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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Committee members,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Estate and Gift Tax Committee will meet in Colorado Springs on Saturday, June 16, from  2:45pm –5:15pm.  Materials for the committee meeting have been posted to the ACTEC website.  You can access them directly here:  <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.actec.org/private/ACTECSummer2012/EstGift/EstGiftSummer2012CommitteeMaterials.pdf">http://www.actec.org/private/ACTECSummer2012/EstGift/EstGiftSummer2012CommitteeMaterials.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Please note – The ACTEC Committee Reimbursement Policy has been changed:<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'>The Board of Regents voted in Miami to discontinue committee reimbursements for Regular and International Fellows beginning with the 2012 Summer Meeting in Colorado Springs.  ACTEC will continue to reimburse Academic Fellows up to $600 for travel expenses incurred while attending committee meetings during the Summer and Fall Meetings.  Academic Fellows who serve on a committee will receive a committee reimbursement form with their registration materials when they check in at the ACTEC Registration desk.  Lou Mezzullo provided information regarding the decision to discontinue committee reimbursements in his President’s Message, which can be found on the front page of the private side of the ACTEC Website, or by clicking the following link:  <a href="http://www.actec.org/private/freeform/page.asp?PageID=883">President’s Message</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Donna Braman<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei","sans-serif";color:#404040'>Donna Braman </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#404040'>s</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei","sans-serif";color:#404040'> Director, Committees and CLE </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#404040'>s</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei","sans-serif";color:#404040'> THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF TRUST AND ESTATE COUNSEL </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#404040'>s</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei","sans-serif";color:#404040'> 901 15th Street, NW,  Suite 525 </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#404040'>s</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei","sans-serif";color:#404040'> Washington, DC  20005 </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#404040'>s</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei","sans-serif";color:#404040'> DD (202) 684-8454 </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#404040'>s</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei","sans-serif";color:#404040'> Mobile (703) 864-4857 </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#404040'>s</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei","sans-serif";color:#404040'> Fax (202) 688-0264 </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#404040'>s</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei","sans-serif";color:#404040'> <a href="mailto:donna.braman@actec.org">donna.braman@actec.org</a> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#404040'>s</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei","sans-serif";color:#404040'> <a href="http://www.actec.org/">www.actec.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>