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February 2, 2007
TO: BROKER/DEALER ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 6-07 RE: BDAC MEETING NOTICE-MARCH 21-22, 2007
The next meeting of the Broker/Dealer Advisory Committee will take place on Wednesday, March 21 and Thursday, March 22, 2007 at the Janus Capital Group offices at 151 Detroit Street, Denver, CO 80206. The sessions will take place in the Mount Discovery conference room. Upon arrival, meeting attendees will need to check in at the registration desk before being escorted to the conference room. On Wednesday, March 21, lunch will be served at 12:00 noon, the meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. and conclude at 5:00 p.m. On Thursday, March 22, continental breakfast will be available at 8:15 a.m., the meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m., lunch will be served at noon and the meeting is expected to conclude by 3:00 p.m. Attire for the meetings is business casual.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
We have reserved a block of hotel rooms at the J.W. Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek for the nights of March 20 and 21 at the rate of $209 per night for a single/double room plus tax. To make reservations please call 303/316-2700 and ask for a room in the Investment Company Institute block. Reservations must be made by February 20th to secure the room rate of $209. Cancellations must be made within 72 hours prior to your day of arrival to avoid penalty.
The Cherry Creek Marriott is located at 150 Clayton Lane, Denver, CO 80206. It is a 35 to 40 minute car/cab (approximately 25 miles) from the Denver International Airport. The Cherry Creek Marriott is located next to the Janus offices (a short walk next door). For more information on the hotel, please click on the following link:
http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/DENJW
COMMITTEE DINNER ON MARCH 21
A committee dinner will be held the evening of March 21st. More information about the dinner will be sent to you prior to the meeting. All participants will be billed for their portion of the dinner. Please note that if you confirm attendance for the BDAC dinner and cancel within 48 hours of the scheduled event, you will still be charged for your portion of the pre-arranged event.
AGENDA & RESPONSE FORM
We need to get your input on “shop talk” discussion items and agenda topics for the meeting. Please use the attached form to list your ideas and suggestions or e-mail Kathy Joaquin (kjoaquin@ici.org) or Nino Palermo (Nino_Palermo@capgroup.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.
A meeting response form is attached. Please complete the form and indicate whether or not you or a representative of your firm will be attending the committee meetings on March 21 and 22 and the committee dinner on March 21. Kindly email or fax the completed form to Beth Sumler at esumler@ici.org or 202/326-5853 by March 9, 2007.
We look forward to seeing you in Denver!
Nino Palermo Kathleen C. Joaquin
Vice President Director – Operations & Distribution
American Funds Distributors, Inc.
Chairman – Broker/Dealer Advisory Committee