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Here's a quick overview of the events surrounding the 2016 annual meeting.  I'll try to update the post as more details become available.  In chronological order ...

 

April 11, 2016

 

Microcap Conference

Organizer: Nate Tobik and Fred Rockwell

Dates: April 11 and April 12, 2016

Time: 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM and 7:30 AM - 7:00 PM

Place: Hilton Downtown, 145 Richmond Street West, Toronto, M5H 2L2

Registration: Free with RSVP

Details: Info

 

Microcap Conference Dinner

Organizer: Nate Tobik and Fred Rockwell

Dates: April 11, 2016

Time: 7:00 PM Start

Place: Hilton Downtown, 145 Richmond Street West, Toronto, M5H 2L2

Registration: RSVP

Details: Info

 

April 12, 2016

 

Ben Graham Centre's Student Stock Picking Competition: Finals

Organizer:  Dr George and the Ben Graham Centre for Value Investing (Ivey Business School, Western University)

Date: April 12, 2016

Time: 8:00 AM to 12.00 PM

Place: Ivey ING Direct Leadership Centre, 130 King Street West, Toronto Ontario, Canada, M5X1A9 (likely)

Registration: Registration

Overview: Info

 

YYX Toronto Value

Organizer:  James East and Norm Rothery

Date: April 12, 2016

Time: 1:30 PM to 4:45 PM

Place: ROMC, 1 Richmond Street West, Suite 800

Registration: Required

Details: Info

 

The Ben Graham Dinner

Organizer: Tscott85

Date: April 12, 2016

Time: 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM (likely)

Place: Joe Badali's Ristorante Italiano & Bar, 156 Front St W, Toronto (likely)

Registration: Please email your name and city (for the nametag) to bengrahamdinner@gmail.com

Details: Info

 

April 13, 2016

 

The Ben Graham Centre’s 2015 Value Investing Conference

Organizer:  Dr George and the Ben Graham Centre for Value Investing (Ivey Business School, Western University)

Date: April 13, 2016

Time: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Place: Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front St W, Toronto ON, Canada, M5J 1E3

Registration: Details

Details: Info

 

Pre-Dinner Happy Hour

Organizer: Sanjeev Parsad, Norm Rothery

Date: April 13, 2016

Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Place: Fairmont Royal York, Conferderation Room #3, 100 Front Street West, Toronto

Registration: Just drop by

 

11th Annual Fairfax Financial Shareholder’s Dinner

Organizer: Sanjeev Parsad, MPIC, COBF

Date: April 13, 2016

Time: 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM (likely)

Place: Fairmont Royal York, Imperial Room - Main Lobby Level, 100 Front Street West, Toronto

Registration: PayPal

Details: Announcement

Note:  Now includes MPIC presentation / meeting

 

April 14, 2016

 

Fairfax Financial AGM

Organizer: Prem Watsa

Date: April 14, 2016

Time: 9:30 AM EST

Place: Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Announcement: Details

 

Fairfax India AGM

Organizer: Prem Watsa

Date: April 14, 2016

Time: 2:00 PM EST

Place: Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Details: Details

 

Let me know if I've missed any other events or important details.  If you want to comment about a particular event, please use the appropriate thread.  This one should just be used for overall scheduling purposes. 

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At the moment, this page is basically a placeholder for next year's events.  As a result, I'll provide only a very rough outline of them for the moment.  If you want to discuss possibilities for next year, please do so in a separate thread.  This one should be used only for overall scheduling purposes.

 

Here's a quick overview of the events surrounding next year's annual meeting.  I'll try to update the post as more details become available.  In chronological order ...

 

Day 1

 

Ben Graham Centre's Student Stock Picking Competition

 

The Deep Value Lunch

 

The Ben Graham Dinner

 

Day 2

 

The Ben Graham Centre’s 2016 Value Investing Conference

 

Pre-Dinner Happy Hour

 

10th Annual Fairfax Financial Shareholder’s Dinner

 

Day 3

 

Fairfax Financial Annual General Meeting

 

MPIC Annual Meeting

 

YYX Toronto Value

 

Let me know if I've missed any other events or important details.  If you want to comment about a particular event, please use the appropriate thread.  This one should just be used for overall scheduling purposes.

