1. International Association of
Commercial Administrators
(IACA)
Corporate Registers Forum
11th Annual Conference Rio De Janeiro, Brazil March 19, 2014
© 2014 International Association of Commercial Administrators

2. Agenda
 IACA Overview
 Update from 36th Annual IACA Conference
 Invitation to 37th Annual IACA Conference

3. IACA
 International Association of Commercial
Administrators
 Incorporated in 1978 as a non-profit
corporation under the laws of the State of
Louisiana.
 IACA is an association for the professionals of
governmental agencies charged with the
administration of business organization and
secured transaction laws and for technology
managers who support these functions.

4. IACA (cont.)
 Purpose:
 To improve the administration of business and
commercial departments of governmental
agencies through
 Mutual cooperation
 Exchange of ideas
 Education
 Promotion of legislation
 Greater efficiency in government and to provide
superior customer service at the least possible
cost.

5. Membership
 General Members
 Employees of governmental agencies with
administrative or policy authority for, or provide
supporting information/technology services to,
business entities divisions or Uniform Commercial
Code divisions (also know as personal property or
secured interest registers).
 Governmental agencies shall be agencies of each
state, commonwealth and territory of the US and
provinces and territories of Canada and the federal
government of Canada.

6. Membership (cont.)
 International Members
 Jurisdictions representing foreign governmental
agencies having administrative or policy authority for,
or provide supporting information/technology services
to, business entities divisions or those divisions of
agencies which handle matters contained in or similar
to, Uniform Commercial Code.
 Governmental agencies shall be agencies of foreign
countries, states and territories outside the US and
Canada.

7. IACA Board of Directors
 Board of Directors elected by the membership
 Four sections, each with a Chair and Vice-Chair
 Business Organization Section (BOS)
 Secured Transaction Section (STS)
 Information Technology Section (ITS)
 International Relations Section (IRS)

8. IACA Board of Directors
 (BOS) Business Organization Section
 The Business Organization Section is open to members who
have the responsibility of business entity registration and non-
profit corporation registration functions in their jurisdictions.
 The membership is taking the lead in developing new
technologies affecting the program areas of BOS including e-
government solutions.
 The BOS works closely with other organizations with common
interests to effect legal changes and otherwise improve the
operation of business registries in all jurisdictions.
 The members of the section serve in advisory roles on a number
of committees of the American Bar Association and the National
Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.

9. IACA Board of Directors
 (STS) Secured Transaction Section
 The Secured Transaction Section is open to members who have
responsibility for the personal property transaction registry
functions in their jurisdiction. The section’s major efforts are
focused on the standardization of information requirements and
the search results in secured transaction registries in order to
give financers greater confidence in lending.
 STS played a significant role in shaping provisions in the
revisions of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code while
being instrumental in the development and implementation of
electronic filing of financing statements pursuant to international
standards, lending innovation in the development of e-
government solutions in these areas and developing model
forms and administrative rules for secured transaction registry
functions.
 The members of the section work closely with the National
Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and the
Permanent Editorial Board for the Uniform Commercial Code to
promote positive changes in, or highlight issues within, the UCC.

10. IACA Board of Directors
 (ITS) Information Technology Section
 The Information Technology Section provides a forum for
information systems professionals to share knowledge and
experiences in supporting the filing officers in their respective
jurisdictions.
 ITS supports the Business Organization, Secured Transaction
and International Relations sections in recommending best
practices, fostering communications between business and
technical resources and developing and implementing
technology solutions in IACA’s focus areas.
 ITS is dedicated to attracting a wide range of technology
professionals to the annual IACA Conference by presenting rich
and relevant session content.

11. IACA Board of Directors
 (ITS) International Relations Section
 The International Relations Section provides a
forum for the exchange of information
between countries and service organizations
to assist emerging nations in developing
effective registry systems and to allow IACA
membership to benefit from experiences and
viewpoints of those in similar positions in
foreign nations.

