The inside scoop from FPA Denver 2010 — what do you want to know?

<i>InvestmentNews</i> is off to Denver for the FPA's annual conference
OCT 08, 2010
By  Mark Bruno
InvestmentNews is off to Denver for the FPA's annual conference and is sending three reporters — Jessica Marquez, Davis Janowski and Lisa Shidler — along with editor-in-chief Jim Pavia and deputy editor Fred Gabriel, to cover the event. We're introducing this new blog format to help deliver some insider info from the FPA conference, which kicks off tomorrow, and also from other industry conferences and events in the near future. We'll continue to cover the news and commentary out of these conferences, of course — but there's a lot of color from these events that we feel can highlight right here in this space. If you're not able to make it out to the FPA conference this year, take a look at the agenda and tell us what you'd like to read about from the INsiders who will be on the ground in Denver. Just use the comments field below. If you're planning to be there, feel free to share your thoughts and experiences from the conference in the comments field too. And while you're here, check out some of IN's other popular blogs: Enter the InvestmentNews blog bank. —M.B.

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