March 7, 1995
TO: BOARD OF GOVERNORS No. 35-95
MEMBERS - ONE PER COMPLEX No. 30-95
SEC RULES MEMBERS No. 16-95
INVESTMENT COMPANY DIRECTORS
RE: INVESTMENT COMPANY DIRECTORS WORKSHOP ON APRIL 18
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Enclosed is the final program for the Institutes one-day workshop for fund directors
and trustees at the Hotel Inter-Continental Chicago on April 18.* The workshop is designed
for fund directors who are relative newcomers to the industry and will explore basic questions
of board operations, contractual and regulatory issues, and other aspects of fund governance.
Speakers for the workshop will include John Haire, Chairman of the Committee of
Independent Directors, Dean Witter; Thomas Lemke, General Counsel, Strong/Corneliuson;
Steven Paggioli, Executive Vice President, Wadsworth & Associates; and Richard Phillips,
Partner, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart. Barry Barbash, Director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission’s Division of Investment Management, will discuss SEC inspections and
compliance issues at the workshop luncheon.
Attendance at the workshop is limited to directors, officers and employees of Institute
members. To register, return the registration form attached to the program and the appropriate
fee to the Investment Company Institute. Please make your own hotel reservations by calling
the hotel directly (312/944-4100). A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hotel Inter-
Continental at a special rate of $120, so be sure to mention that you are attending the Institutes
Directors Workshop when you call to make your reservation. The hotel’s cut-off date for
obtaining this rate is March 27, 1995. For further registration information, please contact the
Institute’s Conference Division at 202/326-5968.
Matthew P. Fink
President
Enclosure
* See January 27, 1995 Memorandum to Investment Company Directors, Board of Directors No. 16-95, Members -
One Per Complex No. 10-95 and SEC Rules Committee No. 12-95, enclosing the preliminary workshop program.