6 HќќѠіђџȱ юћјђџ юџѐѕ 2014 ǰȱ ȱȱȱȬ Ĵȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ Eversmann (Ret.) will recount the events surrounding “Black Hawk Down” in an inspiring, motivational and patriotic presentation. Rory Aplanalp will discuss the ȱȱĴȱȱ£ȱȱȱ success using humor, real-life examples and time-tested business principles. Other features of the Mega Conference include the presentation of Five Star Awards to those banks that ȱȱȱęȱȃ Ȅȱȱȱ ȱDZȱ ȱ¢ǰȱȱěǰȱȱ participation, product/service usage, and support of Indiana BANKPAC. Additionally IBA associate members ȱȱȱȱęȱȃ Ȅȱȱ ȱȱ recognized as Diamond Associate Members. And the always-popular Maxi Awards for advertising and marketing of bank services will be presented, sparking ideas for your own creative outreach. High on many people’s list is the chance to network with old friends and make new ones. Often these opportunities to exchange ideas and form relationships are a lasting legacy of Mega. Those opportunities abound at the golf outing, between sessions, during lunches, at the Mega Reception, and at the chairman’s hospitality suite on Monday and Tuesday evenings. ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱĜȱȱ ěǰȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱĴȱȱ year’s “Experience the Energy” Mega Conference. We look forward to seeing you there. I know that you will earn a high return on your investment through “millions” of Mega moments and memories, adding up to something really, really big! T¢ȱǰȱȱę¡ȱ “mega” denotes a million units of measure. Conversationally, though, mega has morphed into synonyms such as enormous, humongous, immense, large, vast, gigantic, colossal and mammoth. In other words, something really, really big! In 1992 the Indiana Bankers ȱȱȱęȱ ȱ Conference, conceived and created by Paul Freeman, now IBA’s executive vice president. His intention was not to literally represent a million, but instead to create something really, really big! His vision became reality, thanks in large part to you, our members. IBA’s Mega Conference has grown into the largest gathering of bankers at a single state association meeting anywhere in the nation. Though other states have tried to copy it, none have met our level of success. And I assure you that all the other state bank trade associations in the country know about our Mega Conference. It is a ȱěȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ ¢ȱŗǰŘŖŖȱȱ ȱĴȱȱ¢Ȃȱ ǰȱ ȱȱŗǰŖŖŖȱȱȱĴȱ ȱȱǯ Several factors account for this mega success. Value is one. Generous support is provided by our service providers (associate members), who will purchase more than 80 booth spaces and dedicate thousands of dollars in sponsorships and advertising. This support allows us to keep the banker registration fee at a very reasonable price. Quality is another reason Mega succeeds year after ¢ǯȱ ȱěȱȬȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱ ȱ receives about 500 submissions vying for the 50 speaker ȱǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱĴȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱĴǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱ provides the best of professional education. Of course the most important reason that Mega is a ȱȱĴȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱŗǰŖŖŖȱ bankers who participate. Post-Mega, we collect evaluations ȱĴȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ thoughts. This integral assessment process, which we apply to all IBA programming, allows us to address and meet the continuing changes you are faced with in serving your customers. ȱ ȱŘřȱěȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ April 28-30 at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis. This year’s theme is “Experience the Energy,” Ěȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ¡ȱȱȱ¢ȱ customers, communities and careers. You radiate energy in every aspect of your lives, positively impacting your banks and communities. In addition to the state-of-the-art products and services on display in the exhibit hall and the outstanding ASSOCIATION UPDATE PRESIDENT’S PONDERINGS 6 -RH 'H+DYHQ 3UHVLGHQW &KLHI ([HFXWLYH 2IÀFHU ,QGLDQD %DQNHUV $VVRFLDWLRQ 7HDFK &KLOGUHQ WR 6DYH 'D\ April 11 is Teach Children to Save ¢ǯȱ ¢ȱęȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱęȱ a bank to register as a participant. The campaign is sponsored by the American Bankers Association Community Engagement Foundation and is open to all banks, both ABA members and nonmembers. Register at: www.aba.com/Engagement/ Pages/teachchildrentosave.aspx. For more information, please contact Laura Wilson, 317-387-9380, email: lwilson@indianabankers.org.
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