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2006 Calendar of Events

Dates and locations of national insurance meetings and vendor users group conferences of relevance to retail or wholesale producers in the year ahead.

ACORD

(www.acord.org)

ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems

Forum: May 22-24, Las Vegas, NV

American Association of Managing General

Agents

(www.aamga.org)

Annual Meeting:

May 7-11, Lahina, Maui, HI

University Weekend:

Aug. 18-20, Scottsdale, AZ

Midyear Meeting:

Nov. 9-12, Tuscon, AZ

American Insurance Marketing and Sales Society

(www.aimssociety.org)

Annual Pro-to-Pro Executive Retreat:

March 2-4, San Antonio, TX

AMS Users Group

(www.amsug.org)

National Conference:

March 16-19, Grapevine, TX

AUGIE/ACT ACORD Conference:

May 20-24, Las Vegas, NV

PowerUsers Conference:

Oct. 25-28, Garden Grove, CA

Applied Systems Client Network

(www.ascnet.org)

TAM Summit:

May 31-June 3, Atlantic City, NJ

TAM Summit:

Oct. 31-Nov. 2, Portland, OR

Technology, Education & Networking Conference (TENcon):

Sept. 26-30, Dallas, TX

Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers

(www.ciab.com)

Insurance Legislative Summit:

Feb. 8-9, Washington, DC

Insurance Leadership Forum:

Oct. 7-11, White Sulphur Springs, WV

CPCU Society

(www.cpcusociety.org)

Leadership Summit:

April 26-29, Phoenix, AZ

Annual Meeting and Seminars:

Sept. 9-12, Nashville, TN

Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America

(www.iiaba.org)

National Legislative Conference:

April 23-29, Washington, DC

National Association of Insurance Women

(www.naiw.org)

Annual National Convention:

May 31-June 4, Orlando, FL

National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA)

(www.pianet.com)

Federal Legislative Summit:

April 6, Washington, DC

National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices

(www.napslo.org)

Midyear Meeting:

Feb. 16-19, Phoenix, AZ

Annual Convention:

Sept. 13-17, Chicago, IL

National Association of Surety Bond Producers

(www.nasbp.org)

Annual Meeting and Expo:

May 6-10, Orlando, FL

Professional Liability Underwriting Society

(www.plusweb.org)

D&O Symposium:

Feb. 1-2, New York, NY

Medical Professional Symposium:

March 14-15, Chicago, IL

International Conference:

Nov. 8-10, Chicago, IL

Risk & Insurance Management Society

(www.rims.org)

Annual Conference:

April 23-27, Honolulu, HI

Target Markets Program Administrators Association

( www. targetmkts .com)

Midyear Meeting:

April 10-12, Baltimore, MD

Annual Program Summit:

Oct. 23-25, Tempe, AZ

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