FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                              2002-9

Washington, DC, January 16, 2002

                              
                       Media Advisory
                              

Who:   SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt

What:  News Conference to Discuss Accounting Regulation

When:  1:30 p.m. Thursday, January 17

Where: William O. Douglas Room (1C-30)
       SEC Headquarters
       450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington DC

Credentialed media only should arrive at least 15 minutes
early in order to clear building security.  Television crews
may begin setting up at 1:00 p.m.




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