Highlights following 2000 IBM Stockholder's Meeting

<Other highlights>

• Agenda for the meeting: http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmpension/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmpension&sid=12201113&mid=29502
  
  
• My report from the meeting: http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmpension/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmpension&sid=12201113&mid=29290
  
  
• Security at the Renaissance: http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmpension/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmpension&sid=12201113&mid=29323
  
  
• Comments on Lou’s “non answers” to employee questions: http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmpension/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmpension&sid=12201113&mid=29325
  
  
• Great moments: http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmpension/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmpension&sid=12201113&mid=29330
  
  
• Question regarding cost of living adjustment for retirees: http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmpension/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmpension&sid=12201113&mid=29352
  
  
• Promises broken, from an ex-manager: http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmpension/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmpension&sid=12201113&mid=29405
  
  
• Question on attrition: http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmpension/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmpension&sid=12201113&mid=29485
  
  
• News Column by Congressman Gil Gutknecht, “Securing America’s Retirement,” (excellent explanation of what’s wrong with pension laws): http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmpension/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmpension&sid=12201113&mid=29621
                         
• How is your pay determined? It’s not your band, it’s your job family. See http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmpension/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmpension&sid=12201113&mid=29750
  
  
• Jimmy Lea’s letter to the SEC, subject “Overstated Reporting of Profit in IBM Proxy Booklet and IBM Annual Report”: http://www.endicottalliance.org/secletter.htm
  
  
• Jimmy Lea’s speech at the stockholder’s meeting (standing ovation afterwards): http://members.xoom.com/btvpension/JimmySpeechCleveland.html
  
  
• Jimmy Lea’s presentation to the Council of Institutional Investors (a major institutional group that supported the proposal): http://members.xoom.com/_XMCM/btvpension/speech2ciie.htm
  
  
• Wall Street Journal report on the meeting: (PDF file)
  
  
• Poughkeepsie Journal article: http://www.pojonews.com/news/business/stories/bu042600s1.htm
  
  
• Cleveland Plain-Dealer: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf?/business/pd/f26ibm.html
  
  
• Stockholder’s meeting press kit, includes post-meeting rally press releases, pictures of posters and rally, streaming video of presentations by Congressman Sanders, Jimmy Leas (sponsor of the shareholder resolution), and Janet Krueger, statement by Ralph Nader:   http://www.cashpensions.org/shmpresskit.htm
  
  
• Transcript and RealVideo of Gerstner’s speech at the meeting. This does not include the question and answer section which is where the real meat of the meeting was: http://www.ibm.com/news/events/annual00/index.phtml