Events & Presentations

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is an important player in the world of the investor relations officer. Recent landmark SEC developments further underscore this point. Join us for an interactive discussion regarding the SEC and the IRO. In addition to providing a brief overview of the SEC, Julie Lutz, a representative of the SEC's Denver Regional Office, will be joined by a panel of experts to discuss recent developments at the SEC, disclosure matters, how to appropriately plan and interact with the Commission, and other topics vital to the IRO role.

Ever-changing legislation requires public companies to stay abreast the latest rulings. Join us for an update on important regulatory topics affecting all publicly-traded companies, including the following:

* New Rules for Enhanced Compensation and Corporate
* Governance Disclosure
* Proxy Access
* Proposed Rules/Issues to Watch
* And more

Recent landmark SEC developments will affect the upcoming proxy season. Join us for a panel discussion featuring leading proxy experts who will discuss what these developments mean for investor relations and shareholder communications professionals. The panel members will summarize important rules, will provide key data on proxy voting patterns from last season and will discuss the impact of discretionary voting before closing with recommendations for preparing for the 2010 proxy season and beyond.

Among other discussion points, the panel will cover:

• NYSE Rule 452 - Recently approved by the SEC - Eliminates broker discretionary voting for board members
  
  
• Proposed Proxy Access - Allows shareholders with a designated number of shares over a certain period of time to nominate directors for the annual meeting
  
  
• Record number of Legislative proposals including The Shareholder Bill of Rights - U.S. Senator Charles Schumer has proposed giving shareholders more say on executive pay and an easier way to nominate board members
  
  
• Proxy Disclosure Rules

Panel Members:
David Drake, President, Georgeson
Frederick J. Marquardt, Managing Director, Morrow & Co., LLC
Don Kittell, Managing Director, Regulatory Affairs, Broadridge Financial Solutions

Moderator: Steve Nutt, Account Executive, Broadridge


When:

Tuesday, December 8, 2009
11:30 AM - Check-in
12:00 - 1:15 PM - Lunch and Presentation

Where:
Denver Athletic Club
1325 Glenarm Pl, Denver

Cost:
NIRI Members - $38
Non-Members - $55

Come network, mingle and have fun with your fellow IROs, Rocky Mountain NIRI members and guests on Thursday, October 22nd from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at The Tavern Downtown. Rocky Mountain NIRI will supply each paid registered member or guest with two drink tickets and appetizers. A cash bar will be available.

If this event conflicts with Rocktober, and the Colorado Rockies are scheduled for a playoff game at Coors Field, this event will be moved to another location near downtown.

When:
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM for Networking and Happy Hour

Where:
The Tavern Downtown
1949 Market Street
Denver, CO 80202


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Cost:
NIRI Members - $10
Non-Members - $10

IROs can't plan for a crisis while in the midst of one. There are several important steps that any organization can take to prepare for unprecedented public attention. Even after the media, shareholders, analysts, competitors and the public jump in, there are proven practices to manage to a successful outcome. Steve Gray, Principal at Rockford Gray, will examine the good, the bad and the ugly in preparing for and making one's way through a crisis.

Among other topics, learn:

What constitutes a crisis?
The need for a thoughtful crisis plan and the elements that comprise it
Roles and responsibilities for executing on a plan
What constitutes success and how to measure it

About the speaker:
Steve Gray, Principal, Rockford Gray Steve's life in journalism started in 1967 as a newspaper carrier for the morning Syracuse Post-Standard. That launched him on a career as an award winning journalist and now expert counsel on crisis communication and media relations. Steve is a principal in Rockford Gray, a Denver-based firm that specializes in helping organizations prepare for and then survive a media crisis. Rockford Gray works with a diverse client base that includes public companies in telecommunications, mining, brewing, healthcare, entertainment and hospitality, to name a few. Rockford Gray espouses two simple ideas: 1. Your company's reputation is its #1 asset. 2. A crisis can quickly dilute or destroy the value of that asset.

