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September 4, 2003
TO: INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 36-03
RE: IOAC PRELIMINARY AGENDA - SEPTEMBER 18, 2003 MEETING
The next meeting of the Institute’s International Operations Advisory Committee will be
held on Thursday, September 18, 2003 in the David Silver Conference Room on the 12th floor of
the Investment Company Institute, 1401 H St., NW, Washington, DC. The meeting is scheduled
to begin at 9:00 a.m. and is expected to conclude by approximately 2:30 p.m. Continental
breakfast and lunch will be provided.
The preliminary meeting agenda is attached for your review. We are pleased to be
hosting presentations from the clearing and settlement organizations for the committee. Craig
Dudsak of Clearstream Banking will be presenting an update on Vestima. Next, James Kiernan
and Barbara Simon of DTCC will be discussing the NSCC’s offshore fund services and
activities. Finally, Inge Billiau of Euroclear Bank will be providing an update on FundSettle.
There will be a Committee dinner on Wednesday, September 17th at the M&S Grill
located at 600 13th Street, NW, Washington DC (phone # 202/347-1500). A reception will begin at
6:30 p.m. and dinner will follow at 7:00 p.m. The Institute’s policy is to bill individual
committee members who choose to attend for their portion of the dinner. Attire for the meeting
is business and for the dinner is business casual.
If you have not already done so, please contact Agnes Thomas at the ICI (202/326-5846
or agnes@ici.org) to confirm your attendance at the September 18th meeting and September 17th
dinner.
We look forward to seeing you in Washington.
Ghassan Hakim Kathleen C. Joaquin
Franklin Templeton Director - Transfer Agency &
Chair International Operations
International Operations Advisory Committee
Attachment (in .pdf format)