#GammaIS Leading

    

    Good day to all those reading this post.

    So this year we held our second conference on Drake’s campus, the GIS Actuarial Conference. We had six different speakers come in to talk to us about the actuarial/insurance profession, and overall it was a great success. However, it was not easy in the beginning. Speakers didn’t respond to our e-mails, and the committee scratched their heads about how to publicize the event on campus and what topics to have our speakers present. But slowly, things started falling into place.

    Firstly, we were able to get a great deal for the lunch Sodexo provided, and people genuinely enjoyed the buffet set out for them. We also invited DASS to the event, and this really felt like a right move in terms of letting more actuarial science majors on campus know what Gamma Iota Sigma is about and the kind of events we host. Technical aspects were taken care of well in advance, and in the end, we were able to secure the right number of speakers so that there would be a good selection of topics at each speaking session.

    This year our speaker lineup was diverse in the topics they covered, and we could tell from the packed rooms that they were well-received. Topics included working as an actuary outside the U.S., the Excess and Surplus Lines industry, how actuaries work with other professionals in the insurance industry, and the meaning of being an actuary. We were also able to get a hold of their presentation slides, which were uploaded to our website under member resources. So if you couldn’t attend the conference, or if you wanted to see what the other sessions were about, be sure to go check it out.     Finally, I just want to thank the Professionalism committee again for all their hard work. Without them, this event wouldn’t have been able to go as smoothly as it did.

Mickey Kian Ngiap Chew

VP of Professionalism