NEW YORK, May 8, 2006 — Information Management Network (IMN) is proud to announce that it has confirmed participants from the 8 largest pension funds in Illinois for its inaugural Illinois PERS Summit. These 8 funds represent assets of over $98 billion. The conference already features participation of 31 pension fund representatives from 18 different Illinois pension plans with more confirming each day. The event will take place at the Downtown Marriott in Chicago on June 5-6, 2006.
Working with an Advisory Board comprised of senior trustees and staff of various state, city, fire, police and teachers’ pension systems, the program addresses investment, fiduciary, corporate governance and legislative concerns of Illinois’ public funds while ensuring the highest quality education for the enhancement of pension fund management. IMN expects more than 200 attendees to participate in this conference. IMN believes that this emphasis on timely and relevant topics germane to the Illinois pension plan community has resulted in the involvement of the plans below:
— Teachers’ Retirement System of State of Illinois
— Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
— State Universities Retirement System
— Public School Teachers’ Pension & Retirement Fund of Chicago
— Illinois State Board of Investment
— Chicago Municipal Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund
— Chicago Policeman’s Annuity & Benefit Fund
— Laborers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago
— Firemen’s Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago
— Metro Water Reclamation District Retirement
— Cook County Pension Fund
— Oak Park Police & Fire Pension System
— Evanston Police Pension Fund
— Vernon Hills Police Pension Fund
— Addison Illinois Police Pension Fund
Further, participation in the event involves speakers from three of the top Chicago-based consulting firms, many thought-leading asset managers, banks, law firms and other service providers. There are currently 17 sponsoring companies, including JPMorgan; Ariel Capital Management, LLC; Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C.; and Chicago Board Options Exchange, among others.
Following the conference on June 5th, a cocktail reception will also be held at the gallery overlooking the trading floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, one of the world’s largest exchanges.
Since 1994, IMN has presented executive-level conferences of the highest quality to the institutional finance and investment markets worldwide, each one a carefully packaged event combining excellent educational sessions with ideal networking opportunities. With conferences now held in over thirty cities around the globe, IMN has become a leading global provider of information. For more information on the "Illinois PERS" Summit, visit http://www.imn.org/etm864/pr.
To register for this event:
If you are a pension fund, please contact Gina Dzurenda at 212-901-0602 or .
If you are an asset manager, please contact Bridget Maroney at 212-224-3304 or .
If you are a member of the press, please contact Erica Kirwan at 212-901-0546 or .
