Think Again!



CO-OP’s Annual THINK Conference to be Held April 18-21, 2010 in Scottsdale, Ariz



Registration will be free, online interest forms can be found at www.co-opthink.org






RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (August 24, 2009) – The THINK Conference, which earlier this year attracted more than 350 credit union industry leaders and featured speakers representing some of the world’s best known brands like Nike, Target, Porsche, Travelocity and more, will return in April 2010.



“THINK is the only conference for credit union leaders that both generates new ideas and hones them into unique, business-changing plans and tactics,” said Stan Hollen, President/CEO of CO-OP. “Think 2010 will once again bring you top level strategic advice from outstanding thought leaders from a variety of fields, so that you can aggressively move your credit union forward.”




THINK 2010 will be held from April 18-21, 2010 at the Scottsdale Fairmont Hotel in Scottsdale, Ariz. As in 2009, registration for the event will be free. Reservations will be accepted starting in September, but interested parties can go immediately to www.co-opthink.org to complete a brief online form enabling them to receive conference updates and registration notification.



“With the THINK Conference, we look very carefully at the issues facing the credit union industry and look for speakers with remarkable success stories to tell with lessons credit unions can make immediately actionable,” said Hollen. “We encourage you to save the dates, April 18-21, 2010, and plan on attending this unique forum for learning from the trials and achievements of other world class organizations.”



Past speakers at THINK Conferences include Steve Woznick of Apple, Scott Bedbury of Nike, Peter Schutz of Porsche and Ken Schmidt of Harley Davidson. CO-OP will be announcing its roster of speakers for THINK 2010 next month.



About CO-OP Financial Services



Established in 1981 and located in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., CO-OP Financial Services is the organization that provides the tools, counsel and leadership to help credit unions and their members prosper. Wholly owned by its credit union shareholders, CO-OP provides volume discounts on payments products and services that include ATM network access, debit processing, ATM processing, shared branching, check imaging and mobile payments.



With nearly 3,000 credit union members, 28,000 surcharge-free ATMs (including 9,000 deposit-taking), 3,700 shared branch locations (the largest number of branches of any network), 155 million-plus monthly transactions and 26 million cardholders, CO-OP Financial Services is the number No. 1 credit union electronic funds transfer (EFT) network and processor in the U.S. financial services industry. CO-OP Financial Services’ membership has access to 800,000 ATMs worldwide through links to NYCE, STAR, Cirrus, PULSE and Plus. For more information, go to: www.co-opfs.org.