Conference June 18-22, Hyatt Hotel - Urban Financial Services Coalition

PRLog (Press Release) - Jun 03, 2008 -
The Urban Financial Services Coalition (UFSC), will present “DESTINATION SUCCESS! “Powering Our Network for Optimal Performance." The conference is UFSC’s 34th Annual National Conference which will be in Minneapolis June 18 - June 22, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Minneapolis.

The Urban Financial Services Coalition is an organization of minority professionals in the financial services industry and related fields. Affiliation with UFSC offers a unique opportunity to influence the shape of the banking and financial services industry. UFSC promotes the personal and professional development of its members as well as improvement in the financial condition of our ethnically and culturally diverse communities through education, home ownership, and local economic development.  

The theme of this year’s conference is Transforming...Inspiring...Empowering. One of the many highlights of the conference is the Town Hall Meeting on Saturday, June 21 from 10:00AM-12PM featuring Donna Brazile, journalist and political strategist; John Bryant - president and CEO, Operation Hope, Inc.; Nathan Dungan, president, Share, Save, Spend; and Moderator George Curry, editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service and BlackPressUSA.com.

Special registration rates have been offered by the UFSC in order to engage the Twin Cities market. Local UFSC  Minneapolis chapter president Michelle Rooks of Wells Fargo says, “This is a great opportunity for all financial service professionals in the Twin Cities to network and help shape the future of banking.”

To find out more information on schedules, locations and registration go to www.ufscnet.org or call 800.996.8335. For interviews and press information contact Words on Fire at (612) 964-3529.

The Urban Financial Services Coalition is an organization of minority professionals in the financial services industry and related fields. Affiliation with UFSC offers a unique opportunity to influence the shape of the banking and financial services industry. UFSC promotes the personal and professional development of its members as well as improvement in the financial condition of our ethnically and culturally diverse communities through education, home ownership, and local economic development. UFSC supports programs that offer practical benefits for minority financial services professionals, banks and financial institutions. For more information go to www.ufscnet.org.

About the Urban Financial Services Coalition Foundation:

The Urban Financial Services Coalition Foundation is a 501c3 Tax Exempt Corporation. The UFSCF (Foundation) provides support to the Urban Financial Services Coalition Inc. by funding financial, professional development and education programs, as well as community and economic development programs for under-served individuals and communities. UFSCF also supports community organizations and programs, offers scholarships to individuals, and funding to efforts aimed at promoting minority business, entrepreneurship, and economic development programs external to the UFSC organization. For more information go to www.ufscfoundation.org.

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