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Southeastern Chapter

Chapter Officers

Next Chapter Meeting - Annual Meeting and Conference

Including Society members from Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee

2008 Southeastern Chapter Annual Conference
April 24-26, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia

Registration:

You can register for the conference at www.regonline.com/se_chapter_2008conference. The registration fee for the 2008 conference is $425 for Society members and $495 for non-members. The fee covers your attendance at the substantive program, the Welcome Cocktail Reception and the Georgia Aquarium viewing and dinner event. There is an additional fee of $100 per person to participate in the Golf Outing.

Accommodations:

A block of rooms is reserved at the Westin Buckhead Atlanta at the discounted rate of $189 per night for a standard room or $259 per night for a club level room. Please make your reservations by Wednesday, April 22, 2008 to ensure that you receive the discounted rate. To make reservations call 1-800-WESTIN-1 (1-800-937-8461) and ask for the SE Chapter of Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals conference. For general hotel information, see www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1485.

Agenda

Thursday - April 24, 2008

4:00 p.m. Hotel Check-in
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Westin Buckhead Atlanta Welcome Cocktail Reception
East and West Paces Room, 4th Floor

Friday - April 25, 2008

7:30 - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Buckhead II Room, Lobby Level
PROGRAM - 8:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Buckhead I Room, Lobby Level
8:00 - 8:15 a.m. Welcome and Program Introduction
Gordon F. Bailey, President (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida)
8:15 - 9:15 a.m. CD&A: Lessons Learned in the Second Year
Mark A. Borges (Compensia)
Ronald O. Mueller (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher)
9:15 - 9:45 a.m. Re-evaluating the Rules for Compensation 8-Ks
Stacey K. Geer (Mueller Water Products, Inc.)
Ronald O. Mueller (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher)
9:45 - 10:00 a.m. Coffee Break
Buckhead II Room, Lobby Level
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Technology Traps for the Corporate Secretary
Neil J. Ginn
William T. Plybon (Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.)
Bettina T. Riveros (Corporation Service Company)
11:00 - 11:15 a.m. NYSE Update
Joseph Tama (NYSE Euronext)
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Brand Name Protection
Mark Calandra (Corporation Service Company)
Michael D. Hobbs, Jr. (Troutman Sanders LLP)
Rick Walker (Baker Donelson)
12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch Break
Buckhead II Room, Lobby Level
1:15 - 2:15 p.m. Realities of E-Proxy
Karen V. Danielson (The Coca-Cola Company)
Martin Jarosick (The Home Depot, Inc.)
Sid Rodrigue (Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.)
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. SEC Update
Meredith B. Cross (WilmerHale)
Mauri L. Osheroff (Securities Exchange Commission)
3:15 p.m. Closing Remarks
Laura Oleck Hewett, Vice President/Program Chair (King & Spalding)
3:15 p.m. Afternoon Snack
Buckhead II Room, Lobby Level
5:00 - 11:00 p.m. Georgia Aquarium Event

Saturday, April 26, 2008

7:45 - 8:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Buckhead II Room, Lobby Level
PROGRAM - 8:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Buckhead I Room, Lobby Level
8:15 - 8:30 a.m. National Office and National Committee Updates
Gordon F. Bailey, President (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida)
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Insights on Board and Committee Evaluation Process
Lizanne Thomas (Jones Day)
Douglas E. Wentz (Darden Restaurants, Inc.)
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Hot Topics in the Corporate Secretary's Office: Related Party Transactions and Hedge Funds
Jane Kamenz (The Coca-Cola Company)
C. William Baxley (King & Spalding)
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
Buckhead II Room, Lobby Level
10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Shareholder Proposal Trends
Jonathan M. Gottsegen (The Home Depot, Inc.)
Ronald M. Schneider (Bank of New York Mellon)
John Siemann (Laurel Hill Advisory Services)
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Annual Meeting and Election of Officers
12:00 p.m. Closing Remarks and Adjournment
12:00 p.m. Lunch
Buckhead II Room, Lobby Level
12:00 - 12:30 p.m. Chapter Advisory Committee Meeting
1:00 p.m. Golf Outing - Bear's Best

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Sponsors of the 2008 Annual Meeting and Conference

The Southeastern Chapter would like to extend a special thanks to each of our sponsors for their continued support and participation in our Chapter's success.

Platinum Sponsors

Corporation Service Company
CT Corporation System
D.F. King & Co., Inc.
King & Spalding LLP

Gold Sponsors

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
BoardVantage
Broadridge Financial Solutions
Merrill Corporation
NYSE Euronext
RR Donnelly Financial
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

Silver Sponsors

Bowne of Atlanta
CITCO
Computershare / Georgeson
Laurel Hill Advisory Group
Morrow & Co.
Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP

Bronze Sponsors

The Altman Group
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
Towers Perrin
Unclaimed Property Recovery & Reporting

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Chapter Officers

President
Gordon F. Bailey

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.
904-905-8230
gordon.bailey@bcbsfl.com
Vice President
Laura Oleck Hewett

King & Spalding LLP
404-572-2729
lhewett@kslaw.com
Secretary
Robert E. Smith

Progress Energy Service Company, LLC
919-546-6826
bob.smith@pgnmail.com
Treasurer
Barbara L. Blackford

Superior Essex Inc.
770-657-6470
barbara.blackford@spsx.com
Membership Chairman
Dale L. Moore

Corporation Service Company
770-632-0223
dmoore@cscinfo.com
Program Chairman
Laura Oleck Hewett

King & Spalding LLP
404-572-2729
lhewett@kslaw.com

Advisory Committee

All officers and:

Joseph B. Amsbary, Jr.
United Parcel Services, Inc.
404-828-8542
jamsbary@ups.com
Alana L. Griffin
HomeBanc Corp.
404-497-1189
agriffin@homebanc.com
Myra Coleman Bierria
AGL Resources Inc.
404-584-3367
mbierria@aglresources.com
Kathryn J. Harris
Equifax Inc.
404-885-8412
kathy.harris@equifax.com
Sam H. Dabbs, Jr.
Southern Company Services, Inc.
404-506-0534
shdabbs@southernco.com
Parth Munshi
King & Spalding LLP
404-572-3341
pmunshi@kslaw.com
Heidi J. Eddins
Florida East Coast Industries, Inc.
904-996-2812
heddins@feci.com
Richard A. Walker
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
678-406-8723
rawalker@bakerdonelson.com
Donna M. Flammang
Roetzel & Andress LLP
239-338-4204
dflammang@ralaw.com
Douglas E. Wentz
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
407-245-5811
dwentz@darden.com

National Office Chapter Representative: Deborah Fox


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