MAY 2006

Director Attends West Coast Regional Conference

Clem Rybacki and I attended the BI  "Financial Fitness for Success" seminar @ Concordia University in Irvine, CA. on May 13^th.  Four local chapters conducted the seminar.  It was well worth the trip.  The conference was well organized with many breakout sessions to attract everyone's interest.  Educational presentations included:  Finding great stocks and Investing Successfully, Investing in ADRs, What to ask Investor Relations, Double Your Money in 5 years, SSG Evaluation, What are Annual Reports, Magic of Toolkit, and others.  There were also corporate-sponsored sessions by Rinker Group, Swift Energy, Baldor, Granite Construction, Sanofi-Aventis, SAP, Toyota, Pan Pacific Partners, and GE.

Each session was 45 minutes with 15-minute breaks between sessions.  The opening speaker Jeff Levy (the computer guy), who has 2 weekly radio shows, was really interesting.  He explained what everyone should do to maintain his or her computer, such as blowing out the dust every 6 months.  Each session was well organized and to the point.  Almost all sessions used a Power Point or some projector along with handouts.  Lunch was included.  I noticed a basic need to understand the SSG from the questions that were asked.  I made notes regarding "Pros" and "Cons" of this worthwhile conference if our chapter ever decides to sponsor such a seminar.

Ron Plummer, Director, Las Vegas Chapter