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September 27, 2006
TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 25-06
INTERNATIONAL INVESTING SUBCOMMITTEE No. 21-06
RE: PRELIMINARY AGENDA FOR THE OCTOBER 10, 2006 INTERNATIONAL
COMMITTEE MEETING
A preliminary agenda for the International Committee meeting on Tuesday, October 10th is
attached. We are very pleased to announce that Mr. Ethiopis Tafara, Director of the US Securities and
Exchange Commission’s Office of International Affairs, will join us at the meeting as a guest speaker. This
presents an excellent opportunity for Committee members to discuss the issues that US asset management
firms face in foreign markets with one of the SEC’s leading international experts.
In addition to speaking with Mr. Tafara, we will be discussing the Institute’s international
priorities for 2007 as well as a number of important substantive topics at the meeting, including soft dollar
disclosure and fund governance (two topics on which we will have comment letters to file in October).
One of the benefits of Committee membership is the ability to influence our international priorities and
the specific positions the Institute takes in comment letters. We hope that Committee members will take
advantage of the opportunity this meeting provides in that regard.
Committee members may participate in person in one of three locations:
Washington, D.C. San Mateo, California
Investment Company Institute Franklin Templeton Investments
1401 H Street, N.W. 920 Park Place
David Silver Conference Room, 12th Fl. Executive Board Room, 4th Fl., Building 920
London, England
Franklin Templeton Investments
The Adelphi, 11th Floor
1-11 John Adam Street
Boardroom
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The meeting will begin at 1 pm Eastern time (10 am Pacific time and 6 pm London time).
Lunch will be available in both US locations, prior to the meeting in Washington and following the
meeting in California.
A preliminary agenda and a response form for the meeting are attached. If you plan to attend the
meeting but have not yet replied, please fax the attached response form to us at 202/326-5841 by
Wednesday, October 4, 2006. If you have additional agenda items to suggest, please feel free to contact me
(202/371-5430 or rcg@ici.org) or Glen Guymon (202/326-5837 or gguymon@ici.org).
We look forward to seeing you on October 10.
Robert C. Grohowski
Senior Counsel - International Affairs
Attachment (in .pdf format)