ARIA listserv announcements #17 - week of April 30, 2007
American Risk & Insurance Association
716 Providence Road, Malvern, PA 19355
610-644-2100 FAX 610-725-1007
http://www.aria.org email: aria@cpcuiia.org
Greetings ARIA members: Today’s listserv contains the following:
- Hedges Undergraduate Student Award deadline ARIA 2007-08 election information
- ARIA 2007 annual meeting information
Hedges Undergraduate Student Award
The deadline for submissions is May 15, 2007.
All proposals should be submitted by email to:
Dr. William Ferguson
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
ferguson@louisiana.edu
The Hedges Award is made to an undergraduate student studying risk management and insurance, or a related field, and is intended to provide expenses for that student to attend the ARIA annual meeting.
The Hedges Award contributes to the basic costs of travel, lodging, food and registration fees for the meeting, and is valued at approximately US$1,000 each year. The selected student will be formally recognized at the awards ceremony at the meeting. The ARIA annual meeting provides an opportunity for the winning student to attend academic sessions on current topics in risk management and insurance, as well as meet and interact with professors and practitioners involved in the field. This opportunity would be especially valuable for any student considering obtaining an advanced degree in risk management and insurance. Nominated students should be full time undergraduates at the time of nomination. The winning student will be selected by an awards committee appointed by the ARIA President.
Proposals should include the following:
1. A brief statement from the student indicating an interest in attending the ARIA Annual Meeting and describing his/her career plans.
2. A current copy of the student’s resume.
3. A letter of recommendation from a faculty member at the student’s college or university supporting the student’s application.
Upcoming Election of ARIA Officers and Board Members
Additional nominations to the slate of nominees are due in the Executive Office by May 9. Please mail to:
Tony Biacchi
ARIA Executive Director
716 Providence Road
Malvern, PA 19355-3402
Election ballots will be sent electronically to all ARIA members who have paid their dues for 2007.
Please be sure that the Executive Office has your current email address so you have the opportunity to vote. If you prefer to receive a paper ballot, please contact the Executive Office at aria@cpcuiia.org or call 1-610-640-1997.
ARIA 2007 Annual Meeting August 5-8, Quebec City, Canada
HOTEL RESERVATIONS: Please make your reservations directly with the hotel by calling 1-800-463-5256. Ask for in-house reservations and provide the operator with reference ARI308. The conference rate is $172 US and $189 Canadian. Loews offers a best price guarantee. You will not receive the conference rate if you book online nor will the reservation be credited to the ARIA room block. Again, please call the hotel directly. Make your reservation early since the hotel will only honor the room block until June 5, 2007. After that date, ARIA’s room block will be released and the hotel will provide rooms at the convention rate only if space is available. Book your room now!
ANNUAL MEETING REGISTRATION FORMS: Annual meeting registration forms will be in the mail soon. The registration form will also be available on the ARIA website in a few weeks.
PASSPORTS: Just a friendly reminder that valid passports are now required for all persons traveling by air between the US and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Bermuda, or any international designation. If you do not have a valid passport, please allow approximately 8 weeks for processing. Please see the US Department of State website for information on applying or renewal of a passport at http://www.travel.state.gov.
Listserv produced by the ARIA Executive Office housed at the American Institute for CPCUListserv hosted by the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary
