UPPO Invites Unclaimed Property Professionals to Its Chicago Educational Conference

NEW YORK, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on an overwhelming request for
more regional conferences, UPPO will host a regional conference in Chicago,
IL on August 21, 2008.

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The UPPO is the only national non-profit organization dedicated
exclusively to educating and promoting the exchange of information among
holders of unclaimed property. The UPPO helps organizations understand
their liabilities and requirements regarding unclaimed property rules and
regulations. Member companies represent a wide range of industries,
including financial services, communications, technology, education,
entertainment, insurance, manufacturing, oil and gas, publishing, retail
and utilities. "With the past success and continual requests for more
regional unclaimed property conferences, I am excited that we have selected
Chicago to host the next regional education conference," said President
Barbara Briody of Portland, Oregon.

This regional conference will focus on the basics of unclaimed
property, including state compliance, state audits and recovering funds for
your company. Attendees will enhance their unclaimed property knowledge by
networking with peers, state representatives and service providers
regarding industry standards and current issues surrounding unclaimed
property. The conference provides the opportunity to learn best practices
and to get the latest unclaimed property legislative developments. The
conference will also provide valuable information for personnel in the
operations, accounting, tax, compliance and audit fields.

Companies interested in attending can register for the conference at
http://www.uppo.org or by calling the UPPO Events Director, Jackie Cote at
(508)883-9065. Registration is $295 for members and $395 for non-members.
Membership with the UPPO is $250 per year per corporation (July 1 - June
30). Membership benefits include access to the UPPO members' only section
of the website for member lists, exchange of property, legal developments,
news, forums, opinion polls and organizational information.



Contact Jackie Cote
Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization
Phone 503-883-9065
Email: Jackie@uppo.org