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Jul. 05
Join Your Fellow ESOP Leaders August 20-22 in Sonoma for TEA’s CEO Summit
If you’re an ESOP CEO or President, you will not want to miss TEA’s second annual CEO Summit! 
The only event of its kind, the CEO Summit brings together the most senior executives of ESOP companies to help you build a network of your peers and address the most timely and big picture topics facing businesses today. 
Here’s how last year’s attendees described the CEO Summit:
Ownership Advantage, Legal Update, Washington Report, Jodi Lamb, Kevin Korenthal, ESOP Contributions, Allocations, Nydia Velazquez, ESOP PAC, SRCC Meeting
Jan. 30
ESOP Association makes a strategic investment in chapter support. 
ESOP Report, Legal Update, AACE, Ownership Advantage, S 177, HR 2258, ESOP Transactions, CEO
Jan. 07
ESOP Association launches a new member database and new website.
Chapter News, Resource
Jan. 01
Letter from the past and incoming presidents; annual government relations recap; chapter activities recap; featured members; new members; list of upcoming events and award programs. 
Chapter News, Resource
Jul. 31
Recap of chapter activities at Annual Conference; new Congress and new ESOP bill.
Sep. 02
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) passes to address public concern that private pension plan funds were being mismanaged, and officially recognizes employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). While employee ownership and equity (stock) plans have existed prior to this point, ERISA launches them formally as qualified retirement plans (QRPs) under federal law thereby subjecting them to regulation by the U.S. Department of Labor and the IRS.