The San Francisco Chapter of NASPP, Charles Schwab, Fidelity Stock
Plan Services, Sungard, Computershare Plans Software,
Baker & McKenzie, Stock & Option Solutions, Inc. (SOS),
Radford Surveys + Consulting and Global Shares
invite you to our special event
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
The First Annual Educational Symposium
Networking. It’s Not What You Think!
Wente Vineyards, Livermore, CA
Event Details
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
9 am to 4 pm (registration starts at 8 am; hot breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack included)
Location: Wente Vineyards Event Center located at 5050 Arroyo Road, Livermore, CA 94550
Event Description
Join us for an all-day event that is sure be one of the most exciting learning opportunities of the year.
Amid an incomparable setting with breathtaking views of the Livermore Wine Country, we will
gather with fellow members, guests and industry experts to discuss the latest trends and issues in the
equity compensation field. There will be plenty of opportunities to network and learn from your
peers in this informal, relaxed setting.
Space is limited. Register early to guarantee your seat.
Schedule
8 am to 9 am
9:00 am to 9:30 am
9:30 am to 10:30 am
10:30 am to 11:00 am
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Hot breakfast and registration
Welcome
General session:
 Understanding Stock Plan Participant Behaviors & Attitudes:
Opportunities to Better Engage Employees (Cresta Blanca
Room, 1st Floor) - Alexa Plenge, Fidelity Investments
Break
Breakout sessions I:
 The Secret to Introducing Restricted Stock Into Your Equity
Program (Cresta Blanca Room, 1st Floor) – David Knopping,
Radford, Stephen Beyer, Cypress Semiconductor, Steve Boddy,
CV Therapeutics, Carolyn Troyan, TIBCO Software
 409A - Now What? (Herman Wente Room, 2nd Floor) –
Barrett Scott, Stock and Option Solutions, Inc.
Lunch
Breakout sessions II:
 The Future of Plan Management Practices (Herman Wente
Room, 2nd Floor) – John Hammond, Computershare, Susan
Garvin, NASPP, Emily Cervino, CEPI, Mark Clem, Charles
Schwab, Charlie Wheeler HR Services (PWC) and Jon Burg,
JP Morgan
 Tax Compliance for Global Equity: Ready, Set, Withhold!
2:30 pm to 3 pm
3 pm to 4 pm
Topic Descriptions
(Cresta Blanca Room, 1st Floor) — Ed Burmeister and
Jennifer Kirk, Baker & McKenzie LLP
Break
General session:
 It’s Not Networking; It’s Community! (Cresta Blanca Room,
1st Floor) – Ric Giardina, The Spirit Employed Company
Understanding Stock Plan Participant Behaviors & Attitudes: Opportunities to Better
Engage Employees
Even the best designed stock plan can be difficult to understand and explain. In this session,
learn how plan sponsors are making strides to understand their employee's engagement, plan
understanding, and preferred communication approaches to develop targeted strategies to
engage and educate employees about the value of their equity awards.
While participants consider stock plans to be a key part of their compensation packages, the
majority don't feel comfortable that they fully understand their plans. This session will
highlight findings from a recent research study surveying participants from 100 different
companies to understand stock plan participant behaviors and attitudes. It will provide
meaningful insights on employee attitudes toward stock awards, their value, and the role they
play in their daily financial lives as well as how stock plans impact participant's overall
loyalty to the plan sponsor, and their total compensation packages. More importantly, by
leveraging participant research, the session will highlight targeted areas to improve
employee engagement and perceived value of their stock plans.
409A – Now What?
Now that Section 409A has been a reality for awhile, let’s see what we’ve learned from the
experience. This session will cover the practical aspects of administering equity awards in a
post-409A world. We will look at ways to identify 409A issues, methods for correcting such
issues, ongoing administration tips for split/cured 409A awards, and how to avoid the whole
problem in the first place. The session will be led by an experienced team from SOS that has
been involved in numerous 409A projects in the last 6-12 months.
The Secret to Introducing Restricted Stock Into Your Equity Program
The popularity of restricted stock plans is on the rise. From sophisticated tax and securities
law considerations to employee communication, many factors need to be taken into
consideration when introducing restricted stock into your company’s equity program. A
lively roundtable panel of HR leaders including Stephen Beyer, senior director of global
rewards, Cypress Semiconductor, Steve Boddy, director of compensation, benefits, and
HRIS, CV Therapeutics, and Carolyn Trovan, senior director, compensation, benefits and
HRIS, TIBCO Software, will join Radford Survey + Consulting’s Vice President David
Knopping, in sharing how they successfully implemented restricted stock into their equity
programs. Backed by recently published Radford survey data, the panel will share key
lessons, including what worked well and what they would have done differently when
addressing the challenges associated with rolling out their programs.
The Future of Plan Management Practices
As the world of Equity Compensation continues to change, how have you changed the way
you handle your equity programs? Will the stock administrator of tomorrow be more vendormanager managing an array of specialists or still an "old-fashioned" administrator working
with data and reports? Will outsourcing or software emerge as king or will new service
models develop to fill the task and service gaps companies have taken internally as a result
of the rapidly changing regulatory environment? Join our panel of experts as they discuss the
future and how companies can move toward the service models of tomorrow, today.
Tax Compliance for Global Equity: Ready, Set, Withhold!
This session will discuss the unique challenges issuers face when trying to comply with local
reporting and withholding obligations for global equity grants of options, RSUs and
purchase rights. The presenters will offer helpful tips issuers should keep in mind when
drafting their grant documentation and discuss best practices for administering awards to
address country-specific differences in the timing of these obligations and permissible
methods of withholding. The session will also highlight the potential impact of recharge
agreements on these obligations. Finally, the session will provide a few country "case
studies", including the specific reporting requirements in France for qualified plans, timing
issues in the U.K. and challenges posed by the transfer of the new Indian fringe benefits tax
to employees.
It’s Not Networking; It’s Community!
We’re all told we need to network to succeed. Indeed, something inside each of us already
knows that. But, exactly how does one go about performing the generally accepted actions
that constitute networking? What’s “too much” and what’s “too little.” And too much of
what or too little of what? Worse, most of us formed our concepts around networking from
our experiences at mixers at the local chamber of commerce and “work the room” events
within our respective industries or areas of expertise. And for many of us, that wasn’t a
pretty sight; certainly not anything we’d be interested in pursuing more of! But a simple
shift in perspective—and a change or two in one’s present habits—can give you all the
benefits of the best networking system without any of the baggage. There are specific things
you can do—many of them almost automatically—that will result in significant benefits to
you, your clients, and your colleagues. And those new practices may not be as inconsistent
with you who are than you may presently think. This talk will shift your perspective at the
same time that it excites you to possibilities.
Registration Fees
$125 per attendee (Pre-registered and payment received by August 17, 2007)
$150 per attendee (at the door)
Note: Space is limited at Wente Vineyards. Participation will be prioritized based on registration
date.
To Register
(1) Submit the Registration Form by August 17, 2007 to reserve your seat
and
(2) Mail a check for total registration fees (payable to SF NASPP) to:
Ken Scully (SF NASPP), 3729 26th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
If you have any questions about the meeting or registration, please send an email to
sfnasppregistration@yahoo.com.
Cancellation Policy
To cancel your registration, send an email to sfnasppregistration@yahoo.com no later than August
17, 2007. If you do not cancel your registration by the deadline, you will be charged a “no show”
penalty equal to your registration fee.
CEP Continuing
Education Credits
Certified Equity Professionals (CEPs) may earn 4 hrs credit toward continuing education (CE) by
attending this meeting. For more information about the CEP continuing education requirements,
please refer to the CEP website.
Directions
The sessions will take place at Wente Vineyard’s Event Center located in the beautiful Livermore
Valley Wine Country at 5050 Arroyo Road in Livermore. Check out the Wente Vineyard website for
more details: http://www.wentevineyards.com/directions_cbo.asp
Parking

