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Canadian Investor Relations Institute - Alberta Chapter

Georgeson

Dec 13, 2010 11:34 ET

Bad Corporate Governance? You've Been Warned...

David vs Goliath

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Dec. 13, 2010) - The world's first Internet-based campaign to increase shareholder value at Yahoo!, leading to a change in CEOs in 2007, was started by Dr. Eric Jackson and he's coming to Calgary.

The Canadian Investor Relations Institute ("CIRI") Alberta Chapter, in partnership with Georgeson, are pleased to present "David vs. Goliath", the true story of how an activist investor took on the behemoth corporation, and won.

Event:	"David vs. Goliath" Corporate Governance and the Activist Investor with Dr. Eric Jackson, Founder and Managing Member, Ironfire Capital
Date:	January 18th, 2011
Time:	4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Venue:	Sun Life Conference Centre
Tickets:	www.ciri.org

Global Proxy Watch named Jackson as one of its 10 "Stars" who positively influenced international corporate governance and shareowner value in 2007. Jackson will bring you inside an activist fund and describe the planning and resources it takes to successfully influence corporate strategy at a public company.

Jackson appears regularly on CNBC and writes for TheStreet.com and RealMoney.com.

Jackson holds a Ph.D. from the Management Department at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business in New York, with a specialization in Strategic Management and Corporate Governance, and holds a B.A. from McGill University. Jackson founded the Young Patrons' Circle at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, which is now the second largest social and philanthropic group of its kind in North America.

About CIRI - event organizer

CIRI is a professional, not-for-profit association of executives responsible for communication between public corporations, investors and the financial community. CIRI is dedicated to advancing the stature and credibility of the investor relations profession and the competency of its members. Visit www.ciri.org for more information.

About Georgeson – partner sponsor

Georgeson, a Computershare company, is the world's foremost provider of strategic shareholder consulting services to corporations and shareholder groups working to influence corporate strategy. We offer unsurpassed advice and representation in mergers and acquisitions, proxy contests and other extraordinary transactions. www.georgeson.com

Special thanks to Marketwire for their support of CIRI Alberta and the dissemination of our releases.

For more information, please contact

Rhonda Bennetto
CIRI Alberta President
403.233.6506
www.ciri.org

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