Attendees at NACUSO's annual conference in Las Vegas this weekwill have the chance to vote on four or five of the best ideas forcredit unions and CUSOs to improve in a number of areas.

In collaboration with the Filene Research Institute, NACUSO started collectingsubmissions earlier this year for its “Next Big Idea”competition.

The ideas were screened to find out which ones would best help acredit union or CUSO improve earnings, enhance their memberservice, deliver new products and/or services to their membersand/or improve delivery channels to their members.

NACUSO said it looked for innovative ideas that were either atthe early stage of development that needed investment, those thatwere ready to be delivered or implemented and those that would helpfuel growth, deal with challenges or help better serve theirmembers or CUSOowners.

The chosen candidates will be given 10 minutes to present theirideas during a 3 p.m. session on Wednesday at NACUSO's annualconference, which takes place Tuesday through Friday at the EncoreLas Vegas. They will also have a 10-15 minute question and answerperiod with a panel of judges.

Attendees will be able to ask the contestants questions usingtheir smart phone or iPad by a special app designed for the NACUSOconference. At the conclusion, attendees can vote for the winner ofthe competition using their smart phone or the iPad app.

After the winner is announced, attendees can talk more with allof the finalists at a reception immediately following thecompetition.

In addition to covering the Next Big Idea contest, CreditUnion Times will be onsite in Las Vegas reporting at theNACUSO conference.