Academy of Professional Banking (formerly Executive Banking Institute)
March 22-26, 2009, and October 11-15, 2009
Austin, TX
Fee Information: 800/477-1772 X401
The Academy of Professional Banking (formerly the Executive Banking Institute) is designed specifically to enable CEOs and senior bank executives to enhance significantly their management skills and gain working knowledge of the latest proven high-performance programs. This school, conducted by Alex Sheshunoff Management Services, LP, is concentrated in three five-day sessions over a 12-month period with two starting sessions annually.
Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University
May 17-29, 2009
Baton Rouge, LA
Tuition: $3,325 (plus one-time application fee of $100)
Phone: 888/278-0025
Website: www.gsblsu.org/
A graduate-level school for bank officers, the GSB is a three-year school with a two-week resident session each year. The school, organized in 1950, features computer-based simulations, microcomputer models, case work, and extension problems along with traditional classroom instruction. The GSB is cosponsored by 15 state bankers associations, including Tennessee.
Southern Trust School
June 7-12, 2009
USA Brookley Center, Mobile, AL
Fee Information: 334/834-1890
This three-year school is structured for persons new to the trust function, as well as personnel experienced in a specialized phase of trust work who want to broaden their knowledge in the trust field. It is co-sponsored by the Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee bankers associations.
Financial Institutions Conference
September 21, 2009
Willis Conference Center, Nashville, TN
Fee Information: 615/377-3825 or www.tscpa.com
This program is designed for the CEO, CFO, and bank accountants. It is cosponsored by the Tennessee Bankers Association and the Tennessee Society of CPAs. Topics may include the economic outlook, regulatory updates, accounting and auditing update, incentive compensation, interest rate risk, developments in bank taxation, alternative funding sources for banks, and internet issues.
Southern Operations and Technology School
November 1-6, 2009
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Tuition: $1,650/year
Application deadline is October 13, 2009
Phone: 404/522-1501
This two-year school provides an overview of bank operations and facilitates an understanding of the changing bank environment. The school’s emphasis is on the traditional bank operations and compliance areas as well as technology, risk management, profitability, sales, and people-related issues. This school, conducted by the Georgia Bankers Association, is co-sponsored by the Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee bankers associations.
Visit the website for more information at http://www.gabankers.com/Education/schoolssots.asp
