Schedule of Events

Dream Big at the 2009 ABA National Agricultural Bankers Conference
 
***Don't miss the special savings available for Ag Lenders of California Society Members at the end of this message!***

We need Information.  We have Aspirations about our careers, our communities, and our families. We seek Inspiration from the great deeds of others and sometimes from the simplest things in life.  We all dream. 

The ABA’s 2009 National Agricultural Bankers Conference is dedicated to helping you realize your dreams by providing you with the information you need to survive these turbulent times.  We’ll bring the right people together to help you achieve your aspirations, and present heroes to you, large and small, to inspire you to become the next level agricultural banker, the next level bank president, the next level leader. 

Dreamscapes: Great Challenges, Great Opportunities is the theme. This November the entire three day program is dedicated to providing you with the information and inspiration you need to realize your greatest dreams- as a banker, as an individual, as a community leader.

Be inspired by San Antonio! – San Antonio is one of the most beautiful cities in America and is the site of one of the most heroic and inspired battles for independence in history.  The Texans who perished at the Alamo were determined.  They were dreamers.  They had aspirations for a better life and their sacrifices have inspired generations of Americans for many years.  You cannot visit the Alamo and not be inspired!

The best, most timely information! – We are bringing nationally recognized experts in dozens of fields to give you the most current, most valuable and the most pertinent information about the state of agriculture, the state of the banking industry, and the state of the American economy.  If you attend this year you will be miles ahead of your competitors who do not.

A trusted brand that has inspired generations of agricultural bankers! – For nearly 60 years the ABA National Agricultural Bankers Conference has been the single event that generations of successful agricultural bankers could not and would not miss.  No matter how difficult the economy. No matter how turbulent the times.  No matter how great the challenges.  No matter what.  The 2009 National Agricultural Bankers Conference will be too important, too vital, and too essential to your success to miss.

Join us in San Antonio this November 15 - 18.  Take the next step in your career.  We are looking up and we are looking out and we see great challenges and great opportunities ahead!  Dream big.

 

See you in San Antonio!

Curt Covington
2009 Conference Planning Committee Chairman

 
Learn what's on the program for the ABA National Agricultural Bankers Conference in San Antonio this November 15-18, 2009.

Here's just a sample of the session topics and speakers you'll find at the conference:

• Is Your Bank Leaving Income on the Table?—Jeff Burch, Senior Vice President, Cash Management, National Sales Manager, Bank of the West, Fresno, CA
• Silver Bullet Selling—GA Bartick, President, Outsell Consulting, San Diego, CA
• The Marketable Ag Banker—Robert W. Jolly, Ph.D., Professor, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
• Management Succession-Family Planning—Neil Koenig, Leadership R&D, Clovis, CA
• Business Ethics—Ed O'Leary, San Antonio, TX
• The Threat of De-Globalization—Larry J. Martin, Senior Fellow, George Morris Centre, Guelph, Ontario (Canada)

And that's only the start. Be sure to visit our conference homepage for future program updates. Click on "Schedule-at-a-Glance" and watch us build it.

Register by August 21, 2009 and Save! See details when you register online.  

***Plus the Chairman of this year's Conference, Curt Covington, negotiated a team discount price of $645 per person for members of Ag Lenders Society of California.  To take advantage of the discount type the words, Ag Lenders Society Team Discount in the Special Needs & Comments section of the online registration form.***