Western States Acquirers Association Opens Registration for 7th Annual Conference on October 13-14 in San Diego
2010 Show features the theme "Catch the Wave of New Opportunities"
July 15, 2010
The Western States Acquirers Association (WSAA) today announced that it has opened registration for its 7th annual conference to be held later this year in San Diego, California. The 2010 conference will be on October 13-14, 2010 at the La Jolla Marriott hotel in San Diego, California.
"This year's conference will provide tremendous networking and educational opportunities for all payments professionals," said Steve Eazell, president of the Western States Acquirers Association. "The Southern California venue is a wonderful added attraction as the La Jolla Marriott is just minutes away from beautiful beaches, vistas, theme parks and much more," Eazell said.
Attendees have already begun signing up for the Annual Conference by visiting the WSAA website (www.westernstatesacquirers.com), which was enhanced last year to facilitate online registration in a quick and easy-to-use manner.
The WSAA also reported that both sponsorship slots and exhibitor space have started to fill up. "We are thrilled to see many people signing up so soon," said the WSAA's Eazell, adding, "we urge everyone not to wait too long to sign up because due to the limited number of spaces, once they are gone, that is it, they are gone."
About Western States Acquirers Association
The Western States Acquirers Association is a not-for-profit, non membership organization dedicated to creating an independent forum explicitly designed for the purpose of educating, networking and helping to create an environment of solidarity within the merchant bankcard acquiring field. It is completely self-governing and staffed by volunteers dedicated to accomplishing these goals. We fund each of our events solely on the revenue generated through Vendor and Exhibitor sponsorship and minimal Attendee registration fees.
Vendors/Exhibitors are identified as those organizations or individuals that primarily sell to the Acquiring Industry.
Attendees are defined as Financial Institutions, Independent Sales Organizations, or Individuals that primarily sell acquiring related services directly to the Retail Industry. WSAA is open to all who want to attend these Seminars.
Western States Acquirers Adds New Talent to Advisory Board
WSAA Adds Industry Professionals to Its Rank and File
May 1, 2010
The Western States Acquirers Association is pleased to announce that they have expanded its Advisory Board to include three knowledgeable and experienced members of the bankcard industry. The WSAA Board of Directors is delighted to welcome Gregory Holmes, of Holmes Associates, Mia Hyun of Mobius Payments, and Linda Horwath from JCB International to its comprehensive list of industry veterans further enhancing the capabilities of the organization.
"We are so delighted to welcome these great people with their extensive talents and backgrounds to our team." remarked WSAA President Steve Eazell. He added, "It is an honor and a privilege to be working with such wonderful industry professionals."
The WSAA is also delighted to add that they have added a new website offering new functionality and additional tools designed to help make it easier to navigate within the site for things such as registration and other useful information. The site will be available for registration for the 2010 conference shortly. Please visit www.westernstatesacquirers.com to see the new features.
The Western States Acquirers Association's 2010 Annual Conference will be held this year at the Marriott La Jolla in beautiful San Diego October 13-14. For general questions or more information regarding registration, sponsorship, and exhibiting please speak with Steve Eazell or Gregg Gumbinger at 925-229-8237 or via email at gregg.gumbinger@camcommerce.com or visit the new website.
About Western States Acquirers
The Western States Acquirers Association is a not-for-profit, non membership organization dedicated to creating an independent forum explicitly designed for the purpose of educating, networking and helping to create an environment of solidarity within the merchant bankcard acquiring field. It is completely self-governing and staffed by volunteers dedicated to accomplishing these goals. We fund each of our events solely on the revenue generated through Vendor and Exhibitor sponsorship and minimal Attendee registration fees.
Vendors/Exhibitors are identified as those organizations or individuals that primarily sell to the Acquiring Industry.
Attendees are defined as Financial Institutions, Independent Sales Organizations, or Individuals that primarily sell acquiring related services directly to the Retail Industry. WSAA is open to all who want to attend these Seminars.
Western States Acquirers Association Announces New Officers
WSAA Board Pleased to Welcome New President and Vice President
February 22, 2010
The Western States Acquirers Association is pleased to announce that they have elected former WSAA Vice President Steve Eazell, Secure Payment Systems to lead the organization as its new President. Steve is a founding member and has been involved since its inception in 2005. It has also elected David Sharp, PaySimple, as its new Vice President. David joined as an advisory board member in 2006.
Rounding out the slate of officers is Gregg Gumbinger, CamCommerce, who will remain the Secretary and Michael McGirr, CyberSource, who will retain his status as the Treasurer.
The board is also pleased to welcome Xavier Ayala, Moneris Payment Solutions and Deborah Camm, Planet Payments as Directors.
"I have to say that I am humbled to be part of such a remarkable team of professionals, remarked WSAA President Steve Eazell. "I am honored to follow in the footsteps of some great leaders and to serve in this capacity for such an amazing organization. It is truly a blessing."
The Western States Acquirers Association's 2010 Annual Conference will be held this year at the beautiful La Jolla Marriott Hotel in San Diego, California on October 13th-14th. For general questions or more information regarding registration, sponsorship, and exhibiting please visit our website at www.westernstatesacquirers.com.
