Pub. 5 2017 Issue 1

16 The Community Banker www.mibonline.org 1967 was a year of advances, uncertainty, and upheaval. The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Thurgood Marshall became the first black justice on the Supreme Court, and interracial marriage was declared constitutional by the Supreme Court. The Vietnam war drafts and protests were increasing, and the Summer of Love launched the hippy movement. And in 1967, the Montana Independent Bankers Association was created as the association dedicated to representing and supporting only community banks in Montana. The world has undergone huge transformations in many ways. But community banking has endured, persevered, and shown its strength. After 50 years, MIB has not wavered in its focused mission to represent and support only Montana's community banks. In 2017, we are “ Proud of Our Past and Focused On Our Future .” We examine where it all began, while rolling out exciting new partnerships and programs to help community banks in Montana thrive. Our year of celebrating our 50th Anniversary will culminate at the 2017 MIB Convention and Tradeshow, and this is certainly a party you will not want to miss. In addition to celebrating 50 years of community banking in Montana, Cam Fine, ICBA President & CEO , will be joining us in person and participating in our Thursday and Friday events. We will hold a special VIP reception and dinner in his honor Thursday evening, and Cam will present a seminar Friday morning, giving you multiple opportunities to personally interact with our nation’s greatest friend of community banking. We are also pleased to have Jack Horner , world-famous paleontologist, share his dinosaur adventures with us as our Saturday Banquet Keynote Speaker. Other fantastic speakers include Erik Hoghaug , lecturer at numerous graduate banking schools and top financial consultant, presenting on “The Key Components of a Successful Overdraft Service”; Adam Witmer , Senior Consultant of Young & Associates presenting on regulatory compliance; Patrick Barkey , Director of the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business, with an annual state and national economic forecast; Melanie Hall , Montana Commissioner of Banking, with an update on Montana’s community banks; and presentations by MIB preferred vendors Anderson ZurMuehlen, eFinancial Solutions, and PayneWest Insurance. If you have not attended an MIB convention recently, we encourage you to consider attending the greatest convention MIB has created. Our attendees and vendors consistently say every year it is their favorite event due to its personable and fun environment while offering substantive training. Come celebrate Montana community banking with us! Jim Brown MIB Executive Director Why Attend?  Make new banking connections  Discover new business opportunities  Enjoy family -friendly outdoor adventures  Receive professional training on important banking issues  Catch up with friends across the state  Learn about hot trends in the industry  Meet and socialize with ICBA leadership  Enjoy several receptions and banquets  Hear nationally acclaimed speakers  Win fun prizes on Awards Night  Bid on quality products at amazing prices while contributing to MIB’s PAC funds Montana independent Bankers Laura Welker MIB Member Relations Director Monta Indepe dent Bankers 1 9 6 7 2 0 1 7 A N N I V E R S A R Y