SCAFP News February 2006

 EXPO L.A. Symposium 2006 is Coming Soon!
 

MARK THE DATES NOW!

May 10 & 11, 2006

As a professional engaged in the corporate treasury or treasury-related function, or as a provider of these services to the corporate sector, EXPO L.A. Symposium 2006 is for you!

EXPO L.A. Symposium 2006 takes place on a regional stage with a national cast of highly experienced experts. The Symposium features four concurrent tracks over two days with a total of 26 different presentations. You are welcome to attend sessions on numerous topics or focus on a few that particularly interest you.

Session topics for the two day program will include Risk Management, Technology, Investments, Banking, Cash Management, and Banking for Bankers.

EXPO L.A. Symposium 2006 is produced by the members of SCAFP and is reasonably priced, which means that attending the event will be easy on your budget, especially compared to attending national conferences that incur additional expenses for travel and hotel accommodations.

Register now! We encourage online registration, so just click here: Register on-line or go to www.scafp.net and click on EXPO L.A. Symposium 2006. Register five or more employees from your firm as a group and enjoy the Member Rate.

Sponsors! There are still sponsor opportunities available and you have several ways of signing up. Log onto www.scafp.net and download the sponsor prospectus. You may also contact Michael Hards at michael.r.hards@jpmorgan.com to discuss current sponsor opportunities. The sponsors to date include:

Speakers! We have a few slots still open for speakers. Do not miss the opportunity to speak - submit your proposal today. Call for Breakout Session Proposals

Contact Shannon Wexler, EXPO Chair at (213) 621-8008 or shannon.wexler@jpmorgan.com to discuss how you might benefit from speaking

 From the Corner Office

From the Corner Office

NEED TO UPDATE

Happy New Year to all of our members!  I hope your holidays were happy and healthy ones.

On a holiday note, many thanks to all of the members and guests who brought toys to our  annual December bash, "You Bet Your Cash."  This year we sponsored our first annual Toys For Tots drive, collecting new, unwrapped toys at the December meeting.  The drive was a great success, and dozens of wonderful toys were donated to this worthy program. I look forward to another successful toy drive in 2006!

I would also like to extend my thanks, as well as those of the entire SCAFP membership, to our members Clariza Mullins and William Yu.  Both were panel members, along with Susan Munson of Merrill Lynch, on the panel discussion entitled "Investing in a Rising Interest Rate Environment" presented at our January meeting. It was a very interesting and informative discussion, and was enjoyed by all who attended. I appreciate Clariza and William taking time from their busy schedules to prepare and participate in a program for their fellow members.

Their participation is also a reminder that we have a tremendous wealth of knowledge among our members. Access to that knowledge, whether through a panel discussion, over the luncheon table, or networking before the monthly meetings, is one of the many benefits of membership in the Southern California Association for Financial Professionals. When you add in the monthly programs, the annual EXPO L.A. Symposium with all of the educational opportunities that EXPO offers, together with our SCAFP newsletter and the SCAFP website, the opportunities to increase and expand your knowledge are tremendous!

If you haven't done so already, I encourage you to renew your 2006 membership now. If you have any questions about membership or if you're not a member yet, please contact our membership chair, Lakshmi Kumar, by email to lakshmi_kumar@ml.com or by phone at (213) 236-1026, or the SCAFP office by email to SCAFP@emaoffice.com or by phone at (818) 843-5660.

I look forward to seeing all of you at our next meeting on March 10^th! 

Morgyn Taylor, CTP

President