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February 2010

Cara, Kelsey, Kristina, Matt, and Dan

Cara Aronson
Age: 22
Organization: The Filene Research Institute
My name is Cara and I am a 22 year old University of Wisconsin Madison senior. I will be graduating in May 2011 with a Bachelor’s in Consumer Affairs. I am currently one of the two interns at Filene Research Institute, I can honestly say it is the [...]

By drew | 12 Feb 10 | Posted in Crashers | Comments (0)

CU Swag’s T-Shirt Design!

Check out the righteous t-shirt design put together for us by CU Swag:

Dapper Model Credit: CU Swag and PTP New Media Founder James Robert Lay.

By Brent Dixon | | Posted in Blog | Comments (6)

This Feels Like Déjà Vu All Over Again

Thanks to Mark Curran, an SVP with Palmetto Cooperative Services (our hostel sponsors!) for writing this fantastic guest post on the story of his own crashing experience:
The year was 1991 and US financial markets were reeling from the continuing Savings & Loan crisis. Taxpayers were forced to accept a huge government bailout of the [...]

By Brent Dixon | 08 Feb 10 | Posted in Blog | Comments (2)

Vote on your favorite t-shirt caption

Here are the final few. Your vote decides the winner. We’ll close the poll today at 4pm EST.
On your mark, get set go:

By Brent Dixon | 04 Feb 10 | Posted in Blog | Comments (1)

The One Day Crash the GAC T-shirt Caption Contest

The Awesomeness:
The ladies and gents at CU Swag & PTP New Media are sponsoring Crash the GAC tshirts for our group.
The Predicament:
We need a caption for the tshirt. And since you’re funnier and more clever than us, we want it to come from you.
The Intense Deadline:
Because of printing requirements, the contest ends at noon CST [...]

By Brent Dixon | 02 Feb 10 | Posted in Blog | Comments (39)

80s Mixtape

If you were to make your own 80s mixtape for Crash the GAC, what would be on it?

By Brent Dixon | 01 Feb 10 | Posted in Blog | Comments (5)

WHAT IS THE GAC?

CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference is one of the largest conferences in the credit union industry.

Each year, hundreds of some of the brightest and most influential minds in our industry descend on Washington DC to network with peers, hear from key legislative and political leaders, and experience a variety of sessions on credit unions' hot issues.

"CRASH?"

Yup. Crash. The idea began as a subversive conference for credit union professionals under 30 around the proper conference, including Crash Sessions lead by industry thought leaders and boatloads of networking opportunities.

Since then, CUNA's Center for Professional Development has also opened up opportunities for our group to attend the full conference through a scholarship application program.

Meaning we've essentially become two events for the price of none.

HOW DO I SIGN UP?

If you're ready to go, click here to reserve your spot OR add your name to the waiting list, as the case may be.

If you're not sure yet, check out the rough agenda, session facilitators, or drop Brent a line to learn more.

For even more fun, check out George Hofheimer's "7 Reasons to Crash."