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Event Calendar

October 14, 2026 FWA Alliance Fall Forum (10/14-10/16)
October 15, 2026 ACTEC Fall Meeting (10/15-10/18)
October 21, 2026 LUNCHEON: Demystifying DAFs: How they work and why they matter
Jill Weiner, Fidelity Charitable & Gretchen Wolf, Chicago Community Trust; (Moderator) Kirk Hoopingarner, Quarles & Brady
October 21, 2026 NAEPC Virtual Conference
October 21, 2026
NATIONAL EVENT:
NAEPC Estate Planners Forum
Samuel A. Donaldson, JD, LL.M., AEP® (Distinguished), Lawrence J. Rybka, JD, CFP®, AEP® (Distinguished), Jamie P. Hopkins, JD, MBA, LL.M., CLU®, ChFC®, CFP®, RICP®, and Natalia K. Gentry, JD
October 27, 2026 CEPC Networking and Giving Drive Breakfast Event
October 28, 2026 Notre Dame Tax & Estate Planning Institute (10/28-10/30)
November 3, 2026 Board Meeting
November 5, 2026 NAEPC In-Person Meeting
November 10, 2026 CEPC Member Only - Second City Networking Event
November 11, 2026
NATIONAL EVENT:
NAEPC Webinar: Complimentary - Veteran's Benefits
Susan L. Chalgian, JD
November 11, 2026 Veteran’s Day
November 12, 2026 BREAKFAST: Trusts Under Pressure: Protecting Irrevocable Trusts in Divorce Litigation
Erika Shaw, JP Morgan, & Lizzy Garlovsky, Holland & Knight
November 26, 2026 Thanksgiving Day
December 4, 2026 Executive Committee Meeting
December 5, 2026 Hanukkah
December 9, 2026 VIRTUAL: Private Placement Life Insurance: Tax-Efficient Wealth Transfer & Investment Access
Howard Sharfman, Winged Keel Group
December 9, 2026
NATIONAL EVENT:
NAEPC Webinar: Complimentary - sponsored by Inherit IQ: From Woodstock to TikTok: Understanding and Bridging Generational Divides
Whitney Webb
December 17, 2026 Virtual Board Meeting
December 24, 2026 Christmas Eve
December 25, 2026 Christmas Day
December 31, 2026 New Year's Eve Day
January 1, 2027 New Year's Day
January 7, 2027 Virtual Board Meeting
January 11, 2027 Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning (1/11-1/15)
January 12, 2027 January Tax Days (1/12-1/14)
January 18, 2027 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 20, 2027
NATIONAL EVENT:
NAEPC Webinar: Complimentary - Is Variable Life Insurance More Expensive?
William J. Boersma, CLU®, LIC, AEP®
January 28, 2027 LUNCHEON: Beyond the Blackout Window: Executive Compensation and the Estate Plan
Kate Kennedy, Cerity Partners
February 11, 2027 Board Meeting
February 15, 2027 Presidents' Day
February 18, 2027
NATIONAL EVENT:
NAEPC Webinar: Complimentary - I Love You to Death: How the Psychology of Mortality Changes Financial Decisions in Life Insurance, Annuities, Planned Giving, and Estate Planning
Russell N. James, III, Ph.D., JD, CFP®
February 24, 2027 LUNCHEON: 2026 Estate Planning Developments: The Year in Review
David Handler, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
February 28, 2027 ACTEC (2/28-3/4)
March 5, 2027 March Tax Days (3/5-3/6)
March 11, 2027 Board Meeting
March 15, 2027 March Tax Day
March 17, 2027
NATIONAL EVENT:
NAEPC Webinar: Complimentary - Don't Be the Test Case: The Luck of the Irish Is Not a Tax Strategy
Beth Shapiro Kaufman, JD, AEP® (Distinguished)
March 17, 2027 St. Patrick's Day
March 25, 2027 BREAKFAST: Succession & Exit Planning for Closely Held Businesses
Rob Romanoff, Levenfeld Pearlstein, & Joe Medina, EY
March 26, 2027 Good Friday
March 28, 2027 Easter
April 15, 2027 April Tax Day
April 21, 2027 Passover
April 23, 2027 Virtual Board Meeting
April 28, 2027 LUNCHEON: Income Tax Mitigation Through Creative Trust Structures (INGs, QSBS & More)
Benetta Park, Bessemer Trust, & Dan Gespass, Andersen
May 3, 2027
NATIONAL EVENT:
NAEPC Estate Planners Forum
May 12, 2027 NAEPC Virtual Conference
May 13, 2027 Board Meeting
May 19, 2027 LUNCHEON: Partnering with Corporate Fiduciaries: A Drafter's Guide to Better Trust Documents
Kathy Van Eewen, JP Morgan, & Jessica Birnbaum, ArentFox Schiff
May 20, 2027 The Northern Trust Symposium
May 31, 2027 Memorial Day
June 10, 2027 Virtual Board Meeting
June 15, 2027 June Tax Deadline
June 16, 2027
NATIONAL EVENT:
NAEPC Webinar: Complimentary - Updates and Insights from the NAEPC 2027 Estate Planners Forum
Thomas A. Tietz, JD & Martin M. Shenkman, CPA/PFS, MBA, JD, AEP® (Distinguished)
June 16, 2027 VIRTUAL: Fun with Funding Formulas: Marital & Credit Shelter Trusts
Susan Bart, ArentFox Schiff
June 18, 2027 Virtual Executive Committee Meeting
June 19, 2027 Juneteenth
June 30, 2027 2026 CEPC Events Payments
June 30, 2027 2026-2027 Sponsorships
July 21, 2027
NATIONAL EVENT:
NAEPC Webinar: Complimentary - All Grown Up with No Place to Live: Exploring Options for Helping Children or Other Family Members Acquire a Home
Jocelyn Margolin Borowsky, JD, LL.M. (taxation) & Judith A. Saxe, JD, AEP®, CAP®
August 18, 2027
NATIONAL EVENT:
NAEPC Webinar: Complimentary - Transition by Design: Successful Succession of the Family Business
Susan P. Rounds, JD, CPA, LL.M. (taxation), TEP, AEP® (Distinguished)
May 8, 2028
NATIONAL EVENT:
NAEPC Estate Planners Forum
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