RetailNOW® 2016:

RetailNOW 2016 is just 46 days away - have you registered yet?! The advanced registration discount ends June 30th, so click here to register to save money. Be sure also to book your hotel room at the Gaylord Hotel in Grapevine Texas. You can do so by clicking here.

While at RetailNOW 2016, attendees will also participate in the voting process for the RSPA Board of Directors, as well as the 2016 RSPA Vendor of Excellence Awards winners.

RSPA Board Member Elections: During the annual membership meeting on Monday, August 1st, voting will take place to select four Board of Directors. Click here to familiarize yourself with the candidates.

Vendor of Excellence Award: New in 2016 - all registered employees of reseller member companies can vote for their vendors of choice. Voting will take place on August 1st between 8 am and 8 pm CT. Congratulations to the nominees for 2016 in the following categories:


Electronic Payments/Financing: 
Cayan 
CoCard 
Moneris 
Sterling Payment Technologies, LLC 
Vantiv/Integrated Payments 

Hardware Manufacturer: 
Aures Technologies, Inc. 
Epson America
Posiflex 
Touch Dynamic, Inc.

Reseller Support Services: 
Netsurion 
Software: 
Future POS, Inc. 
Logivision 
NCC 
Rpower
Tri Technical Systems 

Software and Hardware: 
CRS (Cash Register Sales)
Datasym POS, Inc. 

Technology Distributor: 
BlueStar, Inc.
Metropolitan Sales 
Scansource, Inc.

RSPA Professional Development

ETA-CPP Certification: The June testing window for the ETA-CPP Certification is now open through June 30th. All forms and applicable fees must be submitted and/or postmarked by the specified deadlines. For details on scheduling your exam please visit http://www.electran.org/certification/ .

QIR Certification: Did you know that as a part of maintaining your QIR Certification you need a minimum of 10 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) hours per year and 30 CPE hours over a rolling three year period? Great News for those attending RetailNOW 2016 - Educational breakout sessions will be available to help fulfill the QIR CPE requirements and further your industry education. Still need to get certified? QIR testing on site will also be available at RetailNOW. Pre-registration required; details available soon.
A Dose of Inspiration:

"Through the very act of asking people, I'd connect with them, and when you connect with them, people want to help you..." In this inspirational TED Talk, author and musician Amanda Palmer shares with us the power behind connecting with people. To view click below:

https://www.ted.com/talks/amanda_palmer_the_art_of_asking?language=en
RSPA Education
NOW ON DEMAND!
Mobility and EMV in the US
Presented by Datacap Systems, Inc.
 
Join RSPA for this informative webinar, which will cover current and future options for mobility regarding US EMV transactions from the perspective of an integrated payments middleware provider. What will mobile EMV look like? How will EMV evolve the way that consumers pay for their goods over the next few years? Get the answers to these questions and more during this live webinar event.

What's New and Upcoming in SMB Cash Management Solutions?
Presented by APG Cash Drawer and Glory Global Solutions
 
Join RSPA for this informative webinar, which will cover current and future options for mobility regarding US EMV transactions from the perspective of an integrated payments middleware provider. What will mobile EMV look like? How will EMV evolve the way that consumers pay for their goods over the next few years? Get the answers to these questions and more during this live webinar event.



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