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<title>Upcoming Meeting Materials Posted </title>
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            <td><strong>Meeting Materials for upcoming meetings have been posted for&nbsp;Members:</strong>&nbsp;</td>
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<p><strong>Upcoming:</strong></p>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/FAC">Fidelity Advisory Committee</a> (May 26, 2021)</li></ul>
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<p><strong>Past:</strong></p>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/BODmeetings">Board of Directors</a> (May 20, 2021)</li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/CSAC">Commercial Surety Advisory Committee</a> (May 12, 2021)</li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/GAAC">Government Affairs Advisory Committee</a> (May 10, 2021)</li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/SCAC">Surety Claims Advisory Committee</a> / <a href="https://www.surety.org/page/CCAC">Corporate Counsel Advisory Committee</a> (February 5, 2021)</li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/CBAC">Contract Bonds Advisory Committee</a> (January 25, 2021) </li><li><a href="http://www.surety.org/?page=FCAC">Fidelity Claims Advisory Committee</a> (November 19, 2020)</li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/AAC">Actuarial Advisory Committee</a> (September 9, 2020)</li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/?page=SCAC">Surety Claims Advisory Committee</a> (September 2, 2020)</li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/?page=TAC">Technology Advisory Committee</a> (August 25, 2020)</li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/IAC">International Advisory Committee</a> (July 29, 2020)</li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/DHRAC">Diversity &amp; Human Resources Advisory Committee</a> conference call (June 11, 2020)</li></ul>
<p><strong>Members </strong>may register online for upcoming meetings or get more meeting details &nbsp;at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.surety.org/events/event_list.asp">http://www.surety.org/events/event_list.asp</a>.&nbsp; </p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2021 21:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Draft Meeting Minutes posted</title>
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<p>Draft Minutes from the following meetings have been posted for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Members</span>:</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/?page=BODmeetings">Board of Directors</a>&nbsp;- January 28, 2021</li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/?page=CBAC">Contract Bonds Advisory Committee</a> - January 25, 2021</li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/?page=CSAC">Commercial Surety Advisory Committee</a>&nbsp;- December 10, 2020</li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/?page=GAAC">Government Affairs Advisory Committee</a> - September 16, 2020</li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/?page=AAC">Actuarial Advisory Committee</a> - September 9, 2020</li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/SCAC">Surety Claims Advisory Committee</a> - September 2, 2020<br /></li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/?page=TAC">Technology Advisory Committee</a> - August 25, 2020</li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/?page=IAC">International Advisory Committee</a> - July 29, 2020</li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/?page=FAC">Fidelity</a><a href="https://www.surety.org/?page=FAC"> Advisory Committee</a> - June 23, 2020</li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/?page=DHRAC">Diversity &amp; Human Resources Advisory Committee</a> - June 11, 2020</li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/?page=FCAC">Fidelity Claims Advisory Committee</a> - January 29, 2020</li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/?page=FAC">Fidelity</a>/<a href="https://www.surety.org/?page=FCAC">Fidelity Claims</a> Advisory Committee - November 6, 2019<a href="https://www.surety.org/?page=DHRAC"></a></li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/?page=SAC">Statistical Advisory Committee</a> - August 28, 2019</li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/?page=SCAC">Surety Claims</a> / <a href="https://www.surety.org/?page=CCAC">Corporate Counsel</a> Advisory Committees - January 16, 2019</li><li><a href="https://www.surety.org/?page=CAC">Communications Advisory Committee</a> - May 23, 2018</li></ul>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Members </span>should navigate to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Board and Committees</span> section of the website for additional information about SFAA Board and Advisory Committees.
