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Contact: Jennifer A. Galloway, Chief Communications Officer
             (703) 797-6600
             jgalloway@msrb.org

 MSRB TO HOST REGIONAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SEMINARS IN FISCAL YEAR 2014

Alexandria, VA – The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) announced today it will host three education and outreach events for municipal market professionals around the country during its new fiscal year, beginning in Livonia, Michigan on December 5, 2013. The events will provide an opportunity for industry professionals to learn about the MSRB’s initiatives to protect municipal securities investors and state and local governments. The MSRB will also host seminars in Atlanta, Georgia on January 28, 2014 and Chicago, Illinois on July 29, 2014.

The MSRB, which oversees the municipal securities market, will co-host the December 5th seminar with the Municipal Advisory Council of Michigan from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at VisTaTech Center at Schoolcraft College, 18600 Haggerty Road, Livonia, Michigan 48152. Representatives from the MSRB will discuss the organization’s current initiatives in support of its mission to protect investors and municipal entities, including municipal advisor regulation, promoting price transparency and providing resources for state and local government issuers. View the seminar agenda.

The seminar is open to all members of the municipal securities community and anyone interested in learning about the market. There is no cost to attend; however, pre-registration is required. The deadline to register is November 25, 2013.

Click here to register.

Municipal market participants may also attend the seminar via the internet. The MSRB will make available a live audio feed of the event with the associated presentations. The presentations with an audio recording will also be posted on the MSRB’s website at www.msrb.org after the completion of the event.

Register to attend the seminar via the internet.

Additional details about the Atlanta and Chicago seminars will be provided at a later date.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) protects and strengthens the municipal bond market, enabling access to capital, economic growth, and societal progress in tens of thousands of communities across the country. The MSRB fulfills this mission by creating trust in our market through informed regulation of dealers and municipal advisors that protects investors, issuers and the public interest; building technology systems that power our market and provide transparency for issuers, institutions, and the investing public; and serving as the steward of market data that empowers better decisions and fuels innovation for the future. The MSRB is a self-regulatory organization governed by a board of directors that has a majority of public members, in addition to representatives of regulated entities. The MSRB is overseen by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Congress.

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