October 3

Intermediate Business English with facilitator Liz Jones. This course is designed for business communicators who have a grasp of English grammar and mechanics but who nevertheless find it difficult to write clearly and concisely. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers' Council: $330 Non Member: $385. For more information visit www.bec.bm

October 5

PricewaterhouseCoopers and Sedgwick's Third Annual Hot Topics Seminar for the Bermuda Insurance Market, Wednesday, 5 October at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

October 4 & 5

Dynamic Communication with facilitator Stuart Doyle. This seminar will give participants the understanding and ability to apply behaviourally-based communication. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers' Council: $ 465 Non Member: $515. www.bec.bm

October 5,7, 12 and 14

Insurance Induction Seminar for New Employees at the Bermuda Insurance Institute. This four-morning seminar is scheduled to be the last induction for 2005. This in-depth seminar, taught by industry professionals, is targeted towards those with little or no knowledge of the industry. It is intended to provide a good overview of the Bermuda Insurance Market starting with the basics of insurance and delving into more specific topics such as captives and reinsurance. Call 295-1596 or visit www.bii.bm.

October 6

Corporate Philanthropy Strategy with facilitator Michelle St. Jane. Strategic Philanthropy focuses on enabling your company to improve the decision-making process with regard to philanthropic and charitable giving. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers Council: $330 Non Member: $385. www.bec.bm

October 7

Project Management with facilitator Angela Brangman enables managers to lead teams to successfully execute top priorities and goals that must be accomplished with total excellence. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers Council: $375 Non Member: $425. For more information visit www.bec.bm

October 10

Retirement Planning Workshop with facilitator Doris DeCosta. For people in the workforce who would like to plan ahead and have an action plan for retirement, and/or anyone who is on the verge of retirement and would like to have an insight into what to expect. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers Council: $210 Non Member: $260. For more information visit www.bec.bm

October 11

2005 Captive Insurance Companies Association's Fall Meeting at the Westin Atlanta Airport Hotel, Georgia. This will be a premier networking opportunity from the first and best source of unbiased information, knowledge and leadership for captive insurance decision making that will offer a lot.

CICA members go free, $150 for a non-member from a captive or risk retention group if they register before September 19. Contact CICA on (952) 928-4655.

October 10-13

Bermuda International Business Association's International Business Week 2005 at the Chamber of Commerce. Your Purpose, Your Life Make Your Mark on October 10, lunch and learn from 11.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Topics include getting that degree on line, do you really need an MBA and how to find your dream job.

October 11 How to sessions from noon to 1.p.m. Topics include: Resumes: Is your resume working for you?, the resume secrets employers love and job seekers rarely use, the fine line between marketing and lying in your resume. Interviewing: ace those interviewing questions.

Human Resource Secrets, Smart interview moves, Dressing for the job interview, What you should never say in an interview.

On October 13, Can You Relate? from noon to 1 p.m. These topics will support working parent and child relationships and how to cope with work related issues within the family unit. Topics: Supporting each other with work related issues i.e. conflicting co-workers or boss, how to cope with redundancy or termination within the family and encouraging advancement i.e. promotions, furthering education. For further information contact Jamela Daniels BIBA Local events co-ordinator at 292-0632, fax at 292-1797 or at jdanielsbiba.org

October 18-19

Handling Difficult People Conflict Resolution with facilitator Stuart Doyle is designed for human resource professionals, managers and supervisors and anyone interacting with "difficult" others. You will learn to identify the issues that need to be solved, how the style of the participants support or distract from the process, skills to use for winning results and specific techniques to use in different situations. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers' Council: $485 Non Member: $525. For more information visit www.bec.bm

October 18-19

Hawksmere 19th International reinsurance congress from October 19 to 21 at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess. This year's conference will focus on regulation and how global practices have had major impacts on both individual companies and the reinsurance market as a whole. Go to www.hawksmere.co.uk for more information.

October 20

Conyers Dill & Pearman Offshore Funds Roundtable Studios 1,2, & 3 at the W Times Square, 1567 Broadway, New York, NY 10036. 5.30 p.m. Roundtable, 6.15 Cocktails. This session will include an update on the funds environment in Cayman, Bermuda and BVI as well as a discussion of contemporary issues such as the perils of side letters, the enforceability of penalty clauses and the registration of Hedge Fund Managers with the SEC. The participants will be the heads of the fund practices for CD&P: Anthony Whaley (Bermuda), Robert Briant (BVI) and Rick Finlay (Cayman). NY State CLE Board: Application for accreditation of this programme in New York is currently pending. To register or for further information, contact Ross Webber at rdwebbercdp.bm

October 20

The Four Disciplines of Execution with facilitator Martha Kirkland and/or Richard James enables managers to lead teams to successful execute on top priorities, goals that must be accomplished with total excellence. Cost Member: $375 Non Member: $425. For more information visit www.bec.bm.

