Event XML just before it re-fired (after previously dismissed): NoError test 2011-11-23T10:25:21Z 2011-11-23T10:30:00Z true 0 2011-11-23T10:30:00Z BAAAAIIA4AB0xbcQGoLgCAAAAABwS6A0yqnMAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAEzHkDDZw1lHg8CPX/N5Rsw= 040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000704BA034CAA9CC010000000000000000100000004CC79030D9C3594783C08F5FF37946CC 2011-11-23T10:30:00Z 2011-11-23T11:00:00Z false false Single Organizer Marsh, Kris myemail SMTP Marsh, Kris myemail SMTP Unknown --- Then after dismissing at Outlook then restarting Thunderbird (event appears at least twice in the debug log, below are the first and last): NoError test 2011-11-23T10:25:21Z 2011-11-23T10:30:00Z true 0 2011-11-23T10:30:00Z BAAAAIIA4AB0xbcQGoLgCAAAAABwS6A0yqnMAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAEzHkDDZw1lHg8CPX/N5Rsw= 040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000704BA034CAA9CC010000000000000000100000004CC79030D9C3594783C08F5FF37946CC 2011-11-23T10:30:00Z 2011-11-23T11:00:00Z false false Single Organizer Marsh, Kris myemail SMTP Marsh, Kris myemail SMTP Unknown NoError test 2011-11-23T10:25:21Z 2011-11-23T10:30:00Z false 0 4501-01-01T00:00:00Z BAAAAIIA4AB0xbcQGoLgCAAAAABwS6A0yqnMAQAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAEzHkDDZw1lHg8CPX/N5Rsw= 040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000704BA034CAA9CC010000000000000000100000004CC79030D9C3594783C08F5FF37946CC 2011-11-23T10:30:00Z 2011-11-23T11:00:00Z false false Single Organizer Marsh, Kris myemail SMTP Marsh, Kris myemail SMTP Unknown First occurrence one looks like the previously cached (identical to pre-dismissal) event? Outlook seems to: * Update item ID * Set ReminderIsSet=false * Set ExtendedProperty->SystemTime = 4501-01-01T00:00:00Z false 4501-01-01T00:00:00Z Hope that helps!