This is one of the hedge fund industry's premiere events with a full day of panel sessions and sponsor exhibits, combined with virtual exhibits that will reside on our site for up to one full year.

These sponsors will participate in a lead-generating web-based communications tool bar in HedgeWorld.com's electronic Service Provider Directory. The Energy and Natural Resources Forum is designed to bring together hedge fund professionals who want to meet firms that provide operational and infrastructure support to small, mid-size and large hedge funds.

The attendees represent hedge fund managers and other asset managers who are actively committed to or interested in the rapidly growing hedge fund asset management industry.

The pre-registered and qualified audience will be attracted by HedgeWorld's history of presenting focused and specialized high-quality events. This unique one-day event will allow the targeted audience of decision makers to:

HedgeWorld is the leading news, research and analysis source for the global hedge fund community. Established in 1999 by a consortium of private investors including Tremont Capital Management, HedgeWorld recently was acquired by Lipper Inc, a global provider of mutual fund information and analysis and a wholly owned subsidiary of Reuters. HedgeWorld operates as a business division within Lipper.

HedgeWorld includes proprietary research products such as HedgeWorld's Inside Edge and The Alternative Advantage and the Lipper TASS database, the leading institutional-quality hedge fund database which covers some 6,900 hedge funds. HedgeWorld.com has one of the hedge fund industry's largest Internet communities with over 65,000 registered members in over 125 countries. It also has the largest and most popular electronic directory of services providers with over 2,100 listings.

The company has offices in New York, Chicago and London.

There are opportunities to become a platinum or gold sponsor.

For more information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Jeremy Loeb on (416) 849-1926 x111 or jeremyl@isipublications.com.

Exhibit booths are assigned on a first come, first served basis for new sponsors. Previous sponsors with Lipper HedgeWorld will have the right of first refusal to maintain their booth location from the most recent event.

Once you choose your sponsorship level, an exhibit booth will be assigned and an invoice will be sent to you. Payment in full must be received within ten business days of receipt of the invoice or your space will be automatically canceled.

Although subject to modification, the Exhibit Hall will be open as follows and all events listed will take place in the Exhibit Hall:

For additional information on sponsorships please contact:

(416) 849-1926 x111