10/22/2009 SEC Press Release
Washington, D.C., Oct. 22, 2009 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it will hold its annual forum on small business capital formation on November 19 at its Washington, D.C., headquarters.
The SEC forum will include both roundtable and breakout group sessions that are expected to focus on the economic recovery and the SEC’s “accredited investor” definition for private and limited offerings. The roundtable participants and full agenda for the forum will be announced at a later date and posted on the SEC Web site.
“Since 1982, this annual event has served as an important way for the SEC and its staff to interact with the small business community and exchange ideas about how best to improve small business capital formation,” said Gerry Laporte, Chief of the SEC’s Office of Small Business Policy.
The all-day forum will begin at 9 a.m. ET, and roundtable sessions will be webcast on the SEC’s Web site. During the breakout group sessions in the afternoon, participants will work together to formulate specific policy recommendations. The breakout group sessions will not be webcast, but those who cannot attend in person can still participate through a telephone conference call. Those wishing to participate in a forum breakout group, whether in person or by telephone conference call, need to register onlineby November 16, 2009.
The SEC is looking for suggestions on specific topics to be discussed at the forum and for recommendations to be considered by the forum breakout groups. Suggestions and recommendations can be e-mailed to the SEC’s Office of Small Business Policy at SmallBusiness@sec.gov. Questions about the forum also may be sent to that e-mail address, or call (202) 551-3460 for more information.