it indicates you have an unread item (probably a meeting request). Right
click on the folder and choose mark all as read or use a table view and look
for it.

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>I have Outlook 2003 and recently a number one " (1) " appeared just to the
> right of the word Calendar in the My Calenders section of the Navigation
> Pane. Can anyone explain what this is and how to get rid of it?
> --Tony