MADISON, Wis. — Tim McAlpine, president and chief strategist,Currency Marketing, based in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canadaand Larissa Walkiw, 2008 Young & Free Spokesperson for CommonWealth Credit Union are slated to debut a session on social mediaand Web 2.0 at Execu/Summit 2008 held March 2–7 at the SheratonSteamboat Resort & Conference Center in Steamboat Springs,Colorado.

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McAlpine created the successful “Young & Free” integratedmarketing campaign to promote Common Wealth Credit Union's “Young& Free” checking account, aimed at 17-to 25-year-olds.Nineteen-year-old Walkiw writes the “Young & Free” blog atwww.youngfreealberta.com about her life and adventures as aspokesperson, while promoting Common Wealth CU acting as a liaisonbetween her generation and the credit union.

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In their session, “Engaging Generation Y on their Own Terms,”McAlpine and Walkiw will share the insights they've gained, Web 2.0“do's and don'ts” and how their program has attracted a newgeneration of potential credit union members.

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Execu/Summit is a unique event offering credit union executivesand directors in-depth discussion on the most pressing issuesfacing the movement. For more information on Execu/Summit, visitcues.org and select conferences.

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