Description: Discusses a major campaign to change the image of the actuary.

Description: A discussion of an Actuarial Speculative Fiction Contest sponsored by the Computer Science Section.

Description: The author notes that, as of 1977, the “actuarial profession is small, but it is also divided. There are several actuarial organizations in North America, and as a result different groups are addressing limited energy to the same problems.” The article then discusses the Society of Actuaries’ recent proposal for reorganization of the profession, and the committee formed to proceed with reorganization. It is noted that the SOA so far is the only organization endorsing the proposal, but other organizations have expressed a willingness to listen.

Description: Discusses highlights of the recent survey sent to all 9,435 active Canadian and U.S. members of the SOA.

Description: This article provided views from the years 1988 and 2000 of the then-anticipated changes and challenges facing the actuary of 2010. From: The Actuary, April 2000 – volume 34 - Issue 4.

Description: In this editorial, the author draws on the past to briefly address the uncertainties of the future. From The Actuary Vol. 33, No. 8.

Description: This article discusses the media attention received when Al Easton, as 1997-1999 Futurism Section council chair, coordinated a study of the section members and asked the members to forecast future events in members' practice areas. The study utilized the Delphi technique, which assembles a group of experts and polls them on the same questions in up to four rounds of surveying. Each time, the previous round's answers are revealed so the experts can consider their next responses in light of their peers' views. From: The Actuary, January 2000, volume 34, issue 1.

Description: This article reflects on the decision on creating NAAJ to replace the Transactions. The NAAJ, published quarterly for more timely information, is being marketed aggressively internationally within the academic community and to allied professions.

Description: This article from SOA president David Holland, speaks to the need of the actuarial profession to consistently evolve with the needs of the 21st century.

Description: It is the author's opinion that the SOA needs to provide a broad-based education for those who want to be trained as a corporate/chief actuary, and that each actuary needs to determine whether he/she wants to be a 'big fish in a small pond or a little fish in a big lake.' From: The Actuary, April 2000 – volume 34 - Issue 4.