Membership Benefits

	Networking & Educational Meetings Networking and educational meetings are held the second Wednesday each month at Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4453 Bonney Road, Virginia Beach. These meetings give members the opportunity to meet once a month, enjoy breakfast together and gain valuable knowledge from guest speakers at each meeting. The meetings provide networking opportunities and a time to share ideas with other members. (There is no charge to attend these meetings.)

	Continuing Education Programs Two-hour continuing education programs are conducted four times per year. The primary purpose of continuing education meetings is to advance professional knowledge and provide members the opportunity to obtain credits necessary to comply with professional continuing education requirements.

	Web site: www.fpaHamptonRoads.com or www.fpahr.com Individuals in the community may visit the site to locate investment professionals, read informative articles and learn about the financial planning process. FPA Hampton Roads members are listed alphabetically in a "white pages" listing and may also choose to be listed by in "yellow pages" listings under various practice specialty areas. Members may contribute financial planning articles which are made available to the public on the web site.

	Annual Professional Continuing Education Symposium The annual symposium is a professional continuing education conference held once a year. This is the largest meeting in scope and size FPA Hampton Roads sponsors each year. The objective of the symposium is to provide continuing education to all financial service professionals in the Tidewater area. The 2013 Symposium will be held Friday, October 25, 2013 at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel. The 2013 program is currently under development. Click here for details of the 2013 program. Click here for information about the 2012 program.

	Member directory Each member of the Financial Planning Association of Hampton Roads is included in our online member directory. This is an excellent networking tool.

	Recruiting incentives When a member sponsors a new member he or she receives a discount on the annual membership renewal fee. This is a great way to reduce the cost of membership while helping build the Financial Planning Association of Hampton Roads.

	Click here to complete an application online, or download a printed application (CFP® professional application) or (non-CFP® professional application). Be sure to enter "HAMPTON ROADS" as the "Local FPA Chapter".

	Read back issues of our FPA Hampton Roads newsletters and monthly bulletins. Click here