Workshop Agenda and Registration

Click here to download the registration form (pdf)

Click here to download the agenda (pdf)

2007 AMBA Fall Workshop
“Supporting Our Troops!”
September 16-19, 2007
The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa, Asheville, North Carolina

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Workshop Registration, Sammons Front Desk
Welcome Reception, Sammons Balcony

Monday, September 17, 2007

Workshop Registration, Wilson Foyer
Continental Breakfast, Taft Room
Workshop Program, Wilson Room

Opening Ceremony & Welcome Remarks, Robert H. Croak, Chairman, AMBA

Michael L. Dominguez, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, “Financial Readiness for Military Members”

Martin J. Gruenberg, Vice Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, “Affordable Small Dollar Loans and the Military”

Marcus Beauregard, DoD State Liaison Office, “Limits on Terms of Consumer Credit Extended to Service Members and Dependents - DoD Regulation”

Break/Refreshments, Wilson Foyer

Barbara Thompson, DoD, Office of Family Policy, “Financial Readiness Education”

Major General William A. Chambers, USAF, Air Force Director of Communication, “Air Force Current Operations”

AMBA Workshop Luncheon, Speaker:Audrey Y. Davis, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Operations, “Air Force Financial Management Transformation”, Taft Room

Juan de Jesus, U.S. Army Finance Command and Mike Bilbrey, U.S. Air Force Bank Liaison Officer, “E-Commerce on the Battlefield”

John Broda and Neil Marcous, Armed Forces Financial Network, “AFFN Update”, and Don Cowley, Fiserv, “EFT Industry Update”

Day One Wrap-Up, Andrew Egeland, President/CEO, AMBA

AMBA General Membership Meeting, AMBA Regular Corporate Members, Wilson Room

Optional: Bank Liaison Officers Training, Wilson Room

AMBA Board of Directors Meeting, AMBA Directors, Roosevelt L

Reception, Country Club
Banquet Dinner, Country Club

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Workshop Registration, Wilson Foyer
Continental Breakfast, Taft Room
Workshop Program, Wilson Room

Welcome Remarks, Day Two, Andrew Egeland, President/CEO, AMBA

Ron Davis, Director, Program Manager, DoD Banking Office, Defense Finance & Accounting Services, “DFAS and OMBP Update”

Gloria Eskridge and Dan Shaver, U.S. Mint, and Marla Borowski and John Sparrow, Federal Reserve Bank, “Presidential $1 Coin Campaign”

Dan Iannicola, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education, U.S. Treasury, “Financial Education – A National Perspective”

Greg Golembe, Senior Advisor for Banking Relations, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, “OCC Update”

Break/Refreshments, Wilson Foyer

Captain (P) David W. Smith, U.S. Army Banking Officer; Charles K. Dove, U.S. Marine Corps Banking Officer and Mike A. Bilbrey, U.S. Air Force Banking Officer, “Military Services Banking Issues”

Technical Sergeant Howard L. Watkins, USAF, 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, SD, “Why We Serve”

AMBA Workshop Luncheon:  Military Bank of the Year Awards Presentation, Taft Room

John Rasmus, Senior Federal Administrative Counsel, American Bankers Association, “ABA Update”

Sarah Shirley, Director of Military Saves, Consumer Federation of America, “Military Saves 2007-2008”

Break

Pamela Conklin, Chief Financial Officer, Defense Commissary Agency, “DeCA Update”

AMBA Workshop Open Forum/Wrap-Up, Andrew Egeland, President/CEO, AMBA

Farewell Reception, Vanderbilt Terrace

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Workshop Conclusion/Hotel Check-Out and Departure

WORKSHOP AND OPTIONAL TOUR FEES

AMBA is now accepting 2007 Workshop registrations.

Early bird registration:  In order to qualify for the discounted fee, your registration and payment must be received on or before July 16, 2007.  The regular fee will apply after July 16, 2007.

Workshop registration deadline is August 6, 2007.

Click here to download the registration form (pdf)

Fees and Deadlines for Workshop Participants and Companion Registration:

Companion Program (Optional Tour/Golf Outing)

Optional Day Tours - Monday, September. 17, 2007, $150 per person (includes lunch) Legacy of the Land Tour.  Tuesday, September. 18, 2007 $90 per person (includes lunch) Funky Junque Tour.
Registration deadline for optional day tour is August 6, 2007.

Golf Outing - Sunday, September 16, 2007, $75 per person (includes green fee, golf cart, cooler, cookout, taxes and service charge).
Registration deadline for golf is August 6, 2007.

Cancellation Policy
An administrative fee of $80 is retained for any cancelled registration.  No refunds for cancellation after August 31, 2007.

Methods of Payment
Payment is accepted by check, Visa, or MasterCard. Checks must be made payable to: AMBA.  

Click here to download the registration form (pdf)

Mail registration forms and payment to:
2007 AMBA Workshop
Centennial Conferences
901 Front Street, Suite 130
Louisville, CO 80027
Fax: 303-499-2599

Questions: Call Centennial Conferences at 303-499-2299.

ON-SITE INFORMATION

Registration Hours of Operation & Location

Sunday, September 16, 2007
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Sammons Front Desk

Monday, September 17, 2007
7:00 AM – 12:00 noon
Wilson Foyer

Tuesday, September 18, 2007
7:00 AM – 12:00 noon
Wilson Foyer