Event Profile
- NASDAQ Closing Bell
- July 15, 2009
- Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals
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Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City's Times Square to host "Society Download," a webcast panel discussion on key developments in corporate governance for 2009.
In honor of the occasion, David W. Smith, President of the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, will preside over the Closing Bell.
About Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals:
The Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals founded in 1946 as the American Society of Corporate Secretaries, has over 3,400 members representing approximately 2,600 companies. The Society's members deal with public disclosure under the securities laws and matters affecting corporate governance, including the structure and meetings of the board of directors and its committees, the proxy process, and the annual meeting of shareholders and shareholder relations, especially with large institutional owners. The Society acts as a positive force for enlightened corporate governance and changed its name to the Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals in January 2005 to demonstrate the importance it places on this key mission.
About Directors Desk(sm), a NASDAQ OMX Company
Directors Desk(sm), a NASDAQ OMX Company offers a complete turn-key, fully-hosted online Board management solution that improves Board effectiveness while minimizing the costs, time and paperwork involved in managing a Board. Directors Desk is an online board portal used by more than 5,000 users representing more than 175 organizations worldwide, including many Fortune 500 companies.
About NASDAQ OMX:
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, with over 3,900 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX Group offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, including First North; and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs.
NASDAQ OMX Group technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX Group exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com.
