December 7, 2015
NASPP Chapter Meetings
A dozen NASPP chapter meetings in one week—that has to be some kind of record:
Philadelphia: Mona Ghude and Rob Jensen of Drinker Biddle & Reath, Liz Stoudt of Aon Hewitt, and Tami Bohm of Radian present “Equity Award Modifications – Implications and Considerations.” (Monday, December 7, 8:30 AM)
Seattle: Peter Kimball of ISS Corporate Solutions presents “Sweet Sixteen: ISS Policy Updates and the Proxy Season Preview.” (Monday, December 7, 7:30 AM)
DC/VA/MD: Nathan O’Connor and Amit Tekwani of Equity Methods present “2015 Stock Compensation Accounting Best Practices: From Our Survey to You.” (Tuesday, December 8, 4:00 PM)
Nashville: PJ Gabel of Radford and Thierry Vo of UBS present “Show Me the Value, Spare Me the Expense.” (Tuesday, December 8, 7:30 AM)
Sacramento: The chapter hosts a year-end challenges roundtable. There will be food, drinks, raffles, and prizes! (Tuesday, December 8, 11:00 AM)
San Diego: The chapter hosts its popular annual social at Rough Draft Brewing Company. (Tuesday, December 8, 3:00 PM)
KS/MO: The chapter hosts a holiday roundtable luncheon. The meeting will include highlights from the 2015 NASPP Conference, planning for chapter meetings for 2016, and a discussion of hot topics. (Wednesday, December 9, 11:30 AM)
Las Vegas: The chapter hosts its 2015 holiday meeting and happy hour at Tom’s Urban, along with a tour of the new MGM Las Vegas Arena. Denise Glagau of Baker & McKenzie will present “Get Ready For 2016: Top 10 Legal Developments from 2015 Impacting Equity Awards & Plans in the U.S. and Beyond.” (Wednesday, December 9, 3:30 PM)
Los Angeles: The chapter hosts a holiday networking event with Baker & McKenzie. Valerie Diamond and Brian Wydajewski present on the latest developments on global equity in 2015 and share a few predictions for 2016.
NY/NJ: Christine Cognetti McCasland of Morgan Stanley and Mike Andresino of Posternak present findings on Rule 10b5-1 plans from a joint NASPP/Morgan Stanley survey. After the presentation, the chapter hosts a holiday party at Haven Rooftop at the Sanctuary Hotel. (Thursday, December 10, 3:30 PM)
Austin: The chapter hosts its 2nd annual Austin NASPP Holiday Social & Networking Event in a private suite at the Texas Stars hockey game. (Friday, December 11, 7:00 PM)
Connecticut: Sharon Podstupka and Aalap Shah of Pearl Meyer present “Executive Compensation & Communication: Striking the Balance.” The meeting will conclude with a holiday lunch and door prizes! (Friday, December 11, 9:00 AM)
And since there’s only chapter meeting scheduled for next week, I’m just going to mention it now:
Atlanta: The chapter is hosting its first annual holiday event at Maggiano’s at Perimeter Mall. There will be cocktails, light hors d’oeuvres, and lots of networking. (Wednesday, December 16, 4:00 PM)