In the past several years it has been my privilege to attend several woodturning symposiums where I have learned a lot about our art and also meet a lot of new friends. The only fault I find in these symposiums other than their not held in my hometown every year is the auction that's held right after the banquet. The auction is far to long. Too many people loose interest before it's over and leave. Trying to sell to many pieces of donated art at to little price. Maybe if the number of donated pieces of art was limited then those buying would pay more for each piece, take less time for the whole auction and keep those possible buyers in their seats until the end. I know a lot of us turners like to donate our pieces of work to help a worthy cause. But I think we like more to brag about our piece being in the auction or bringing more than someone else’s. Maybe the great minds on this forum can think about this recommend some changes for further symposiums.