About Western States Acquirers
The Western States Acquirers Association is a not-for-profit, non-membership organization dedicated to creating an independent forum explicitly designed for the purpose of educating, networking and helping to create an environment of solidarity within the merchant bankcard acquiring industry. It is completely self-governing and staffed by volunteers dedicated to accomplishing these goals. We fund each of our events solely on the revenue generated through Vendor and Exhibitor sponsorship and minimal Attendee registration fees.
2009 Conference Presentations
On behalf of Ken Elderts, President of WSAA and the entire WSAA Board of Directors, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you and our Sponsors for making our 6th Annual Conference a tremendous success.
Western States Acquirers Association "Octobers Best" Conference - Wednesday and Thursday October 14th & 15th @ Anaheim Sheraton Resort, Disneyland, CA
Hello Industry Professionals, Manufacturers, Service Providers, Processors and Colleagues!
You are less than two weeks away from WSAA 2009 Octobers Best Conference. Have you registered to attend? If you plan to attend and want to stay at the resort it’s important that you make your reservations today. The price is right and the hotel is nearly sold out!
Once again WSAA has assembled an impressive group of industry veterans ready to impart their knowledge and speak to topics re-shaping the payments industry. Our conference theme this year is "Octobersbest – Making Money in the Payments Industry." Please see Agenda here!
Registrations during the last two weeks have been incredible and we expect the attendance to be comparable to last year’s record attendance. Over 75 vendors will be there wanting to meet with you and tell you all about their products and services. You don’t want to miss this conference!
Shuttle Service John Wayne Airport – There will be a WSAA shuttle available to and from the John Wayne (SNA) airport during the hours listed below. A Greeter will be near baggage claim #2 to direct you to the pick-up area. Thank you AuthorizeNet for sponsoring the shuttle service this year!
Tuesday: 10/13 - 1pm – 5pm
Wednesday 10/14 – 8am – Noon
Friday 10/16 – 6am – 11:30 (every 30 minutes)
On behalf of the entire Western States Acquirers Association I want to encourage you to join us for two days of educational seminars, valuable presentations, networking, fun and prizes.
Sincerely,
Ken Elderts, President
Western States Acquirers Expands Advisory Board
WSAA Adds Slate of Professionals to Its Already Substantial List of Talent
July 14, 2009
The Western States Acquirers Association is pleased to announce that they have expanded its Advisory Board to include four established and experienced members of the bankcard industry. The WSAA Board of Directors is excited to welcome Ryan Fenley, of POS Card Systems, Deborah Camm, Planet Payments, Jason Putnam, First American Payment Systems and Tim McWeeney, Way Systems to its already expansive list of industry veterans to enhance the capabilities of the organization.
"We are proud and honored to have such well respected individuals to join our rank and file," remarked WSAA President Ken Elderts. He added, "Each and every one these folks adds an enormous amount of experience, professionalism and capability to our team, welcome aboard."
About Western States Acquirers
The Western States Acquirers Association is a not-for-profit, non membership organization dedicated to creating an independent forum explicitly designed for the purpose of educating, networking and helping to create an environment of solidarity within the merchant bankcard acquiring field. It is completely self-governing and staffed by volunteers dedicated to accomplishing these goals. We fund each of our events solely on the revenue generated through Vendor and Exhibitor sponsorship and minimal Attendee registration fees.
Vendors/Exhibitors are identified as those organizations or individuals that primarily sell to the Acquiring Industry.
Attendees are defined as Financial Institutions, Independent Sales Organizations, or Individuals that primarily sell acquiring related services directly to the Retail Industry. WSAA is open to all who want to attend these Seminars.
WSAA Promotes Two Industry Veterans
The Western States Acquirers Association is pleased to announce that they have added two talented industry veterans to join the WSAA Board of Directors. Gregg Gumbinger, a gifted and accomplished industry professional, currently working with First Data and David Sharp, a knowledgeable and proficient acquiring professional currently working with Pay Simple.
Gregg will be taking the position of Secretary and David comes on as a Member of the board. Gregg is taking over for the previous secretary, WSAA founder and Past President, Sherry Friedrichsen who will remain as a consultant. "We are elated to have two extremely talented professionals agree to take part of our little family," remarked WSAA President Ken Elderts. He went on to say "I have worked with both Gregg and David for some time now and am convinced that their experience and professional work ethic will be a great addition to the board." About Western States Acquirers
The Western States Acquirers Association is a not-for-profit, non membership organization dedicated to creating an independent forum explicitly designed for the purpose of educating, networking and helping to create an environment of solidarity within the merchant bankcard acquiring field. It is completely self-governing and staffed by volunteers dedicated to accomplishing these goals. We fund each of our events solely on the revenue generated through Vendor and Exhibitor sponsorship and minimal Attendee registration fees. Vendors/Exhibitors are identified as those organizations or individuals that primarily sell to the Acquiring Industry. Attendees are defined as Financial Institutions, Independent Sales Organizations, or Individuals that primarily sell acquiring related services directly to the Retail Industry. WSAA is open to all who want to attend these Seminars.
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