9/16/2008: Networking Happy Hour [Special Event]
Speaker(s): Sponsored by the CFA Society of Phladelphia
Join your fellow CFAP members for a networking happy hour in Center City as the weather cools off and the markets heat up. You are welcome to invite other colleagues from the financial community, too. Admission is free and the Society is buying the hors d'oeuvres. Please pre-register on www.cfaphil.org to let us know you will be coming. Directions to Tir Na Nog can be found on their web site at www.tirnanogphilly.com.

9/18/2008: Financial Shenanigans-Identifying Early Warning Signs of Risk [Downtown]
Speaker(s): Marc Siegel, Head of Accounting Research & Analysis Riskmetrics Group
metrics that are used by investors to value businesses are those that will be flattered the most by companies. In this session, quick case studies will provide the backdrop for pointing out how analysis can be led astray by the manipulation of the metrics that matter most. Mr. Siegel leads RiskMetrics’ global team of hundreds of accounting and governance analysts and is a select member of the FASB’s Investors Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC). His publications include “Options Backdating, Corporate Governance Remains a Problem”, The CPA Journal, October 2007, “Accounting Shenanigans on the Cash Flow Statement”, The CPA Journal, March 2006, "Recovery of Embezzled Assets Half a World Away", Journal of Accountancy, August 2001 as well as countless CFRA stories. He frequently appears on CNBC and Bloomberg Television, and was credited with bringing widespread attention to the options backdating scandal. This presentation is CE qualified.

9/23/2008: Sunoco, Inc. Investor Presentation [Wilmington]
Speaker(s): Thomas M. Harr, Jr. Manager, Investor Relations
Sunoco, Inc., headquartered in Philadelphia, is a leading manufacturer and marketer of petroleum and petroleum chemical products. With 910 thousand barrels per day of refining capacity, approximately 4,700 retail sites selling gasoline and convenience items, approximately 5,500 miles of crude oil and refined products owned and operated pipelines and 38 product terminals, Sunoco is on of the largest independent refiner-marketers in the United States. Sunoco is also a significant manufacturer of petrochemicals.

9/26/2008: Fifth Annual Professional Development Day [Special Event]
Speaker(s): Hosted by the CFA Society of Philadelphia
The CFA Society of Philadelphia will host its fifth annual Professional Development Day on Friday September 26, 2008 from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia. Space is limited, so go to http://www.faphil.org/professionaldevday2008.aspx to register now. The registration fee of $35 includes a box lunch, and coffee and tea will be served when the doors open at 8:30 am.

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