'POWER OF SHAREOWNER RELATIONS' SEMINAR SLATED FOR VAIL AND BOULDER

BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Carl Thompson Associates, Inc., will conduct its full-day "Power of Shareowner Relations" Seminar for public companies on Monday, February 26 at The Westin Hotel in Vail, Colorado and Monday, March 18 at the corporate offices of Carl Thompson Associates in Boulder, Colorado.

"The workshop is geared toward CEOs, CFOs and investor relations managers interested in attracting more market makers, greater research coverage and national business media attention, with the goal of supporting a fair, sustained valuation for the stock of their respective public companies," explained Carl Thompson, chief executive officer of Carl Thompson Associates. "The workshop is also valuable for private companies considering going public.

"There are only a handful of investor relations seminars or workshops in the country, so this is a unique opportunity for public companies in Colorado to learn more about how to increase shareowner value," Thompson noted. Topics to be covered include "The Value of IR- Why Spend Time and Money on It?," "IR Audiences," "SEC Disclosure Rules," "Effective IR Tools" and "IR on the Internet."

Registration is $375.00 per person. For more information, contact Carl Thompson at 303-494-5472.

Based in Boulder, Colorado, Carl Thompson Associates is one of the nation's leading investor relations firms.

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/NOTE TO EDITORS: Reporters can attend part or all of the work-shop at no charge.

More information on Carl Thompson Associates can be found on the agency's Web site at http://ctaonline.com on the Internet./

/CONTACT: Carl Thompson, CEO of Carl Thompson Associates, Inc., 303-494-5472, or email: cta@ctaonline.com/

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