Despite the big rise in airline fares, conference attendance appears headed for an uptick this spring with both CUNA and NAFCU projecting gains for their major conclaves following acceptable turnouts at more recent events including CUNA's  Washington Government Affairs Conference.

Indeed, NAFCU said it has witnessed a surge in advance registration for its 30th annual Volunteers Conference May 18-20 in Savannah, Ga., an apparent reflection of new regulatory scrutiny on director financial literacy and oversight roles.

"Already we have double the number of delegates from the same time last year," said a NAFCU spokesman, noting also that registrations are up more than 28% for NAFCU's annual San Francisco convention in June.

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