Description: This column describes what the SOA is doing for its members and how it plans to better serve them. Here are a few examples of what lies ahead for 2011. • The SOA will begin offering the fellowship exams twice a year. • There will be a content management system put in place at the SOA for the purpose of helping members and candidates more easily find information on our website. • A PD redesign will offer new professional development opportunities in a variety of ways.

Description: This article discusses three ways the SOA is strengthening the educational system: redesigning professional development, offering all fellowship exams twice a year, and offering a restructured CERA pathway.

Description: Column discussing recent events at the Society of Actuaries and actuaries in the news. New operational risk management report and project for retirement planning software

Description: Column written by the SOA Executive Director describing what the SOA is doing for its members.

Description: Column describing what the SOA is doing for its members and discussing some of the annual meeting highlights.

Description: In this article, the Society of Actuaries Executive Director discusses what the SOA is doing to build stronger ties with members and candidates. The efforts include the use of social media, the posting of articles, news, updates and videos more regularly on the SOA blog, the introduction of the first SOA mobile app, and access to the SOA's Online Membership Directory is now available via smartphone. Following the article is a list news articles involving the actuarial profession, a list of professional development opportunities, recommended readings and a list of actuarial e-courses.

Description: This article gives a brief description of the 2011 SOA Annual Meeting held in Chicago. Also shown are briefs about the actuarial profession in the news.

Description: This article highlights the new mobile technology features available to actuaries so they may make the most of their memberships, such as Apps, QR Codes, Podcasts, E-Learning adapted for the I-Pad, and the SOA's online mobile directory. From The Actuary, February 2012, Volume 9, Issue 1.