October 20

OWIT Networking lunch at 12:30 p.m. at TBA. The Organization of Women in International Trade would be delighted to welcome any new faces to our next networking lunch. The cost is $42.50 and includes a three course meal. E-mail director of membership Corinne Hewson at chewsonlogic.bm for further information.

October 20

The four disciplines of execution at the Bermuda Employers' Council. This course enables managers to lead successful teams to execute on top priorities and goals that must be accomplished. The cost is $375 for BEC members and $425 for non-members. For more info go to www.bec.com.

October 21

Managing Time for Effective Performance with facilitator Stuart Doyle is for anyone who never seems to have enough time to do everything should attend this program. If you reduce your staffs' wasted time by just five minutes each hour, your productivity would increase 8.3 percent. This means that you could accomplish more with the same number of employees or do the same amount of work with a leaner staff. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers Council: $365 Non Member: $405. For more information visit www.bec.bm.

October 27

Platinum will release its third quarter earnings after the close of the US markets. The company will discuss its financial results on Friday, October 28 at 7 a.m. Bermuda Time. The call can be accessed by dialling 913-981-5510.

October 21 & November 1

How to measure profits and costs across the supply chain on October 21 and November 1 at the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club. The guest speaker will be Gary Cokins, strategist from the SAS Institute. Mr. Cokins is an internationally recognised expert, speaker and author in advanced cost management and performance improvement systems. The cost is $650 if registered before September 30th and $750 after. To register call 296-3408, Ext. 1440 or 292-7387 or email pmabibl.bm, This conference is sponsored by the Purchasing Management Association of Bermuda.

October 27-28

Aspen Insurance Holdings will release its 2005 Third Quarter results following the closing of the US markets on October 27 and host conference call on October 28 at 8.30 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its financial results.

he conference call will be webcast live on the Investor section of Aspen's web

site, which is located at http://www.aspen.bm.

Chris O'Kane, Chief Executive Officer, and Julian Cusack, Chief Financial Officer, will review Aspen's third quarter 2005 financial results. Following their review, questions will be taken from registered analysts and investors. The conference call is expected to last approximately one hour.

Investors may participate in the live conference call by dialling 800-473-6123 (toll-free domestic US) or 973-582-2706 (international); conference ID: 6542523.

Please call to register at least ten minutes before the conference call begins. A replay of the call will be available for ten days via telephone starting approximately two hours following the live call on October 28, 2005, and can be accessed at 877-519-4471 (toll-free domestic US) or 973-341-3080 (international); digital pin: 6542523. A replay will also be available for 10 days via Aspen's website at http://www.aspen.bm.

October 31-November 2

Stepping Into Supervision & Management Level 3 with facilitator Laura Boyd-Brown focuses on the advanced skills of project management and business process improvement. It is specifically recommended for "seasoned" supervisors or managers who are expected to fulfill their supervisory duties of "getting work done through the efforts of others " as well as work on innovative projects that focus on improvement opportunities. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers Council: $695 Non Members: $770. For more information visit www.bec.bm.

November 14 to 15

The 4th Offshore Alert Due Diligence Conference takes place November 14 to 15 at the Fontainebleau Hilton in Miami Beach. Organised by investigative newsletter writer David Marchant, the conference show attendees how to establish and implement procedures that will reduce their risk of becoming involved in financial crime. It will also include discussions on technology and techniques that will facilitate the overall due diligence process. For more information visit kycnews.com/conferences.

November 17-18

Family office for Latin Americans November 17 & 18 (There will be an additional workshop on November 19) at the Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables in Florida. Call 292 5597 for more information about this event.

November 21, 22 & 23

Beyond The Basics Intermediate Accounting Level 3 Facilitator Bimal Shah. This intensive 3-day seminar is designed to increase the participants' ability to analyse and understand of advanced finance and accounting practices. Participants will improve their understanding of the impact of their business decisions on the profitability and growth of their organisation and how they can improve their performance through the use of recognised tools. For more information visit www.bec.bm. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers' Council: $585 Non Member $645.

November 24-25

Advanced Financial & Managerial Accounting Via Financial Statements Level Facilitator Bimal Sha. This 2 day seminar provides participants with a basic understanding of financial statements in an easy to understand format. It will help anyone who works with financial statements to increase their awareness of the factors that drive the bottom line ? the profit and loss that result in the financial stability or instability. Participants will review sample organisations for their annual performance and prepare an analysis that could be used during a shareholders' meeting to seek clarification of the financial worth of the organisation. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers' Council: $465 Non Member $515. For more information visit www.bec.bm.

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