WILL YOUR COMPANY'S BOARD BE DRAGGED INTO A COSTLY LAST MINUTE FIRE DRILL?

WILL YOUR COMPANY'S BOARD BE DRAGGED INTO A COSTLY LAST MINUTE FIRE DRILL?

AeA (American Electronics Association) sponsors 2 part Seminar Panel for top management and directors. First Seminar is scheduled for December 11. The panel is organized and moderated by the law firm of Iger, Koehler & Vanetik, LLP, experts in corporate governance.

Part I of this two-part series is designed for directors and senior management concerned about director liability in the post-Sarbanes world of corporate governance. Part II of this program is scheduled for February 2003. Details are forthcoming.

By April 26, 2003 the SEC must issue FINAL rules prohibiting the listing of any security of any issuer that does not comply with the new audit committee requirements:

-Auditor engagement and reporting
-Director independence
-Employee/outsider whistleblower
-protection policy implementation
-Engagement of outside legal
counsel/advisors and the company's duty to pay for such costs

There isn't much time for companies and their boards to get comfortable with their plan for compliance. Iger, Koehler & Vanetik, LLP, a law firm specializing in representing boards and the committees on which they serve, will review and analyze these and other requirements with a focus on identifying action steps along the board¡¦s critical path to compliance that reduce the independent directors exposure to personal liability. Iger, Koehler & Vanetik has assembled a multi-discipline panel of experts in D&O Insurance, Investor/Media Relations and "White Collar" defense, to discuss the broader implications for director liability in a real world context.

Moderator: Philip Koehler, Esq., Iger, Koehler & Vanetik, LLP

Panelists:
Devon Blaine, Chief Executive Officer, The Blaine Group, Inc.
Kate Corrigan, Esq., Partner, Molfetta & Corrigan LLP
Dana F. Kopper, Senior Vice President, Marsh Risk and Insurance Services

    Date:    Wednesday, December 11, 2002    Location:    Scotts, 3300 Bristol St., Costa Mesa
    Time:    7:30 a.m.- Registration &    Cost:    $25 AeA Members; $35 Non AeA Members
        Continental Breakfast
        8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Program

If you would like to attend this special program, please complete this form with your check or credit card number and send to: AeA, c/o Barbara Ericson, 4770 Campus Drive, Suite 220, Newport Beach, CA 92660. A credit card is necessary to hold this reservation. Reservations and cancellations cannot be accepted after noon on 12/9/02 No refunds will be made after 12/9/02. Questions: Please phone (949) 477-5300, Ext. 100 or fax (949) 477-5314.






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