Join us at

The Adams Mark Hotel

September 26-29, 2006

Meet with the industries leading payment option vendors and see hands on demonstrations!

Join your peers and expand your knowledge. Network and hear about the latest payment technology for cable, telecommunications, electric, gas and water utilities. You don’t want to miss it!

2006 JPCC Committee

Jerry Murray, Atmos Energy

2006 JPCC Chair, Hosting Utility

Tony Escondon, SCE

2005 JPCC Past Host

Kim Folks. Tampa Electric

JPCC Past Host

Amanda Johnson

JPCC Vendor Registration Chair

309-558-9588

Rose Clemensen

JPCC Utility Registration Chair

714-743-0031

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9th Annual

Joint Payment Center Conference

September 26 – 29, 2006

Wondering what other utilities are doing to lower payment costs? Want to know what’s working or not working? Join us in Dallas!

Learn about the latest payment technology. Hear where the payment industry is heading.

Are you in compliance? Learn more about NACHA so you can provide customers a variety of payment options worry free of penalties.

Visit www.paymentconference.com for more information. Register today!

9th Annual JPCC

Agenda

Tuesday, September 26

6 – 3 pm Texas Star Golf

§  Work with a pro; enjoy a game of golf, a Mexican buffet and prizes!

5 pm Early Registration

6-8 pm Welcome Reception

Wednesday – September 27

8:30 am Welcome

9 am Utility Information

10 am Break and Prize Drawings

10:20 am Customer Preference Payment Study Results, “The Future of Payments, What you Need to Hear”, Richard Crone, Key Note Speaker

11:30 am Vendor tours and presentations

12:30 am Lunch and Prizes

1:45 pm Vendor tours and presentations

2:30 pm Katrina – Lessons Learned

§  Real Life Disaster Recovery. What steps do you need to take?

3:15 pm Break – Vendor Booth Exhibits

3:30 pm Utility Only Discussions

Hear about challenges faced, strategic strategies, cost saving payment decisions

4:45 pm Announcement and Prizes

5 – 6 pm Vendor Booth Exhibits

§  Ask the experts. Learn what’s new!

6 pm Enjoy Dallas!

Thursday – September 28

8 am Overview & Prizes

8:15 am Vendor 1, New Technology

8:35 am Vendor 2, New Technology

8:55 am Utility Panel – Real Time Payments

§  Learn why it makes sense

§  Hear about the planning and implementation phases

10 am Break – Vendor Booth Exhibits

§  Meet with vendors and learn more about their products and services.

11 am Vendor 3, New Technology

11:20 am Utility Breakout Discussion

§  Fee based options, PUC issues, kiosks, writing RFP’s, what should a standard contract contain!

11:20 am Vendor Breakout Discussion

§  Issues and concerns?

12 pm Lunch

1 pm Open Discussion

2:30 pm Vendor 4, New Technology

2:50 pm Announcements & Prizes

3 pm Break & Vendor Booths

·  Last Call! Use this time to see hands-on-demonstrations and meet with the leading payment industry vendors.

4:30 pm Free time

5:15 pm Tram – Travel to Eddie Deens

·  It’s time for boot scooting fun at Eddie Deems. Enjoy Texas style hospitality and festivities planned just for you!

9 pm Enjoy Dallas!

Friday – September 29

8 am Overview and Prizes

8:15 am Nancy Grant, NACHA

§  Don’t miss this opportunity to hear what changes are coming and how your business could be impacted.

9:30 am Break

10 am Nancy Grant, NACHA

·  Hear about the latest technology being driven by the industry, new rules and regulations and BOC.

11 am Jerry Murray, Atmos Energy

§  Strategic Planning; Why Automating is the Answer. Learn how to reduce processing time and lower costs.

11:45 am Lunch

12:30 pm New Perspectives and Payment Options – Open Discussion

§  Obtaining views on new payment options

§  Statistics

1:15 pm 2006 Conference Review

§  2007 Utility and Vendor Committees

§  Surveys

§  Grand Prize Drawing – Thank you!

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Note: Agenda is subject to change