NAPFA holds eight conferences each year. The largest conference is held each spring and the location varies every year. Typically about 125 exhibitors and 500 practitioners attend. It usually runs from Wednesday thru Sunday and is always a popular event. In addition to outstanding educational sessions, there is always a well-attended exhibit hall with providers of products and services that you will want to know about. Last but not least the national office and conference committees work hard to make the entire experience a “fun” event by planning very special entertainment and social functions for your enjoyment. During the fall we hold between three and four conferences, each located in a different geographic location. The Northeast typically draws the largest crowd, about 450 people, but the others are well attended too. These meetings are very similar to the National Conference but of course, have different speakers and you will meet different members and guests at all the meetings. Included in all of the above is our “Basic Training” track. This track is practice management oriented and is geared to helping people who are just getting started in the business. They will be in the exhibit hall too, and are particularly interested in establishing new relationships with outside resources. Our Advanced Planners Conference (APC) is held in the winter and is purposely limited in attendance (75 NAPFA members) to those who are more experienced and have larger practices. Our Technology Conference is held in Fall. As NAPFA grows and members’ needs expand we are beginning to hold niche conferences on various topics such as the Integrating People + Process + Technology Conference, scheduled for October 2008 and the Investments Conference, scheduled for February 2009. There is no better place to learn how to fine-tune your practice than at a NAPFA meeting. You should know too that we plan our meetings in very desirable destinations and many members combine meetings with vacations.
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