Dear ECE Members,
As interested equity compensation professionals from around the world, I know you will benefit from attending the upcoming Global Equity Organization (GEO) Conference in Paris.While I know that budgets are tight, the GEO conference is a special event focusing on the impact of equity compensation across the globe. The sessions are great and the environment is structured around effective networking.
GEO will be holding its 10th Anniversary Conference from 10 – 12
June 2009 in Paris, France. As you may be aware, GEO's Annual Conferences
provide great opportunities for professionals like you who are involved in
designing, issuing and supporting employee share plans to gather together and
learn from peers and other experts in the field of employee share plans. As
such, we thought we would share some highlights of this event and hope you'll
consider attending this year's conference.
Below are a few things you can expect to gain by
attending GEO's 10th Anniversary Conference:
Choose from a record
45 sessions, delivered by more than 100 experts, on the most important issues
facing today's employee share plan professionals, including:
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How to deal with
underwater options – is re-pricing the
answer?
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What are the current
and future legal, regulatory, compliance and tax issues facing multinational
companies?
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What role will share
plans and equity compensation play in future remuneration
strategies?
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What can I learn
about end-to-end implementation of a global share plan – design, communication
and accounting?
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What do I need to
know about operating plans in ‘difficult’
countries?
Additional
conference benefits:
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Visit the
world-class Exhibit Hall showcasing the latest products and services to help you
excel in your job.
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Participate in an
issuer-only lunch allowing you to speak candidly with your peers and share best
practices.
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Attend the GEO
Awards celebration recognizing companies who operate successful and creative
share plans.
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Meet with old and
new friends and colleagues at the various networking
events.
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Receive continuing
professional development credits.
We
have participated in past GEO Conferences and are confident that this year's
event will deliver the high quality, valuable learning and networking
experiences you require during these challenging
times. Visit the GEO website at www.globalequity.org/
register.
I look forward to seeing you at this very important
conference. THE ECE will be scheduling an informal get together at the conference so we can all meet each other in person. On a personal note, my firm, Performensation Consulting, will have booth at the conference. Please stop by and say hi. (you are also invited to attend my presentation panel "Why do they call it software when it is so hard for my vendor to get it right?")
Please feel free to contact me or GEO (www.globalequity.org) directly with any
questions. Michael Bendorf, the Executive Director of GEO is also an ECE member. Feel free to contact him directly through the ECE message function.
With
best regards,
Dan Walter
ECE Founder
President, Performensation Consulting