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August 9, 2010
TO: BROKER/DEALER ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 32-10 RE: BDAC MEETING NOTICE - OCTOBER 20-21, 2010
The next meeting of the Broker/Dealer Advisory Committee will take place on Wednesday, October 20 and Thursday, October 21, 2010 at the Janus offices at 151 Detroit Street, Denver, CO 80206. The sessions will take place in the Mount Discovery conference room. Please check in with security on the first floor before proceeding to the conference room. On Wednesday, October 20, lunch will be served at 12:00 p.m., the meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. and conclude at 5:00 p.m. On Thursday, October 21, 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 2:00 p.m. Attire for the meeting is business casual.
Hotel Accommodations
A block of rooms have been reserved at the J.W. Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek located at 150 Clayton Lane, Denver, CO 80206 for the evenings of October 19th and 20th at a rate of $229.00 per night. It is approximately a 35 to 40 minute car/cab ride from the Denver International Airport. To make reservations, please call the hotel at (303) 316-2700 and indicate that you are an Investment Company Institute Company attendee. Please make your hotel reservations as soon as possible as rooms as limited. All reservations must be guaranteed by September 28, 2010 to receive the block room rate. Reservations must be cancelled 24 hours prior to the day of arrival to avoid penalty. For more information on the hotel, please click on the following link:
http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/DENJW
Committee Dinner
The committee dinner will be held on the evening of Wednesday, October 20. More information regarding the dinner will be forthcoming. The reception will begin at 6:30 p.m. with dinner being served at approximately 7:30 p.m. Committee members (or their substitutes) electing to attend the committee dinner will pay a standard amount of $98.00 via credit card as part of the registration process. Please note that if you confirm attendance for the BDAC dinner and cancel within 3 business days of the scheduled event, you will be charged the $98.00. Attire for the dinner is business casual.
Online Registration
Please register for the Broker/Dealer Advisory Committee Meeting and associated dinner online via Cvent at http://members.ici.org/reg/bdac. Please note that the only way to register for the BDAC meeting and dinner is through the Cvent link above. If you have questions about registration, please contact Raquel Canales at 202-326-5970 or Raquel.canales@ici.org
Agenda Items/Committee Projects
We want your input on agenda items, "shop talk" discussion items and future BDAC projects for the meeting. Please use the space provided in Cvent to list your ideas and suggestions or e-mail Kathy Joaquin at kjoaquin@ici.org. Our experience indicates that if topics are circulated in advance, the value of the discussion is considerably enhanced.
We look forward to seeing you in Denver!
Nino PalermoVice President
American Funds Distributors, Inc.
Chairman – Broker/Dealer Advisory Committee Kathleen C. Joaquin
Director – Operations & Distributions