Expanding Horizons Newsletter, October 2008, Issue No. 39

Table of Contents

Welcome to the Fall 2008 issue of Expanding Horizons, news and information for actuarial educators.

• 43rd Actuarial Research Conference
• Summary of the 2008 Actuarial Research Conference held at the University of Regina.
• By Larry Miller
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• Best Graduate Student Presenters at 43rd ARC
• Ph.D. candidates are awarded the prize for the best presentation at the 2008 ARC
• By Tom Edwalds
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• 2009 Actuarial Research Conference
• Information about the 2009 ARC
• By Edward W. (Jed) Frees
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• Additional Predictive Modeling Sessions
• Descriptions of two sessions on the topic of predictive modeling (PM)
• By Vincent Kane
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• Quebec City Life Spring Meeting: Session 35—Education and Research Section Continental Breakfast: Review of Section Activities
  A recap of the E&R Section Breakfast at the Life Spring Meeting
• By Steve Craighead
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• Quebec City Life Spring Meeting: Session 19 Estimating Mortality Risk Using Predictive Modeling
• A recap of an E&R session at the Life Spring Meeting
• By Steven Craighead
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• ASTIN Colloquium
• Summary of the 38th ASTIN Colloquium in Manchester, U.K.
• By Enrique de Alba
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• R Cornerⁱ
• This R Corner describes how to get data into and out of R.
• By Steve Craighead
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• Regression and Times Series for Actuaries
• A preview of Jed Frees' upcoming book, "Regression Modeling with Actuarial and Financial Applications."
• By Edward W. (Jed) Frees
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• Actuarial Research Conference (ARC) 2010