeditions For 2 persons Value $20,000 Valid for February 2007 (5 days) American Museum of Natural History Expeditions www.discoverytours.org VIP Launch Tour, Russia Courtesy Space Adventures Ltd. For 2 persons Value $30,000 Valid for September 2006 Space Adventures Ltd. www.spaceadventures.com Sailing the Sapphire Seas from Istanbul Courtesy Geographic Expeditions For 2 persons Value $10,000 Valid for departures September 12 2006, September 20 2006, or spring 2007 (date TBA) Geographic Expeditions www.geoex.com The Best of Patagonia Courtesy The Best of Patagonia and Alejandra Collarte & Associates For 2 persons Value $15,000 Valid for March 2008 (subject to availability in each destination) The Best of Patagonia www.thebestofpatagonia.com Alejandra Collarte & Associates Alvear Palace Hotel, Buenos Aires Llao Llao Hotel & Resort, Bariloche Los Notros, El Calafate Los Cerros, El Chaltén Las Hayas Resort Hotel, Ushuaia Cruceros Australis, Cabo de Hornos Explora en Atacama Estancia Cristina Esquina Carlos Gardel Suite of Safari Style Furniture Courtesy Bauer International Inc. Value $10,000 (Free shipping within the continental US.) Bauer International Inc. www.bauerinternational.com 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 2006 PAGE

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