SRI IN THE ROCKIES
A Special Invitation
to A Very Special Conference
Early Registration Discount Ends as of July 20th
SRI in the Rockies is the national gathering of the U.S. socially
responsible investment industry. As a member of this extraordinary
community of people and organizations working to weave social
justice and environmental sustainability into the fabric of our
global economy, we hope you will choose to join us for the 12th
annual SRI in the Rockies Conference.
This year’s prestigious
gathering of professionals, practitioners and organizations will
begin with cocktails and networking late Sunday afternoon, September
9th. We will work and learn and plan and dance together through
noon on Wednesday, September 12th. We invite you to join us for
a few days at the Sheraton El Conquistador Resort and Country
Club in Tucson, Arizona.
The early payment discount
of $90 will disappear on July 20, 2001. Act now to take advantage
of early registration discount pricing. Registration forms and
checks postmarked on or before July 20th will qualify for the
discount.
SRI in the Rockies
is produced by First Affirmative Financial Network in partnership
with the Social Investment Forum. The generous sponsorship of
many social investment industry service providers makes this conference
exceptionally affordable. The conference is open to all practitioners
and investment professionals who feel they could benefit from
an outstanding series of educational sessions and from a focused
opportunity to network with hundreds of other like-minded individuals
and organizations.
Paul Ray, author of
Cultural Creatives: How 50 Million People Are Changing the World,
will be with us in Tucson. His research into the Cultural Creative
“world view” has been extraordinarily helpful in nderstanding
the huge and largely untapped market for social investment services.
Federal Reserve Board Governor, Ned Gramlich, will also be joining
us for a short
time to provide us with an update on the economy and Fed policies.
As in years past, the
agenda will offer two tracks. The “professional track”
will focus on investment topics and practice management issues.
Within our “social issues” track we will be featuring
a panel of high level executives from Coke, IBM and Merck who
will discuss “Fortune 500 Perspectives on Corporate Social
Responsibility.” There will be a
stimulating presentation on “New Theories of Fiduciary Responsibility”
which will feature the authors of a new book entitled Fiduciary
Capitalism. Of course, there will be a session on Shareholder
Advocacy, and the Social Investment Forum will preview the launch
of its One Percent in Community
Campaign.
The 2001 SRI Service
Award will be presented at the conference again this year. We
will also announce the winner of the social investment industry’s
Moskowitz Prize for excellence in academic research. And once
again, the conference will host the Social Investment Forum’s
annual membership meeting. Look for the release of the Forum’s
2001 Trends Report. It
promises to be an extraordinary year for the social investment
industry and for SRI in the Rockies.
You will find a Registration
Form attached that you can use to reserve your place at the conference.
Or you can register online at www.sriintherockies.com. Your registration
fee includes attendance at all
sessions, receptions, breaks, social events, nine meals (dinner
on Sunday through lunch on Wednesday), taxes and gratuities. Your
entire registration fee is due before July 20, 2000 in order to
receive the early payment discount.
You will need to make
travel and hotel arrangements separately from your conference
registration. To make your hotel reservations, call the Sheraton
directly at 1-800-325-7832. Be sure to mention that you are with
the “SRI in the Rockies group” so that you receive our
group discount.
The Sheraton El Conquistador
Resort and Country Club is about 40 minutes from the Tucson airport
and approximately a 90-minute drive from the Phoenix
airport. Several airlines provide direct service to both Tucson
and Phoenix.
Complete and return
a registration form, along with your registration fee to SRI in
the Rockies, P.O. Box 6904, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80934.
And
please feel free to call with questions.
A few sponsorship opportunities
are still available. If you are interested, please call for more
information. You will find links to all conference sponsors and
to the Sheraton El Conquistador at www.sriintherockies.com.
Watch the website as
the conference agenda evolves and becomes finalized over the next
few weeks.
We expect nearly 450
participants in the 2001 SRI in the Rockies Conference. We hope
you will be one of them! We look forward to seeing you in Tucson,
September 9-12, 2001.
Sincerely, Steve
Steven J. Schueth
President, First Affirmative
Financial Network, LLC
Director, Social Investment
Forum
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