The Northwest Credit Union Association and the Idaho CreditUnion League announced a three-year partnership Monday to holdsimultaneous annual membership meetings while jointly hosting theMAXX Convention starting in October 2017.

The MAXX Convention will showcase the best of the two leagues'heritage events, including the Northwest Association's annual dinner and auction benefitingCredit Unions 4 Kids, and the Idaho league's annual golf tournament.

The Northwest Association's Advocacy to the MAXX luncheon willspotlight the combined successes of credit unions in Washington,Oregon and Idaho.

“The underlining theme of MAXX celebrates cooperative creditunions and their ability to realize the possibilities,” Troy Stang, the Northwest Association's president/CEO, said.“This partnership will bring some of the nation's most innovativecredit unions under one roof to accelerate and celebrate the valueand impact they deliver to their 5.9 million members and thecommunities they serve.”

Next year's MAXX convention will return to Spokane, Wash., whilethe 2018 and 2019 venues will be announced later, according to ajoint prepared statement.

“Collaboration is the cornerstone of the credit union movement,”KathyThomson, Idaho league president/CEO, said. “This partnershipensures MAXX convention attendees can expect best-in-class content,powerful speakers, a pre-eminent Strategic Link Trade Show,networking, a celebration of traditions and experienceopportunities for the future.”

This is the second collaborative effort between the two leagueswithin the last 15 months.

Last year, the trade groups participated in a video conferencingtraining and networking initiative for nearly 150 credit unionprofessionals across seven cities in Idaho, Oregon andWashington.

More than 60 marketing, business development and communityoutreach specialists launched the expansion of the NorthwestAssociation's networking council program last August, while thecompliance program drew 85 professionals from all three states viavideo conferencing in September.