August 26, 1996
TO: SMALL FUNDS COMMITTEE No. 18-96
SMALL FUNDS MEMBERS No. 10-96
RE: SMALL FUNDS CONFERENCE - NOVEMBER 7-8, 1996
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You are cordially invited to attend the annual Small Funds* Conference which is
scheduled for November 7-8, 1996, at the Ritz-Carlton Naples, Naples, Florida.
For those of you who have been regular attendees at the Spring meeting and annual Fall
Small Funds Conference, you know the importance of these meetings in providing current
information in the areas of SEC rules, tax and pension, operations, marketing and legislation.
The meetings are very casual and open discussion is encouraged as attendees often share
problems and concerns unique to small fund groups. Good ideas are freely exchanged at the
meetings and through the year as friends stay in touch with each other. In addition, this is a
very good opportunity to meet and discuss matters with the Institute’s senior staff. I strongly
urge you to attend and, if you like, bring one of your associates.
As in previous years, suggestions for agenda items are warmly invited and there is a
sheet attached which is devoted to your suggestions. We want to incorporate as many of your
suggested agenda items as possible into the final agenda, so please get them back to us as early
as possible.
The conference will begin on Thursday morning, November 7 and will continue
through lunch on Friday, November 8. There will be a reception and dinner for conference
participants and their spouses/guests on the evening of November 7. Attire for the meetings is
casual, however, some of the hotel restaurants are "jacket required."
The Conference fee for members is $85.00. In addition, there is a $35.00
luncheon/dinner fee for spouses or guests. Please complete the attached green Conference
Registration Form and return it along with the registration fee to the Conference Administrator
at the Institute by Wednesday, October 1, 1996. You will receive a confirmation within two
weeks of sending in your registration form and fee.
Please make your hotel reservations directly with the Ritz-Carlton Naples prior to the
cutoff date of October 1, 1996, by calling 941/598-3300. Be sure to identify yourself as an ICI
Conference attendee in order to receive the group rate of $200.00 single/double per night.
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* Member funds groups with total assets less than $750 million (excluding money market
funds)
For those wishing to extend their hotel stay, the conference rate is valid from three days prior
until three days after the official conference dates, based on availability. The hotel’s address is:
Ritz-Carlton Naples
280 Vanderbilt Beach Road
Naples, Florida 33963
To assist in your travel arrangements, the Institute has arranged for a discount from the
following travel company. To take advantage this, please identify the File Number and the fact
that you are attending an Investment Company Institute meeting:
Delta Airlines 800-241-6760 File # Y2423
Major airline service is available through Southwest Florida International Airport located in
Fort Myers, 30 miles North of the Ritz-Carlton, Naples (average taxi fare - $40 - $50)
Airline Commuter Service is also available through Naples Airport, located 10 miles from
the Ritz-Carlton, Naples (average taxi fare - $20 - $25)
Airport Van Transfers are available by contacting the hotel directly at 941/598-6686 or by
faxing your arrival/departure information to 941/598-6627
A preliminary agenda will be sent to attendees in September. We look forward to seeing
you at the Ritz-Carlton, Naples in the Fall.
Lynne M. Cannon Charles A. Eby
Chairman Investment Company Institute
Attachments
SMALL FUNDS CONFERENCE
Ritz-Carlton Naples
Naples, Florida
November 7-8, 1996
(Please type or print)
NAME:
FIRM:
AGENDA ITEMS SHEET
PRIMARY TYPE OF DISTRIBUTION:
ο Direct Market ο Sales Force ο Other (please describe)
SUGGESTIONS FOR AGENDA:
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Please return this completed form by October 1, 1996:
Jennifer Clark
Investment Company Institute
1401 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202)326-5959 (fax number)
NOTE: To register for the conference, please complete and return the green Conference
Registration Form along with the applicable fees.
SMALL FUNDS CONFERENCE
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
(Hotel Room Reservations must be made directly with the Hotel.)
Ritz-Carlton Naples
Naples, Florida
November 7-8, 1996
PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT
NAME (Conference Registrant/Attendee)
FIRM
ADDRESS
CITY
TELEPHONE NO: FAX NO.
REGISTRATION FEE:
$85.00 for each Conference Registrant/Attendee
$35.00 for each spouse or guest
Name of Spouse or Guest:
TOTAL FEES: $ (check enclosed)
_____ Please check here if you need services due to a disability
_____ Please check here if you have special dietary needs
Please return this completed green registration form by October 1, 1996 to:
Conference Administrator
Investment Company Institute
1401 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202)326-5968 (phone)
Note: Make room reservations directly with the Ritz-Carlton Naples by calling 941/598-3300
and identifying yourself as an ICI Conference attendee.