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Our 2009 Annual Conference
September 13-16
Register today!
I.F.C.A. is headed to St. Louis for our Annual Conference September 13-16, 2009! Read all about the great line up of presentations and speakers sure to engage and challenge you. Just visit the Events section of this web site for further details.
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Our Registration Brochure is now available. Click here to download your copy. And click here for the Registration Form and hotel booking information.
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The conference will be held at the beautiful Hilton at the Ballpark, overlooking Busch Stadium and the famous Arch.  Member early bird rate is still $895.00 (same as 2008). Non-member early bird rate is $950.00. This rate is now good until July 15th. On line registration is open.
Register Now.
*Don't forget to book your hotel room before August 13th. After the 13th all rooms go back into the hotel pool and because the Cardinals are in town that week the hotel will fill up with eager fans. You will find the link to book a room on our Conference Events page.
Keynote speaker will be Mark Scharenbroich, Emmy Award winner and National Speakers' Association Hall of Famer. Learn more about Mark by visiting his web site www.nicebike.com. For all the conference details, program outline, speaker bios and presentation descriptions click here.
2009 I.F.C.A. Annual Awards Competition
Thanks to all who entered the 2009 Awards competition. Submissions are due by May 29, 2009.
When you submitted your registration fee, you received an e-mail with instructions on how to submit your entries to your category co-ordinator. A list of Category Co-ordinators and their addresses is available here.
- Click here for the Entrant's Instructions and Submission Forms.
- Check our Award FAQ page for answers to popular questions about the competition.
If you are a Category Co-ordinator or a Judge
We wish all entrants the best of luck, and hope to see you this September in St. Louis at our annual Awards Presentation and Gala.
Group Membership or Individual Membership... It's your choice!
Discover how other communicators solve day-to-day problems; reach employees, customers and producers; create award winning materials and get inspired. Share ideas, laugh at each other's war stories, gain recognition for your work, and learn from industry experts. We now offer many membership options to best suit your needs and those of the company you work for. Check out these pages for more information on how you might make the best choice for you: Benefits of Membership, Membership Options & Fees, and Join Today. More for your membership buck... Our Members-only section continues to GROW! Check out our:
- eCommunique newsletters
- Blog page
- 2008 Conference Videos
- 2008 Member Survey Results
- Knowledge Bank
See what's new on the Blog page. Now you can add or respond to posts on issues and experiences specific to you and your profession.
I.F.C.A. now a LinkedIn Group
If you are not yet on Linked In you are missing out on a great networking and career building business driven social media site. I.F.C.A. has seen the potential to reach and connect members to a global network of business people. Joining the site will allow members to build an ever expanding network of contacts that may help to advance your career, share experiences and issues of the day, reconnect with old friends and make new ones... Click here for a link to our LinkedIn group.
Volunteers Drive I.F.C.A. Forward
Without volunteers where would I.F.C.A. be? Since 1933 it has been the cornerstone that has helped your Association grow and prosper. A recent testament to that is Brandon Cardone from Security Mutual Insurance of New York who helped redesign our web site. Brandon through his own web design company, Card One Concepts (www.cardoneconcepts.com) helped us make this site more user friendly and easy to navigate. Speaking of volunteers, we also wish to thank Terri Mitchell of Sun Life Financial who helped us design both our 2009 Annual Award Competition Call for Entry Brochure and our soon to be released Who We Are Membership Brochure. Thanks Brandon & Terri for your time and talent. Learn more about how you can get more involved in your Association. Click here for the details. |
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No better time to join I.F.C.A.
 click on picture for new member brochure
Beginning June 17th we are running a new member campaign.
If you're a member, get a colleague or friend to join I.F.C.A. and receive a $25 gift certificate to itunes or Amazon.com. You already know how good the Association has been for you and your career. Now it's your turn to share the news with someone else from your company.
Not a member? Consider this: we offer great educational and networking programs and services for fellow financial services communicators like you. And we have been doing it the right way for over 75 years! Find out what we can do for you by clicking on the following 3 minute multimedia presentation or the above brochure.
http://www.brainshark.com/brainsharkinc/vu?pi=226943426
For more details about I.F.C.A. or if you have any questions contact us at info@ifcaonline.com.
We'd love to welcome you to the fold!
I.F.C.A.'s Next Webinar is July 21, 2009
Our next webinar will be held on July 21, 2009. "Presentations that persuade: how to get buy-in from internal clients" will be presented by Alison Davis, CEO of Davis & Company.
Please visit our What's New page for further details.
Our last presentation was "Getting Real" which was presented in co-operation with Brainshark and featured Pam Grossman from Getty Images inc.
Interested in learning more? Then check out their white paper entitled "Getting Real".
If you are an I.F.C.A. member, you can view a recording of all past webinars by logging into our web site and going to the Member Only section.
There are benefits to membership!
Recent LIMRA Podcasts
LIMRA posts recoded podcasts on their web site at http://www.limra.com/OutLoud/. A few recent postings are worth checking out:
Generations X & Y (Mar 2009)
As the baby boomers wind into retirement, the following generations, X and Y, are emerging as a powerful and important market for financial services. But they have different needs and attitudes than their boomer parents, and technology is a key part of their lifestyle. LIMRA researchers Nilufer Ahmed, Ph.D., and Mary Art, talk
about the new generations.
http://www.limra.com/feeds/podcasts/audio/
Research/LIMRAResearch_2009_3_4.mp3 The Facts of Life and Annuities, April 22, 2009 "In a time of great economic uncertainty insurers need to focus on communicating the fundamental values of long term financial security and protection to a public that has lost confidence." This presentation is given by LIMRA President, Bob Kerzner. http://www.limra.com/feeds/podcasts/audio/IndustryPulse/LIMRAIndustryPulse_2009_4_22.mp3Social Media 101, April 14, 2009 A conversation with Todd Silverhart, LIMRA Corporate VP and Director of Technology Marketing and Distribution Research. Find out how some companies are utilizing these new tools and what some emerging best practices are. http://www.limra.com/feeds/podcasts/audio/Research/LIMRAResearch_2009_4_14.mp3
All Product Eyes Will Fix on the Economy
in 2009
Click here to read the article by Linda Koco as reprinted with permission from the January 2009 issue of National Underwriter.
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