Fall Committee & Membership Meetings

Wednesday, October 15 - Thursday, October 16, 2014

RSVP Now for ERIC's Fall 2014 Meetings

Featuring a Special 40th Anniversary Celebration of ERISA

Wednesday, October 15:

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Networking Lunch
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm: Ask the Regulators
2:30 pm – 5:30 pm: Health Policy & Retirement Security Committees
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm: ERISA 40th Anniversary Reception at iCi Urban Bistro

Thursday, October 16:

8:30 am – 9:30 am: Breakfast Buffet
9:00 am – 3:00 pm: ERIC's Fall Membership Meeting

Meeting Location:

Bank of America
10th Floor
730 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005-1012

ERISA 40th Anniversary Reception:

Wednesday, October 15 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm

iCi Urban Bistro at the Sofitel Hotel
806 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
http://www.iciurbanbistro.com/

Join ERIC in celebrating the 40th anniversary of ERISA on October 15 and 16 in Washington, DC.

To register for the meeting, click on the "Register Now" link at the top of the page and follow the directions. Note that you will need your username and password to register.

We plan to start on October 15 with a joint “Ask the Government” Session with representatives from the key regulatory agencies charged with overseeing employee-benefit issues, followed by concurrent Health Policy and Retirement Security Committee Meetings. We will follow with a full-day conference on October 16 featuring a look back at the effort to enact the landmark legislation, review how we got to where we are today, and consider where we go from here.

Panels also will cover the latest Congressional, regulatory, and legal developments in health care and retirement policy. Guest speakers will include leading industry and government experts, and panel discussions will include time for member questions and input.

Celebrate at a special ERIC reception honoring the 40th anniversary of ERISA with past supporters and special guests of ERIC who have been influential in ensuring the successful implementation and administration of ERISA for the past 40 years.

All ERIC members are strongly encouraged to participate in these meetings.

Among the featured topics, panels and guest speakers are:

Phyllis Borzi, Assistant Secretary for the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration, and Mark Iwry, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Retirement and Health Policy for the U.S. Treasury Department and Senior Advisor to the Treasury Secretary, are the keynote speakers where they will update members on the latest employee-benefit developments within the Labor and Treasury Departments.

“Ask the Regulators,” featuring officials from the Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Treasury, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Three panels with luminaries from the past, ERIC members and leading benefit experts will review the history, development and impact of ERISA, featuring:

Ian Lanoff, past Administrator of the Labor Department’s Pension and Welfare Benefits Programs, as moderator of “ERISA: Development of a Blockbuster Benefits Law”;

Joe Schiffhouer, Corporate Vice President, Tax and Employee Benefits Law, with FedEx Corporation, as moderator of “The Impact of ERISA on Employee Benefits and Workforce Strategies”; and

Amy Bergner, Managing Director, Human Resource Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers, as moderator of “The Future of Benefits in a Post-ERISA World.”

Winfield Evens of Aon Hewitt will lead a discussion on “white labeling” investments in defined contribution plans.

Challenges in the understanding and implementation of the Affordable Care Act with Andy Anderson, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

The future of consumer directed health care with Paul Fronstin of the Employee Benefits Research Institute and benefit experts from ERIC member companies.

Shared responsibility and reporting under the Affordable Care Act with Alden Bianchi of Mintz Levin, and Richard Stover with Buck Consultants, A Xerox Company.

Register Now:

To register for the meeting, click on the "Register Now" link at the top of the page and follow the directions. Note that you will need your username and password to register.

ERIC Appreciates the Generous Support of:

Aon Hewitt, Bank of America, FedEx, Fidelity, Mercer, Prudential, and Towers Watson.

General Hotel Information:

Please make your hotel reservations early to ensure you have accommodations. For your convenience, below is a list of some of the hotels near Bank of America or you may wish to contact your company’s corporate travel department.

Grand Hyatt Washington
1000 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-582-1234
http://www.grandwashington.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html

The Hamilton Crowne Plaza
1001 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
1-877-270-1393
http://www.ihg.com/crowneplaza/hotels/us/en/reservation/findandbook

J.W. Marriott Washington
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
1-800-393-2503
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasjw-jw-marriott-washington-dc

Sheraton Four Points Hotel
1201 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
1-866-716-8133
http://www.fourpointsdc.com/

Sofitel Hotel
806 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
202-730-8800
http://www.sofitel.com/gb/hotel-3293-sofitel-washington-dc-lafayette-square/index.shtml

Washington Marriott at Metro Center
775 12th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
1-800-393-2510
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasmc-washington-marriott-at-metro-center/

The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center
1400 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
202-429-1700
http://www.westinwashingtondccitycenter.com/

If you have any questions, please contact the ERIC office at 202-789-1400.

We look forward to seeing you in October!

Fall Committee & Membership Meetings

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