Conference Dates: January 11–12, 2010

Approved Continuing Education (CE) Credits*: 12.5 hours**, including one ethics hour

Conference Location: Grand Hyatt New York, New York, NY

Click here to view the Conference At-A-Glance schedule

Click here to download the Conference Brochure

Register online by clicking here.

Program Highlights
Keynote addresses by Robert S. Kapito, director and president of BlackRock; MIT professor Andrew W. Lo, a leading authority on hedge funds; Barry Ritholtz, editor of The Big Picture Blog and author of the popular book, Bailout Nation; and Nouriel Roubini, PhD, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, and chairman of Roubini Global Economics.

Hotel Information
IMCA has reserved a block of rooms at the Grand Hyatt New York, located at 109 E. 42nd Street in New York, NY, at the special group rate of $235 single/double per night. To make your reservation, phone the hotel at 212.883.1234 or 800.233.1234 and mention that you are attending the IMCA 2010 New York Consultants Conference to receive the conference rate. You also may reserve your room online by clicking here. This special rate is available through December 11, 2009; however rooms at this rate are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so early reservations are recommended.

Location and Distance
The Grand Hyatt New York is located at 109 East 42nd Street at Grand Central Terminal. It is nine miles from La Guardia Airport, 18 miles southwest of JFK Airport, and 15 miles northeast of Newark Airport. It also is a short distance from New York's Penn Station.

Travel Arrangements
Cain Travel is the official travel agency for this conference. To make reservations phone 800.346.4747 and reference the 2010 New York Consultants Conference.

Weather and Attire
Attire for the conference is business casual. The average January daytime temperature in New York is 35 degrees Fahrenheit. Nights cool down to 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Please check the weather forecast before traveling.

Conference Bookstore
BreakPoint Books will be selling books by conference speakers and other topics related to the financial services industry.

Audio Recordings
Comhaus will be onsite recording conference sessions. CDs, MP3s, and on-demand audio will be available for purchase after the conference by clicking here. Comhaus can also be reached at 800.694.9747.

Cancellation Policy
All cancellations for conference registration must be received in writing. The registration fee less $50 cancellation fee will be refunded for cancellations postmarked or faxed by December 21, 2009. A 30 percent cancellation fee will be applied for cancellations received between December 22, 2009 and January 4, 2010. No refunds will be granted for cancellations received after January, 4, 2010, or for nonattendance.

Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are sold out! To view a list of current sponsors and exhibitors, click here. For more information on participating in other IMCA conferences, contact Claudia Bieschke via e-mail or by calling 303.850.3074.

*Continuing Education Credits

• CIMA^®/CIMC^® CE Credits—CIMA and CIMC designees will earn up to 12.5** hours of CE credit (including one hour of ethics credit) for attending the entire conference from Monday at 8 AM until Tuesday at 12:35 PM. **Subject to change.
• CPWA^® CE Credits—This conference will offer approximately 4** hours of core topic CPWA CE credit of the total 12.5 available hours, depending on the sessions attended. **Subject to change
• CFP^® CE Credits—CFP Board will accept this conference for CE credits.
• NASBA CPE Credits—IMCA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy as a sponsor of continuing education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority about the acceptance of individual courses. For more details click here.