Credit & Accounts Receivable Open Forum
Date:
March 8th (1/2 day) 9th & 10th (1/2 day) 2010
Click here to view & print the Brochure and Agenda
Click here to register on-line
CRF Forum Registration Policy
Location: 
Hilton
San Diego
Resort & Spa
1775 East Mission Bay Drive
San Diego, CA
Visit the Hotel
For Reservations, call:
Central Reservations:
1-800-445-8667
Tell them you are registering for the Credit Research Foundation meeting and use Group Code CRF to get the Group Rate of $175.00 single or double (+ Tax).
The CRF room block ends February 4, 2010 - so book NOW!
The Hilton San Diego Resort offers impeccably appointed rooms on an 18-acre bay front park. Enjoy lush gardens, rolling lawns and sandy bay fronts just steps from your door. Each room features a large balcony or patio, king or two queen-sized beds, high speed Internet access discounted to reservations made through our group code to $8.00 a day, coffee maker, 42 inch television with in-room movies, and much more. This has been one of the top CRF Forum destinations! Don't miss this great opportunity to spend a few days with your friends and Experience CRF!
San Diego International-Lindbergh Field 10 miles (approx 5 minutes) from hotel.
Self Parking $25.00 daily
Directions to our Hotel: From I-5, exit Sea World Dr. and head west. Turn right onto E. Mission Bay Dr. Follow past the park. The resort is located 3/4 mile on left.
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Forum topics are below, the detailed brochure will be available soon
Our Topics:
- Economic Update - updated view of the current economic situation and how it is impacting critical business sectors within the economy.
- The Changing Face of Bankruptcy: A series of presentations dealing with how the economic downturn has been unique in both its breath and severity, forcing many corporations, creditors and the courts to re-think how they use and interpret federal bankruptcy law.
- Structural Issues to Consider When a Customer Files Chapter 11
- The Role of the Creditors' Committee in Identifying and Recovering Value Outside of the Debtor's Estate
- Selling Distressed Receivables
- Receivable Management & Today’s Economic Environment: Managing receivables in today’s economic environment with restricted resources poses a daunting challenge for most credit managers. This session will be based on an upcoming study by CRF identifying key issues confounding credit management today.
- Automating the ACH Remittance Process
- Member Case Study - Developing a "High Risk Template" to assess the financial risk associated with selling to marginal accounts.
- Member Case Study - Utilizing Statistical Models as Tools to Enhance A/R Performance - Explore how companies can use the output of such models to automate credit and collection decisions and drive cash flow.
- The ever-popular CRF Open Forum Be part of the ORIGINAL (often copied/never duplicated) CRF Open Forum where you set the agenda and ask everyone for assistance with any operational, logistical or best practice questions or concerns you have. Take advantage of this opportunity to get help from a cross section of America's leading credit professionals representing a variety of industries. We're all in this together and together we can all help to find a solution.
Oracle and SAP Users - Don't miss these sessions on Monday morning preceding the opening of the CRF Forum
The meetings are FREE and open to credit professionals attending the CRF Forum. They are intended to educate users, facilitate networking among colleagues and to influence future system enhancements.
These sessions are not on the agenda brochure.
Oracle Users Group
- As always, in conjunction with our Forum, CRF will host an Oracle User Group session facilitated by Robin Walker, principal of Caliber Application Services, LLC and Carol King, Principal Product Strategy Manager of Oracle on Monday morning from 8am to 12pm immediately prior to the start of the CRF Forum. The agenda and meeting location will be forthcoming.
Click here to see the Oracle meeting agenda.
To find out more or to sign-up for this session: email session host
Robin Walker at: rwalker@caliber-services.com
SAP Users Group
- SAP User are invited to attend the CRF SAP Users Group meeting ...SAP Users, don't miss this opportunity to get in on the ground floor of this valuable resource. The SAP meeting will take place on Monday morning from 8am to 12pm immediately prior to the start of the CRF Forum. This session is not on the agenda brochure.
Click here to see the SAP meeting agenda.
To find out more or to sign-up for this session: email session host
Sashi Narahari at: sashi.narahari@highradius.com
This group is targeted towards CRF members and others who are SAP users and are involved in Order-to-Cash and/or Account Receivables business processes such as Credit Management, Cash Application, Collections and Deductions. The group will meet for half-a-day, Monday morning prior to the start of CRF Open Forum events.
The primary objectives for the CRF SAP User Group are:
- SAP Product Functionality
CRF SAP users will be updated on the latest functionality from SAP for existing and new products. This will primarily cover the current SAP modules such as SAP Accounts Receivables, Sales & Distribution, BW Reporting as well as the new modules within SAP Financial Supply Chain management (FSCM) suite namely Dispute Management, Collections Management, Credit management & Biller Direct.
- Best practice sharing, discussion & brainstorming
In these sessions, CRF SAP users will have the opportunity to share their experiences, issues and recommendations with each other at a very detail level. There could be an opportunity to discuss Industry vertical specific business processes such as Deductions & Collections challenges in dealing with retailers.
- User feedback to SAP
User requirements can be matched-up to SAP functionality to identify gaps. Those functionality gaps that most users unanimously agree that they would desire to have can be channeled back to SAP via the “ASUG Influence Sessions”. “ASUG Influence Sessions” is a formal charter that is recognized by SAP for users in North America to give feedback to their Product Managers on the desired functionality of SAP. A small committee of CRF members who are also members of ASUG can take up the responsibility to attend the ASUG Influence Session to facilitate this.
Our Platinum Sponsors will again provide an evening reception.
Please support our sponsors!
Please join us for another fantastic CRF Forum.
Discounts will be available for more than one person from your company.
CRF Forum Registration Attendance Policy
Please help us control our meeting costs. Food and beverage commitments are confirmed and guaranteed well in advance of
the Forum. Therefore, if you register we are guaranteeing your attendance and food commitment to the hotel.
Anyone who registers and does not give us advanced cancellation notice, will be charged a fee of $200 for the charges we
will incur.
Any registration fees paid to CRF for the Forum will not be refunded if you can not attend; however you can use the registration fee for a future CRF Forum.
If you need to cancel try to send someone else from your organization.
CRF members entitled to free registrations must still register so that we can make an accurate guarantee.
Thank you for your cooperation.
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Take advantage of this opportunity to visit this beautiful hotel.
Get rid of those winter blues and bring the family.
Discounts will be available for more than one person from your company.
"Since joining CRF, I am tremendously impressed by the professionalism of the organization. Top credit and treasury professionals from all types of businesses attend CRF Forums where they find solutions to questions and issues that confront them in their organizations. Meeting your peers and reviewing best practices of other organizations is a tremendous learning opportunity."
Ron Borcky, Global Director of Credit, International Paper
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