Auction

At the conference, as part of the social activities, we will host a silent auction to raise money for the GSDI Developing Nation Fund. This fund is used to support human capacity building in developing nations such as by covering travel expenses of representatives of national organizations from developing countries to attend important conferences and workshops.

Please consider bringing an item identifiable with your nation or region of the world to donate to the auction. Items might include books, rugs, handicrafts, shawls, jewelry, carvings, baskets, hats, pottery, pillows, artwork, musical instruments, software, hardware, training, a vacation house for a period of time, etc. Use your imagination!

Donated items will be exhibited in a suitable room during the conference. Each item will have a Silent Auction Bid Page, so that people may bid on items throughout the week. The highest written bid on each sheet as of Thursday at the end of the afternoon coffee break wins the bid and the right to take the item home. A few selected items will be held out and sold through a live auction at the Gala Dinner on Thursday Evening.

Please contribute, bid, have fun, and help build support for and solidarity with the global community of SDI specialists attempting to make a difference in impoverished nations.