ABA’s America’s Community Bankers Council, working in conjunction with ABA Bank Directors Briefing newsletter, has announced a series of four seminars for bank directors. Mark your calendars now: April 16, July 9, Sept. 24; and Dec. 14. Here’s the lineup:

April 16: Directors and the Bank’s Portfolios: Understanding Bank Investments and Asset/Liability Management, Program 13746: Especially recommended for new and intermediate-level directors and trustees, and those coming up for rotation on the investment policy or asset-liability management committee.

July 9: Board Self-Evaluation And Performance Improvement, Program 13747: Recommended for veteran boards with little recent turnover; de novo bank boards looking to “refresh and reboot”; and any directors desiring to improve their game.

Sept. 24: Board Meetings 102: Better Governance For Challenging Times, Program 13748: For all boards that want better meetings—but not longer ones.

Dec. 10: Effective Board Committees: The Audit Committee and Beyond, Program 13749: Recommended for all boards.

All sessions are on Wednesdays, 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. ET. Further details and registration information: http://www.aba.com/teleweb/tb2008BankDirectorSeries.htm

For a handy flyer about the series, click here to download the pdf.

For CDs of past director telephone briefings: http://www.aba.com/teleweb/tb2008BankDirectorSeries.htm (scroll to the links at the bottom of that web page.)

For further information, e-mail to tleiva@aba.com.

Banks that register for the series of four save $200 off the combined registration fees or on orders of all four CD recordings of the briefings.