OCTOBER

Wednesday 15 October 2008 - Council Meeting
5.30pm at McMurdo Potipher Webb Ltd, 7/8 Tolherst Court,
Turkey Mill, Ashford Road, Maidstone
Contact David Tasker 07739 190 933 or Email

Tuesday 21st October 2008 - Opening Night Supper
at the Archbishops Palace, Palace Avenue, Maidstone

Negotiating Skills – a very different perspective!
“GETTING AWAY WITH GETTING YOUR OWN WAY”

Speaker: Alan Cleary, UNITED NATIONS
Winner of the Insurance Times Lifetime Achievement Award
Alan will talk about his ‘rules of negotiation’ and will explain every basic negotiating technique, even the unfair ones.
FREE BUFFET AT 5.30pm. Contact: Diane Nicholls. Tel no 01622 355553
Email: nichodm@norwich-union.co.uk

NOVEMBER

Friday 21 November 2008
Insurance Institute of Mid Kent 75th Annual Dinner Dance
Ramada Hotel & Resort Maidstone, Hollingbourne
Contact: Jeremy Trott Email: jeremy.trott@allianz.co.uk
Telephone 01622  625200

DECEMBER

Tuesday 2nd December 2008 - BIG CATS
at the Archbishops Palace, Palace Avenue, Maidstone

The Big Cat Sanctuary in Smarden, Kent will be talking about their work in housing a small number of selected endangered big cats with the view to breeding and where possible re-introduction to their home continents.

The Wildlife Heritage Foundation (WHF) is an innovative charity allowing people from all walks of life, nationalities and countries to join and actually assist (if they wish) in the long term care, and where possible reintroduce animals and plants in to their native habitat.

FREE BUFFET AT 5.30pm. Contact: Diane Nicholls. Tel no 01622 355553
Email: nichodm@norwich-union.co.uk

 

Lloyds Trip
An evening trip to the Lloyds building in London – details to follow nearer the time.
Contact Lee Venamore 01622 625293 Email: lee.venamore@allianz.co.uk

JANUARY 2009

Speaker: to be confirmed.
Contact: Diane Nicholls. Tel no 01622 355553 Email: nichodm@norwich-union.co.uk

FEBRUARY

Tuesday 10th February - Topical Flood Issues
Speaker: Ian Shelley ACII NUI Flood Project Manager
Contact: Diane Nicholls. Tel no 01622 355553 Email: nichodm@norwich-union.co.uk

MARCH

Examination Technique Training – details to follow  nearer the time.

APRIL

Thursday 16 April - Annual General Meeting (AGM)
5.30pm

MAY

May Annual Golf competition in France for the Woodgate Bowl, Woodstock Vase, Link Trophy & Towergate Cup – details to follow nearer the time
Contact: Graham Hadfield OBE FCII Email: retired@csis.fsnet.co.uk

All meetings are held at Allianz Insurance, Medway Bridge House, 1- 8 Fairmeadow, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1JP, starting at 5.30pm (unless otherwise stated) and include a free buffet.  Parking is available close by.

Dates for the programme of events for the forthcoming year will be published after the first meeting of the Council year 2008 – 2009 in July. Details of the topics to be discussed at the lecture events will be published in advance of each event. If you do not currently receive updates in your office please contact our Publicity Officer to be added to the mailing list for posters or register online for email updates

Last year’s events included 'An insight into the Ombudsman', and "Forensic investigations".