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January 14, 2010
TO: INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 1-10 RE: NOTICE OF IOAC MEETING - MARCH 2, 2010 IN DUBLIN
The next meeting of the Institute’s International Operations Advisory Committee (“IOAC”) will take place on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 in Dublin, Ireland. The meeting will take place at State Street International (Ireland) Limited, which is located at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2. We will begin with a networking lunch at 12:00 p.m. GMT, and the meeting will take place from 1:30-7:00 p.m. GMT. There will be a Committee dinner following the meeting at a venue to be determined.
We are not providing a video conference site in Washington, D.C., as we did not receive enough interest, but we are planning to offer teleconferencing for those IOAC members that are not able to travel or to send a colleague in their place.
Online Meeting Registration
Please register online to attend the IOAC meeting and dinner by February 5, 2010 by using the web link at http://members.ici.org/reg/ioac. If you would like to join the meeting via teleconference, please register for that option online as well so that we can include you on the list of expected meeting attendees. If you have questions about registration, please contact Agnes Thomas at 202/326-5846 or agnes@ici.org.
Hotel Accommodations
We have not reserved a block of rooms at one hotel, but instead are providing a link to hotels that are in close proximity to State Street’s facility –as follows: http://www.cwthotel.com/statestreethotels/pc1041.htm.
The Clarion, the Alexander and the Westin Hotel come with good recommendations, and are all about a 15-minute walk or a five-minute taxi ride from State Street’s office. Please contact one of the hotels directly to make your room reservation. If you are having difficulty securing a hotel room, please let Agnes know.
Committee Dinner –March 2
A Committee dinner will be held on Tuesday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. GMT at a venue to be determined. The dinner will cost $85.00 per person, which you will pay at the time that you register for the IOAC events online. Kindly note that if your plans change and you are unable to join us for dinner, you must cancel more than 72 hours in advance in order to receive a refund.
Agenda Items/Committee Projects
We would like to get your input on “shop talk” discussion items, agenda topics and project ideas for the IOAC. Please use the space provided online to list your ideas and suggestions or email Diane Butler (butler@ici.org) or Ghassan Hakim (ghakim@frk.com). A final agenda will be circulated to the Committee approximately two weeks before the meeting.
Ghassan G. Hakim
Senior Vice President
Franklin Templeton Investments
Chairman - International Operations Advisory Committee Diane M. Butler
Director - Transfer Agency & International Operations