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 19

Hedge Fund Best Practices. Westin Times Square, New York City. With the SEC deadline only three months away, for those funds that need to register, time is running out.

Get practical tips on last-minute preparations for registration, as well as best practices for meeting ongoing compliance challenges post February 2006. This one-day program will explore these topics: Due diligence and disclosure. Best practices in e-mail surveillance, retention and record-keeping. Managing liability issues faced by the fund?s different legal constituencies.

To register: Email: registrationiievents.com- phone: 800-437-997.

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 futher 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 - 1.30 p.m. Martha Harris Myron: ?Seizing Opportunities for Financial and Intellectual Career Growth in the New Flat World?

Our business and personal world is now a switched on world! 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Workforce careers are increasingly transversing both electronic and physical borders. When was the last time you looked at your role within the workforce? How can you anticipate change? Better yet, how can you leverage change into opportunities for personal and career growth and financial security for the future?

Come and hear Martha Myron speak and give us an insight into how to equip ourselves to seize opportunities in the New Flat World. Join us at Fresco?s Restaurant & Wine Bar.

Cost $35 OWIT members, $42.50 guests - open to the public.

RSVP by October 19 email Corine Hewson at chewsonlogic.bm

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 24

Everest Re Group, Ltd. will release its Third Quarter 2005 earnings after the close of trading on the NYSE on October 24, 2005.

A conference call discussing the results will be held at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on October 25, 2005. The call will be available on the Internet at the Company?s website, www.everestre.com or at www.streetevents.com.

October 26

IPC Holding will be releasing Third Quarter 2005 Earnings and will be hosting a conference call live over the Internet at 8.30 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time).

Log on to Where: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/playerlink.zhtml?c=64704&s=wm&e=1136102

Contact Rob Newman at 1-441-298-5100 0 or at robin.newmanipcre.com If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived at http://www.ipcre.bm

October 26

Endurance Specialty Holdings Limited will issue its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, on Wednesday, October 26 after the close of the financial markets.

On Thursday, October 27, 2005, Kenneth LeStrange, Chairman, President and CEO, and members of senior management will host a conference call at 8:30 AM (Eastern) to discuss the financial results. The conference call can be accessed via telephone by dialing (800) 289-0494 (toll-free) or (913) 981-5520 (international).

Those who intend to participate in the conference call should register at least ten minutes in advance to ensure access to the call.

The public may access a live broadcast of the conference call at the ?Investors? section of Endurance?s website, www.endurance.bm . A telephone replay of the conference call will be available through November 10, 2005, by dialing (888) 203-1112 (toll free) or (719) 457-0820 (international) and entering the pass code: 1841730.

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 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 dialing 800-473-6123 (toll-free domestic U.S.) or 973-582-2706 (international); conference ID: 6542523.

Please call to register at least 10 minutes before the conference call begins. A replay of the call will be available for 10 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 U.S.) 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 27-28

The Bermuda Insurance Institute will be hosting two workshops facilitated by Insight Partners.

The first on October 27 is the ever popular Negotiation Skills Workshop. Should you register for this workshop, it is recommended that you read ?Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In? (Roger Fisher and William Ury with Bruce Patton for the 3rd edition, 1991).

This book and the one below can be ordered through any of the local bookshops and on Amazon. Please note that this workshop is a pre-requisite for Advanced Negotiation Skills and will not be offered again until July, 2006.

The second workshop on October 28 is the Effective Communications Workshop (which focuses on dealing with difficult conversations) whose goal is to arm participants with increased confidence in their ability to improve their communications skills in both routine and challenging situations.

This workshop has also been very well received and as I had the privilege of attending it last July, I can now personally recommend it.

Should you register for this workshop, it is recommended that you read ?Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most? (Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen, 1999). This workshop will also not be will not be offered again until July, 2006.

Registration for both seminars is through Insight Partners website at www.insightpartnersonline.com or by calling them at (617) 948-0006 and both workshops, as will be held at the Bermuda Insurance Institute?s offices in the Cedarpark Centre, 48 Cedar Avenue, Hamilton.

Please note the early bird registration date for both workshops of 14th October, 2005.

For more information call Julie B.V. Preece BII Director of Education & Training at 295-1596 or fax: 441-295-3532.

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.

October 31 and November 1

Purchasing Management Association of Bermuda offers a two-day seminar: ?How to Measure Profits and Costs Across the Supply Chain? with Mr. Gary Cokins, Strategist, SAS Institute Inc., at the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club.

Mr. Gary Cokins is an internationally recognized expert, speaker and author in advanced cost management and performance improvement systems. The cost is $750 and registration deadline is October 21st. To register call 296-3408, Ext. 1440 or 292-7387 or email pmabibl.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 analyze and understand of advanced finance and accounting practices. Participants will improve their understanding of the impact of thier business decisions on the profitability and growth of their organization and how they can improve their performance through the use of recognized 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 organizations 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 organization. Cost for members of the Bermuda Employers Council: $465 Non Member $515. For more information visit www.bec.bm.

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