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			<description>   2008 SOD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFFICERS                            STEPHEN MELANASKI        SOD &#8211; President        Senior Vice President        Bank of America        499 Washington Blvd. 7th Floor        Jersey City, NJ 07310         Tel: 201-533-6117               Fax: 800-977-4608       Email: stephen.melanaski@bankofamerica.com        Assistant: Amy Gavigan        Tel: 214-209-6724        Email: amy.gavigan@bankofamerica.com                                      PHILIP A. LANZ, JR        SOD &#8211; Executive Vice President        Senior Managing Director        Bear, Stearns &amp; Co. Inc.        One MetroTech Center North, 4th Fl.        Brooklyn, NY 11201        Tel: 347-643-2210        Fax: 917-849-0089        Email: Phil.Lanz@jpmorgan.com        Assistant: Dawn Stahlecker        Tel: 347-643-2367        Email: dstahlecker@bear.com                                JEFFREY HAMEL        SOD &#8211; Vice President of Operations        Director        Pershing LLC        1 Pershing Plaza &#8211; 9th Fl. ...

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			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:16:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>SOD Constitution &#0038; By-Laws</title>
			<description>&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/attachments/contentmanagers/22/SOD Constitution and By-Laws Revised 7-01-08.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Constitution &amp;amp; By-Laws Revised 7-01-08 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:15:44 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description> JOHN SCHMIDT  SOD &#8211; Chairperson, Education Committee (by appointment of the President)  Vice President &#8211; Asset Servicing/International Operations  National Financial Services LLC  1 World Financial Center  200 Liberty Street NY5A7  New York, NY 10281  Tel: (212)-335-5402  Fax: (917)-790-7036  Email: john.schmidt@fmr.com  Assistant: Maria Irrizzary  Tel: (212) 335-5752  Email: maria.irrizarry@fmr.com     CHRIS PLAGGE  SOD &#8211; Chairperson, Event Planning Committee (by appointment of the President)  Vice President  JP Morgan Chase &amp; Co.  277 Park Ave. 23rd Floor  New York, NY 10172  Tel: (212) 622-6315  Fax: (646) 534-1721 Email: christopher.plagge@jpmorgan.com Assistant: N/A    MITCHELL MINTZ  SOD &#8211; Executive Committee 2008   First Vice President  ADP Clearing &amp; Outsourcing Services  101 Hudson St., 9th floor  Jersey City, NJ 07302  Tel: (212) 429-8669  Fax: (201) 557-1405  Email: mintz@adpcos.com  Assistant: Denise Amormino  Tel: (201) 557-2601  Email: denise_amormino@ml.com    THOMAS...

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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:46:55 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;div&gt;Invest in the future of your firm, the industry, and your own career.&amp;nbsp; Take advantage of all that the SOD has to offer: &lt;em&gt;Join us in 2008!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:12:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description>               Committee       Affiliation       Contact Us                 Matthew A. Murray Membership       Charles Schwab &amp; Co., Inc.         111 Pavonia Avenue East        Suite 300        Jersey City, NJ 07310               (201) 610-2530 Tel        (201) 610-2575 Fax        EMAIL: matthew.murray@schwab.com                         Chris Plagge        Event Planning - Education, Entertainment               JP Morgan        Chase &amp; Co.         277 Park Avenue        23rd Fl.        New York, NY 10172       (212) 622-6315 Tel        (646) 534-1721 Fax        EMAIL: christopher.plagge@jpmorgan.com                         John Schmidt        Education              National Financial Services LLC        1 World Financial Center        200 Liberty Street NY5A7        New York, NY 10281        Tel: (212)-335-5402        Fax: (917)-790-7036        Email: john.schmidt@fmr.com                  Lawrence Morillo        NYSE Liaison Committee       Pershing LLC        One Pershing Plaza, 9th...

