Preliminary Agenda for IOAC Meeting - September 30, 2010 in Boston & Luxembourg
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September 3, 2010
TO: INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 8-10 RE: PRELIMINARY AGENDA FOR IOAC MEETING - SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 IN BOSTON & LUXEMBOURG
The preliminary agenda for the next meeting of the ICI International Operations Advisory Committee (“IOAC”) is attached for your information. The meeting will take place on Thursday, September 30, 2010 in both Boston and Luxembourg, with the meeting sites linked by video conference. Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) will host the meeting in both locations - 50 Milk Street, Boston, MA, 02109 and 2-8 Avenue Charles De Gaulle, B.P. 403, L-2014, Luxembourg.
In Boston, the meeting will take place from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. ET. Continental breakfast will be provided at the start of the meeting and lunch will be available after the meeting concludes. In Luxembourg, a networking lunch will begin at 12:30 p.m. CET, and the meeting will take place from 2:00-7:00 p.m.
If you have not registered for the IOAC meeting and wish to do so, please register online at http://members.ici.org/reg/ioac as soon as possible. If you have questions about registration or hotel accommodations, please contact Agnes at 202/326-5846 or agnes@ici.org.
Committee Dinners –September 29 in Boston & September 30 in Luxembourg
A Committee dinner will be held in each meeting location. The dinner in Boston will take place on September 29 at 7:00 p.m. ET at a venue to be determined. The dinner in Luxembourg will take place at 7:30p.m. on September 30 at Chez Bacano, which is located at 59, Rue de Clausen, Grund, L-1342 Luxembourg. The restaurant’s telephone number is (352)431840. Attire for the dinner is casual. 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 3 business days in advance in order to receive a refund.
ALFI/NICSA Conference
ALFI and NICSA are co-sponsoring the 19th Annual Global Investment Funds Forum at the Luxembourg Centre de conférence in Kirchberg on September 28 and 29. If you would like more information on the conference program and registration, go to the ALFI website at http://www.alfi.lu/conferences-training/conferences/alfi-nicsa-global-investment-funds-forum.
Hotel Accommodations – Boston & Luxembourg
For those traveling to Boston, we have attached a list of hotels that are in close proximity to BBH’s Milk Street facility. Please contact a hotel directly to make your room reservation.
In Luxembourg, ALFI has offered IOAC members access to the hotel room blocks reserved for the ALFI-NICSA conference, which are in Kirchberg within walking distance of the Centre de conférence. A listing of hotels and room rates, and reservation forms, can be accessed on the ALFI website at http://www.alfi.lu/alfi-conference-accomodation. To reserve a room, please fax your completed reservation form directly to the hotel that you have selected.
BBH’s facility in Luxembourg is a short cab ride from Kirchberg, but if you are traveling to Luxembourg just for the IOAC meeting you may wish to stay at either the Novotel Luxembourg Centre or the Sofitel Luxembourg Le Grand Ducal.
Ghassan G. HakimSenior Vice President
Franklin Templeton Investments
Chairman - International Operations Advisory Committee Diane M. Butler
Director - Transfer Agency
& International Operations