Aug. 25, 2009 (Business Wire) -- The Atlanta Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute (“NIRI”) announced the start of its new program year which will take place on September 18, 2009 with a half day conference entitled “Participate, Learn, Lead.” The conference will begin at 7:30 a.m. at United Parcel Service, Inc.’s Founder’s Auditorium located on 55 Glenlake Parkway NW, Atlanta, GA 30328. The conference is open to everyone.
Paul Garcia, Chairman & CEO of Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) will be the keynote speaker addressing “Leadership in Challenging Times.” This will be followed by two consecutive expert panel discussions on Governance and Disclosure and Valuation Trends.
“We are offering this program to investor relations officers and other financial and securities professionals,” said Beverly Verrico, head of programs at Atlanta NIRI and vice president, Marketing Lead Generation Programs for BNY Mellon. “Attendees will take away valuable and practical information.”
To register for the conference or be sponsors please go to NIRI Atlanta’s Web site at www.niriatlanta.org.
About the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI): Founded in 1969, NIRI (www.NIRI.org) is the professional association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants responsible for communication among corporate management, shareholders, securities analysts and other financial community constituents. NIRI is the largest professional investor relations association in the world with more than 4,000 members representing 2,000 publicly held companies and $5.4 trillion in stock market capitalization.
