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October 4, 2007

Course Materials Now Available

You are now able to obtain – and print out – the course materials related to our three Conferences. Note that you will need your Conference ID and password to access the course materials (in many cases, your ID and password for TheCorporateCounsel.net or CompensationStandards.com will work if you have registered; if not, your Conference ID and password were e-mailed to you earlier this week).

If you’re watching online, obtain the Course Materials for the your Conference(s) either here – or directly at these links (if you’ll be in San Fran, a set will be handed out to you):

– “Tackling Your 2008 Compensation Disclosures: The 2nd Annual Proxy Disclosure Conference” (to be held Tuesday, 10/9)
– “Hot Topics and Practical Guidance Conference: The Corporate Counsel Speaks” (to be held Wednesday, 10/10)
– “4th Annual Executive Compensation Conference” (to be held Thursday, 10/11)

Instructions for Those Watching Online: Come to the home page on the day of the Conference and click the prominent link that will be posted that day. Watch the Conference live by clicking a video link that will be on the Conference page that matches the type of player installed on your computer (ie. Windows Media Player or RealPlayer) and the speed of the connection that you have. Panels will be archived several hours after they are shown live.

For Those Watching by Video Webcast (and Want CLE Credit)…

All three of our Conferences have been accredited in nearly every state which requires barred lawyers to earn CLE credit. The exception being one state where our application is pending (Kansas) and two states that don’t recognize our online CLE (Delaware and Pennsylvania). In our FAQs, there is a complete list of CLE credit hours available via web attendance for each Conference.

However, there are two “catches” to earn CLE credit via web attendance:

1. Need to Watch Live – Nearly every state requires “live” – and not “archived” – attendance, which can be a pain for those on the East Coast as the Conferences are on a West Coast schedule (but partial CLE credit can be earned as noted below).

2. Need to Click Periodic Pop-Up Boxes – To comply with the verification requirements of many of the state bars, we have built a system which requires those seeking CLE credit to click on a periodic prompt as they watch. These prompts – in the form of “pop-up boxs” – will occur every 10-15 minutes and last about a minute. By clicking each pop-up box you see, you have proved to your state bar that you attended (yes, this is annoying – complain to them, not us). Each pop-up box will be prominent and will say “You must click me.” Keep clicking each one you see; don’t stop after just clicking one.

A few other items to note:

Register for CLE Every Day – If you want CLE credit for web attendance, when you first enter the conference page on the day of the conference and click on one of the video feed links; from there, you must click the prominent link in the red box entitled “How to Earn CLE Credit for Web Attendance” and follow the steps. You will need to do this each day if you watch more than one Conference.

Earn Partial CLE Credit – If you can only watch a portion of the Conference, you can still earn CLE credit for the amount of time watched (assuming you click on the prompts as noted above); this is particularly relevant for those on the East Coast.

Limits on Group Watching – You must click the periodic prompts yourself so you can prove to the state bar that you indeed attended (so you can’t earn CLE by sitting in a conference room unless you have your computer with you).

CLE Certificate Mailed Out Next Month – If you followed our online CLE system, we will be mailing a CLE certificate to you – but it’s gonna take us a while to get those out (at least a few weeks).

Pending States – If you seek CLE credit for Kansas where our application is pending, you should sign-in for the prompt system in case they approve the Conference.

Here are a set of FAQs about earning CLE credit for web attendance.

For Those Coming to San Fran…

All three of the Conferences will be held at the San Francisco Marriott, which is at 55 4th Street (here is the hotel’s phone number if you get lost: (415) 896-1600 /(888) 575- 8934). Once you reach the hotel, you will want to check in to receive your badge, etc. – and if you are early enough, there is a continental breakfast available. This master agenda lists check-in and breakfast times for all three Conferences.

If you haven’t registered yet, but do plan to attend in San Fran – note that our HQ can’t accept registrations after 5 pm Pacific today. However, walk-in registration can be done at the SF Marriott – and bring a check or credit card. (Note: registrations for web attendance still can be done online at any time.)

[Captain XBRL strikes again! As noted in this blog, he drops Britney Spear’s former lawyer from top of the heap…]

Free Stoneridge Webcast

Coming up next Tuesday is the much-anticipated Supreme Court oral argument in the case of Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta. As we have noted in the blog before, this one is a biggie!

Tomorrow, the Center for Business Law & Regulation at Case Western Reserve University is hosting a half-day conference on the issues involved in this important case. This event will be webcast live – and for free.

– Broc Romanek