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Member Benefits

GEO membership helps you stay ahead of global equity issues by being:

  • Better informed about the fast-changing factors that affect your company, clients and employees, such as legislation, regulation, employment practices and culture
  • Better connected through meeting and developing relationships with other issuers and providers around the world and in your local country and region

Benefits to members include:

Knowledge resources on the GEO website exclusive to members

  • Global and local updates submitted by members on legislative, regulatory and employment changes affecting stock plans
  • Articles of interest, ranging from academic papers to corporate communications
  • Presentations from past local and regional events, and the annual GEO Conference

International network of member-run chapters

  • Opportunities to learn, share best practices and network
  • Regular calendar of meetings, developed and organised by members
  • Delivered in local language
  • Presentations available for download

Annual GEO Conference

  • Attracts nearly 500 international delegates
  • Presentations from providers and issuers
  • Workshops and case studies
  • Opportunities for networking
  • Exclusive issuer-only session
  • GEO Awards ceremony to recognise and honor excellence in companies of all sizes who operate global equity plans, and their advisor/providers
  • Opportunities for sponsorship
  • Exhibition Hall
  • Online archive of all past conferences

Regional Events

  • Held in the US, EMEA and Asia Pacific regions
  • Typically one-day
  • Opportunities for sponsorship
  • Open to non-member companies and firms interested in membership

Web Seminars

  • Regular, free seminars on different aspects of global stock plan design, implementation and administration
  • Presentations can be downloaded for post-event viewing

Audio Podcasts

  • Presented by specialist in compensation strategy, executive compensation, and equity-based compensation
  • Free to download; available in mp3 format

Membership Directory (online, members only)

Providers Directory (online, member and public access)

  • Specific benefit to providers
  • Allows website visitors and issuer members to search for GEO members who can provide advice or services

Job Bank

  • Free job posting for members

GEO Glossary of Terms (online)

  • Compiled with assistance from members

Participation in GEO Governance

  • GEO is a member-governed organization with an annually elected volunteer board and committees.
  • All members are encouraged to consider taking an active role in GEO through participation in GEO governance

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