Advanced Cafeteria Plans and Benefits Conference 2012


14th Annual Advanced Cafeteria Plans and Benefits Conference

EBIA’s 14th Annual Advanced Cafeteria Plans and Benefits Conference will be held on July 18-20, 2012 in Seattle, WA at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center on the waterfront.

We will post additional information here as we finalize our agenda for 2012. Online registration opens in early 2012. To register before then, call EBIA customer service at (866) 775-3242.

2011 Agenda Highlights

Comments From Prior Conferences

Conference Pricing Information


Conference Location

Bell Harbor International Conference Center
2211 Alaskan Way, Pier 66
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 441-6666
Venue website

Guest Room and Hotel Information

Conference Details

Seminar Level

Seminar Level

Who Should Attend?

This conference is designed for professionals with cafeteria plans experience, including benefits professionals, human resource and benefits managers, plan administrators, TPAs, insurance professionals, attorneys, benefits consultants, government officials, and accountants.

Expert and Engaging Speakers

Experienced employee benefits attorneys who are doing cutting-edge work in the benefits area will be speaking at the Conference and Seminar.

Customer Comments From Prior Conferences

“Excellent quality seminar as usual! Worth our precious time and money—see you in Seattle next year!”

“Your seminars, webinars, materials, and speakers are so much better consistently than similar programs on the same topics offered by others.”

“Sessions were all timely and helpful. EBIA always translates complicated regulations into easy to understand formats.”

“Great conference! Attended to gain overall insight into group health plans and general benefits. Accomplished this plus gained a great deal of detailed cafeteria plan information.”

“Appreciate presenters being so accessible to answer questions. Can’t wait for Seattle 2012!”

“Excellent speakers—interesting, well informed and prepared. Obviously are passionate about these laws.”

“The collegiality among the speakers is unparalleled compared with any other conference I have attended. This enhanced the quality of the presentations—the collective preparation was evident.”

“This is my sixth year. I always look forward to the information presented and I always go home with a long “to do” list. I learn A LOT! . . . . Can’t wait for next year!!”

2011 Conference Agenda Highlights

Here are some of the topics we covered in 2011:

  • Health Care Reform: Impact on Cafeteria Plans and Health FSAs
  • Designing Health FSAs and Other Plans to Be “Excepted Benefits”
  • Top Compliance Issues for HRAs and HSAs
  • Health Care Reform for Non-Major Medical Plans
  • Expense Reimbursements and Election Changes
  • Debit Card Issues for Health FSAs and Other Plans
  • HIPAA Privacy & Security: Continuing Compliance Challenges
  • Wellness Update
  • Nondiscrimination Tests (What to Do With so Little Guidance)
  • Electronic Notices and Disclosures: Rules for Employee Benefits
  • Legal Compliance and the TPA Relationship

For information regarding CPE for accountants, please visit our NASBA page.

Conference Pricing Information



ProgramFirst Registrant *Additional
Registrants *
Conference ONLY$1,025$955
Conference PLUS Preconference$1,280$1,190

Attend the 2-day main Conference, or both the main Conference and the Wednesday morning Preconference Seminar.

* To qualify for listed prices for additional registrant(s) from the same company, all registrations must be placed at the same time.

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