Ethics & Compliance Officer Association to Host Risk Assessment Web Cast.

WALTHAM, Mass. -- The Ethics & Compliance Officer Association has announced that it will be holding a web cast entitled "Corporate Compliance Departments and Conducting Compliance Risk Assessments". The interactive web cast, which will be facilitated by Alex Brigham, President & CEO of PLI-Corpedia, will be held on April 12 at 2:00 EST.

Included in the web cast will be discussion of leading risk assessment methodologies and presentation of corporate compliance risk assessment benchmarking data gathered from hundreds of organizations. The web cast will answer several questions including the following:

--How are risk assessments being conducted?

--What areas of risk are most frequently examined?

--How are risk assessments being used to impact compliance programs?

--What is the reporting structure and staffing in corporate compliance departments?

--What are some of the best practice methodologies as well as the major pitfalls to avoid?

The web cast is free to ECOA Sponsoring Partner members. Non member registration is $250 per participant. For more information or to register for the web cast, please visit www.theecoa.org or call [phone].

About the Ethics & Compliance Officer Association

The Ethics & Compliance Officer Association (ECOA) is the world's largest membership organization for individuals who are responsible for their organization's ethics, compliance, and business conduct programs. The ECOA brings together people who are new to the field as well as those with years of experience to share. Members have access to information, benchmarking, networking, and education through conferences, forums, web casts, newsletters, and an ethics and compliance resource library. ECOA membership includes 62% of the Fortune 100, and its members are based in over 20 countries throughout the world.

For more information on ECOA membership or upcoming events, please visit www.theecoa.org or call [phone].