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JOIN US FOR THE SIPC MODERNIZATION TASK FORCE PUBLIC FORUM IN NYC
JUNE 1, 2011!

 

TO LISTEN ON A PHONE LINE, DIAL 1-866-843-0890 AND USE ACCESS CODE 65432.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO A LIVE AUDIO WEBCAST.

AFTER EVENT: CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO STREAMING AUDIO.

AFTER EVENT: VIEW PRINTED TRANSCRIPT HERE

The Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) Modernization Task Force will hold a live, in-person forum from 1- 4 p.m. EDT on June 1, 2011 at the Grand Hyatt New York, 109 East 42nd Street at Grand Central Terminal. The purpose of the forum is to allow members of the public to offer their thoughts to the Task Force. This will be an opportunity for the SIPC Modernization Task Force to hear the views of the public on ways to improve the mission and operations of SIPC. The Task Force will not be providing information or answering questions at this forum, which will be devoted to soliciting public input.

Those who wish to speak at the forum should register online or by phone at 1-877-772-1510.

You may also register to attend, even if you do not wish to speak.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO SPEAK AT THE FORUM.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO ATTEND THE FORUM IN A NON-SPEAKING CAPACITY.

You can read more about the New York City forum here.

 

WELCOME TO SIPCMODERNIZATION.ORG!

The Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), which maintains a special reserve fund mandated by Congress to protect the customers of insolvent brokerage firms, is making available this Web site to gather input from the public through online comments, live interactive forums and a national Webcast. The SIPCModernization.org Web site is intended to facilitate the widest possible range of public comments on current SIPC operations and possible changes to them.

This Web site features the following elements:

  • Key topics (e.g., "Levels of Protection") that can be commented on and rated by visitors.

  • The ability for visitors to add new topics in order to express and solicit views.

  • Two live, national Q&A Web forums providing an opportunity for direct interaction with SIPC Task Force members and staff.

  • A national Webcast with phone and email interaction opportunities.

The topics portion of the SIPCModernization.org Web site is already live; the two Q&A forums and a Webcast will be scheduled in the coming weeks and months. To learn more, read our news release here.