We are looking forward to the upcoming year, and are working on presenting topical and useful meeting content throughout the year, beginning with the Tee-Off in September.  We are currently finalizing the schedule and working on another great line up of venues this year and will finalize our locations and meeting dates over the next month.  Additionally, we want to continue our focus on increasing membership and participation from our members.

We are working to modify membership to include a corporate membership and a student membership.  The objective is to make membership more attractive for corporations with multiple members and to attract some students interested in Treasury.  These changes will require a vote of the membership.  Our hope is that we can strengthen membership to above 100.

Registration is now open for the 2018-2019 program year.  I encourage you to renew your membership or join as a new member today.  The cost of an NCTMA membership continues to be an extremely exceptional value.  These meetings are excellent networking opportunities, while at the same time allowing individuals to earn continuing education credits (CTP, CPE and FP&A).  The annual membership fee for this year is $195.  This membership fee covers admission to the September mini conference and the four workshops and dinner/lunch meetings held during the year. The invited guest fees for non-members will be $125 for the September mini conference, and $50 for the dinner/lunch meetings.  Please note if you are a member of the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP), the AFP membership fee is paid directly to AFP.  Being a member of the AFP is not a prerequisite for joining the NCTMA.

North Carolina’s Treasury Management Association is unique relative to other regional AFP associations, in that we pull members from throughout the state of North Carolina.  Most other regional organizations are able to support their membership, and hence, their association, by pulling members from a single city.  This unique situation allows the NCTMA to have meetings all across the state.  As in the past, we will begin this year with the Tee-Off meeting in Greensboro.  This mini educational conference will be held at the Grandover Resort on September 20th.  There will be four additional dinner/lunch meetings during the year at various locations across the state.  The program year will conclude with the annual Carolinas Cash Adventure Conference in May at North Myrtle Beach. 

Mark your calendar now with the year’s program schedule:

·     September 20, 2018                Grandover Resort, Greensboro

·     October 18, 2018                    TBD                       

·      December 6, 2018                    TBD

·      February 7, 2019                      NC Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC

·      March 21, 2019                         TBD

·      May 19-22, 2019                       Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach

After enrolling as a member, I hope that you will register online to attend the all-day conference in September at the Grandover Resort.  You will need to reserve your room at the Resort if you plan to stay the 19^th or 20th.  The hotel has reserved a block of rooms for the NCTMA at a special rate and I urge you to make your reservations as soon as possible. For those who are interested, we are tentatively planning a golf outing on the 19^th, prior to the conference on the 20^th and hope that many of you will join the event.

The first three dinner/lunch meetings will be membership drive meetings (October, December & February).  All members are encouraged to invite a prospective practitioner member to join us for the evening at no additional cost for their first visit.  After their first visit they will be asked to pay $50 as a guest if they choose not to become a member. I want to emphasize the importance of growing membership.  In order to maintain and grow, the organization has to continue to bring in new members.  I encourage each of you to bring someone new to join NCTMA this year. 

Last but not least, NCTMA’s future depends on its volunteers’ commitment to the association and its ability to groom leaders from its volunteer population.  Please contact one of our officers by sending an email to info@nctma.org if you would like to volunteer at some level. It is important for us to fill the currently vacant Treasurer and Secretary positions for this upcoming year.   I want to thank our previous Presidents and committee members for their many contributions. You are the reason NCTMA has been able to make progress every year and become an example for many other regional treasury associations to follow.   I am glad to have this opportunity to serve as your President and look forward to seeing you at the Tee-Off meeting in Greensboro. Please call me at (336) 832-9515 or email info@nctma.org with any questions or concerns.

Regards,

John M. Miller

2018-2019 NCTMA President