ADVISORY/SEC Workshop on the New Plain English Rules.-0- WHAT: SEC workshop on the new Plain English Plain English (sometimes known, more broadly, as plain language) is a communication style that focuses on considering the audience's needs when writing. It recommends avoiding unnecessary words and avoiding jargon, technical terms, and long and ambiguous sentences. rules governing the language used in financial disclosure documents. WHO: The workshop will be conducted by Martin Dunn, associate director of disclosure operations in the SEC's Corporation Finance Division, and Carolyn Miller, attorney advisor in the division. WHERE: The "SEC Plain English" workshop is at the Minneapolis Downtown Hilton. WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 24, with registration at 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch and the workshop beginning at noon. WHY: The workshop is designed to assist corporation lawyers, chief financial officers, accountants, investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. professionals and others who write and produce corporate disclosure documents, such as proxy statements Proxy Statement A document containing the information that a company is required by the SEC to provide to shareholders so they can make informed decisions about matters that will be brought up at an annual stockholder meeting. and annual reports, in understanding and implementing the SEC's new "Plain English" rules governing the language used in financial documents. HOW: Call (612) 853-9989 for reservations. SPONSORS: Minnesota chapter of National Investor Relations Institute and the Minnesota State Bar Association The Minnesota State Bar Association is a professional association of lawyers, judges, and other legal practitioners, such as clerks, registrars, and paralegals. The MSBA is one of the oldest state bar associations in the United States. . Steering committee steer·ing committee n. A committee that sets agendas and schedules of business, as for a legislative body or other assemblage. steering committee Noun : American Financial Printing, Ernst & Young, Lindquist & Vennum, Padilla Speer Beardsley Inc. |
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