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February 27, 2008
TO: INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 4-08 RE: NOTICE OF IOAC MEETING - MAY 5-7, 2008
The next meeting of the Institute’s International Operations Advisory Committee (“IOAC”) will take place on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 in the David Silver Conference Room (“DSCR”) at the Investment Company Institute, 1401 H St., N.W., 12th Floor, Washington, D.C. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. with continental breakfast and the meeting is expected to conclude at approximately 12:00 p.m. The ICI International Committee (“IC”) has been invited to join us for our meeting. Attire for the meeting is business.
The IOAC will then have a joint lunch with the International Committee and has been invited to participate in the International Committee meeting in the DSCR immediately following lunch. That meeting is expected to conclude at approximately 3:00 p.m.
On May 7th, the IOAC has been invited to participate in a meeting with both EFAMA and the International Committee. The meeting will take place in the DSCR beginning with continental breakfast at 8:00 a.m. and is expected to conclude by noon. Lunch will be provided.
Online Meeting Registration
Please register for the IOAC meeting, dinner and associated events online via Cvent at http://members.ici.org/reg/ioac. Committee members (or their substitutes) electing to attend the Committee dinner will pay a flat amount of $85.00 via credit card as part of the registration process. If you have questions about registration, please contact Agnes Thomas at 202/326-5846 or agnes@ici.org.
Hotel Accommodations
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Donovan House, 1155 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20005 for the evenings of May 5th and 6th at a rate of $ 335.00 per night. To make reservations, please call the hotel at (202) 737-1200 and indicate that you are part of the Investment Company Institute group. Please make your hotel reservations as soon as possible as rooms are limited, but no later than April 5th to receive the group rate. Reservations must be cancelled 48 hours in advance of arrival to avoid penalty.
If you are staying on for the ICI General Membership Meeting, you may want to stay at the conference hotel, which is the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road, NW, Washington, D.C. 20008. The phone numbers for the Marriott Wardman Park are (202) 328-2000 or (800) 228-9290.
Committee Dinner –May5
The Committee dinner will be held on Monday, May 5th at 7:00 p.m. at Brasserie Beck, which is located at 1101 K Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20005. The restaurant’s phone number is 202-408-1717. The dinner will cost $85.00 per person, which you will pay at the time that you register via Cvent. Attire for the dinner is business casual. Kindly note that if you confirm attendance for the IOAC dinner and cancel within 48 hours of the scheduled event, we will not be able to refund your payment.
Agenda Items/Committee Projects
We would like to get your input on “shop talk” discussion items, Committee project ideas and agenda items for the IOAC meeting. Please use the space provided in Cvent 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.
Ghassan G. Hakim
Senior Vice President
Franklin Templeton Investments
Advisory Committee Diane M. Butler
Director - Transfer Agency
& International Operations