ARIA listserv #21 - week of May 10, 2010

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Greetings ARIA members: Today’s listserv contains the following: 

• WRIEC –Early Bird Deadline Reminder World Congress Presenters – First Authors Please Note
• ARIA 2010 - 2011 Election Ballot – Reminder!!

WRIEC We are happy to inform you that the World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress (www.wriec.org) is ready to accept conference registration and full papers by those authors whose proposals have been accepted by the Scientific Committees. Conference Registration at https://www.scicollege.org.sg/WRIEC/regform.asp Full Paper Submission at https://www.scicollege.org.sg/WRIECCOP/Login.aspx Hotel information at http://wriec.org/Registration.htm Early Bird Registration Deadline – 31 May 2010 Full Paper Deadline – 1 June 2010 Secretariat – Secretariat@wriec.org; WRIEC@scidomain.org.sg Please use the links above, which are also found at www.wriec.org for registration and paper submission. We offer below some additional information.

·        Conference Registration. Complete the “online” form by 31 May 2010 to get the benefit of reduced rates (Singapore $300-$600). After the date, the rate becomes Singapore $750 for all registrants. Note that space is limited for “Dine-around Singapore” and the system will delete the restaurants once they reach the maximum capacity (about 50 per restaurant). ·        Member Rates. Those members who have paid their annual membership to their Society (APRIA, ARIA or EGRIE) pay Singapore $450 (or $300 if student or retiree members) when they complete the online registration by the Early Bird Deadline. ·        Help Us Use Money Wisely. In addition to your right to access all events and World Congress materials, we offer you Sunday reception, Monday luncheon & dinner, Tuesday luncheon & (optional AXA Presentation Tour), Wednesday luncheon & Dine-around-Singapore, and Thursday luncheon. A number of corporate sponsors and academic institutions have extended their financial support and we can charge you a fee lower than the expected per capita cost of S$900. So, help us use their and your money wisely. We expect your participation in all the events. If, however, you are certain for one reason or another that you will not attend the Sunday reception and/or any other meal events, please leave the event(s) unmarked in the registration form. ·        Full Paper Submission. All authors are required to submit their full papers by the deadline, 1 June 2010. Any late submission not only is subject to possible cancellation by the Scientific Committees but also faces the risk that it will not be included in the Conference Package. ·        Discussant Duty. All authors are expected to discuss one or two papers.  You will be notified of your discussant assignment(s) at a later date. ·        PowerPoint Presentation. All authors and discussants are expected to bring their PowerPoint file to the session room. ·        Travel Aid Recipients. The Scientific Committees are now informing all applicants of the result. ·        Other Scholarships and Awards. Go to the “Call for Papers” page or contact your own Society for information. ·        Volunteer Discussants. The Scientific Committees welcome volunteers who are willing to discuss a research paper. Interested members may contact the Scientific Committee of their preference for more information. ·        Hotel. You are free to make your own accommodation arrangement while in Singapore. Nevertheless, we have identified three hotels nearby the conference venue. The rates they quote at the World Congress Registration page are inclusive of all taxes, services charges, breakfast and Internet access. Go to the page for more information and a copy of reservation form. Please note that you must directly communicate with the hotel.

If you have any questions related to the World Congress, please email the Secretariat at Secretariat@wriec.org World Congress Organization Committee:

APRIA - Michael Sherris, W. Jean Kwon ARIA - Gene Lai, Vickie Bajtelsmit EGRIE - Pierre Picard, Achim Wambach

The Geneva Association - Patrick Liedtke, Christophe Courbage

WRIEC First Authors Please Note

1.              This e-mail is sent to the First Authors only. Please inform all co-authors and your colleagues with an interest in the World Congress. 2.              The deadline for full paper submission is June 1. Even if you submitted a full paper in lieu of proposal, please resubmit the full paper using the link at www.wriec.org<http://www.wriec.org>. 3.              The Scientific Committee will finalize the Concurrent Sessions program in early June. 4.              The registration deadline is May 31, after which the registration fee becomes much higher. If you are not a member of any one of the Organizing Societies, consider becoming one not only for the lower registration fee for members but also for the great benefits of the Societies. Do register using the online link at www.wriec.org<http://www.wriec.org>. 5.              If you have changed the author/paper information (e.g., adding authors, revised title, new affiliation, new e-mail address), please inform the change to both APRIA Sci Comm Chair (APRIA@sch.ac.kr<mailto:APRIA@sch.ac.kr>) and the Secretariat (WRIEC@scidomain.org.sg<mailto:WRIEC@scidomain.org.sg>).

ARIA 2010 0 2011 Election Ballot Electronic ballots and biographies have been distributed to all current ARIA members.  We have a good slate of candidates, so please take a few minutes and cast your vote.  Thank you to members who have voted! The deadline to vote is May 20.

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