Notice of International Committee and ICI - EFAMA Meetings and Information for Committee Dinner - May 7 and 8, 2012

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March 19, 2012

TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 7-12
INTERNATIONAL INVESTING SUBCOMMITTEE No. 2-12 RE: NOTICE OF INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE AND ICI - EFAMA MEETINGS AND INFORMATION FOR COMMITTEE DINNER - MAY 7 AND 8, 2012

 

Below, please find information about the May 7-8 meetings of ICI’s International Committee and the Committee dinner. 

Monday, May 7th

International Committee Meeting: The next meeting of ICI’s International Committee will be held on Monday, May 7th, from1-3 p.m. ET in the Institute’s David Silver Conference Room (DSCR), 1401H Street, NW, 12th Floor, Washington, DC.  Lunch will be served prior to the meeting.  At this meeting, we will have a presentation by Christopher Christian, partner at Dechert LLP, on certain similarities and differences between the regulatory frameworks applicable to U.S. mutual funds and UCITS (e.g., use of derivatives).  A more detailed agenda will be sent at a later time.  Please register for this meeting via Cvent at www.ici.org/reg/ic

International Committee Dinner: The annual dinner for International Committee members and international guests attending the Institute’s General Membership Meeting will be held on the evening of Monday, May 7th.  The dinner will be held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road, NW, Washington, DC (the location of GMM), beginning at 6:30 p.m.  Please register for the dinner via Cvent at http://www.cvent.com/d/9cq9p3/4W.

International Operations Advisory Committee Meeting: Committee members are also invited to participate in the International Operations Advisory Committee meeting on Monday, May 7th at the Investment Company Institute.  The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. ET and will end at approximately 12:00 p.m.  Breakfast will be provided.  Please register for the meeting via Cvent at www.ici.org/reg/ioac.

Tuesday, May 8th

ICI/EFAMA Joint Meeting: The annual joint meeting of ICI’s International Committee and the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) will be held the following day, Tuesday, May 8th.  The meeting will be held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.  Representatives of all IIFA fund associations, as well as members of ICI’s International Operations Advisory Committee, have been invited to participate.  The meeting will take place from 9 a.m. until approximately 3 p.m.  Breakfast will be available beginning at 8:30 a.m. and lunch will be served during the meeting.  Topics will include the Volcker Rule, capital markets – changes and reforms, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, as well as other U.S. and EU regulatory priorities impacting asset managers and funds.  A detailed draft agenda will be sent a later time.  Please register for the joint meeting via Cvent at http://www.cvent.com/d/tcq9ps/4W.

Wednesday, May 9th

General Membership Meeting: ICI’s General Membership Meeting will be held on May 9-11.  Like last year, GMM attendees will have access to GMM as well as the Mutual Funds Compliance Programs Conference, the Operations and Technology Conference and the Investment Company Directors Workshop.  This combination of events provides exceptional opportunities to hear from experts and industry leaders on a variety of topics.  Confirmed speakers include Paul Haaga, Chairman of the Board, Capital Research and Management Company; Mellody Hobson, President, Ariel Investments; Mary Schapiro, Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Howard Schultz, Chairman, President, and CEO, Starbucks; and George Lucas, Founder, Producer, and Director, Lucasfilm, Ltd.  Information about GMM, as well as the other ICI conferences being held concurrently, is available at http://gmm.ici.org/index.

If you have any questions about the meetings or the dinner, please contact Ruth Tadesse at 202-326-5836 or rtadesse@ici.org.  We look forward to seeing you in Washington. 

 

Eva M. Mykolenko
Associate Counsel - International Affairs