Welcome to the State & Local Resource Center. This site has been set up as a reference for State and Local MBA Association Executives and Leaders. Use the links on the left to access information furnished by the individual state associations. Why start from scratch...look at the many samples to get you started. We are all in this together so why not use your fellow state MBA's as a resource for your association.
If you have any information to add, comments or questions about this site, please contact Joanne Misuraca, MMLA Executive Director, mmla@mmla.net.
State & Local MBA Workshop
October 19 - 20, 2012
Hard Rock Hotel - Chicago
Get your Ticket to Ride and make your plans now to attend this annual workshop!! This is the only meeting of its kind and is considered by many past attendees as the most important and valuable meeting they attend all year!
Managing a mortgage banking association in today’s market has it’s challenges. It’s like a Long and Winding Road. We all face a Purple Haze of issues Day After Day. It is enough to make you Comfortably Numb at times!! This Workshop is a fantastic and unique opportunity where both paid staff and volunteer leaders of state and local mortgage banking associations from all around the country Come Together. Questions are answered, ideas are shared, bonds are formed. Running your association will be easier with a Little Help from (your) Friends.
We have a great line-up of speaker sessions planned to fill the day and a half schedule. We’ll be Takin’ Care of Business with sessions covering the issues that affect the industry and your association the most. From technology, membership, Pac fundraising, best practices, non-dues revenues, event topics and planning, legislative and regulatory challenges...We Will Rock You. There is also lots of time to network and socialize, including a cocktail reception sponsored by MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. Hey You, we are all in this together...take advantage of all this workshop has to offer!
The cost is just $79 per person to attend - this is a true Bargain! Look at this event as a positive investment for your association instead of an expense. You will take away information that will likely save your association money and increase your non-dues revenues, and the new contacts and friendships you make with colleagues is priceless!! You can’t afford NOT to attend this workshop! Imagine what you will be able to accomplish after this workshop. You will certainly leave with Satisfaction. Click here to register on-line.Click here to print out a registration form.
This year’s Workshop will be held at Hard Rock Hotel in Chicago, Il. Frequented by musicians, celebrities, and fans alike, Hard Rock Hotel, in the heart of downtown Chicago, combines exceptional service standards and upscale surroundings to serve as a stylish oasis in the midst of Chicago's vibrant city culture. Special Workshop room rates start at just $189 per night. Individuals may call the hotel directly at 312-334-6767 or via e-mail to: reservations@hardrockhotelchicago.com by September 27, 2012. If making reservations via e-mail, you must have the following information:
Block Code - MMLA10182012
Arrival and departure date
Room type request
Number of people and names in the room
CC to guarantee
Any other preferences (smoking, non, etc)
Reply e-mail address and/or phone number
Bring out your inner Rock Star and reserve your room early, as space is limited!
Sponsorship is also available for this workshop. Make your company rock by spotlighting it at this great event. There are many different opportunities to fit all budgets. Click here to print out a sponsorship form.
Any questions? Contact Susan DeMars, CMBA, (916) 446-7100 or Susan@cmba.com or Joanne Misuraca, MMLA, (586) 226-2823 or mmla@mmla.net
