| Wednesday, May 14 |
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| 2:00 – 6:30PM |
Registration open |
| 6:30 – 9:30PM |
NARCA Board of Directors Meeting
- Open to all NARCA members |
| 9:00 – 11:00PM |
Hospitality Reception
- Sponsored by Capital One Financial and
Encore Capital Group
Enjoy live music performed by the Josh Rawlings Jazz Trio
while taking in the views from the top of the Sheraton Seattle.
Additionally, a local brew specialist and sommelier will be
on hand to serve up some of the finest beer and wine in Seattle.
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| Thursday, May 15 |
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| 8:00AM – 5:30PM |
Client/credit grantor meetings (see
schedule) |
| 8:30AM – 8:00PM |
Registration open |
| 6:30 – 7:00PM |
New Member/First Time Attendee Orientation |
| 7:00 – 8:30PM |
Opening Reception
in the Exhibit Hall - Sponsored
by CLS, Inc. & PaySimple
Connect with your colleagues in the collections industry and
check out this year’s 43 registered exhibitors on hand
to help grow your business. |
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| Friday May 16,
2008 |
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| 7:30AM – 5:00PM |
Registration open |
| 7:30 – 9:00AM |
Continental breakfast in Exhibit Hall
- Sponsorship available |
| 8:00 – 9:00AM |
Credit grantor/client meetings (see
schedule) |
| 9:00 – 9:15AM |
Opening remarks from NARCA President
Robert G. Markoff, Esq. |
| 9:15 – 10:15AM |
General Session Keynote: Lessons
from FISH! |
| 10:15 – 10:45AM |
Morning break in the Exhibit Hall - Sponsorship
available |
| 10:45AM – 12:15PM |
Litigation Trends Across the Country |
| 12:15 – 1:15 PM |
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall; state creditors
bar associations will meet over lunch to discuss issues of
interest - Sponsorship available |
| 1:25 – 2:25PM |
Concurrent sessions |
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#1A) Morning Program Follow-Up
– Developing Solutions & Practical Response
to Litigation Trends
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#1B) Collection Compliance
Strategies -- How to Leverage Policies and Procedures
to Increase Collections, Cement Client Relationships and
Avoid Lawsuits
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| 2:25 – 3:35PM |
In-House Counsel Roundtable |
| 2:25 – 2:35PM |
Transfer break |
| 2:35 – 3:35PM |
Concurrent sessions |
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#2A) Actual Damages Under
the FDCPA & 1692k(a)(1): A Survey of Recent Decisions
and Developing Trends
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#2B) Collection Compliance
Strategies -- How to Leverage Policies and Procedures
to Increase Collections, Cement Client Relationships and
Avoid Lawsuits (Repeat of #1A)
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| 3:35 – 4:00PM |
Refreshment break in the Exhibit Hall
- Sponsorship available |
| 4:00 – 5:30PM |
“Meet & Greet” business
forwarders |
| 4:00 – 6:00PM |
Credit grantor/client Meetings (see
schedule) |
| 7:00 – 9:30PM |
Dinner reception
at The Museum of Flight
Spend an evening touring the Museum of Flight’s Great
Gallery. The x-pilot and 4D simulators are guaranteed to give
you a thrill! After entertaining displays and activities,
enjoy a wonderful dinner among legendary airplanes. |
| 9:30PM |
Nightcap at GameWorks -
Courtesy of Bishop, White & Marshall, P.S.
After the Closing Reception at the Museum of Flight travel
back to downtown Seattle and join Bishop, White & Marshall,
P.S. at GameWorks, a unique casual cocktail and entertainment
venue that offers food, fun and entertainment – just
one block from the Sheraton Seattle Hotel. Complimentary beverage
vouchers for the first 100 guests who RSVP. The first 50 guests
who arrive will receive an additional PlayCard game card worth
$10. RSVP to NARCAgameworks@bwmlegal.com
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| Saturday, May 17 |
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| 8:00AM – 1:00PM |
Registration open for handling of CLE forms |
| 8:00 – 9:00AM |
Continental breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
- Sponsorship available |
| 9:00 – 10:00AM |
Your Placements Are Up, but Are You
Making Money? Determining Profitability for Clients and Law
Firms |
| 10:00 – 10:30AM |
Refreshment break in the Exhibit Hall
- Sponsorship available |
| 10:30AM |
Exhibit Hall closes |
| 10:30 – 11:30AM |
Image of the Profession |
| 11:30AM – 12:30PM |
NARCA Ethical Aspirations |
| 12:30PM |
Conference concludes |
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| Saturday Afternoon |
NARCA Conference Island Bike
Ride - Courtesy of Bishop, White & Marshall,
P.S. |
*Conference schedule subject to change.
