Investor Relations and Related Associations

• NIRI (National Investor Relations Institute)
• CIRI (Canadian Investor Relations Institute)
• PIRA (Petroleum Investor Relations Assoc.)
• ASCS (American Society of Corporate Secretaries)
• NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)
• Securities Industries Association
• NCEO(National Center for Employee Ownership)
• Investor Relations Society (in the UK)
• Assoc. of Publicly Traded Companies (APTC) -- Represents the interests of nationally traded small and mid-cap public companies for almost twenty years. It monitors legislative and regulatory matters and acts on both challenges and opportunities.
• Assoc. for Corporate Growth (ACG) -- Founded in 1957, the organization encourages high quality performance, earnings and increasing corporate value. Members share educational programs and information.
• Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) -- Headquartered in New York City, this is the world's largest professional organization for public relations practitioners. IR people should check out their Financial Communications Section.
• Institute for Public Relations (IPR)
• Int'l. Assoc. of Business Communicators (IABC)
• The CEO Council -- representing the interests of public company management and governance on the AMEX, NASDAQ, OTCBB (BBX) and Pink Sheets.
• Microcap Political Action Corporation (MPAC) -- A political action committee group lobbying for the interests of the microcap industry.
• National Assn. Against Naked Short Selling (NAANSS) -- The name says it all.
• Financial Executives International (FEI)
• Association for Financial Professionals (AFP)

Investor Relations and Related Courses

Check out NIRI and the other non-profit organzations, above, to see if they are offering classes or seminars in your area. There is only one educational institution we've found in the real world offering IR classes on a regular basis and that is Finance Talking -- based in London.

Investor Relations and Related Publications

• Investor Relations Magazine A wealth of on-line articles. Maintains a list of meetings and seminars.
• Kennedy Information publications -- including "Shareholder Value Magazine", "Investor Relations Guide" and " Investor Relations Newsletter".
• IRzone Website by Kennedy Information. Read many, free headlines and articles.
• Investor Relations Business magazine by Thomson Financial.
• Strategic Investor Relations by the publishers of "Institutional Investor Magazine".
• The Crisis Counsellor -- by Clarke & Company. Free newsletter. Prior articles available online.
• WorkinPR.com -- Under "Resources" look for articles pertaining to investor relations.
• Pratt's Guide To Venture Capital Sources -- On-line version of book. Good sections on raising capital. More geared to IPOs than secondary offerings.
• The Survival Guide to IPOs Produced by American Lawyer Media -- FREE downloadable publication from Bowne. The title says it all.
• IR Resource Center -- by CCBN
• IR Newsletter -- by IRspecialists
• IR Web Report -- by Dominic Jones
• Corporate Financing Week -- a publication of Institutional Investor, Inc..
• IR Newsletter -- Featuring a free newsletter, information on IR careers and a marketplace.
• Corporate Board Member Magazine -- Including resources and an archive of articles..

General IR Information

• Investor Relations Section (Under "Communications") at Bnet.com -- Bnet provides business white papers, case studies, articles, webcasts and other tools. You may have to become a member to access the information but the last time we visited membership was free.
• The Business Roundtable -- an association of CEOs committed to improving public policy.
• CFO.com's IR articles -- If they reorganize their site and this page disappears, trygoing to their Home Page.
• StockTransfer.com -- An SEC registered transfer agent which offers online many good articles on investor relations.
• Venture Vest Capital -- has a number of articles on going public and including An Overview of Financial Relations .
• PR Newswire's Media Insider -- join the group for free..
• Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire Service -- "The leading source of corporate responsibility and sustainability press releases, reports and news ".

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