12. 36th Annual IACA Conference

13. IACA Boston, Massachusetts
 Sunday, May 12 – Thursday, May 16, 2013
 More than 200 attendees
 Representatives of government and industry
from:
 5 Canadian provinces and 2 federal agencies
 38 US States
 20 additional countries

14. IACA Boston (cont.)
 General session topics included:
 New Zealand Business Register
 Notary System in Netherlands
 Updates from International Associations
 Records Retention and Digital Archiving
 Fraudulent Filings
 ECRF/CRF/IACA 2012 Survey
 Online Filings

15. IACA Boston (cont.)
 Individual/joint breakout session topics
included:
 International Business Registers
 Large Filers and Jurisdictions Working Better
Together
 Responding to New Legislation
 Cloud Computing
 Mobile Applications
 Wikis and Collaborative Documentation

16. IACA Boston (cont.)
 Round table topics included:
 Customer Service “Live Chat”
 Business Registration Compliance
 Day-to-Day Issues
 Business Registers Interoperability
 New Legislation
 Attracting IT Talent, eNotification, Disaster
Recovery

17. IACA Boston (cont.)
 Partners in Progress sessions
 Interested vendors had an opportunity to give
a brief presentation showcasing their products
or services to all attendees.
 Q&A session followed with all vendors
permitted one person to represent their
organization on the panel.

18. IACA Boston (cont.)
 IACA Merit Awards
 Colorado – Outstanding Online Enhancement
 Ghana – Outstanding System Development
 Nevada – Outstanding Technical Service
 South Carolina – Outstanding Partnership
Process

19. IACA Boston (cont.)
 The conference concluded with the annual
closing business meeting.
 Jurisdictional Presentations included:
 Australia and Personal Property Security
 Massachusetts Electronic Filing System
 Portal for Intellectual Property
 European Activities of BR Communications:
ECRF, E-Codex, EBR and BRIS

20. 37th Annual IACA Conference
 Sunday, May 18 – Thursday, May 22, 2014
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 Registration available on www.iaca.org

21. IACA 2014 – Milwaukee, WI
 Conference will be
held at Hyatt
Regency Milwaukee
located in downtown
Milwaukee
 Room rate
negotiated for
attendees $114USD

22. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

23. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 Harley-Davidson Museum
 Harley-Davidson, Inc. established in 1903
 More than 450 motorcycles and artifacts,
dating back to Serial Number One, the oldest
known Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

24. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 Miller Park
 Home of the Milwaukee Brewers
 Racing Sausages

25. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 Mitchell Park Conservatory
 Desert Dome, Tropical Dome, Floral Show
Dome

26. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 Milwaukee Public Museum

27. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 Milwaukee Art Museum

28. IACA Milwaukee (cont.)
 General Session topics to include:
 Evolution of a Business Office
 Court Ordered Removal of a Filing
 Social Media
 Updates from International Associations
 ECRF/CRF/IACA Survey
 Jurisdictional Presentations
 IACA Merit Awards

29. IACA Milwaukee (cont.)
 Individual/Joint breakout session topics include:
 Best Practices in Development of a State Business Center
 Jurisdictional Guidelines (Filing Chart)
 Improving Constituent Communications
 Business Identity Theft
 Coding Challenge
 Post 2010 Amendment World/Legislative Updates
 IT Workforce Retention
 BOS, STS and ITS Roundtable Discussions
 Expedited Services
 Registration & Enforcement of Trademarks & Service
Marks

30. IACA 2014 – Milwaukee, WI
 Visit Milwaukee
 http://www.visitmilwaukee.org/visitors/qwickclick
 Visit www.iaca.org for conference registration,
draft agenda and additional details as they
become available.

31. Any Questions….

32. Thank You
Jenny Acker Mike Smith
IACA, President IACA, President-Elect
Corporations Bureau Director Director of Communications
WI Dept of Financial Institutions Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Authority
Division Corporate & Consumer Services +1-404-327-9753
+1-608-264-7801 mike.smith@gsccca.org
Jennifer.Acker@wisconsin.gov