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“The conferences are a good chance to meet others involved with legal plans, learn what is currently happening in the industry, meet administrators who may have work to refer and to have fun!”
- Andrew Kohn, Hyatt Legal Plans


What benefits will you gain from this conference?

  • Networking with other legal plan professionals, including legal plan administrators from around the country, and trustees.

  • CLE credits available

  • Learn about the current trends from professionals in the field, i.e. marketing, technology, security courses catering to those new to the field, legal plan veterans, trustees and administrators.

  • Visit with our exhibitors - legal plan administrators and vendors that appeal to your law office practice

  • Visit great cities throughout the United States and participate in great off-site family friendly events!

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2009 Registration Information

This year, the conference brochure and registration will only be available online. All API members will receive the brochure via email as well, so make sure your email address is current. To double check your email address, please visit the API Member's Only Page and search for yourself in the Member Directory. All changes should be submitted to Adrienne Tucker.

The brochure and registration will be available beginning January 1, 2009.

 

2009 Conference Hotel

Loews Hotel
The special API room rate of $169 per night will expire on April 6, 2009

To make reservations please call 866-211-6411 and tell them your booking under the "API Annual Conference". Online reservation information coming soon!

 Loews Hotel

Conference Extras!

Friday Night Event
Come dine with us at the historical Court of Two Sister's Restaurant for a four-course meal and authentic New Orleans Jazz band! Then, take a historical and haunted walk with the folks at Haunted History Tours (proudly featured on Channels like the Travel Channel, The History Channel and more - voted best walking tour in New Orleans!)

Tickets are $50.00 per person
Please reserve your spots on the registration form (available beginning Jan. 1st, 2009)
Family friendly - so bring the kids!

Haunted History Tours

Court of Two Sisters Restaurant

 

Volunteer Service Project
We are pleased to offer the 2009 conference attendees the opportunity to give back to the city of New Orleans. Right after the conference ends on Sat. willing volunteers will able to participate in a service project organized through the Beacon of Hope - a nonprofit agency who's mission is to bring people back to New Orleans by making the city beautiful once again. Lunch and round-trip transportation provided!

Who: Any willing API conference attendee, friends, and family!
What: API 2009 Service Project
When: 1-5 pm
Where: TBA - project is assigned to the group two weeks prior to the date of service
Why: Because it's the right thing to do!

You must pre register for this opportunity -- please see the conference registration form available beginning Jan. 1st, 2009

Beacon of Hope


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For questions please call Sara at (312) 988-5752.

Past API Conference Photos

Past API Conference
Photo courtesy of Olivier Denier Long

 

Who should come and why...

  • If you are a veteran API conference regular, you already know of the great program and networking opportunities that are in store for you. That’s why you keep coming back every year!
  • If you are new to legal plans – either a lawyer, marketer or an insurance or HR professional, we have the basic sessions you need to get started, plus a raft of experts floating around for you to talk to. Keep in mind that most of the industry veterans you will meet started out as first time attendees to an API conference!
  • For plan administrators, we have sessions this year on the employee benefit plan marketplace, expanding benefits with a limited budget, technology and provider relations. Plus plenty of networking opportunity for you to meet new providers.
  • For legal plan providers, we have some new substantive sessions on the new bankruptcy act, SCRA cases, advance directives, medicaid asset protection and consumer finance matters, as well as sessions on financial management issues and computer system security.
  • For legal plan trustees, we have our annual ERISA fiduciary responsibility legal update, plus some special sessions on structuring benefits with limited resources and treatment of fund expenses presented by a DOL representative.

Also offered are CLE-accredited educational sessions and planned special networking events. When you combine them with an opportunity to visit the sights and attractions of New Orleans , you will see that attending this year's event will be well worth your time and money.