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56th U.S. Annual Employee Benefits Conference

Sunday, November 14 - Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, HI

What Your Peers Are Saying

		Roderick S. Bashir Vice President and Director of Human Resources, Service Employees International Union Local 1

		John W. Carroll Chairman of the Trustees NAW Pension Fund, Trustee on Executive Board NAW Medical Fund, National Asbestos Workers Medical & Pension Funds

		William C. Ligetti Jr. Executive Director, Ironworker Employers Association of Western Pennsylvania, Inc.

		Wendell W. Young IV President, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776

		What Your Peers Are Saying Hear their thoughts on why they attend Annual Conference and belong to the International Foundation community.

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Capture under one roof, at one time, the essential and imperative information you need to know to fulfill your fiduciary obligation. Understand the requirements of new legislation, recent regulations and how other, similar funds are handling some of the same issues.

Seek input and ideas from the largest group of employee benefit experts in the country gathered together in one location.
Choose your participation in over 130 workshops, roundtables or lectures that target your areas of interest. Achieve the best education available to make the best decisions for your fund(s).

Hear from Mike McCartney, with the Hawaiian Tourist Authority about meeting in Hawaii.

Mike McCartney
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hawaii Tourism Authority

The 13 Reasons the Annual Employee Benefits Conference is THE Conference to Attend

1.	Valuable content It’s not just about PowerPoint slides… it’s about dialogue on real issues, checklists, articles and applying knowledge.
2.	You get to develop your own program We’ve categorized all of the 125-plus sessions for the Annual Conference into specific focus areas. Target the information that matters most to you, or a skill you’d like to sharpen, selecting the sessions that fit your conference goals. You can follow one particular focus for all four days, or choose sessions from several categories to get the targeted information you want.
3.	Make connections and learn from your peers With nearly 5,000 attendees, the Annual Conference is your unmatched source for networking. Through case studies, roundtable discussions and networking events, you’ll connect with other like-minded professionals facing the same issues.
4.	Find objective solutions The International Foundation provides you with the best and most objective information, and has been the only unbiased source for quality employee benefits education for over 50 years. We are nonlobbying and nonpartisan; and, unlike other organizations, our conference sessions are free of vendor influence.
5.	Learn how to save your fund money With 200-plus exhibitors, the conference is the most significant gathering of providers in the world—giving you the opportunity to make hands-on assessments of the latest tools and service options. You’ll meet new vendors with new solutions (and maybe even better pricing). This is all information you can put to use when you have to negotiate the purchase of new products or services.
6.	Quality Count on it. Nothing is “canned.” It’s about reality. Our speakers live and breathe our industry every day—they don’t teach from a book… they teach from experience.
7.	Benchmarking data and insights for making better decisions You’ll receive valuable benchmarking data through on-site surveys of those in attendance. Live results will provide a snapshot of where other plans stand on critical issues we are all facing. You can’t get fresher statistics than these.
8.	Learn from the most authoritative industry practitioners We handpick the best and brightest in their fields to share their expertise with you. The Annual Conference provides an in-depth curriculum developed and delivered by the industry’s top authorities in investments and the legal and consulting businesses, as well as top government and regulatory officials. And our conference speakers are approachable—If you have follow up questions after a session, you’ll have plenty of opportunities for further discussion with the speaker. No one-size-fits-all presentations here—this is information that will fit your specific needs.
9.	Made for all experience levels Build a strong foundation for excelling in the many different aspects of a trustee’s role. We’ve designed and noted sessions for both new and advanced trustees. And the New Trustees Institute and Trustees Masters Program™ are offered as preconference programs for drilling into the issues for both levels of experience.
10.	Access to speaker handouts As an attendee, you will have unlimited access to materials posted by speakers. All session handouts are offered online before, during and after the conference. In addition, you’ll be able to pick up extra hard copies of the handouts after the sessions have ended.
11.	Protect yourself from market volatility and ensure your funds are in safe funding status Sessions will be dedicated to each funding level status. You’ll take away investment strategy on innovations in asset allocation and achieving long-term stability while minimizing risks.
12.	Secure your compliance With the magnitude of new legislation in 2010, you’ll value legislative insight directly from the government agencies responsible for interpreting the law to help you ensure your due diligence. From health care reform and HIPAA to pension funding and beyond, gain a concrete understanding of the rules and regulations faced by trustees today.
13.	Your education is the reason we exist As a nonprofit organization, all of our registration fees go toward covering costs. Our sole purpose is to educate and inform those serving the employee benefits industry and our focus is on the needs of the participants our members serve. “You get what you pay for” is a good thing here!

Keynote Speakers Announced

Scott Pelley
News Correspondent
“60 Minutes” News Magazine
Listen to Scott's welcome message

Dr. Lowell Catlett
Economist
New Mexico State University

Wally Amos
Entrepreneur
Founder of Chip & Cookie

Topic Overview

Health Care Reform—The Impact On Plans From Every Angle
The Future of Pension Plans—Pension Funding Solutions, Trends and Pending Legislation
Solutions From Your Peers—Unmatched Networking, Case Studies and Roundtables
Legislation and Compliance—The Information You Are RequiredTo Know as a Fiduciary

Hotel Information

The International Foundation has negotiated special room rates at select hotels. Hotel availability varies. Book early for best rates and options. [more]

Important Dates

Conference Dates: Nov. 14-17
Registration Opens: Nov. 12
Preconference Dates: Nov. 13-14
Exhibit Hall: Nov. 14-16
Early Registration Deadline: Oct. 3
Hotel Reservation Deadline: Oct. 7

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