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2008 Western Regional Fall Conference
Los Angeles, Phoenix, Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountain, San Diego and Northern California Chapters
Wednesday, September 17th - Friday, September 19, 2008
Argonaut Hotel
Fisherman's Wharf
495 Jefferson Street at Hyde
San Francisco, California 94109
Join us in San Francisco for timely and informative programming and networking with your peers by the bay.
Conference Registration:
Early-bird registration is available until August 25, 2008 to members at $275 and to non-members at $325. Standard registration will be available until September 10, 2008 to members at $350 and to non-members at $375. Registration fees will not be refundable after September 3, 2008.
Golf: Please respond by August 1st if you are interested in playing in the Golf Tournament on Wednesday, September 17 at 10:30 a.m. at the Harding Park Golf Course. The entry fee is $115 per player. We have reserved a number of slots and need the estimated total in advance. Please contact Andy Wilcox at awilcox@shareholderservicesolutions.com or at (415) 472-2238 as soon as possible if you are interested.
Sponsorship: If you interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact Kevin Fay at (425) 468-7607 or at kevin.fay@paccar.com.
Hotel Reservations: The Society has reserved a block of rooms at the Argonaut Hotel at special conference rates beginning at $239 single/double occupancy. The room block and special conference rates will be open through Tuesday, September 2, 2008, subject to availability. We encourage you to make your arrangements early as this is a popular destination and a mid-size hotel. You may contact the Argonaut Hotel for reservations at: (866) 415-0704. The Argonaut Hotel is located at 495 Jefferson Street at Hyde, San Francisco, CA 94109. Please contact Eileen Breen at EBreen@chevron.com or (925) 842-1888 with questions regarding reservations.
Keynote Speaker: Patricia Dunn
Ms. Dunn led Barclays Global Investors, the world's largest institutional investment management firm, from 1996 to 2002, having been with the firm and its predecessor companies since 1976. She served in a variety of portfolio management, trading, client service and sales positions before joining the firm's senior management team in the mid-1980s. Ms. Dunn was appointed President of the firm in 1994, Co-Chairman in 1996, and Global Chief Executive Officer in 1998. As CEO, Ms. Dunn directed BGI's growth into new global markets for the firm's investment capabilities, and expanded its offerings into new product categories, including iShares, the market leader in Exchange-Traded Funds.
Ms. Dunn stepped down as CEO for health reasons in 2002 and served in a non-executive capacity as Vice Chairman until October, 2006. Ms. Dunn joined the board of Hewlett-Packard Company in 1998 and was named Non-Executive Chairman in February, 2005. She resigned from the H-P Board in September, 2006.
Ms. Dunn was named one of the top women business executives in the US by Fortune Magazine in 2000 and 2001, received the Annual Achievement Award of the Financial Women's Association of San Francisco in 2001, the "Aiming High" Award of the NOW Legal Defense & Education Fund in 2002, and was inducted into the Bay Area Council Business Hall of Fame in September, 2006. She serves as Vice Chairman and member of the Executive Committee of Larkin Street Youth Services in San Francisco, is a member of the Advisory Board of the UC Berkeley Haas Graduate School of Business, and the Board of Governors of the San Francisco Symphony. She is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley.
We look forward to seeing you in September!
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