INSTITUTE'S YEAR 2001 RETIREMENT PLANS CONFERENCE; CALL SCHEDULED FOR JULY 20, 2000 AT 2:00 PM EST

[12187] July 7, 2000 TO: PENSION COMMITTEE No. 45-00 PENSION OPERATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 46-00 RE: INSTITUTE'S YEAR 2001 RETIREMENT PLANS CONFERENCE; CALL SCHEDULED FOR JULY 20, 2000 AT 2:00 PM EST The Institute is making preliminary plans for its next Retirement Plans Conference scheduled for Wednesday, March 28 through Friday, March 30, 2001 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. To discuss possible panel topics and potential speakers for the conference, we have scheduled a conference call on Thursday, July 20, 2000 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Attached is an initial list of possible topics; we hope to discuss these and other ideas during the call. If you would like to participate in this call, please fill out the response form below and fax it to Brenda Turner by Wednesday, July 19, 2000 at (202) 326-5839. If you have any questions or comments concerning this conference call, please feel free to call Russ Galer at (202) 326-5835, Kathryn Ricard at (202) 218-3563, or myself at (202) 326-5837. Thomas T. Kim Assistant Counsel Attachment RESPONSE FORM FOR INSTITUTE CONFERENCE CALL ON INSTITUTE’S YEAR 2001 RETIREMENT PLANS CONFERENCE THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2000 AT 2:00 PM EST Please fax this form by Wednesday, July 19, 2000 to Brenda Turner at (202) 326-5839. Yes, I will participate in the Conference Call on Thursday, July 20, 2000 at 2:00 p.m. EST. To participate in the call, dial (800) 949-5539 and ask for the Investment Company Institute call, confirmation number 4394718. __________________________________________________________________________________ Committee Member Company Phone Number Attachment (in .pdf format) 2