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What Does the Movie “The Monuments Men” Have to Do with the NASPP’s Global Portal?
Louis Rorimer, long-time contributor to the NASPP and currently the editor of the country guides in our Global Stock Plans Portal, is the son of one of the original Monuments Men that the movie is based on.  The Monuments Men were a group that tracked, located, and returned artwork that the Germans stole during WWII.  They ultimately saved over five million works of art.  Matt Damon plays the character based on Louis’ father (they added some character flaws so they changed the last name of the character–that’s Hollywood for you).  Louis attended the premier of the movie in NY and met both Matt Damon and George Clooney, who directed the movie.  Want to know more? Here are a few resources to check out:

• Pictures from the movie and of the original Monuments Men, including a couple of pictures of James Rorimer, Louis’ father.
• An interview with Louis about the movie and his father.
• An other article about Louis’ father.

Tip #5 for Submitting a Winning Speaking Proposal
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket! Every firm can submit up to three proposals for the NASPP Conference–take advantage of this. Submitting three proposals triples your odds of getting a speaking slot.  And it’s much easier for us to fit you into the agenda if you give us several different topics to pick from. 

Submit a speaking proposal today.

NASPP To Do List
Here is your NASPP to do list for this week:

• Sign up for the NASPP’s acclaimed online Stock Plan Fundamentals course which will be offered this spring.  Don’t wait–the early-bird rate ends this Friday, February 14.
• Go see the movie “The Monuments Men“; it opened last week.  
• Check out Andrea Best’s newest blog in the in the NASPP Career Center, “Working from Your Core: Step 4, Perfecting.”
• Take our newest Compliance-O-Meter quiz on Section 6039.
• Submit a speaking proposal for the 22nd Annual NASPP Conference.
• Check out our new Equity Expert podcast series in the NASPP Career Center.
• Take this week’s Question of the Week Challenge.
• Register for the 22nd Annual NASPP Conference. The Conference will be held from September 29-October 2, 2014 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Don’t wait–the early-bird rate is only available until March 14.
• Renew your NASPP membership for 2014 (if you aren’t an NASPP member, join today).
• Check out the NASPP’s LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter pages.

– Barbara