Upcoming events

Risk & Insurance, Oct 1, 2005

OCTOBER

22-25

CPCU Society 61st Annual Meeting

"Get Your Career in Gear," is the theme for the annual conference of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society. The event will feature sessions to help attendees expand their management skills and work toward their National Leadership Institute Certificate of Completion. The conference will be held in Atlanta at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.

CPCU Society, (800) 932-CPCU; www.cpcusociety. org

23-26

2005 PCI Annual Meeting

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, and U.S. Representative Mike Oxley (R-Ohio), will be the featured guest speakers at the 2005 Property Casualty Insurers Association of America's annual meeting, the largest gathering of property/casualty insurance leaders and experts in the United States. The conference will be held in Chicago, Ill.

PCI; www.pciaa.net; contact Bernadette Rouse, 847-297-7800, ext. 3633; e-mail bernie. rouse@pciaa.net

NOVEMBER

2-3

Workers' Comp Research Institute

WCRI's Annual Issues & Research Conference will be held at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers, Boston, Mass. Program sessions include: new benchmarks for improving program performance; how workers fare in workers' comp systems; managing medical care, costs and quality; and evidence from the international experience.

Workers Compensation Research Institute; www. wcrinet.org; (617) 661-9274

2-5

American Society for Healthcare Risk Management

"Silver Celebration" is the theme of ASHRM's 2005 Annual Conference & Exhibition, celebrating 25 years of patient safety, risk financing and claims administration expertise. This year's event is based at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, (with pre-conference events at the Marriott Rivercenter/Riverwalk).

ASHRM, www.ashrm.org

3-4

Product Safety & Liability Prevention

This two-day Chicago event will focus on developing an effective product safety and liability prevention program for manufacturing companies. A number of leading authorities will be featured.

Goodden Enterprises, (262) 594-5198; e-mail: rgoodden@go.com

9-10

SourceMedia's 3rd Annual Operational Risk Management Forum

By the end of this event, you will learn practical skills that will help you assess, protect against, measure and deal with critical operational losses. This year's event will be held at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C.

SourceMedia, www.sourcemediaconferences.com/conference/ORM05/

13-15

PLUS 2005 18th Annual Conference

The Professional Liability Underwriting Society presents its 18th annual international conference. This year's theme, Under the Microscope--Navigating the Political, Economic and Regulatory Issues Facing the Professional Liability Industry is a commentary on the pressures and important issues facing the industry today. This year's event will be held in Boston at the Boston Sheraton & Boston Marriott Copley Place.

PLUS, www.plusweb.org; 800-845-0778