 

I hope this qualifies as an important detail!  Do we know the dates yet?

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Quick question - this will be my first time attending the Fairfax dinner/annual meeting (or any annual meeting for that matter) and I don't know if I need to do anything other than show up to both?

 

I paid for my dinner tickets, but all I have to show for it is a line-item on my credit card statement. Do I need to provide proof of purchase or that I'm a shareholder to show up to either?

 

Thanks in advance!

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I paid for my dinner tickets, but all I have to show for it is a line-item on my credit card statement. Do I need to provide proof of purchase or that I'm a shareholder to show up to either?

 

If it's like past years, Sanjeev will have name tags printed up.  So, all you need is some ID. 

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What about the Fairfax annual meeting? Do they require some proof of stock ownership? Registration?

 

It has tightened up a bit over the years, IIRC.  But, I think, the meeting invite you get in the mail should do the trick.  If in doubt, give FFH a call. 

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What about the Fairfax annual meeting? Do they require some proof of stock ownership? Registration?

 

It has tightened up a bit over the years, IIRC.  But, I think, the meeting invite you get in the mail should do the trick.  If in doubt, give FFH a call.

 

I don't think I got anything in the mail in the past or present. I'll have to look at what (if anything) was in the brokerage online voting email or links.

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What about the Fairfax annual meeting? Do they require some proof of stock ownership? Registration?

 

It has tightened up a bit over the years, IIRC.  But, I think, the meeting invite you get in the mail should do the trick.  If in doubt, give FFH a call.

 

I don't think I got anything in the mail in the past or present. I'll have to look at what (if anything) was in the brokerage online voting email or links.

 

Yea...I haven't received anything in the mail either.

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I looked up my past correspondence and it seems that in 2015 the proxy came around this time (March 16-18). So I guess I'll wait a bit longer to see if/when Fido sends it to me and then call Fairfax to ask if I need anything else.

 

Edit: it's gonna be online proxy note anyway, but it might contain everything I need. I'll keep you guys posted. Let me know if you get some info too. ;)

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Got Fairfax voting email from Fido today. Also Fairfax posted proxy circular at http://www.fairfax.ca/Investors/financial-reports-and-filings/financial-reports-and-filings/2015/default.aspx . However, neither of them mention anything about what I need to bring to attend the meeting. So gonna call Fairfax, probably Monday.

 

Thank. I'm in a similar boat - got my Fairfax proxy materials over the weekend, but nothing about what to do to attend the shareholder meeting. Please let me know if you hear back.

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Please note that the Pre-Dinner Happy Hour has been moved to, in Sanjeev's words, "Conferderation Room #3, which is essentially almost directly above the Imperial Room, which makes it convenient for the dinner attendees"

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If anyone wants to get together on the morning of April 13th, please shoot me a PM. Otherwise I'll probably hang out at Art Gallery of Ontario. :) Or if anyone wants to hang out at Art Gallery of Ontario... :)

 

(Yeah I'm aware there's Graham conference, but I am not attending :) ).

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Note we still have some space at Joe Badalli's on the Tuesday April the 12th. Please email ASAP if you want to join. We have investors from Australia to the Cayman Islands to Belgium.

 

Just an informal dinner to get pumped up for the fairfax meeting.

 

The Ben Graham Dinner

Organizer: Tscott85

Date: April 12, 2016

Time: 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Place: Joe Badali's Ristorante Italiano & Bar, 156 Front St W, Toronto

Registration: Please email your first name and city (for the nametag) to bengrahamdinner@gmail.com

 

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Thank you for making the 2016 Lollapalooza a great one!  I always enjoy getting reacquainted with the value family!

 

Please remember that many of the week's events are run by volunteers.  So, share the love and help make next year even better.  Let us know if you'd like to lend a hand next time!     

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