October 8

The Purchasing Management Association of Bermuda will hold its dinner meeting at the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club on Wednesday, October 8. Social hour at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Sir John W. Swan on the topic `How Purchasing Managers Cope With Change in a Complex Changing Business Environment'. Members no charge, non-members - $40. RSVP via fax to 295-3536, email to pmabibl.bm, or call 296-3408, ext. 1302 or 1440 by 5:00 p.m. October 6.

October 8-10

17th International Reinsurance Congress: `Survival of the fittest'. A Hawksmere event. Fairmont Hamilton Princess. www.hawksmere.com or 44 (0) 20 7881 1858.

October 15

IPC Anti-Money Laundering Workshop: L'Horizon Hotel, Jersey. 011 44 (0) 207 8906 or www.ipc-conferences.co.uk.

October 16

IPC Anti-Money Laundering Workshop: St. Pierre Park Hotel, Guernsey. Tel 011 44 (0) 207 8906 or www.ipc-conferences.co.uk.

October 20-22

Annual Business Insurance Workers Compensation Conference in Boston. The event addresses the concerns of corporate executives managing workers compensation, disability programmes and rehabilitation services. Sessions cover the rapidly changing environment and creative and innovative strategies for curbing costs. 212-210-0137 email: pghazvinicrain.com

November 3-4

Second Due Diligence & Asset Recovery Symposium, Biltmore Hotel, Miami. www.kycnews.com/03agenda.htm Or call KYC News on 305-372-6267.

November 10 -12

American Financial Services Bermuda programme series: Seminars on managing portfolo managers. Register on line: www.afs-seminars.com

November 13-14

American Financial Services Bermuda Program Series: Seminar on securities operations, processing and accounting. Register online: www.afs-seminars.com

November 16-18

MAR's First Conference on Dynamic Asset Allocation, Sheraton San Diego. www.marhedge.com

November 17-19

Annual World Captive Forum. Strategic networking for captives in Florida. lhollyharringtoncompany.com

The conference includes numerous sessions on captives including `Cell Captives: Uses and Developments' and `Contingent Capital - The Basic Alternatives' and `Captive Basics: The Expanding Horizons' which includes a presentation from Bermuda-based captive manager Nicholas Dove (president, Quest Insurance Solutions Limited).

December 1-3

Rescheduled information for The Bermuda Angle: The conference will now be held from December 1-3 at the Boca Reton Resort and Club, Boca Raton, Florida. Registration for the event, which is an invitation event for the investment community of buy and sell-side analysts, can be done through the conference website, www.bermudaangle.com. Participants are ACE Limited, IPC Holdings, PartnerRe, RenaissanceRe, XL Capital, Max Re, Arch Capital, Axis Capital, Endurance Specialty Holdings, Montpelier Re and Platinum Underwriters.

February 17-20, 2004

World Insurance Forum. Bermuda Insurance Symposium. Fairmont Southampton. 441 292 6386 or email: worldinsuranceforumbis.bm.

April 18-22

The Risk and Insurance Management Society's Annual Conference & Exhibition (RIMS). San Diego, California. 1 212 655 6052. e-mail: conferenceadminrims.org. www.rims.org.

If you would like to have an event listed in the Business Calendar, please call Lilla Zuill on 278-0147 or e-mail lzuillroyalgazette.bm or Mairi Mallon on 278-0148 or e-mail mmallonroyalgazette.bm.