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At each meeting of the North American Actuarial Council, each organization submits a report detailing the current projects of their association. The following is the most recent report filed by the Conference of Consulting Actuaries.
Conference of Consulting Actuaries The Conference’s recent and upcoming activities are as follows: Meetings and Seminars The 2009 (34th) Enrolled Actuaries Meeting, jointly sponsored by the CCA and the Academy was held in early April, at Marriott’s Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. Registration numbers were slightly lower than in prior years. We suspect that the decline is due to a combination of the economy and the fact that little new regulatory guidance of interest to Enrolled Actuaries was released in the last several months of the Bush administration and the first couple of months of the Obama administration. Attendance was approximately 1,000. The program committee did an excellent job of developing the sessions and recruiting speakers. Many session presentations provided updates on various aspects of the 2006 Pension Protection Act. The Conference hosted three seminars around the Enrolled Actuaries Meeting. Preceding the meeting was Professional Standards Seminar, co-sponsored by the Academy and the Society of Actuaries. Following the meeting two seminars were offered, including: Public Plan Funding, co-sponsored by the Academy; and Pension Symposium: Monday Morning Quarterback, co-sponsored by the Academy and the Society of Actuaries. The Conference also hosted a series of audiocasts during the first half of 2009. The following Audiocasts, co-sponsored by the Academy, have
already occurred: Audiocasts scheduled for the remainder of 2009: July 14 – IFRS What’s Coming? Future of Corporate Accounting
for Benefits Upcoming Seminars and Meetings Registration for the Conference’s 2009 Annual Meeting is currently underway. The meeting is November 1 – 4 at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort in Tucson, Arizona. The Conference’s Annual Meeting Committee continues to place a strong emphasis on consulting skills by incorporating sessions that stress these skills. As a member of the North American Actuarial Council, you and your guest are invited to attend our meeting as our guests. Please mark your calendar for this exciting educational (and social) event. Immediately following the Annual Meeting, we are hosting two seminars “Expert Witness” and “Retiree Medical Update.” Further information and registration for these seminars, and our Annual Meeting, is currently available on our website. If your organization is interested in beginning to co-sponsor or continuing to co-sponsor any of our continuing education offerings, we would be pleased to discuss that possibility. In May of this year, the CCA approved the formation of the Public Plans Committee. The Committee was established to provide actuaries working in the public plans arena a place to gather and discuss issue specific to their work. The Committee is off to a fast start and we are looking forward to its contributions toward advancing actuarial practice. CPD Tracking Tool In January 2008, the CCA released its online continuing education tracking tool for our members. Members may print, sort, enter, and edit CE credits for tracking both the Qualification Standards and Enrolled Actuary requirements. Our records indicate approximately 250 visits weekly to this site. In addition, we have seen an increase in membership directly related to this tool. Web Page Visit our web site at http://www.ccactuaries.org.
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