SS Administrators' Annual Conference
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The idea to have an annual conference among the three Freely Associated States was brought up sometime in 2003 when the three systems received a grant from the US Department of Interior for the purpose of upgrading and modernizing the social security software program (FoxPro V8) then currently being shared by the three systems.

During that time, the Administrators and several managers of ROPSSA and FSMSSA met with MISSA management in Majuro to finalize the request for proposal from qualified I.T. professionals to complete the project. Subsequently, the contract was awarded to White Coconut Computers (which later was renamed Computer Specialties), a Saipan-based computer company which is also the company that wrote and developed the old program being shared by the three systems.

The upgraded and modernized version became fully operational in July 2005 and was followed by a series of hands-on training facilitated by the programmers themselves. From that time on, MISSA, ROPSSA and FSMSSA have become ever closer through sharing of information, common problems encountered, strategies and other operational issues on information technology, finance and accounting, claims and benefits and tax compliance.

5th Annual Conference - Koror, Palau, August 6-8, 2008

 

4th Annual Conference - Majuro, Marshall Islands, November 28 - December 2, 2007

 

3rd Annual COnference - Pohnpei, FSM, July 19-22, 2006

 

2nd Annual Conference - Koror, Palau, July 2004