From the North: If you are traveling from the Walnut Creek, Alamo, Danville and San
Ramon areas, please take Highway 680 South to 580 East heading toward Stockton. You will
exit at Portola Avenue. Once getting off the freeway onto Portola Avenue, turn right at the
third stoplight onto North L Street. Proceed down North L Street, which changes to Arroyo
Road, approximately 5 miles to our main gate.
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From the South: When traveling from the San Jose, Palo Alto, and Fremont areas, please
take Highway 680 North. Immediately after the Calaveras Road - Sunol West 84 exit, take
the Livermore 84 East exit off the freeway. Proceed along Highway 84 East approximately
7.4 miles to the fifth stoplight, which is the intersection of Holmes Street and Concannon
Boulevard. Turn right onto Concannon Boulevard and proceed to the first stoplight, which is
Arroyo Road. Turn right onto Arroyo Road and proceed approximately 2.5 miles to our main
gate.
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From the East: If you are arriving from the Stockton, Modesto and Tracy areas, take
Highway 580 West towards San Francisco. Take the North Livermore Avenue - Central
Livermore exit and turn left at the stoplight onto North Livermore Avenue. Proceed to the
fifth stoplight and turn right onto Portola Avenue. After turning onto Portola Avenue, make a
left at the first stoplight onto North L Street. Proceed down North L Street, which changes to
Arroyo Road, approximately 5 miles to our main gate.

