Pub 1 2021 Issue 4

2 | The Show-Me Banker Magazine PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Matthew Lauman Farmers & Merchants Bank “Wednesday morning’s MIBA/ICBA Partnership Breakfast is followed by the popular Legal Eagle Hot Topics Seminar and Regulator Panel. Please register today and join us at The Lake. Don’t miss our 2021 September community banking celebration.” I invite you to show your commitment to our cause and join community bankers from across the state at the 44th Annual MIBA Convention and Expo. Community Bankers, it is time, once again, to gather at The Lake of the Ozarks to celebrate community banking in Missouri. MIBA and ICBA are the organizations serving as the exclusive voice of our industry: community banking! I invite you to show your commitment to our cause and join community bankers from across the state at the 44th Annual MIBA Convention and Expo at The Lodge of Four Seasons, Sept. 13-15, 2021. You will find presentations from industry experts, educational and networking opportunities and access to the latest banking products and services; all brought to you by MIBA to help join forces and educate our community bankers. The information and ideas shared at this event will prove to be an invaluable resource to you and your institution. Our program kicks off Monday morning with our Annual MIBA Golf Tournament at The Cove, a Robert Trent Jones Sr. signature golf course. Monday evening, we will have our Opening Reception & Exhibit Hall Mixer in the Exhibit Hall from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, followed by a rooftop rendezvous in the Valencia Room from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. On Tuesday morning, exhibitors are free to join bankers for a sumptuous breakfast buffet followed by the General Business Session. Tuesday’s lunch will be served in the Exhibit Hall, where once again Missouri’s largest banking trade show will be on display: nearly 75 businesses offering products and services of exceptional quality to meet the particular needs of community bankers. This will be your chance for one final tour of the exhibits, lunch and prize drawings. As in the past, we invite our member banks to register their purchasing officers for the Tuesday exhibit hall activities at no charge. Just contact the Association offices to register your employees’ complimentary attendance to view the latest bank products and services. The MIBA Scholarship Silent Auction will take place Tuesday afternoon starting at 4:30 pm in the Granada Ballroom and will offer an extensive array of items for silent bidding. Join us Tuesday evening for a semi-formal President’s Dinner/Lobster Fest and Entertainment where we will introduce the incoming officers for 2021-2022, followed by the MIBA Scholarship Live Auction. Wednesday morning’s MIBA/ICBA Partnership Breakfast is followed by the popular Legal Eagle Hot Topics Seminar. Please register today and join us at The Lake. Don’t miss our 2021 September community banking celebration. Advocacy, Loyalty and Education for Missouri Community Bankers! ■