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June 30, 2005
TO: INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 13-05
RE: NOTICE OF IOAC MEETING - SEPTEMBER 15, 2005
The next meeting of the Institute’s International Operations Advisory Committee will
take place on Thursday, September 15, 2005 at State Street Bank Luxembourg, located at 49,
Avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855, Luxembourg. The meeting room is the Petrusse Room, which is
located on the ground floor. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. with continental breakfast,
lunch will be provided and the meeting is expected to conclude at approximately 2:30 p.m. A
tour of the State Street facility will be available to the meeting attendees on Thursday following
the meeting if there is sufficient interest. Attire for the meeting is business. We strongly
encourage your in person participation, as experience has shown that it makes for a more
effective meeting. However, we recognize that international travel can be difficult, so we are
making international dial-in access to the meeting available.
Hotel Accommodations
A block of rooms has been reserved for the evenings of September 14th and 15th at the
Sofitel Luxembourg, which is located at 6 rue du Fort Niedergruenewald – Quartier Europeen
Nord, Luxembourg-Kirchberg. The group room rate is EUR 170 per night. To reserve a room,
please call the Sofitel Luxembourg directly at (+352)437761 and indicate that you are part of
the ICI/SSB group, reference #042665001. You will most likely be asked to fax the group name
and reference number, your name, arrival and departure dates, and credit card information to
the Sofitel Luxembourg at (+352)439195. Please make your hotel reservations as soon as
possible as rooms are limited, but no later than August 11 to receive the group rate.
Committee Dinner
There will be a Committee dinner on Thursday, September 15th at “Oro e Argento,”
located in the Sofitel Luxembourg. 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 dinner is business casual. Please note that if you
confirm attendance for the IOAC dinner and cancel within 48 hours of the scheduled event, you
will still be charged for your portion of the pre-arranged dinner.
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Agenda Items/Committee Projects
The meeting agenda will include a roundtable discussion with European distributors, a
country presentation on France and an update by PwC Europe on tax and regulatory matters.
We would like to get your input on “shop talk” discussion items, other agenda items for the
meeting and future project ideas. Please use the attached form to list your ideas and
suggestions or e-mail Diane Butler (butler@ici.org) or Ghassan Hakim (ghakim@frk.com). Our
experience indicates that if topics are circulated in advance, the value of the discussion is
considerably enhanced. A preliminary agenda and shop talk discussion topics will be
circulated to the committee approximately two weeks before the meeting.
NICSA/ALFI Conference
NICSA and ALFI are co-sponsoring the 14th annual Europe-USA Investment Funds
Forum in Luxembourg on September 13 and 14, 2005. If you would like more information on
the conference program and registration, go to the NICSA website at
http://www.nicsa.org/web/conferences/default.asp.
Fax Response Form by August 11
Please assist us in determining who will be attending the meeting by faxing the attached
form, no later than August 11, to Agnes Thomas at the Investment Company Institute. The fax
number is 202-326-8314 and you can reach Agnes Thomas at 202-326-5846 or at agnes@ici.org.
It is important that all committee members complete and fax back the form regardless of
whether or not you are attending the meeting. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Ghassan G. Hakim Diane M. Butler
Franklin Templeton Director - Transfer Agency
Chair - & International Operations
International Operations Advisory Committee
Attachment (in pdf format)