E-mail and Instant Messaging have become staples of doing business in the financial services industry, and their pervasiveness has given rise to the inevitable scrutiny from industry regulators. At the same time, new technologies and Web 2.0 innovations are providing users with increased flexibility as well as new sources of profit.

From archiving to discovery and documentation, E-mail and IM have now become a frequent part of financial litigation and a major component of every firm's risk and technology management strategies. This one-day workshop, which includes an exhibit of leading E-mail/IM compliance/technology vendors, is your opportunity to join your colleagues and hear the latest tools and strategies to both comply with SEC regulations and reduce costs/risks in the process. The topics, selected with input from FMW's clients, include:

t Evolution of Electronic Communications from E-mail to
     Instant Messaging and Beyond
t Regulatory Session: How Does the SEC's Paperless Office Initiative
     Affect Email Compliance? What Is the Status of the NYSE/NASDAQ
     Regulations?
t Achieving Compliance in IM/Email Archiving and Correspondence
     Review
t Mastering Enterprise-Wide Archiving
t Electronic Discovery: What are the Solutions?
t Emerging Technologies: Updating Policies and Procedures for
     Supervision of Blogs, Podcasting and other Web 2.0 Innovations