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2021 21:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>2020-2021 Advisory Committee lists updated</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>SFAA 2020-2021 <a href="https://www.surety.org/page/Committees">Advisory Committee</a> lists updated.</p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2020 17:27:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>2019 Annual Meeting Postings</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Public:</strong></p>
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    <li><a href="https://www.surety.org/news/452335/News-Release-The-Surety--Fidelity-Association-of-America-Elects-Board-Members-and-President.htm">News Release:&nbsp; SFAA Elects Board Members and President</a><br />
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    <li><a href="https://www.surety.org/news/402436/The-Surety--Fidelity-Association-of-America-Elects-Board-Members-and-President.htm" originalattribute="href" originalpath="https://www.surety.org/news/402436/The-Surety--Fidelity-Association-of-America-Elects-Board-Members-and-President.htm">2019-2020 Board of Directors list</a><br />
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<p><strong>Members:</strong></p>
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    <li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/ExecComm" originalattribute="href" originalpath="https://www.surety.org/page/ExecComm">2019-2020 Executive Committee list</a></li>
    <li><strong>Commercial Surety Advisory Committee meeting<br />
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    <ul>
        <li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/CBAC">Presentation by Krebs Farley and Dry</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/CBAC">Strategic Priorities Survey</a><br />
        </li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    <li><strong>Contract Bonds Advisory Committee meeting</strong>
    <ul>
        <li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/CBAC" originalattribute="href" originalpath="https://www.surety.org/page/CBAC">General Criteria:&nbsp; Guarantee Criteria handout</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/CBAC" originalattribute="href" originalpath="https://www.surety.org/page/CBAC">Relevant Measures Of Insurer Creditworthiness When A Transaction Relies On Credit Enhancement Or Collateral Support handout</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/CBAC" originalattribute="href" originalpath="https://www.surety.org/page/CBAC">Lessons Learned From 20 Years Of Rating Global Project Finance Debt handout</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/CBAC" originalattribute="href" originalpath="https://www.surety.org/page/CBAC">Project Finance Ratings and the Role of Insurance Products presentation</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/CBAC" originalattribute="href" originalpath="https://www.surety.org/page/CBAC">Contract Killer Clauses presentation </a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/CBAC" originalattribute="href" originalpath="https://www.surety.org/page/CBAC">Survey Summary presentation</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/CBAC" originalattribute="href" originalpath="https://www.surety.org/page/CBAC">Survey Summary handout</a><br />
        </li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    <li><strong>General Session presentations</strong><br />
    <ul>
        <li><a href="https://vimeo.com/337272777" target="_blank">Welcome Video</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://vimeo.com/335626991/be48501755" target="_blank">2018 Surety Industry Awards video</a><br />
        </li>
        <li><a href="https://www.surety.org/global_engine/download.aspx?fileid=C33B0AFB-F93F-4F7F-9E16-860D3EC8A9EA&amp;ext=pptm" target="_blank">Infrastructure Policy:&nbsp; Need for a New Federalism</a></li>
        <li><a href="https://www.surety.org/global_engine/download.aspx?fileid=A2511DC6-740B-4E0B-9D91-6A641B89084C&amp;ext=pptx" target="_blank">U.S. Construction Spending, Labor &amp; Materials Outlook</a></li>
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    </li>
    <li><strong>2019-2020 Advisory Committee Members list</strong> (see Member Services / Committees / Advisory Committees ... for each individual committee list)
    </li>
    <li><strong>General Session Meeting Minutes</strong> (coming soon)</li>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2019 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>2018 Annual Meeting Postings</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Public:</strong></p>
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    <li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/BODlist">2018-2019 Board of Directors list</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://www.surety.org/news/402436/The-Surety--Fidelity-Association-of-America-Elects-Board-Members-and-President.htm">News Release - SFAA Elects Board Members and President</a><br />
    </li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Members:</strong></p>
<ul>
    <li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/AnnualMeeting2018">General Session Meeting Minutes</a> (draft)</li>
    <li><a href="https://www.surety.org/?page=IAC">International Advisory Committee</a> presentations<br />
    </li>
    <li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/ExecComm">2018-2019 Executive Committee</a> list</li>
    <li>2017-2018 Annual Committee reports (Member Services, Committees ...)</li>
    <li>2018-2019 Advisory Committee Members (Member Services, Committees ...)</li>
    <li><a href="https://www.surety.org/page/AnnualMeeting2018">Annual Meeting</a> presentations and videos<br />
    </li>
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<pubDate>Tue, 7 Aug 2018 13:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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