Every spring I write an editorial announcing the lineup of our annual Compliance Week lineup. As you might imagine, last year’s conference, in the shadow of recession and financial crisis, had a touch of gallows humor to the whole affair.

I am happy, and more than a little surprised, to report that our 2010 conference will have a much more expansive and energetic tone. In fact, this may well be our best annual conference yet—and I was there in 2007, when the economy and corporate compliance budgets were roaring along like nobody’s business. Still, to my thinking, our 2010 conference has a better agenda, covering more issues, that’s drumming up more enthusiasm and response among the compliance community. This is going to be good, folks.