SILENT AUCTION BROCHURE

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE SILENT AUCTION DONATION LIST





Dear IPBA Member:

The Inter-Pacific Bar Association (“IPBA”) Scholarship Committee will be holding a Silent Auction fundraising event in April 2011 at the IPBA’s Annual Meeting and Conference to be held in Kyoto/Osaka, Japan.

All of the funds raised from this event will be used to support the IPBA Scholarship Committee’s work, which is to provide scholarships to young lawyers and lawyers from developing countries to attend the IPBA’s Annual Meeting and Conference.

The IPBA Scholarships were initially offered in 1998 to honor the memory of Mr. M.S. Lin of Taipei, who was one of the founders of and a Past President of the IPBA. There are two categories of scholarship:

1)	for lawyers from developing countries to provide information and support to lawyers in those countries; and
2)	for lawyers under 35 years of age from any jurisdiction to encourage development of those young lawyers in their work.

We are in the process of collecting donations for this event and we request your assistance in making the IPBA Scholarship Committee Silent Auction a success. By donating an item, you’ll be making a contribution that will help the IPBA Scholarship Committee provide a worthwhile learning opportunity for a young or developing country lawyer who would not otherwise be able to attend the IPBA’s Annual Meeting and Conference.

Additionally, you’ll benefit from exposure of your firm or company’s name in materials provided to those who attend the IPBA Annual Conference. Donors will be well publicized and your donation will be on display during the event.

Please consider donating an item to support the continued work of the IPBA Scholarship Committee. Donations will be accepted until April 1, 2011. Please see our website http://ipba.org for our donation form under “Scholarships” and then “Silent Auction” or you may contact mark@shklovwonglaw.com, to answer any questions regarding participation in the IPBA Scholarship Committee Silent Auction.

Anything and everything is welcome! The monetary value of the item does not have to be great. Please be creative and have fun with your donations. The goal of this project is to support a worthwhile program and your involvement is important.

Very truly yours,
The IPBA Scholarship Committee






As of November 10, 2010, the following items have already been donated by or through IPBA Members for the Scholarship Program Silent Auction to be held at the IPBA Annual Meeting and Conference in Kyoto/ Osaka in April 2011:

•	An exquisite Japanese cuisine dining experience for four (4) in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto or Kobe, donated and to be personally hosted by Shiro Kuniya;
•	A traditional Korean porcelain writing stand by well-known Korean artist Song-Kang, donated by Sang-Kyu Rhi;
•	A personally autographed copy of The Idea of Justice by Nobel Prize Winner Amartya Sen, contributed by Lalit Bhasin;
•	A scenic 2- to 3-hour flight through the majestic Swiss Alps for two (2) adults, with private chauffeured limousine from Zurich City, provided by Urs Lustenberger;
•	A selection of rare first edition books written by or about Winston Churchill from the private collection of Richard Goldstein;
•	All immigration legal services required to prepare and file a non-immigrant U.S. visa for a qualified person to temporarily visit or work in the U.S., provided by Goldstein & Lee, P.C.;
•	Two-day all inclusive golf packages for two (2) couples at the prestigious Katsuura Tokyu Golf Club in lovely Katsuura, Japan, the birthplace of the IPBA, as guests of Mr. & Mrs. Miyake;
•	An elegant traditional Inuit "Dancing Bear" stone sculpture hand-crafted by an Inuit artist from Cape Dorset, Canada, donated by the law firm of Stikeman Elliott LLP;
•	Private all-day tour for two (2) people of the magnificent San Francisco Area, including lunch or dinner at a fine SF Restaurant, hosted by Varya Simpson/SNR Denton;
•	A delicious collection of fine hand-crafted chocolates from all over the world, donated by IPBA members;
•	Two limited edition signed and numbered lithographs, "Hawaiian Serenade" and "Kapiolani Park", by Artist Guy Buffet, donated by Shklov & Wong, LLP;
•	A week's stay at secluded Big Mountain Estate, a luxury vacation home near the picturesque cowboy town of Whitefish, Montana, as guests of Mark & Cheryl Shklov;
•	Deluxe accommodations as guests of several first class hotels in Paris, Tokyo, Kyoto, Boston and New York; and
•	Specially selected bottles of excellent wines contributed by IPBA Members from vineyards all over the world.

More information about these items and other donations which will be auctioned at the Scholarship Program Silent Auction will be provided as we get closer to the date of the IPBA Annual Meeting and Conference. To donate items for the Silent Auction, please contact Mark Shklov at mark@shklovwonglaw.com.