The Advisors' Blog

– Broc Romanek, CompensationStandards.com

There is only one week left for the early bird discount for our annual package of executive pay conferences to be held on November 1st-2nd in San Francisco and by video webcast: “Tackling Your 2012 Compensation Disclosures: 6th Annual Proxy Disclosure Conference” and “The Say-on-Pay Workshop Conference: 8th Annual Executive Compensation Conference.” Save by registering by Friday, June 24th at our early-bird discount rates. Note this early-bird discount will not be extended.

As you can see from our agendas, this year’s pair of Conferences (for one low price) will be workshop-oriented more than ever before in an effort to provide the practical guidance that you need in the new say-on-pay world that we live in:

1. November 1st’s “Tackling Your 2012 Compensation Disclosures: 6th Annual Proxy Disclosure Conference” includes:

– Say-on-Pay Disclosures: The Proxy Advisors Speak
– Say-on-Pay: The Executive Summary
– Drafting CD&A in a Say-on-Pay World
– The In-House Perspective: Changing Your Processes for ‘Say-on-Pay’
– Getting the Vote In: The Proxy Solicitors Speak
– Handling the New Golden Parachute Requirement
– The Latest SEC Actions: Compensation Advisors, Clawbacks, Pay Disparity & Pay-for-Performance
– Dealing with the Complexities of Perks
– Conducting – and Disclosing – Pay Risk Assessments
– Say-on-Frequency & Other Form 8-K Challenges
– How to Handle the ‘Non-Compensation’ Proxy Disclosure Items

2. November 2nd’s “The Say-on-Pay Workshop: 8th Annual Executive Compensation Conference” includes:

– SEC Chair Mary Schapiro’s Keynote
– Say-on-Pay Shareholder Engagement: The Investors Speak
– Say-on-Pay: The Proxy Advisors Speak
– How to Work with ISS & Glass Lewis: Navigating the Say-on-Pay Minefield
– Putting Your Best Foot Forward: How to Ensure Your Pay Practices Pass
– Say-on-Pay: Director (and HR Head) Perspectives
– Failed Say-on-Pay? Lessons Learned from the Front
– Say-on-Pay: Best Ideas for Putting It All Together