When: Thursday, September 10, 2009
11:30 AM - Check-in
12:00 - 1:15 PM - Lunch and Presentation
(Please note that for this month only, the program will take place on Thursday instead of Tuesday)

Where: Denver Athletic Club 1325 Glenarm Pl, Denver

Cost: NIRI Members - $38 Non-Members - $55

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Good news! For members who wish to view the presentation but can't attend the meeting, it will be available via a link on the home page of our Chapter website (www.rockyniri.org) starting the day after. The presentation (all audio, video and accompanying PowerPoint slides) will be captured as a rich media recording courtesy of Boulder-based Catapult PR-IR (www.catapultpr-ir.com) You just click on the link and it plays back automatically. All you need is a Windows Media Player and preferably high-speed Internet access. This is a unique service that only the Rocky Mountain Chapter of NIRI is offering its members. Please send your feedback to Terri Douglas, Catapult PR-IR at tdouglas@catapultpr-ir.com

IRO Program
All of us in investor relations - and at NIRI - recognize today's tough economic conditions. The Rocky Mountain NIRI chapter has a program in place to help support our members during these tough times. It is the IRO (Independent Resource Opportunity) program. If your company does not reimburse you for attending NIRI meetings, or if you are not currently employed but want to network with other NIRI members and benefit from the educational programs, the IRO program is for you! To qualify you must be an existing IRO (i.e., a practitioner) member or you must have been one within the past three years. On a first-come, first-served basis, you could be sponsored for $28 of the fee to attend the meeting. Therefore, if you are a member, normally paying $38 to attend, you would only pay $10. If you are a previous member attending now as a guest, rather than paying $55 to attend, you would pay only $27. All you need to do is submit your confidential request for sponsorship to Becky Winning via phone at (303)722-8388 or email at winning_ink@msn.com. Becky will notify you whether or not you are one of the first five requests. You can be sponsored up to three times a year. So don't let the fact that you may be unemployed, under-employed or not being reimbursed by your company keep you away from the NIRI Rocky Mountain Chapter meetings. Be one of the first five people to contact Becky Winning and you could be sponsored for the next NIRI meeting.

It is important for IROs to continue to demonstrate value to their organization, especially in uncertain economic times. Dennis Sienko, former IRO for AT&T Broadband and now competitive intelligence manager for Qwest, will illustrate how the investor relations professional is uniquely situated within an organization to provide value-added competitive intelligence information to senior management. Learn what competitive intelligence is, and is not, as well as how IROs can enhance their value within an organization by expanding upon much of the available information.

The SEC implemented the electronic proxy rule, Notice & Access, in July 2007. Many Denver companies have implemented Notice & Access and what better way to learn about the mechanics, the pitfalls, and the success stories related to it than from our own local colleagues.


With the upcoming proxy season, it's the prefect time to assess what worked and what can be improved. Join us for a panel on lessons learned from IROs whose companies have implemented the rule.

Among other discussion points, we will cover these Notice and Access topics:

Concerns and challenges;
Lessons learned;
Benefits and suggested changes;
Cost savings;
Notice and Access Statistics;
Meeting Specifics;
Experience from a company that has participated two (2) years in a row;
Looking ahead


Moderator:
Steve Nutt, Account Executive, Broadridge

Speakers:
Larry Thede, Vice President, Investor Relations, UDR, Inc
Joan Oshinski, Shareholder Relations, Qwest
Mike McGawn, Corporate Counsel, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc
Sean Arend, Senior Corporate Counsel, Corporate and Securities, Vail Resorts

When:
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
11:30 AM - Check-in
12:00 - 1:15 PM - Lunch and Presentation

Where:
Denver Athletic Club
1325 Glenarm Place, Denver

Cost:
NIRI Members - $38
Non-Members - $55



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Good News! For members who wish to view the presentation, it will be available via a link on the home page of the Chapter's Web site (www.rockyniri.org) beginning the next day. The presentation will be captured as a rich media recording courtesy of Boulder-based Catapult PR-IR (www.catapultpr-ir.com). Just click on the link to play back automatically. All that is needed is a Windows Media Player and preferably high-speed Internet access. Please send your feedback to Terri Douglas, Catapult PR-IR at tdouglas@catapultpr-ir.com.

IROs face an unprecedented pace of changes from expanding regulatory requirements, capital market structure evolution, demanding shareholders and generally challenging markets. As president and CEO of NIRI, Jeffrey Morgan is positioned to provide a macro-level perspective on the most pressing issues faced by today's IR practitioners.

Join us as Jeff Morgan addresses the NIRI Rocky Mountain Chapter to discuss:

- changing financial markets;

- the economy;

- globalization;

- the migration of static information to usable data; and

- regulators, regulations and regulatory evolution

In addition, Jeff will talk about NIRI's expanding role as the advocate for and voice of the investor relations profession and will explain how NIRI can serve IROs through educational offerings and peer networking.

