BROOKFIELD, Wis., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Direct Response Forum (DRF), the premier trade association for payments professionals, with over 500 members, will hold its annual forum on Monday, August 6th through Wednesday, August 8th, 2012 in historic Boston.  The DRF annually draws leading experts from the fields of e-commerce and card-not-present merchants.  The Forum will be hosted by Affinion Group, the global leader in creating rewarding relationships and enhancing brand loyalty by enabling companies to connect and engage with their customers.

This year's Direct Response Forum, Revolutionizing the Payments Industry Through Educational Excellence, will provide a variety of educational sessions designed to give merchants strategies for streamlining payment processes and growing their businesses.  The Forum will feature leading business experts including:

• Mike Southon, Financial Times columnist, Entrepreneur in Residence for the City of Liverpool, and international businessman whose clients include some of the most successful organizations in the world
• Ron White, two time National Memory Champion and international speaker.  Ron has been featured on Good Morning America, CBS Evening News, and in newspapers across the country.
• Anita Boomstein,Partner, Hughes, Hubbard, & Reed, LLP is one of the leading legal experts in the U.S. regarding card-not-present regulations. 

"Our line up of speakers for 2012 reflects the growing global nature of the DRF which consistently attracts the top payment professionals from around the world," says Chantal Gaspie, DRF Executive Chair.

DRF 2012 will include valuable information on the latest trends in processing in a post-Durbin environment, payments around the world, mobile wallets, relationship management, and much more.  Registration information is available at http://www.directresponseforum.org.  

About Direct Response Forum, Inc.

The Direct Response Forum (www.directresponseforum.org) brings together leading direct merchants, acquirers, card companies, and service providers for two days of interactive panels, breakout sessions, and roundtable discussions focused on key topics affecting the customer/card-not-present (CNP) merchant community.  The Direct Response Forum is a not-for-profit educational organization that is managed by a Board of Directors of executives at leading companies including Affinion Group, Comcast Cable, Digital River, eBay, Inc., Expedia Inc., L.L. Bean Inc., Rosetta Stone, ShopNBC, Transamerica Life & Protection, and Western Union.

SOURCE Direct Response Forum, Inc.

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