Professional Development for Managers Level 3 Bermuda Employers Council. BEC Members $465. Non Members $515. Mutual Gains Bargaining & Negotiating. Reid House, 31 Church Street. Register for classes at emp.orgbec.bm or call 295-5070

British Red Cross chief executive Sir Nicholas Young will be the keynote speaker on September 19 at 12.30 p.m. in the Mid-Ocean Amphitheatre at the Fairmont Southampton Resort. Call Mike Hardy at 505-9893 or go to www.bermudacaptive.bm for more information.

Stepping Into Supervision & Management Level 1 Bermuda Employers Council.

BEC Members $695 / Non Members $770. Learn to motivate, communicate and orientate. Reid House, 31 Church Street. Register for classes at emp.orgbec.bm or call 295 - 5070

Smart Money Decisions for Financially Ambitious Women Speaker: Robert Lyons, Financial Consultant. Sponsored by Emerald Financial Group. 12.30 to 1.30 p.m. Chamber of Commerce board room.

12.15 - 2.p.m. Harbourview Ballroom at The Fairmont Hamilton Princess.

Presentation of certificates, diplomas, subject prizes and scholarships. Keynote speaker: Laurie Orchard, ARe, CPCU.

During this session participants will learn about IBM/Lotus portal solutions, workplace forms, corporate instant messaging and collaboration tools that drives down costs in any size company.

The event will be held at Elbow Beach Hotel on Friday September 22, in Saloon B, from 9:00-3:00. Lunch will be served at 12.30 p.m. Admittance is free with RSVP and we will have an IPOD give-a-way.

Space is limited, so please confirm your attendance to Dave Medley at 298-1288 or email at dmedleybm.ibm.com as soon as possible.

BUEI at 1.30 p.m.

Ariel Re chairman Don Kramer will be the keynote speaker on October 9 at the association?s31st annual meeting at the association?s 37th annual meeting at the Fairmont Southampton Princess Hotel, Bermuda.

The conference will also feature an Insurance Executive Roundtable, comprised of Susan Patschak, COO, Endurance Specialty; Fiona Luck, Chief of Staff for XL Capital and Karen Clark, President and CEO of AIR Worldwide.

Dr. Robert Hartwig, Executive Vice President and Chief Economist of the Insurance Information Institute will provide a ?Year in Review? of the industry and Ken Feinberg, Esq., will provide a presentation on ?The World Trade Center - 5 Years Later.?

Hawksmere Conference. Fairmont Hamilton Princess.

Hawksmere are proud to present for the 20th year, the longest established and most successful industry event for leading experts in the insurance and reinsurance field.

Baden Baden, Germany Meeting.

www.badendirectoryonline.co.uk/asp/index1024.asp

American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (25th Annual ASHRM)

ASHRM. San Diego, California. www.ashrm.org

Goldman Sachs Asset Management?s Annual Conference Bermuda Reinsurers

November 2.

Fairmont Hamilton Princess, Hamilton contact: charles.fullergs.com

Westin Seattle, 1900 5th Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101, 206-728-1000 www.pciaa.net

Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI)

Westin Seattle, 1900 5th Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101, 206-728-1000 www.pciaa.net

16th World Captive and Alternative Risk Financing Forum (WCF)

@EDITRULE:If you would like to have an event listed in the business calendar, please call Robin Holder on 278-0148 or rholderroyalgazette.bm