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November

Nov. 25-26
Mumbai, India
Corporate Compliance Forum India
A conference uniquely designed to show how to keep up with recent changes in business regulations and find solutions to legal challenges. Find out how you can stay ahead of the changes.

Nov. 25-26
Amsterdam
The Environmental Business Strategies Summit
This conference by Lexis Nexis focuses on environmental and corporate responsibility issues to help find a holistic approach that will fit into your environmental business strategy.

December

Dec. 1-5
Evanston, IL
Corporate Governance: Effectiveness and Accountability in the Boardroom
This ISS-accredited program by the Kellogg School of Management will improve your understanding of the responsibilities of board membership and gain the skills and strategies needed to become a more effective director.

Dec. 2
New York, NY
Way Forward: Leadership in Challenging Times
This ISS accredited agenda by Directorship magazine brings together a roster of experts, leading directors, and chief executives through our unique mix of keynote sessions, workgroups, and in-depth peer group exchanges.

Dec. 3-5
San Francisco, CA
Management Skills for New Managers
This program by the American Management Association provides management training in the skills every manager must have in order to achieve team synergy and success.

Dec. 8
Washington, DC
Winter Conference, Corporate Responsibility Officer
This conference by CRO focuses on success stories in corporate social responsibility, as well as governance, risk, and compliance issues.

Dec. 8-10
New York, NY
AMA’s Course on Mergers and Acquisitions
This program by the American Management Association will cover all the crucial elements that can make or break a merger or acquisition, “preview” the type of problems you’re likely to encounter, and learn how to avoid the common pitfalls in mergers and acquisitions.

Dec. 11
Houston,TX
Executive Compensation Annual Update
This program by the National Association of Corporate Directors provides insight into executive compensation by presenting an outline that will equip outside directors to deal with compensation issues when they arise.

Dec. 15-16
San Francisco, CA
An Accounting & Reporting Update for Public Companies
This event by the Center for Professional Education will discuss such topics as FASB; IFRS; XBRL; fair value accounting; business combinations; and much more.

Dec. 15-16
New York, NY
Enterprise Risk Management
This event by the National Underwriter Company and Towers Perrin will aims to deliver valuable insights and strategies to senior-level insurance finance and risk executives facing the challenges of the current financial crisis.

Dec. 15-16
New York, NY
The SEC Institute’s 24th Annual National SEC Reporting Conference
At this event, Keynote Speaker Greg Jonas, Managing Director of Moody’s Investors Service, will join senior SEC and FASB officials and other nationally recognized experts to cover everything your need to know about the changing financial landscape.

Dec. 16-17
San Francisco, CA
The SEC Institute’s 24th Annual National SEC Reporting Conference
At this event, Keynote Speaker Lynn Turner (former SEC Chief Accountant) will join senior SEC and FASB officials and other nationally recognized experts to cover everything your need to know about the changing financial landscape.

Dec. 17
New York, NY
The SEC Institute’s IFRS Conference: Today’s Landscape ... Tomorrow’s Challenge
This event by the SEC Institute provides general knowledge of the major differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP, the ongoing convergence efforts, and the IFRS transition requirements, and is presented by a faculty of top “movers and shakers” well-versed in international issues.

Dec. 17-18
New York, NY
The Fair Value Challenge: SFAS 157 and SFAS 159
This event by the SEC Institute provides in-depth knowledge of the new accounting standards, with specific examples of valuation and issues encountered to help you adopt and implement these standards, and is presented by a faculty of senior staff from FASB, the SEC, the Big 4, and industry adopters.

Dec. 18
Milwaukee, WI
Corporate Integrity, Information Risk & Compliance Workshop
Corporate Integrity presents a workshop focused on helping organizations define and build a viable information risk and compliance function within business. Discover how to create essential information risk-management policies and methodologies.

January

Jan. 25-27
Miami, FL
Director’s Forum 2009
This conference presented by the Corporate Director’s Forum uniquely brings together institutional investors, companies, and regulatory agencies addressing today’s most topical, challenging corporate governance issues.

Jan. 29
Isle of the Man, UK
Delivering Corporate Social Responsibility
This course by the ICSA has been created to help delegates work through the practical and commercial challenges of implementing a CSR strategy which balances the need for continued business improvement while matching stakeholder demands.

