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Experience a conference of national quality in your own backyard.
No airfare necessary for this event, and no need to leave the state! Concepts is your source for payments information, networking, and AAP and CTP continuing education credits. Our 12th annual event will bring together payments professionals who want to learn first-hand about the strategies, solutions and innovative payment processes that others are using to grow, compete, and improve business operations.

Education - Whether you represent a financial institution, company or solution provider, you won't want to miss this event!

General Session Topics:

- Meeting the Needs of Generation Y
- Same Day ACH: Evil Idea or Golden Opportunity?
- Payments Top 5 Priorities

Concurrent Session Topics:

- ePayments, eBilling & eStatements
- Unauthorized Debit Alerts
- Credit Card Fraud / PCI Compliance
- Developments in P2P Mobile Payments
- Steps for Passing an ACH Quality Check
- Risk Management Services / Success Stories
- Arm Your Business Against Check & ACH Fraud
- Treasury Sales is not a Four Letter Word
- IAT Tools for Companies
- Examiners’ Expectations for FFIEC Guidance on RDC
- WEB and TEL Best Practices
- Finding Your Hidden ACH Processing Solutions

Sessions of interest to each of these audiences:

Corporate Payments Professionals – 
Either looking to get away from manual processes and paper checks or have already discovered the benefits of payments automation and want to stay on top the latest and greatest solutions and applications. 
 
Senior Financial Institution Staff – 
Need to know about the industry changes and trends that impact their financial institution and their corporate customers.

Treasury Managers – 
Need to learn about the hot topics in treasury and cash management and the trends that impact their organizations.

Continuing Education Credits –  The Concepts agenda offers continuing education credits for Accredited ACH Professionals (AAP) is we anticipate that it will once again be pre-approved by the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) for CTP renewal credits. 
 
DTMA – Concepts 2009 is endorsed by the Detroit Treasury Management Associations as a valuable resource for payments education and CTP continuing education credits.

Exhibitors and Sponsors –  Visit with solution providers who will be showcasing the latest in payments, treasury and electronic commerce technology.

                                                                     Register to Exhibit or Sponsor an Event
      Sponsors to Date:
        CenCorp
        Comerica Bank
        CU*Answers
        Electronic Payments Network
        Epson America, Inc.
        Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
        NACHA-The Electronic Payments Association
        RBS
 
      Exhibitors to Date:
          CalliPay 
        CenCorp 
        Comerica Bank
        CU*Answers
        Diverse Computer Marketers
        Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
        Fundtech
        LOCKNET IT Solutions
        Magic-Wrighter Inc.
        RBS

Registration Fee   $375 member/$450 non-member discounted rate through July 10, 2009 (will change to $425/$475 thereafter).  Includes all conference materials, continental breakfasts, receptions, and lunch on Thursday. 

Guests   Invite a spouse or guest to join you for our Concepts evening activities (Wednesday Welcome Reception and Thursday Cocktail Reception). Guests must register prior to the conference ($40 fee) and will be provided with special name tags.

AAP Alliance Meeting   This is a pre-conference roundtable for Accredited ACH Professionals (AAPs) to discuss hot topics and the challenges that affect today’s busy payments professionals. Learn and develop best
practices, network with your peers, and earn continuing education credits. AAPs only.  The Alliance Meeting qualifies for up to 3 AAP continuing education credits. Advance registration required. (No charge for members, $30.00 all others)
 



Lodging  –
 
Be sure to reserve your hotel room early!  The Kalamazoo Radisson Hotel is offering a discounted rate of $135.00 per night for reservations made through August 26th. Call (269) 343-3333 and reference Concepts 2009 when making your arrangements. 

 
Questions?  Call us at 800-450-2508 or send an e-mail to info@thepaymentsauthority.org.