ARIA listserv announcements #19 - week of May 11, 2009
American Risk & Insurance Association
716 Providence Road, Malvern, PA 19355
610-644-2100 FAX 610-725-1007
www.aria.org email: aria@cpcuiia.org
Greetings ARIA members: Today’s listserv contains the following:
- ARM 2009 Award of Excellence announcement Authors of economics books are provided with free website on online author directory
- ARIA 2009 Annual Meeting registration and conference information
ARIA Salutes 2009 ARM Award of Excellence Recipient Each year ARIA sponsors a $250 award of excellence to an AICPCU/IIA graduate in the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) program. This year’s recipient is Chad C. Nice, ARM of Zurich Direct Underwriters in Parkville, MO. On behalf of ARIA’s entire membership, congratulations on a job well done!
Every Author of an Economics Book Now Provided with Free Website on the Largest Online Author Directory Nashville, TN, (May 11, 2009) – FiledBy, the largest directory of author sites on the Internet recently went live in March of 2009. Located at http://www.filedby.com, FiledBy provides a single location where all authors and books can be easily discovered, and a free author site which can be claimed and enhanced by every published author with an active ISBN in the U.S. and Canada. FiledBy now provides every author of an economics book with a free site, which they can claim, enhance and use as a marketing and sales vehicle for their books and themselves. FiledBy’s more than 1.8 million author pages can integrate photographs, biographies, video, links, podcasts or PDF’s for free. Upgraded site tools are optional and include press kits, blog tools, event listings, promoting forthcoming books, resume tools and more. For authors without a website, FiledBy is a free or low-cost solution that provides control over their content, helps sell books and can serve as the primary online platform for their work. For others, it’s an online platform that complements and links to existing author websites, Facebook pages, Twitter, publisher pages, blogs or groups. “Our goal is to help more readers discover authors and purchase their work,” said Peter Clifton, FiledBy president & CEO. The site features more than 1.8 million author websites and 7.5+ million book pages. All books are available for sale through Amazon, B&N.com, Powells, Borders, Indigo and Indiebound. Additionally, any reader can join the FiledBy community and start connecting with authors. Readers can fill in their own pages, create a favorite author list, build a bookshelf, write reviews, rate works and authors, and comment through wall postings. The data used to build the site is licensed from trusted industry sources and supplemented by data from publishers and content contributed by authors. FiledBy, Inc. is a digital marketing company providing membership sites, web tools, e-commerce and community building solutions to authors, illustrators, photographers, artists, editors and readers. The company, based in Nashville, Tennessee, operates FiledBy (http://www.filedby.com), an online community designed to connect readers and authors.Contact: Tamara CrabtreePhone: 615-336-6915Email: tcrabtree@filedby.com
ARIA 2009 Annual MeetingAugust 2-5, 2009Renaissance Providence Hotel5 Avenue of the ArtsProvidence,
Rhode Island1-401-276-0010 This year’s annual meeting program provides an interesting and informative mix of plenary sessions and research papers organized in concurrent sessions covering the
ongoing financial crisis and its impact on universities and the insurance industry. We have again designated Monday, August 3 as Industry Day. There will be a one-day reduced registration fee on Monday only for non-academic participants who wish to attend the meeting. The Industry Day Registration Form will be available on
ARIA’s website or by calling the executive office at 610-640-1997.
In addition to the breakfasts and receptions, meeting participants are invited to the President’s Luncheon on Monday, August 3 and the Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, August
4. We are enhancing our meeting program with a special, fast-paced and interactive feature. During the first day and a half, meeting attendees will have the opportunity
to participate in the Primary Insurance Management Exercise (PRIME), a computer simulation program. This fun and interactive teambuilding exercise allows participants
to experience managing a “virtual” property/casualty insurance company. On Wednesday, there will be a presentation by the winner of the Les Strickler Innovation in Instruction Award. Don’t miss it! Meeting Registration: Special Note: Meeting registration materials will not be mailed this year. Please use the attached registration form or visit the
ARIA website at www.aria.org for the annual meeting registration form and meeting updates. *** Be sure to mark all events you plan to attend on the registration form *** Please return the registration form and payment directly to the
ARIA Executive Office. Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover Cards are accepted for payment. Checks (US dollars please) should be made payable to
ARIA. If you prefer to fax your registration form, the fax number is 610-725-1007. Keep in mind the registration fee increases after July 10, 2009. No refunds after July 31. Spouses/GuestsSpouses and guests will be charged the cost of breakfasts, luncheons, and/or receptions as indicated on the meeting registration form. Please be sure to mark all events
that a spouse/guest(s) will attend. Hotel Reservations: Renaissance Providence Hotel5 Avenue of the ArtsProvidence,
Rhode Island 029031-401-276-0010 Please make your reservations directly with the hotel by calling the Renaissance Providence Hotel at 1-866-630-0704. Mention the code ARIA when calling. If booking a hotel reservation online, please use the following link: http://marriott.com/hotels/