From the West: To reach Wente Vineyards from the San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley and
Castro Valley areas, get on Highway 580 East heading towards Stockton. You will exit at
Portola Avenue. Once getting off the freeway onto Portola Avenue, turn right at the fourth
stoplight onto North L Street. Proceed down North L Street, which changes to Arroyo Road,
approximately 5 miles to our main gate.
Complimentary parking is available in lots next to the Estate Winery and Tasting Room/Events
Center.
If you have any problems locating the vineyard, please call 925-456-2400.
Featured Meeting
Sponsors
Fidelity Stock Plan Services
800.468.5521
www.fidelity.com/stockplans
Fidelity Investments is one of the world's largest providers of financial services. As a leading
provider of workplace retirement savings plans, and one of the nation’s largest brokerage services,
we maintain a commitment to being one of the most trusted providers of lifetime solutions.
Fidelity Stock Plan Services provides the expertise and convenience of a single provider to
administer your equity plan, across a range of equity compensation vehicles including:
Employee Stock Options
Employee Stock Purchase
Restricted Stock Awards &
Stock Appreciation Rights
Units
Our team of equity solutions experts take a collaborative and comprehensive approach to develop
administration solutions that:
Mitigate your compliance risk
Maximize your plan value
Respond to your unique needs
As a leading equity solutions provider, Fidelity Stock Plan Services administers equity plans for over
170 clients, representing over one million participants, located in over 100 countries around the
globe.
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Schwab Stock Plan Services
9601 East Panorama Circle
Englewood, CO 80112
Phone: 1-800-720-7786
http://scrs.schwab.com
Customized stock plan solutions to meet the specific needs of your company and participants.
We work with you to understand the unique challenges you face and to build a tailored solution that
addresses your needs. Schwab delivers:

A responsive, dedicated service team with experience navigating the intricacies unique to our
industry

FAS 123R-compliant reporting solutions for options expensing with Schwab EquiViewTM

