Description: National Office of the Employee Plans Division of the IRS has included two “visiting actuaries,” Karen Krist and Amy Viener. We are each on leave from our private sector jobs, visiting the IRS for two and one years, respectively. The program is new, and in this article we would like to give our fellow actuaries some idea of why we are here.

Description: A real life situation is posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision, and readers are invited to submit their responses to "What Would You Do?" This issue’s case study involved deciding whether or not to take an actuarial job that didn't seem that interesting, in order to work for a dynamic boss.

Description: The LTC Section chairperson announces the new council roster, and discusses the goals of branding the profession, building community, supporting education needs, and commitment to reserach projects.

Description: A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s case study involved a difficult hiring decision faced by an actuarial manager.

Description: This is an editorial about what to charge retirees for meetings. In general, the Society’s treatment of its retired members is enlightened and humane. The dues waiver system had been adopted long ago. The new question of the meeting charge for retirees has now been raised.

Description: The vice president of Professional Services for the SOA gives an overview of the activities in his area.

Description: Announces that Ian Rolland, chairman and CEO of Lincoln National Corporation, recently agreed to serve as campaign chair of the Society of Actuaries Foundation's initial member fundraising campaign. This is a recent question and answer column.

Description: The author is an American actuary who was invited to Fudan University in Shanghai to give a few lectures. This article discusses his lectures and the discussions he had with the students.

Description: This is an article about Percy H. Evans. Percy H. Evans 1873-1964, entered Northwestern Mutual's Actuarial Department as a 15-year old clerk, in the same year that the Actuarial Society of America came into being, was to become our Vice-President and Actuary, was to be elected President of the American Institute of Actuaries, but despite three attempts was never to be a Fellow of the Actuarial Society.

Description: Discusses earthquake risks and the actuarial profession in New Zealand.