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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 2524270, member: 16948&quot;]Earlier this year I was honored to be invited to be one of the presenters at the Northern California Numismatic Association’s (NCNA) annual educational seminar in Vallejo, California, on the topic of “The Future of Our Hobby.”&nbsp; I was also advised that all of my expenses would be taken care of, including travel and lodging.&nbsp; I later found out that, if we wanted to arrive a day earlier, they were even going to take us on a wine tasting tour in Napa Valley.&nbsp; So of course, how could I refuse!</p><p><br /></p><p>Besides me, the speakers included the following people (Xan Chamberlain is shown presenting each of us with certificates following our talks):&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2009%20Vallejo%20NCNA%20Symposium/IMG_6579_zpsok1lcigw.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Scott English, Executive Director of the American Philatelic Society (the stamp community has a lot of the same challenges as the numismatic community)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2009%20Vallejo%20NCNA%20Symposium/IMG_6586_zps2n6oqxbo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Stephen Woodland, noted Canadian numismatist (again, Canada has similar issues as the US)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2009%20Vallejo%20NCNA%20Symposium/IMG_6585_zps5yum5lcw.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Jeff Shevlin, specialist in So-Called Dollars</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2009%20Vallejo%20NCNA%20Symposium/IMG_6569_zpsryq5pl0e.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>These are the benefactors who helped make this symposium and extra-curricular events possible!</p><p><br /></p><p>Xan Chamberlain, James Laird, Fred van den Haak, and Michael Turrini</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2009%20Vallejo%20NCNA%20Symposium/IMG_6578_zpsihveesyj.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So I flew up to Oakland, and Lloyd Chan graciously picked me up from the airport and drove me to the hotel where they had a room ready and paid for.&nbsp; After I freshened up, we met up with the other presenters and the benefactors who helped fun the entire symposium, and went out to dinner where we had some lively discussions on everyone’s thoughts about the hobby.</p><p><br /></p><p>The next morning (Friday), we were picked up at the hotel in a limo bus for our wine tasting trip to Napa.&nbsp; The benefactors, patrons and NCNA officers also came along.&nbsp; They even had bottles of champagne and orange juice waiting for us so we could have mimosas along the way!!!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2009%20Vallejo%20NCNA%20Symposium/IMG_6529_zpsfu73wjpa.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2009%20Vallejo%20NCNA%20Symposium/IMG_6682_zpsigtsq4qe.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2009%20Vallejo%20NCNA%20Symposium/IMG_6692_zpscnhx3gaf.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2009%20Vallejo%20NCNA%20Symposium/IMG_6528_zps1yksqtpl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2009%20Vallejo%20NCNA%20Symposium/IMG_6526_zpsnznm2q6j.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>They had made reservations for a tour and tasting at the beautiful Castello di Amorosa which was built as an authentic Tuscan medieval style castle with hand-made stones and bricks employing the same methods and materials that would have been used 700-800 years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2009%20Vallejo%20NCNA%20Symposium/IMG_6700_zps1cf7rgjj.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2009%20Vallejo%20NCNA%20Symposium/IMG_6705_zpsb2tkcyx4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2009%20Vallejo%20NCNA%20Symposium/IMG_6704_zpsnltie267.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2009%20Vallejo%20NCNA%20Symposium/IMG_6699_zps3bfynbkb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2016%2009%20Vallejo%20NCNA%20Symposium/IMG_6697_zps6rm1y9fl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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