ARIA listserv announcements #2 - week of January 17, 2011

American Risk & Insurance Association
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Greetings ARIA members:Today’s listserv contains the following:
- ARIA 2011 Annual Meeting Call for Concurrent Session ProposalsEarly Career Scholarly Achievement Award for 2011Les B. Strickler Innovation in Instruction Award 2011 Call for Proposals
- Bob Hedges Undergraduate Student Award for 2011
ARIA 2011 Annual Meeting Call for Concurrent Session Proposals ARIA’s Annual Meeting is scheduled for August 7-10 in San Diego, California. In addition to inviting the submission of single papers, the ARIA Program Committee invites members to submit proposals for entire concurrent sessions of one hour to one and one-half hours. The deadline for submissions is February 18, 2011.Proposals should be submitted to the ARIA Vice President and 2011 Program Chair:
George Zanjani Dept. of Risk Management and Insurance Georgia State University PO Box 4036 Atlanta, GA 30302
Telephone: 404-413-7464 Fax: 404-413-7499
Email: gzanjani@gsu.edu
Proposals may be submitted electronically as a file attachment in Acrobat (.pdf) or Word (.doc) format. If you decide to submit hardcopy, please send four copies. Questions or suggestions concerning the annual meeting program can be directed to George Zanjani.
Early Career Scholarly Achievement Award for 2011 This award honors the distinguished achievement of RMI scholars who are within 10 years of award of a Ph.D. degree. Applicants should have a significant number of high-quality publications relative to the length of their academic career, as the award is intended to be a research award. The Early Career Scholarly Achievement Award is a non-monetary award and will be awarded only when an exceptional candidate is identified.The application deadline is March 1, 2011. The application and supporting materials should be emailed to Steven Pottier at spottier@uga.edu Please see the attached document for additional information and application.
Les B. Strickler Innovation in Instruction Award 2011 Call for ProposalsARIA members and others interested in risk management and insurance education are invited to submit proposals detailing innovative ideas they have developed and used in risk management and insurance instruction. The deadline for proposals is March 30, 2011. Please see the attached document for additional information or contact Nat Pope at npope@ilstu.edu
Bob Hedges Undergraduate Student Award for 2011Since 2003, ARIA has offered an annual award in honor of Bob Hedges, an ARIA past president and long-time active member of our organization. This tradition will continue for 2011. The Hedges Undergraduate Student Award is made to an undergraduate student studying risk management and insurance or a related field, and is intended to cover expenses for the student to attend the ARIA Annual Meeting. This year’s meeting will be held on August 7-10 at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina in San Diego, California.
The deadline for proposals is May 1, 2011. Please see the attached document for additional information. All proposals should be submitted by email to: Prof. Paul ThistleHedges Award Committee ChairUniversity of Nevada Las Vegas
paul.thistle@unlv.edu Please include "Hedges Award Application" in the subject
