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April 6, 2006
TO: BROKER/DEALER ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 15-06
RE: BDAC MEETING NOTICE - MAY 16-17, 2006
The next meeting of the Broker/Dealer Advisory Committee will take place on Tuesday, May
16 and Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at the Hilton Washington Hotel located at 1919 Connecticut
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. On Tuesday, May 16, lunch will be served at 12:00 p.m. and the
meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. and conclude at 5:00 p.m. On Wednesday, May 17, continental
breakfast will be available at 8:15 a.m. and the meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. Lunch will be served at
noon and the meeting is expected to conclude by 2:00 p.m. Attire for the meetings is business.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
We have reserved a block of rooms at the Hilton Washington for the nights of May 15 and 16
at the rate of $233 single/double, or towers room rate of $270 plus tax. To make reservations, please
call 202-483-3000 or 800-445-8667 and ask for a room in the Investment Company Institute block.
PLEASE MAKE YOUR HOTEL RESERVATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS ROOMS
ARE LIMITED. If you plan to attend the ICI’s General Membership Meeting on May 17-19, the same
room block and room rates apply. Reservations must be made by April 19th to secure the room block
rates. Cancellations must be made 24 hours prior to day of arrival to avoid penalty.
COMMITTEE DINNER ON MAY 16
A committee dinner is being arranged for the evening of May 16th. Further details on the dinner
will be forthcoming. Please help us determine the head count for the dinner reservation by filling out
the attached form and returning it to us soonest. Kindly take note that the Institute’s policy is to bill
individual committee members who choose to attend for their portion of the dinner. If you confirm
attendance for the 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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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
We hope that you will stay after the BDAC meeting to attend the ICI’s General Membership
Meeting. Please let us know on the attached response form if you are attending and we will pick up your
badges for you. Badges will be handed out at the end of the BDAC meeting on May 17. If you wish to
register for the conference, you may do so by registering online at http://conferences.ici.org.
COMPLETE REGISTRATION FORM BY APRIL 28
Please complete the attached response form and fax to Agnes Thomas at 202/326-8314 no later
than April 28th.
We look forward to seeing you in Washington, DC in May!
Nino Palermo Kathleen C. Joaquin
Vice President Director – Operations &
American Funds Service Company Distribution
Chairman – Broker/Dealer Advisory Committee
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