2011 CAS Leadership Meeting

Philadelphia, PA
April 14-15, 2011

Overview

Take your place among the actuarial profession’s thought leaders by joining us for the 2011 CAS Leadership Meeting on Friday, April 15 in Philadelphia. Our airport location was selected to make this meeting easily accessible. Seize this opportunity to become an even more dynamic and effective leader by attending this meeting packed with useful information and networking opportunities.

Everybody wins when leaders meet with other leaders to plan and learn together. Attend the 2011 CAS Leadership Meeting to learn on-the-job skills while helping advance the CAS mission. We’ll see you in Philadelphia on April 15!

Morning Sessions

Engaging and Motivating Volunteers

One of the greatest challenges facing a volunteer leader is recruiting and engaging volunteers to help accomplish your goals. It requires leaders to understand what help is needed, what skills are required, and what form of motivation will truly excite a volunteer to commit to a project.

This hands-on session will provide CAS leaders with practical tools needed to engage a volunteer in a way that makes the assignment successful and professionally rewarding, so the volunteer will be inclined to participate in future, more ambitious assignments. In addition, you’ll gain skills that are highly transferable in managing projects and leading teams in your professional role.

Update: Controversial Issues Facing CAS

The morning session will also include a presentation on current CAS issues generating interest of late, including the new continuing education requirements and discipline issues. Learn more about these issues and others, and how they might impact the work of CAS volunteer leaders.

Afternoon Session

Vice President and Chairpersons Planning Sessions

Following lunch, we will organize into break-out groups, with Committee and Task Force Chairs meeting with their Vice Presidents to discuss operational issues. This valuable opportunity for Chairs and Vice Presidents to discuss issues face-to-face will go a long way towards advancing the work of the CAS and the actuarial profession. Your participation is vital!

The meeting concludes with a session with reports from the breakout groups to capture ideas for later follow-through.

Meeting Schedule

For those arriving the evening of April 14, there will be a reception followed by dinner. 

General Information

Registration

To RSVP to attend, please register online. There is no registration fee for the CAS Leadership Meeting.  Please respond by March 18, 2011.

Unable to attend? Please send your regrets to avoid follow-up reminders about the meeting.  However, please note that if you are unable to attend, an alternate is encouraged!  Please designate a representative from your committee, task force, or regional affiliate and provide the name of your alternate on the regrets form.

Location and Accommodations

The Renaissance Philadelphia Airport Hotel is located less than one mile from the airport and offers a complimentary airport shuttle as well as complimentary parking. A block of rooms has been reserved for the night of April 14.  Rates are $129 single/double plus taxes. The rate includes free internet access in all sleeping rooms. Reservations must be made by March 23, 2011.  Please be sure to refer to the Casualty Actuarial Society to receive the negotiated rate and phone the hotel directly to make your reservation.

Renaissance Philadelphia Airport Hotel
500 Stevens Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19113
Phone: 610-521-5900
Toll-free: 888-236-2427

Check in: 3:00 p.m.
Check out: 12:00 p.m.

Ground Transportation

Renaissance Philadelphia Airport Hotel offers 24-hour complimentary shuttle service to/from the Philadelphia International Airport.  Upon landing at the airport, call the hotel from either your mobile device or the available courtesy phone.  The shuttle picks up at every terminal, in zone 4.  Alternatively, cab fare is approximately $10 one-way.

For those taking the train, the hotel is approximately 10 miles from the 30th Street Station. Cabs are available from the train station.

Additional directions to the hotel are available on the hotel web site, and on-site parking at the hotel is complimentary.

Attire

Business casual is the suggested attire for the meeting.

Invitees

The Leadership Meeting invitation list includes chairs of CAS committees, task forces, and working parties, casualty leaders within the American Academy of Actuaries, the Executive Council, the Board of Directors, members of the Nominating Committee, Regional Affiliate Presidents, staff, and international liaisons and ambassadors reporting to the VP-International.  We also invite leaders of other actuarial organizations so that they can see first hand the issues we are dealing with and also to facilitate communication and cooperation among our various organizations.