Beyond Jeff's current role and high-level organizational contacts within the financial services and futures industries, his prior experience also provides a broad perspective on our evolving financial systems. Prior to coming to NIRI, he served as executive vice president for the Futures Industry Association (FIA), a trade association based in Washington, D.C., and chief staff executive of the Institute for Financial Markets (IFM). He has more than 18 years of experience with trade associations, including a solid financial background and regulatory experience.

When: Tuesday, October 7, 2008
11:30 AM - Check-in
Noon - 1:15 PM - Lunch and Presentation

Where: Denver Athletic Club
1325 Glenarm Place, Denver

Cost: NIRI Members - $38
Non-Members - $55

TO REGISTER PLEASE :click here

Good news! For members who wish to view the presentation but can't attend the meeting, it will be available via a link on the home page of our Chapter website (www.rockyniri.org) starting the day after. The presentation (all audio, video and accompanying PowerPoint slides) will be captured as a rich media recording courtesy of Boulder-based Catapult PR-IR (www.catapultpr-ir.com). You just click on the link and it plays back automatically. All you need is a Windows Media Player and preferably high-speed Internet access. This is a unique service that only the Rocky Mountain Chapter of NIRI is offering its members. Please send your feedback to Terri Douglas, Catapult PR-IR at tdouglas@catapultpr-ir.com.

Denver Athletic Club
1325 Glenarm Place
Denver


Mark your calendar for the NIRI Rocky Mountain Chapter Media Roundtable. Sit down face-to-face with Denver's top journalists. As professional communicators, we need to know how best to work with the reporters who cover our industries and speak to our audiences. Event attendees will have the opportunity to meet with different reporters to learn about their pitching styles, what kinds of stories they are looking for and the changes they are seeing in their media outlets. Below are the attending media members so far and the list will continue to grow! Be sure to come to the roundtables with your questions, concerns and business cards.

Participating media members include:

Greg Avery, Denver Business Journal

Al Lewis, The Denver Post

Mike Cote, ColoradoBiz

David Milstead, Rocky Mountain News

Cost:
NIRI Members - $38
Non-Members - $55

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Good news! For members who wish to view the presentation but can?t attend the meeting, it will be available via a link on the home page of our Chapter website (www.rockyniri.org) starting the day after. The presentation (all audio, video and accompanying PowerPoint slides) will be captured as a rich media recording courtesy of Boulder-based Catapult PR-IR (www.catapultpr-ir.com). You just click on the link and it plays back automatically. All you need is a Windows Media Player and preferably high-speed Internet access. This is a unique service that only the Rocky Mountain Chapter of NIRI is offering its members. Please send your feedback to Terri Douglas, Catapult PR-IR at tdouglas@catapultpr-ir.com.

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Denver Athletic Club1325 Glenarm PlDenver

Our 2007-2008 Kick-Off luncheon. Please join us as Brent Fassett, Partner with Cooley Godward Kronish, shares his views on the latest developments in corporate disclosure. Whether you're an IRO, a CFO who is responsible for Investor Relations, or part of a Finance or IR team, this session will provide you with insight on a topic of significant value to your company and your IR program.

Len Griehs, Vice President, Investor Relations, Campbell Soup Company

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The Westin Hotel, Tabor Center

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R .R. Donnelley
370 17th Street, Republic Plaza
Suite 2100
Denver, Colorado


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The Westin Hotel, Tabor Center 1672 Lawrence Street, Denver

Speaker:
Rimas Buinevicius, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer for Sonic Foundry

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The Weston Hotel, Tabor Center

The Westin Hotel, Tabor Center
1672 Lawrence Street, Denver

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With a constantly changing regulatory environment, it is important to stay up-to-date on the latest developments and interpretations and to be aware of best practices and trends in writing an MD&A.

Brink Dickerson, a partner with Troutman Sanders, will discuss some of the latest developments and help you to understand how they impact your job everyday. Brink will talk about offering reforms, disclosure controls, and other important subjects. He will focus particularly on some hot topics in writing an MD&A.

Brink is a leading securities and transactional attorney. His securities practice focuses on the routine periodic disclosure obligations of public companies where he advises a group of companies on a regular basis. He also advises a number of other publicly traded companies on a more occasional basis and regularly advises e-commerce and other start-ups with respect to venture capital and financing issues. He has advised clients in more than seventy merger and acquisition transactions as well as publicly traded companies with respect to their corporate governance and related issues, including defensive measures such as shareholder rights plans.

If you have considered inviting your CFO or General Counsel to one of the NIRI sessions, this would be a particularly relevant discussion for your colleagues, so please bring them along!

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