The 4th Annual New England Public Employee Retirement Systems Forum brings together public pension funds and investment consultants from Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island,Vermont, and New Hampshire. The conference will be held October 2-3 in Boston, Massachusetts and aims to provide public pension systems of the New England region a forum to share experiences and information related to pension management strategies. Topics to be discussed include portfolio management, investment strategies, new asset classes, changes in the U.S. economy and legislation that affects public funds and their beneficiaries which combine to provide a dynamic forum.