Support for all equity awards including ESPP

Education and advice to empower your participants

Executive support including SEC Rule10b5-1 Trading Plan assistance

Worldwide access with day and night toll-free support
For more than 30 years, Radford Surveys + Consulting has
provided compensation market intelligence to the technology and life sciences industries. Global
survey databases, which include more than two million incumbents, offer current, reliable data to
2,000+ clients. Leveraging Radford survey data and other proprietary data, our thought-leading
compensation consulting team creates tailored solutions for the toughest business and compensation
challenges facing companies at all stages of development. Radford's suite of global surveys includes
the Benchmark, Executive, Sales, Benefits, Global Life Sciences and International Surveys
complemented by our full-service consulting team. Clients access survey data, tools and resources via
the Radford Network, an exclusive client-only extranet with 7,000 registered users. For more
information on our products and services, visit www.radford.com.
Stock & Option Solutions, Inc. (SOS) is a leading provider
of top-tier stock plan management and consulting services to companies offering equity
compensation and benefit programs to employees.
Our comprehensive knowledge and experience in equity compensation provides an array of smart
and flexible answers for today's complex challenges. Our expertise focuses on strategic planning,
methodologies, and skilled resources to build the most effective administration programs possible for
our partners and clients.
SOS offers solutions through three business groups:
SOS People Solutions delivers expert people resources to your office to manage your equity
compensation programs
SOS Technology Solutions designs, builds, implements, and maintains custom systems to promote
data and operational controls and communication
SOS Strategic Solutions provides high-end analysis, guidance, and documentation to meet your
process efficiency and compliance needs
Stock & Option Solutions, Inc. (SOS)
6399 San Ignacio Avenue, Suite 100
San Jose, CA 95119 USA
408.979.8700
Toll Free 888.SOS.0199 (888.767.0199)
Fax 408.979.8707
General email: info@sos-team.com
Computershare Plans Software is the equity plans software
solutions provider of choice for over 2,000 corporations worldwide. As part of the Computershare
group of businesses, Computershare Plans Software delivers a comprehensive range of software
solutions aimed at responding to the needs of today's equity compensation environment.
Computershare Plans Software develops, maintains and markets the Express Equity Suite(tm) of
products, which includes the Express Options(tm), Express Stock Purchase(tm), Express Desktop(tm)
and Express Share Tracking(tm) applications.
To learn more about the solutions offered by Computershare Plans Software, call the sales experts at
1 888 339 4267, ext. 325.
Baker & McKenzie's Global Equity Services ("GES") practice
group works with multinational employers to design, implement and maintain equity-based
compensation programs, including stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock/unit and SAR plans
for their employees, consultants and directors. We provide advice regarding global tax, securities,
labor, exchange control, data privacy and other legal requirements. We design equity-based
compensation programs to take into account the new corporate governance and accounting
environment as well as a company's international tax structure. GES attorneys are located in major
U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions throughout Baker's global network of 70 offices, providing a
seamless, one-stop approach to multi-jurisdictional offerings. Our GES team has assisted over 300
companies offering their equity compensation plans to employees in over 130 countries. We pride
ourselves on providing cutting edge and efficient advice and strategies for global equity programs.
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Two Embarcadero Center, 11th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: 415.576.3000
Fax: 415.576.3099
ges@bakernet.com
www.bakernet.com/GES
AdminiSTAR® offers a comprehensive solution to the
complexities unique to the employee plan administration industry. It provides robust and secure
access to equity compensation plan data by both plan administrators and participants over the
Internet. The Web-based solution allows plan administrators and participants to access plan data at
anytime from an Internet-enabled device, eliminating the need for plan administrators to purchase,
install, or maintain any software. Additionally, AdminiSTAR offers trade automation for straightthrough processing, which enables employees to initiate real-time trade orders through the Internet.
Global Shares is a bright new star in the global equity arena
offering independent global employee stock plan administration services for both small and large
public and private companies.
Global Shares vision is of a fresh clean approach. Based in West Cork, Ireland and with operations
in the United States, United Kingdom and China, Global Shares leverages state – of – the – art
technology with experienced and trained stock plan administrators experienced with global plans to
provide the best administration solution
Global Shares is on the pulse of the latest global tax and accounting requirements and changes; and
has built those requirements into our technology allowing you to truly outsource your administration.
Our world class team of specialists also offers administrative consultancy solutions.
Our mission is to combine world-class market global specialists with innovative solutions to provide
your company with exceptional client service at market rates with total flexibility.
For more information please contact Carine Schneider at +1 650 326 7991or
usinfo@globalshares.com, euinfo@globalshares.com or visit our website:
www.globalshares.com
Upcoming Meeting
Topics and Events
September 12 2007:
October 2006:
November 14, 2007:
TBD
No Meeting due to the NASPP 15th Annual Conference
TBD
*VENDORS: If you are interested in sponsoring future SF Chapter meetings, please contact Ken
Scully at (415) 377-9818 for more details.
Industry Events
SF Chapter
Board Members
2007 NASPP Annual Conference
The NASPP is excited to announce that our 14th Annual Conference will be held in San Francisco
from October 9-12, 2007, with pre-conference activities beginning on October 8. For more
information, please refer to the NASPP website.
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Vice President:
Treasurer:
Secretary:
Directors:
Program Committee:
Ken Scully, CEP
Laura Reis, CEP
To contact a Board Member,
Dan Sill
please send an email to
Jennifer Kirk
sanfrancisco@naspp.com
Becky Broussard, CEP
Wendy Jennings, CEP
Joan Matlack, CEP
Camille Mendiola, Christine Zwerling, CEP, Marites Domingo
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