Southern Operations and Technology School
May 1-6, 2011
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Tuition: $1,650/year
Information: 404/522-1501
The Tennessee Bankers Association is proud to be a co-sponsor of Georgia Bankers Association’s Southern Operations and Technology School which will be held May 1-6 at the University of Georgia. As a resource for focused training in banking technology and operations, the school is the premier provider in the southeast and one of only a few in the country. The two-year program covers four areas: compliance, risk management, technology and general management. For more information or to register, please click on www.gabankers.com/Education/schoolssots.asp Please call GBA’s Marybeth Jones at 404.420.2032 for details.

Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University
May 22-June 3, 2011
Baton Rouge, LA
Tuition: $3,745 (plus one-time application fee of $150)
Information: 888/278-0025
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.

Financial Institutions Conference
September 19, 2011
Willis Conference Center, Nashville, TN - Tentative
Information: 615/377-3825
This program is designed for the CEO, CFO, and bank accountants. It is co-sponsored by the Tennessee Bankers Association and the Tennessee Society of CPAs. Topics presented 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 Trust School
No session in 2011