Registration is open for the SEC's 2012 national seminar to help chief compliance officers (CCOs) and other senior personnel at investment management firms enhance their compliance programs for the protection of investors.  The CCOutreach program will be held 1/31/12 at SEC D.C. headquarters, and include panel discussions to analyze compliance and other significant issues being faced by RIAs and RICs. This seminar will be an all-day affair, beginning at 8:30, and is limited to 500 attendees.  The seminar will be webcast at www.sec.gov.  Click here for:  Registration materials, other information. 2012 panel discussion topics include: (i) Compliance and Enterprise Risk Management;  (ii) Trading Practices;  (iii) Dodd-Frank Act Reforms;  (iv) Enforcement-Related Matters;  (v) Custody. The SEC’s Compliance Outreach Program is sponsored jointly by the SEC’s Division of Investment Management and SEC's OCIE.   The program previously was called “CCOutreach,” but has been rebranded to be more inclusive of all senior personnel at firms and emphasize the need for compliance awareness at all levels of an organization. For further information, go to:   [SEC PR 11-256, 12/8/11]