01/09/2022

IAA Weekly News Brief - August 31, 2022

WEEKLY NEWS BRIEF

CONTENTS

• International Actuaries Day: September 2
• International Congress of Actuaries (ICA 2023)

• IAA Council & Committee Hybrid Meetings October 14-16, Montreal, Canada
• Upcoming Webinars

International Actuaries Day: September 2

Audience: All

How are you celebrating #InternationalActuariesDay?

Join us on September 2^nd for our International Actuaries Day webinar!

REGISTER YOURSELF and ENCOURAGE your members/colleagues to attend.


International Congress of Actuaries (ICA 2023)

Audience:All

To celebrate the #ICA2023 theme, Bridge to Tomorrow, you could win 2x tickets to BridgeClimb Sydney or a Gift Voucher of equal value - by taking a selfie in front of your favourite bridge, from today to 28 October 2022. Here's how:

✅ Take a selfie in front of a bridge in your country - big or small! 
✅ Post your photo with both the hashtags  #ICA2023 and #BridgeToTomorrow to LinkedIn, tagging @ActuariesInstituteAustralia. In the caption, name the bridge or tell us the location of the bridge.
✅ Or, you can send your brilliant bridge photo to ica2023@actuaries.asn.au with the name or location of the bridge in the subject line.
✅ To be eligible to win, you must be registered for ICA2023 - either in-person or virtually. (If you register 7 October 2022, you could save up to AUD $550!)
✅ You can only enter once. All valid entries go into the draw to win. 

Turn your local bridge into a social media star. Good luck! For T's and C's and more details, visit: https://bit.ly/3cl48Ki

Young Actuaries World Cup

The IAA and its partner actuview are pleased to announce the 1st Young Actuaries World Cup (YAWC). YAWC welcomes all actuaries and students under the age of 35 years old to create a short video expressing their views on how the profession can be advanced in the future along the journey on the Bridge to Tomorrow. The four finalists will compete for the championship title at the International Congress of Actuaries in Sydney. To learn more about this exciting initiative, visit the YAWC webpage.

Please share this information with your colleagues and members.


Bursary Congress Fund

The IAA Bursary Congress Fund is available to provide some financial support to interested candidates complying with the characteristics of the bursary selection process. To find out more about the process and to apply for a bursary, please visit the ICA 2023 Bursary Fund webpage. Application deadline is September 15, 2022!

IAA Council & Committee Hybrid Meetings October 14-16, Montreal, Canada

Audience: Groups meetings in Montreal

Registration is now open for the upcoming IAA Council & Committee Hybrid Meetings to be held in Montreal, Canada from October 14-16.

1. As previously communicated, the program can be found here.
2. Meetings will take place at the Humaniti Hotel Montreal. Reserve your hotel room using this link before September 21.  
3. All participants (in person or virtual) must register via the IAA website by visiting our Montreal Meeting page. 

 

Upcoming Webinars

 

Audience: All

Please see the links below for more information for webinars the IAA is hosting in September.

1. September 6 (9 .am.): ASTIN Webinar: Individual-level loss reserving and environmental changes à Click here to register
2. September 7 (7 a.m. EDT): Introduction to Standard Setting à Click here to register
3. September 15 (8 a.m. EDT): Actuaries in Banking à Click here to register
4. September 27 (2 p.m. WEST): Webinar on IFRS 17 - Jointly hosted by the International Actuarial Association and the Instituto dos Actuários Portugueses à Click here to register
5. October 12 (10 a.m. EDT): PBSS Webinar: Societal Risk: Climate Change, Sustainability and Bio-diversity à Click here to register