Stock Plan Administration Survey The NASPP’s 2014 Domestic Stock Plan Design Survey (co-sponsored by Deloitte Consulting LLP) is now open for participation. If you are an issuer, you have to complete the survey by April 25 to access the full results. You’ll be sorry if you miss this chance: register to participate 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; the first webcast is April 16.
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 price goes up again after May 9!
Stock Plan Administration Survey The NASPP’s 2014 Domestic Stock Plan Design Survey (co-sponsored by Deloitte Consulting LLP) is now open for participation. If you are an issuer, you have to complete the survey by April 25 to access the full results. You’ll be sorry if you miss this chance: register to participate today.
Sign up for the NASPP’s acclaimed online Stock Plan Fundamentals course; the first webcast is April 16.
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 price goes up again after May 9!
Sign up for the NASPP’s acclaimed online Stock Plan Fundamentals course; the first webcast is April 16.
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 price goes up again after May 9!
Hot or Not? The Hot or Not game lets you rate potential topics for the NASPP Conference but it’s only available for a short time. Don’t miss your chance to play.
ESPP Essentials The NASPP’s newest online program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan Essentials, covers the regulatory framework and day-to-day administration necessary to oversee Section 423 ESPPs. This two-webcast program is a great crash course in everything you need to know about ESPPs. Register today–the early-bird rate expires on April 18.
NASPP To Do List Here is your NASPP to do list for this week:
Play the Hot or Not game to give us your input on what topics should be offered at the NASPP Conference.
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 price goes up again after May 9!.
Sign up for the NASPP’s acclaimed online Stock Plan Fundamentals course; the first webcast is April 16.
Last Chance for the NASPP Conference Early-Bird Rate The early-bird rate for the 22nd Annual NASPP Conference is only available through this Friday, March 14. After that, we will begin our new phased-in pricing–the longer you wait to register, the more you’ll pay. The Conference will be held in Las Vegas from September 29 to October 2.
NASPP To Do List Here is your NASPP to do list for this week:
Read Andrea Best’s newest blog, “Time to Let Go,” in the NASPP Career Center.
Tune in next Tuesday, March 18. the NASPP’s Ask the Experts Webcast on retirement provisions.
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 through this Friday, March 14.
Sign up for the NASPP’s acclaimed online Stock Plan Fundamentals course; the first webcast is April 16.
Attend the 10th Annual CEP Symposium on March 25 The 10th Annual CEP Symposium on March 25 in Santa Clara, CA is a great way to catch up on what’s going on in the industry and earn continuing education credit while you are doing it. Don’t wait any longer to register–I have it on good authority that the event is likely to sell out. Check out the program and register today. You’re going to want to stay until the end so you don’t miss my panel, “Living on Easy Street: Innovative Ideas to Make Your Life Easier,” and the fabulous closing reception (I understand that there will be some pretty terrific prizes–but you have to be present to win).
NASPP To Do List Here is your NASPP to do list for this week:
Submit a question for the NASPP’s Ask the Experts Webcast on retirement provisions. Don’t wait–all questions must be submitted by March 7.
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.
Sign up for the NASPP’s acclaimed online Stock Plan Fundamentals course; the first webcast is April 16.
Tip #7 for Submitting a Winning Speaking Proposal Be concise! For the love of Pete, be concise! We receive around 150 proposals and we have to read them all. Several times. Please just get to the point.
NASPP To Do List Here is your NASPP to do list for this week:
Submit a speaking proposal for the 22nd Annual NASPP Conference–don’t wait any longer; proposals are due this Friday, February 28! There can be no extensions to this deadline, no matter how dire the circumstances (see tip #3).
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.
Sign up for the NASPP’s acclaimed online Stock Plan Fundamentals course; the first webcast is April 16.
Because yesterday was a holiday, I’m combining the announcement of NASPP chapter meetings for this week with the NASPP To Do List. We’ll return to our regularly scheduled blogs tomorrow.
NASPP Chapter Meetings Here’s what’s happening at your local NASPP chapter this week:
San Francisco: Barbara Wallace of Oracle, Stacy Fox of Salesforce.com, and Marcel Provencher of HP present “Merge, Purge or Scourge? How to Best Handle Assuming Equity Plans.” (Wednesday, February 19, 11:30 AM)
Orange County: Emily Cervino of Fidelity and John Wolff of GuideSpark present “Stock Compensation Goes to Hollywood.” (Thursday, February 20, 11:30 AM)
Atlanta: Valerie Diamond and Nicole Calabro of Baker & McKenzie present “Critical Provisions in Any Equity Grant Agreement – Why They are There and How They Can Hurt (or Help) You.” (Friday, February 21, 11:30 AM)
I’ll be at the San Francisco chapter meeting; I hope to see you there!
Tip #6 for Submitting a Winning Speaking Proposal Be unique, fresh, and innovative. We want new and different ideas, not the same old, same old. Also, don’t present your ideas at other venues before the Conference. When we can see that a proposal is slated to be presented at other industry events before the NASPP Conference (and we check for this), we are less likely to accept the proposal. The NASPP Conference is the premier event for stock plan professionals; we didn’t achieve this status by rerunning presentations from other events.
Once you’ve presented your topic at the NASPP Conference, you are free to present it wherever else you want, but wait until after the Conference to do so.
NASPP To Do List Here is your NASPP to do list for this week:
Submit a speaking proposal for the 22nd Annual NASPP Conference–get started on this now; you have less than two weeks left to submit your proposal!
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.
Sign up for the NASPP’s acclaimed online Stock Plan Fundamentals course which will be offered this spring.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tip #4 for Submitting a Winning Speaking Proposal Don’t underestimate your competition. We get around 150 proposals for about 40 sessions–the odds are against you. They are especially against you if you leave it to the last minute and submit some half-completed idea of a speaking topic. The submitters of winning proposals have already started thinking about speaking topics, are asking their colleagues to help refine their ideas and join their panel, and are looking for clients to serve as case studies. Make sure you submit a well thought out proposal that succinctly but clearly describes (and sells) your idea, that includes a well-rounded panel of speakers, and that stands out from the competition. Look for topics that are unique–that haven’t been presented before or that provide a new perspective.
Sign up for the NASPP’s acclaimed online Stock Plan Fundamentals course which will be offered this spring. This course is a great introduction to stock plan administration; register by February 14, 2014 for the early-bird rate.
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.