February

Feb. 3
Miami, FL
Audit Committee Issues Conference
This conference by KPMG will explore the critical issues affecting audit committee oversight and consider ways to effectively leverage lessons learned from 2008.

Feb. 8-10
San Francisco, CA
Predictive Analytics in Perilous Times
This conference by Corporate Performance Management will focus on the latest best practices in corporate performance management; what impact the current credit crunch will have on performance management; and other timely topics core to the finance department and the CFO role.

Feb. 9-11
Phoenix, AZ
Sarbanes-Oxley: Assessing IT Controls
This course by the Institute of Internal Auditors combines the curriculum previously offered in two public seminars: Sarbanes Oxley—Performing the IT Assessment; and Sarbanes-Oxley—Impact on Information Technology.

Feb. 10
Phoenix, AZ
Audit Committee Issues Conference
This conference will explore the critical issues affecting audit committee oversight and consider ways to effectively leverage lessons learned from 2008.

Feb. 11-12
Phoenix, AZ
Adding Value Using Risk-Based Auditing
Understand the importance of corporate governance and enterprise risk management by attending this risk-based auditing conference brought to you by the Institute for Internal Auditors.

March

March 2-3
Chicago, IL
2009 National Directors Institute
This event by Foley & Lardner, LLP, is intended to impact the momentum of your entire organization by connecting with business and industry leaders in a peer-to-peer, pro-business setting as you explore the top-of-mind issues impacting today’s boards and company executives.

March 4-5
Amsterdam
CFO Rising: European Summit
This event by CFO magazine will take a long view on how the outcomes of the global financial crisis will transform CFOs’ expectations, strategies, and future role.

March 8
Orlando, FL
CISO Executive Summit
This day-long summit by the MIS Training Institute will explore proven strategies to overcome industry-wide challenges, where you can connect and collaborate with innovative thinkers to further advance information security.

March 8-10
San Francisco, CA
CFO Rising 2009
This event by CFO magazine examines current trends and issues facing senior finance executives. Topics to be discussed include the latest best practices available in finance; how to push shareholders’ agenda without taking on too much risk; and what skills CFOs must have today.

March 10-11
New York, NY
Adding Value Using Risk-Based Auditing
Understand the importance of corporate governance and enterprise risk management by attending this risk-based auditing conference brought to you by IIA.

March 12
Orlando, FL
Summit on IT Governance, Risk & Compliance
Topics that will be explored during this day-long summit by the MIS Training Institute include developing an integrated GRC program; avoiding pitfalls in GRC; meaningful metrics and GRC; and much more.

March 16-18
Bridgewaters, NY
Managing Your Enterprise-Wide Data to Minimize Risk
FIMA focuses on the challenges of acquiring, cleansing, and maintaining the securities and entity data that is essential to your operation. Higher-quality data equals better business agility—and a faster response to market uncertainty.

March 16-18
Santa Monica, CA
Knowledge Forum 2009
In this conference by LRN, you will participate in interactive and engaging workshops, hear inspiring keynote speakers, and enjoy networking opportunities with industry leaders and peers.

March 24-25
Las Vegas, NV
Sarbanes-Oxley Primer: Charting Your Course
This informative seminar from the Institute of Internal Auditors is designed to help you gain a solid understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley.

April

April 6
Rosemont, IL
The Chicago Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors
This one day seminar is attended by over 1,100 internal audit, finance and risk professionals. Attendees will have the option to choose from 7 simultaneous tracks covering a variety of topics including, Governance, Risk Management, Compliance and Emerging Issues.

April 19-23
Orlando, FL
RIMS 2009 Annual Conference & Exhibition
This event by the Risk Insurance Management Society aims to help you navigate the complexities of risk with over 120 sessions offered at all experience levels and presented by 400 industry experts.

May

May 31-June 3
Austin, TX
7th Conference for Effective Compliance Systems in Higher Education
The conference for Effective Compliance Systems in Higher Education serves to provide an opportunity for those in compliance to gather with peers for the purpose of discussing emerging issues, sharing best practices, and building valuable relationships.