Key Takeaways
- • IREI's 2017 Visions, Insights & Perspectives (VIP) Americas conference is a marketing-free, invitation-focused event that enforces a strict ratio of three investment managers to every one investor.
- • Qualified institutional investors, including pension funds, foundations, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and certain government officials, attend complimentary.
- • Investment managers and advisers (other) pay $4,895.00 standard or $4,695.00 early bird (ending September 30); Category 2 fund-of-funds and consultants pay $3,295.00 or $3,095.00 early bird.
- • Attendance requires a current subscription to Institutional Real Estate Americas, and managers are placed on a waiting list once the ratio is met.
- • Cancellations on or before December 1, 2016 receive a full refund less a $350 processing fee; later cancellations receive partial or no refunds.
Summary
Institutional Real Estate, Inc. (IREI) promotes VIP Americas as its flagship event, which it describes as anticipated by the industry's top investment managers, investors and consultants. According to the event materials, the agenda is marketing-free and the audience is capped to preserve a size that supports relationship building. Networking opportunities include roundtable breakout sessions and off-site recreational activities.
The event maintains a strict 3:1 manager-to-investor ratio. Under this policy, fund-of-funds firms that send portfolio managers are counted as investors, while those that send marketing staff are counted as investment managers. Attendee demographics are published in an attendee directory based on confirmed attendees as of January 13, 2017. Because the ratio is capped, registration fills quickly and managers are waitlisted once the ratio is met.
Registration fees vary by category. Qualified institutional investors, defined as individuals at public, corporate or union pension funds, foundations or endowments with real estate investment responsibility, attend at no charge, as do sovereign wealth funds, family offices and specified government officials. Investment managers and advisers pay $4,895.00, or $4,695.00 under the early-bird rate ending September 30. Category 2 registrants, which include fund-of-funds managers and consultants such as Mercer, Callan Associates and Towers Watson, pay $3,295.00, or $3,095.00 early bird. All non-complimentary registrants must be current subscribers to Institutional Real Estate Americas.
The cancellation policy provides a full refund for requests received on or before December 1, 2016, less a $350 processing fee. Requests between December 2 and December 31, 2016 receive a 50% refund, and later requests are ineligible for refunds. IREI does not accept responsibility for travel or hotel costs if it cancels the conference. Photography and video may be captured at the event and used in IREI marketing materials.
The event maintains a strict 3:1 manager-to-investor ratio. Under this policy, fund-of-funds firms that send portfolio managers are counted as investors, while those that send marketing staff are counted as investment managers. Attendee demographics are published in an attendee directory based on confirmed attendees as of January 13, 2017. Because the ratio is capped, registration fills quickly and managers are waitlisted once the ratio is met.
Registration fees vary by category. Qualified institutional investors, defined as individuals at public, corporate or union pension funds, foundations or endowments with real estate investment responsibility, attend at no charge, as do sovereign wealth funds, family offices and specified government officials. Investment managers and advisers pay $4,895.00, or $4,695.00 under the early-bird rate ending September 30. Category 2 registrants, which include fund-of-funds managers and consultants such as Mercer, Callan Associates and Towers Watson, pay $3,295.00, or $3,095.00 early bird. All non-complimentary registrants must be current subscribers to Institutional Real Estate Americas.
The cancellation policy provides a full refund for requests received on or before December 1, 2016, less a $350 processing fee. Requests between December 2 and December 31, 2016 receive a 50% refund, and later requests are ineligible for refunds. IREI does not accept responsibility for travel or hotel costs if it cancels the conference. Photography and video may be captured at the event and used in IREI marketing materials.
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