THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12
Morning—Chairman: Geoffrey Hudson, partner, Ernest Robert Lindley and Sons.
8:45 a.m.—Registration.
9:15 a.m. — Chairman's opening remarks.
9:30 a.m. — John Van Beuningen, managing director, Smit International Towage and Salvage Co. Keynote Address: "Is the Pen Mightier Than the Towrope?"
10:15 a.m.—Robert Elborne, partner, Elborne Mitchell: The C.M.I. Draft Salvage Convention—What it Proposes.
11:00 a.m.—Coffee.
11:30 a.m. — Miss Ina Wilderboer, partner, Van Doorne and Sjollema: The C.M.I. Draft Salvage Convention—What it Omits.
12:15 p.m.—Terence Coghlin, partner, Thos. R. Miller and Son (Bermuda): The Attitude of P. and I. Clubs to Present and Future Changes.
1:00 p.m.—Lunch.
Afternoon — Chairman: Tony Wilbraham, president of the International Salvage Union.
2:30 p.m. — Gerald Darling, Q.C.: Lloyd's Form of Salvage Agreement — Past, Present, and Future.
3:15 p.m.—Geoffrey Hudson, partner, Ernest Robert Lindley and Sons: Application to General Average—The Adjusters Headache.
4:00 p.m.—Tea.
4:30 p.m.—Speaker to be Announced. Hull and Cargo Insurers Exposure.
5:15 p.m.— Chairman's closing remarks.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13
Morning—Commencing at 9:30 a.m., "New Policy Forms — Off the Peg or Tailor Made?" M.J. Shah, Chief, Maritime Legislation Section, Shipping Division; UNCTAD: The UNCTAD Proposals.
Speaker to be announced: Developments in the Traditional Markets.
1:00 p.m.—Lunch.
Afternoon—Commencing at 2:30 p.m., simultaneous discussion groups:
Group 1—"The Provision of Security for Salvage, General Average, Collision and Pollution Liabilities";
Group 2—"New Policy Forms—Towards a Fully Integrated Insurance Cover."
Followed by reports from each group and discussion.
(*As available at Press Time.)