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Agenda

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2008

Afternoon and Evening Events:

Noon     Golf Tournament – Quail Creek
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.    

Opening evening reception at Chase Park Plaza – Lenox Room, Lower Level

10:00 – Midnight

   

Late night event at Bar Louie, Sponsored by NYSE Euronext

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2008

Morning Sessions:

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.     Breakfast – Zodiac Foyer, 11th Floor
8:00 – 8:15 a.m.     Welcome, Introductions and Announcements – Starlight Room, 11th Floor
8:15 – 9:30 a.m.     STATE OF THE ECONOMY AND EFFECTS
ON THE CAPITAL MARKETS
Kevin L. Kliesen, The Federal
Reserve Bank of St. Louis – Starlight Room
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.     Break
9:45 – 10:45 a.m.    

SELECTIVE DISCLOSURE & CURRENT
ISSUES IMPACTING THE IRO
Nick Even and Thad Behrens,
Haynes and Boone, LLP – Starlight Room 

ADVENTURES IN THE IR BLOGOSPHERE
John Palizza, Palizza Partners, LLC – Zodiac Room 

10:45 – 11:00 a.m.     Break
11:00 – 12:00 p.m.     BUILDING A CULTURE OF TRANSPARENCY,
VISIBILITY AND ACCESS
John Lyon, Perot Systems – Starlight Room

Afternoon Sessions:

12:00 – 1:15 p.m.     Lunch: Round Table Discussions – Lindell Ballroom, Lower Level
   
1:15 – 1:30 p.m.     Break
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.    

PANEL: XBRL – DON'T PANIC! WHAT
THE SEC MANDATE MEANS TO YOU
Ed Hodder, Bowne; James Brashear,
Haynes and Boone, LLP; Mark Story, Securities and Exchange Commision – Starlight Room

PANEL: ATTRACTING BUY-SIDE ATTENTION
FROM A SMALL SIDE PERSPECTIVE
David Eidelman, Eidelman Capital
Management; Jim Dunn, iLinc Communications;
Leigh-Anne Kent, Thomson Reuters – Zodiac Room 

2:30 – 2:45 p.m.     Break
2:45 – 3:45 p.m.    

INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVISM
John Siemann, Laurel Hill – Starlight Room

PANEL: IRO'S GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION WITH THE MEDIA
Jeremiah McWilliams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Greg Edwards, St. Louis Business Journal – Zodiac Room

3:45 – 4:00 p.m.     Break
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.     WHAT IS ON YOUR MIND? INTERACTIVE Q&A SESSION WITH SENIOR IROS
Ken Janke, AFLAC; David Rockvam, Entrust; David Myers, Express Scripts – Starlight Room

Evening Event:

6:15 – 6:30 p.m.     Meet in Lobby – Bus Departs
7:00 – 10:00 p.m.     Off-site dinner at McGurk's Irish Pub
Sponsored by NASDAQ

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2008

Morning Sessions:

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.     Breakfast – Zodiac Foyer
9:00 – 9:15 a.m.     Welcome, Introductions
and Announcements – Starlight Room
9:15 – 10:15 a.m.     AN ACADEMIC LOOK AT MANAGING
EXPECTATIONS IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT
Mark Vargus, University of Texas at Dallas
School of Management – Starlight Room
10:15 – 10:30 a.m.     Break
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.     PANEL: PROXY NOTICE & ACCESS – FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE, SECOND YEAR OUTLOOK
Beth Broadwater, BNY Mellon;
Roger Bivans, Baker & McKenzie, LLP;
Glen Wittenberg, Broadridge – Starlight Room
11:30 - 11:40 a.m.     Wrap up and adjourn

The National Investor Relations Institute Dallas*Fort Worth Chapter has registered with the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy (TSBPA) as a CPE sponsor. This registration does not constitute an endorsement by the TSBPA as to the quality of our CPE program.