FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                    2000-170

                         Media Advisory

Washington, DC, November 14, 2000

   SEC Staff to Conduct Two Media Briefings on Rulemakings to
  Be Considered at Open Commission Meeting on November 15, 2000

What: The Securities and Exchange Commission will conduct two
      back-to-back media briefings on rulemakings that the
      Commission will consider for adoption at its meeting on
      Wednesday, November 15, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. EST.

When: November 14, 2000
      --Market Structure Rulemakings -- 5:00 p.m. EST
      --Auditor Independence Rulemaking - 5:30 p.m. EST

Who:  Market Structure Rulemakings:
      --Annette L. Nazareth, Director, Division of Market
      Regulation
      --Robert L.D. Colby, Deputy Director, Division of Market
      Regulation

      Auditor Independence Rulemaking:
      --David M. Becker, General Counsel
      --Lynn E. Turner, Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief
      Accountant

Where:U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
      450 Fifth Street, NW
      Washington, DC
      Room 1C50

Embargo:    Information from the briefings is embargoed until
      November 15, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. EST.

Other:Credentialed media only; pen and pad only; no cameras; no
      tape recording for broadcast.

Teleconference: Call 202.942.0020 to receive the teleconference
      call-in number.

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