SEPTEMBER

26: Assessing catastrophic flood risk in the U.K.—learning lessons from Katrina in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, a one-day seminar on flood risk and insurance U.K. sponsored by Willis Group Holdings Ltd. For more information and a program of events, visit www.hrwallingford.co.uk

October

4: The Risk Management Conference, A Masterclass in Risk Management hosted by Thomas Miller Risk Management is being held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 19 New Bridge Street, London. Standard price £528.75 or standard AIRMIC, BIBA, IRM member price £411.25. For more information contact Joanne Ferris at Thomas Miller & Co Ltd., International House, 26 Creechurch Lane, London, EC3A 5BA or Tel: +44 207 204 2120 contactus@thomas miller.com; www.tmrm.com

11: FERMA Risk Management Seminar: Are You Ready for a Change?, sponsored by the Federation of European Risk Management Associations is being held in Brussels, Belgium. For more information, contact FERMA, Rue de la Presse 4, 1000 Brussels, Belgium. Tel: +32-2-227-1144; fax: +32-2-227-1148; e-mail: info@ferma-asso.org; web: www.ferma-asso.org

18-21: 13th International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) hosted by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) in Beijing, China. Cost: members and observers $700 (€547) ; non-members $1,500 (€ 1,172). For registration and further information contact the conference secretariat at +86-10-6628-6277 or by fax at +86-10-6628-8089 or e-mail: iais2006@circ.gov.cn; web: www.iais2006.com

23: Baden-Baden Meeting held in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. To register online and for hotel information, visit the event website at www.badendirectory.com

November

7-8: Swiss Association of Insurance & Risk Managers' 2006 Forum in Pfäffikon, Switzerland. For more information, contact Secretariat SIRM, p.a. Freiburg Industry, Service and Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box Route du Jura 37, CH-1706 Freiburg, Switzerland. Tel: +41-26-347-12-35; fax: +41-26-347-12-39; e-mail: info@sirm.ch; web: www.sirm.ch

12-15: RMIA 2006 Conference organized by the Risk Management Institution of Australia in Melbourne, Australia. Cost: RMIA members A$1,365 (€819); non-members A$2,000 (€1,200). For additional details, contact Jan Shaw at Event Planners Australia, PO Box 1280, Milton, QLD 4064 Australia. Tel: +61-7-3858-5525; fax +61-7-3858-5499; e-mail: rmiaconf@im.com.au; web: www.rmiaconference.com/home.html

13-15: 16th Annual World Captive Forum in Scottsdale, USA, sponsored by Business Insurance, Quest Group of Companies and Tillinghast-Towers Perrin. Cost: risk or benefits manager: $1,075 (€840); regulator: $595 (€465); other: $1,450 (€1,133); early discount: less $100 (€78) before September 15. For more information, contact World Captive Forum, 4248 Park Glen Road, Minneapolis, MN 55416. Tel: +1-952-928-4659; fax: +1-952-929-1318; e-mail: lferrier@harringtoncompany.com; web: www.worldcaptiveforum.com

December

3-6: The Society for Risk Analysis' 2006 Annual Meeting: Risk Analysis in a Dynamic World conference in Baltimore, USA. For more information, contact The Society for Risk Analysis, 1313 Dolley Madison Blvd., Suite 402, McLean, VA 22101. Tel: +1-703-790-1745; e-mail: sra@burkinc.com; web: www.sra.org