... overviewTheNorthAmericanForumcoversCanada,Mexico,PuertoRico,theUnitedStates,andEnglishregional-speakingareasoftheCaribbean.LaunchedattheIBA2006 Annual Conference inChicago,theNAFisthefocus for allactivitiesintheregion,andorganisessessionsandaluncheoneventateachIBA Annual Conference for educationandnetworking.FutureplansincludeorganisingconferencesinpartnershipwithotherIBAcommitteesandfora,aswellasotherbarassociationsandlegalorganisationsintheregion.TheForumiscloselyafliatedwiththeLatinAmericanRegionalForumastheregionsaregeographicallyproximateandsharemanyissues.TheaimsoftheNorthAmericanRegionalForumareto:• ... overviewTheInvestmentFundsCommitteeprovidesaconvenientforum for itsmemberstoconsidercurrentdevelopmentsintheglobalinvestmentfundsindustry,includingbothregulatoryandproductdevelopment.Italsoproducesan annual newsletter for itsmembers.Inadditiontoitsprogrammesatthe annual IBAconferences,theCommitteepresentsan annual conference onGlobalisationofMutualFundsnormallyheldinBermudainApril/May–nowinits16thsuccessfulyear.Co-sponsoredbytheNationalInvestmentCompanyServiceAssociation(NICSA),theeventattractsdelegatesfromapproximately30countries.TheCommitteealsohasanestablishedPrivateInvestmentFundsSubcommittee.TheSubcommitteefocusesonspecialisedcollectiveinvestmentvehiclessuchasventurecapital,realestate,hedge,leveragebuy-outandcommodityfunds.Inadditiontoitsprogrammeatthe annual IBAconferences,thesubcommitteeannuallypresentsthePrivateInvestmentFunds Conference normallyheldinLondoneachwinter.This conference isco-sponsoredbythePrivateFundsCommitteeoftheAmericanBarAssociationandisnowinitssixthsuccessful ... overviewTheInvestmentFundsCommitteeprovidesaconvenientforum for itsmemberstoconsidercurrentdevelopmentsintheglobalinvestmentfundsindustry,includingbothregulatoryandproductdevelopment.Italsoproducesan annual newsletter for itsmembers.Inadditiontoitsprogrammesatthe annual IBAconferences,theCommitteepresentsan annual conference onGlobalisationofMutualFundsnormallyheldinBermudainApril/May–nowinits16thsuccessfulyear.Co-sponsoredbytheNationalInvestmentCompanyServiceAssociation(NICSA),theeventattractsdelegatesfromapproximately30countries.TheCommitteealsohasanestablishedPrivateInvestmentFundsSubcommittee.TheSubcommitteefocusesonspecialisedcollectiveinvestmentvehiclessuchasventurecapital,realestate,hedge,leveragebuy-outandcommodityfunds.Inadditiontoitsprogrammeatthe annual IBAconferences,thesubcommitteeannuallypresentsthePrivateInvestmentFunds Conference normallyheldinLondoneachwinter.This conference isco-sponsoredbythePrivateFundsCommitteeoftheAmericanBarAssociationandisnowinitssixthsuccessful...