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December 18, 2012
TO: INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 23-12 RE: INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICE - MARCH 5, 2013
The next meeting of the ICI International Operations Advisory Committee (“IOAC”) will take place on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at the Investment Company Institute, 1401 H Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20005 and Franklin Templeton Investments, The Adelphi, 1-11 John Adam Street, 11th floor, London WC2N 6HT. At the U.S. site, the meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. ET and conclude at approximately 2:00 p.m. ET. Continental breakfast and lunch will be served. In the U.K. the meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. GMT and conclude at approximately 7:00 p.m. GMT. Lunch will be provided in advance of the meeting.
Committee Dinner
The ICI will host a Committee dinner for the meeting attendees in Washington D.C. on Monday, March 4 at 7:00 p.m. ET at a venue to be selected. There will be a cost of $98.00 for the dinner, which you will pay at the time that you register. Please note that ICI has recently raised its dinner rate to keep up with restaurant costs. Attire for the dinner is business casual.
Online Meeting Registration
Please register for the IOAC meeting, dinner and associated events by February 1, 2013. Registration can be accomplished online at www.ici.org/reg/ioac. Committee members (or their substitutes) electing to attend the Committee dinner will pay the fee via credit card as part of the registration process. Kindly note that if your plans change and you are unable to join us for dinner, you must cancel 3 business days in advance in order to receive a refund.
Hotel Accommodations
Here are two hotels that are in close proximity to the ICI offices in Washington:
Sofitel (Lafayette Park), 805 15th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 730-8800
http://www.sofitel.com
JW Marriott, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20004
(202) 393-2000
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasjw-jw-marriott-washington-dc
Here are a few hotels within walking distance of the Franklin Templeton offices in London:
The Savoy, Strand, London WC2N 5HX (£255 – FT rate for a superior room)
(888) 265-0533 or +44 (0) 20 7836 4343
http://www.fairmont.com/savoy-london
One Aldwych, London WC2B 4BZ (£215 – FT rate for a standard room)
+44 (0) 20 7300 0500
http://www.onealdwych.com/home.aspx
Club Quarters Trafalgar Square, 8 Northumberland Ave, London WC2N 5BY
(44) 20 7839 9333
http://www.clubquarters.com/loc_londonTrafalgar.php
Please make your reservations directly with the hotel of your choice. If you have questions about the online meeting registration or have difficulty reserving a hotel room, please contact Valencia Paige at 202/326-5846 or valencia.paige@ici.org.
Agenda Planning Group
If you would like to participate on the agenda planning group for this IOAC meeting, please e-mail Diane Butler at butler@ici.org. We will hold a planning call in January. You may also suggest future agenda items, “shop talk” discussion topics and Committee projects by using the space provided in the online registration form. A preliminary meeting 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