International Association of Commercial Administrators

1. International Association of
Commercial Administrators
(IACA)
Corporate Registers Forum
11th Annual Conference Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
March 10, 2015
© 2015 International Association of Commercial Administrators

2. Agenda
 IACA Overview
 Update from 37th Annual IACA Conference
 Invitation to 38th 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
 (IRS) 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. 37th Annual IACA Conference
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

13. IACA Milwaukee
 Sunday, May 18 – Thursday, May 22, 2014
 More than 200 attendees
 Representatives of government and industry
from:
 6 Canadian provinces
 39 US States
 15 additional countries

14. IACA Milwaukee (cont.)
 General session topics included:
 Global Legal Entity Identifier System
 ECRF/CRF/IACA Survey
 Updates from International Associations
 IACA Web Site Update
 Court Ordered Removal of Filings
 Social Media
 Evolution of a Business Office

15. IACA Milwaukee (cont.)
 Business Organization Section Sessions:
 Best Practices in the Development of a State
Business Center
 Encouraging Business While Fighting Fraud
 Best Practices: Expedited Services
 Protection and Enforcement of Trademarks

16. IACA Milwaukee (cont.)
 Secured Transaction Section Sessions:
 Jurisdictional Guidelines for Accepting a UCC Record
 The Post-2010 UCC Amendment World and the Customer
Perspective
 Legislative Update/Update on Permanent Editorial Board Bogus
Filing Workgroup
 Search Logic & Noise Words: How to Proceed with Making
Changes
 Information Technology Section Sessions:
 Improving Constituent Communications
 Coding Challenge
 IT Workforce Retention

17. IACA Milwaukee (cont.)
 Round table topics included:
 Reducing Document Rejection Rates
 Performance Metrics
 Business Process Efficiencies
 Data Sharing and Sales

18. IACA Milwaukee (cont.)
 IACA Merit Awards
 Australia – Co-design Personal Property
Securities Register
 Colorado – Service Centre Model
 Connecticut – Online Business Start Up Tool
 Jersey – Security Interest Register
 New Zealand – Australasian Mobile App
 Vermont – Transition to Paperless

19. IACA Milwaukee (cont.)
 The conference concluded with the annual
closing business meeting.
 Jurisdictional Presentations included:
 Colorado – Service Centre Model
 Vermont – Transition to Paperless
 Utah – Business Identity Theft Initiative
 Connecticut – Online Business Start Up Tool
 Indiana – Email Manager Online Application
 Zambia – Companies Law Reform

20. IACA 2015 – Savannah
 Conference will be
held at Hyatt
Regency Savannah
located in historic
district
 Room rate
negotiated for
attendees $149USD

21. Savannah, Georgia

22. Savannah, Georgia

23. IACA 2015 Events
 Fort Jackson
 Georgia’s oldest brick fortification
 Development began during American
revolution

24. IACA 2015 Events
 Roundhouse Railroad Museum
 National Historic Landmark
 Fully operation turntable

25. Savannah
 Forsyth Park
 Savannah famous for its many squares and
parks

26. Savannah
 Historic District

27. Savannah
 World famous River Street

28. IACA 2015 Agenda
 General Session topics to include:
 Roll Call of Jurisdictions
 Measuring Up: How to use Business Metrics
 Data Sales
 Gizmos & Gadgets: Making it Work for your
Customers
 International Business Survey
 Jurisdictional Presentations
 IACA Merit Awards

29. IACA 2015 Agenda (cont.)
 Individual/Joint breakout session topics include:
 Beneficial Ownership
 Best Practices: Certifications
 US Patent & Trademark Office
 Roundtables
 Cloud Services
 Personal Property Registries from Around the World
 Bogus Filing Tactics
 BOS, STS and ITS Roundtable Discussions
 Promoting Electronic Filings
 Federal Tax Liens

30. IACA 2015 – Savannah
 Visit Savannah
 Visit www.iaca.org for conference registration,
draft agenda and additional details as they
become available.
 VisitSavannah.com for more information on the
great city of Savannah!

31. Any Questions….

32. Thank You !
Mike Smith Allison DeSantis
President President-Elect
mike.smith@gsccca.org ADeSantis@ohiosecretaryofstate.gov
+1 404 327 9753 +1 614 466 0952
www.iaca.org