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			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:45:01 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16pt&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;College Scholarship Program:&amp;nbsp;Each year the SOD awards&amp;nbsp;four renewable scholarships to the families of eligible members in good standing.&amp;nbsp; &lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/cms/?52&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Learn more&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. (Members Only)&lt;br&gt;
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			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:41:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;div&gt;SOD News &amp;amp; Views Fall 2007:&lt;br&gt;
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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/attachments/contentmanagers/72/Electronic Fraud.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Threat of Electronic Fraud &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000000&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/attachments/contentmanagers/72/Cost and Risk in Clearing.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Cost &amp;amp; Risk in Clearing &amp;amp; Settlement &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/attachments/contentmanagers/72/Information Lifecycle.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;The Information Lifecycle &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/attachments/contentmanagers/72/Cost and Risk in Clearing.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;
    &lt;li style=&quot;color: #000000&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/attachments/contentmanagers/72/Regulatoy and Clearance Updates.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Regulatory &amp;amp; Clearance Update &lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/attachments/contentmanagers/72/Effective Listening.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Effective Listening for Leaders &lt;/a&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/attachments/contentmanagers/72/The ACAT Cycle.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Shortening the ACAT Cycle&lt;br&gt;
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			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:54:19 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Membership Benefits</title>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;As an active member of our Division you can:&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;li&gt;address and provide input on various industry issues, through partnership with industry utilities, exchanges, regulators and other SIA divisions. &lt;br&gt;
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    &lt;li&gt;participate in forums that are designed to disseminate relevant industry news, information and educational material on a wide range of operational topics.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;
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    &lt;li&gt;voice your opinions through our committees and shape the future of our industry.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Daily Industry updates&lt;/span&gt; - Distributed via email each morning, these provide a snapshot of relevant news and important updates from various industry sources, such as the SEC, NYSE, NASD, Industry Utilities and The Bond Market. &lt;br&gt;
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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Scholarships&lt;/span&gt; - The SOD funds up to six scholarship awards per year, each renewable for four years. Scholarship eligibility is limited to the immediate family of paid members in good standing. &lt;br&gt;
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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;#8220;SOD News Views&amp;#8221;&lt;/span&gt; - Our highly rated newsletter provides information on a diverse range of topics that are relevant to our industry. &lt;br&gt;
    &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Educational Forums&lt;/span&gt; - We sponsor a minimum of four educational events per year, which are designed to inform and identify solutions to the most important current issues in our industry.&amp;nbsp; Members receive priority admission to these events, as well as a voice in choosing topics.
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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Participation in industry working groups&lt;/span&gt; - We actively work with regulators/utilities/vendors to ensure that the industry's priorities and concerns are heard and addressed.&amp;nbsp; We are often invited to join these groups and speak at forums throughout the country. &lt;br&gt;
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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Networking opportunities&lt;/span&gt; &amp;#8211; Throughout the year, SOD holds various events at which our membership, from all levels of the industry, have the opportunity to meet and mingle with their colleagues.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;
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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Access to the &lt;span&gt;members only&lt;/span&gt; section of our website, which includes our directory of membership.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;All of this for only $75 per member, per year.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a title=&quot;Apply for membership&quot; href=&quot;/en/cms/?13&quot;&gt;Apply for Membership&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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			<title>Honorary Members</title>
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            &lt;td&gt;Michael Calabro&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;
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            &lt;td&gt;Vincent S. Puccia&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;
            &lt;td bgcolor=&quot;#fbfdee&quot;&gt;1993&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;
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            &lt;td&gt;John J. Reinhardt&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;
            &lt;td bgcolor=&quot;#fbfdee&quot;&gt;1985&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;
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            &lt;td&gt;Michael J. DeMarco&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;
            &lt;td bgcolor=&quot;#fbfdee&quot;&gt;1972&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;
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            &lt;td&gt;Sam Minsky&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;
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			<title>Past Presidents</title>
			<description>                  Name       Year       Name       Year                 + Ambrose J. Verlin       1938-1939       * Thomas E. Loebs        1973                  + Charles J. Kuhback       1940-1941       + Joseph Racaniello        1974                 + Walter L. Wright       1942-1943       Francis H. Powers        1975                  + LeRoy Dando       1944       Paul Underwood        1976-1977                  * John L. McDonald        1945-1946        Gerard P. Lynch        1978                  + Leslie G. Schoenhart, Sr.        1947        Walter F. Siebecker        1979                  + Edward R. Rimmels        1948-1949        William J. Tierney, Jr.        1980                  + Richard M. Trickey        1950-1951        Kevin Young        1981                 * D. Lionel Howedel        1952-1953        Vincent Morano        1982                  + James J. Duddy        1954        Patrick Mackin        1983                  + T. Alvan Cowen        1955        Henry C....

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			<description>&lt;h1 style=&quot;color: #3e82a7;&quot;&gt;Welcome&lt;/h1&gt;
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			<description>The SOD promotes a spirit of cooperation and the pursuit of common industry
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			<title>SOD NewsViews March 2006</title>
			<description>  From the Securities Operations Division of the Securities Industry Association March 2006     A monthly digest of securities clearance, settlement and related regulatory news for SOD members.  Clearance &amp; Settlement Headlines   03/31 DTC Prepares for OFAC Implementation READ&amp;gt; 03/28 DTCC Subs Propose Rule to Deal with Wind-downs READ&amp;gt;  03/28 FICC GSD Collateral Substitution Process Changed READ&amp;gt;  03/27 DTC to Add Buy-In Retransmittals to SMART/Track READ&amp;gt;  03/27 FICC Clarifies GCF Forward Mark Calculation READ&amp;gt;  03/23 NSCC Plans to Process Non-Standard Settlement Trades in CNS READ&amp;gt;  03/10 NSCC, FICC Propose Clearing Fund Premium READ&amp;gt;  03/09 DTCC Adds Thunderhead XML Adapter to Deriv/SERV READ&amp;gt;  03/08 NSCC Networking to Support SEC Rule 22c-2 READ&amp;gt;  03/02 FICC Rule Change Clarifies Practice of Assuming Blind Brokered Fails READ&amp;gt;  03/01 OCC Clearing Fee Refund Nears $50 Million READ&amp;gt;  03/01 DTCC Discounts &amp; Rebates Yield $528 Million READ&amp;gt;  02/28...

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			<title>SOD NewsViews November-December 2004</title>
			<description>From the Securities Operations Division of the Securities Industry Association November-December 2004     A digest of the preceding two months&amp;#8217; securities clearance, settlement and related regulatory news for SOD members.   Clearance &amp; Settlement Headlines    11/30 FICC&amp;#8217;s MBS Division Eliminates Mortgage Banker Membership GO&amp;gt;  11/30 DTCC Streamlines Online ID Registration GO&amp;gt;  11/26 DTC Expands IMS Submission and Recycling Capabilities GO&amp;gt;  11/26 DTC to Stop Processing Next-Day Matched Reclaims GO&amp;gt;  11/22 DTCC to Automate Processing of Restricted Securities GO&amp;gt;  11/22 FICC Government Division to Impose Margin Premium Penalties GO&amp;gt;  11/15 DTC Archived Reports Migrate to SMART/Search GO&amp;gt;  11/08 FICC Government Division Revises Netting Service Pricing GO&amp;gt;  11/02 NSCC to Report Section 31 &amp;#8220;Don&amp;#8217;t Count&amp;#8221; Values GO&amp;gt;  10/20 DTCC Enhances Payment Processing for Credit Default Swaps GO&amp;gt; 10/13 FICC Revises Rule on Repo Brokers Forward...

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