Table of Contents

Welcome to the Spring 2007 issue of Expanding Horizons, news and information for actuarial educators.

• Chairperson's Corner
• Ian Duncan discusses his goal for involving more actuaries in the Society's research.
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• The Technical Corner
• Information about available open source modeling software
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• Meeting of the International Actuarial Association (IAA)
• Information about the IAA Meeting in Mexico City
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• E&R Section Council Notes
• Notes from the current Education and Research Section Council Meetings and Conference Calls.
• Conference Call–January 9, 2007, 11:00 a.m. (Central)
• Conference Call–Notes February 13, 11:00 a.m. (Central)

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• Announcements
• 42nd Actuarial Research Conference, Pittsburgh, 2007
• Information about the 42nd ARC.
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• 2007 SOA Spring Meetings
• A preview of sessions that will be held at the Life and Health Spring Meetings.
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• 2007 SOA Annual Meeting
• Information about the Education and Research Section's Showcase Session at the 2007 Annual Meeting.
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• Joint Mathematics Meetings
• Summary of the Actuarial Education Session at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Antonio, TX
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• 2007 Individual Grant Recipients
• Recipients of the AERF Committee and CKER Individual Grant Competition
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• CERA Designation
• Information about the new Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst designation
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• Nominations Sought for Halmstad Prize