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Paris
09-22-2006, 08:06 AM
How do these meetings work? I've never been to one and I've always wanted to go to SF. Is it considered a "business event", or do you have to take vacation time? I'd appreciate any feedback - thanks!

http://www.casact.org/education/annual/2006/
DW Simpson
09-22-2006, 09:06 AM
Business event
Franchise
09-22-2006, 10:51 AM
I'll be there!
Salzmann
09-22-2006, 05:36 PM
It depends on your employer. If you're pre-ACAS they may not have a policy allowing you to go. I suppose you could if you funded it yourself and/or took vacation time. Most companies send FCASs and ACASs to one or two meetings a year, in which case it is a business event and doesn't count against your vacation. And, done right, a CAS meeting can be enjoyable but it definitely isn't vacation.

I'll be there, too!
Franchise
09-22-2006, 05:41 PM
Party in Salzmann's room!
Maine-iac
09-25-2006, 08:30 AM
My employers have always sent me to these things. The only employer with a formal policy took the position of one meeting per year for fellows, one every two years for associates.

The others have sent me to these conferences with an informal understanding of one per year, but each one is a separate request, and I could occasionally go more than once if something particularly pertinent came up.

If you are an Academy member, there are formal continuing ed requirements. Looking those up and presenting them to your employer is usually sufficient justification for your employer to fund these trips.
great3981
10-04-2006, 07:20 PM
I'm in!
silverfox
10-04-2006, 07:27 PM
I'm in!

That's what she... :confused: :oops:
Mobile Actuary
10-05-2006, 12:17 PM
I'll be there.
bertuary
10-05-2006, 03:54 PM
I'm there too!
erickson
10-26-2006, 07:21 PM
Do scheduled events (other than the dinner) really end at 2:00 on Tuesday?!
Franchise
10-26-2006, 07:38 PM
Probably. Tuesday is usually a short day.
Salzmann
10-27-2006, 10:04 AM
Party in Salzmann's room!

Sorry, but I have to rest up. I'm scheduled to fly from San Francisco to London on Wednesday and have to stay awake for meetings Thursday and Friday. Fortunately, I'll be in Business Class.
Sonny
10-27-2006, 11:26 AM
Party in Salzmann's room!

Sorry, but I have to rest up. I'm scheduled to fly from San Francisco to London on Wednesday and have to stay awake for meetings Thursday and Friday. Fortunately, I'll be in Business Class.

That's cool, because the party's on in my room. I'm in the Presidential Suite, and I'm gonna tap me a keg of Natty Lite. I'm also gonna have a beer bong, three topless dancers, six cartons of cigarettes, and a live band. Andy Lang may even make an appearance. If Andy shows, we'll just tell the band to play extra, extra loud, and we'll keep partying on!! :guitar:
Salzmann
10-27-2006, 12:05 PM
That's cool, because the party's on in my room. I'm in the Presidential Suite, and I'm gonna tap me a keg of Natty Lite.

Sonny=PB, the CAS President?

One nicety of being a Committee Chair or other high-level volunteer in the CAS is that you actually do get to visit the Presidential Suite- they open it for an evening reception and send invitations. I've been to a lot of them and it's always interesting to see what the best room in the place looks like.

(I should point out that that suite is usually free to the CAS as a "comp" for booking all the other events at the hotel, and that the President is usually so busy running from meeting to meeting that no one should run for President just so they can sit in the Jacuzzi in the Presidential Suite and watch TV. It won't happen.)
Cynical Realist
11-02-2006, 10:07 AM
...and that the President is usually so busy running from meeting to meeting that no one should run for President just so they can sit in the Jacuzzi in the Presidential Suite and watch TV. It won't happen.)

So what's the point of being President then? If you don't have time to enjoy the perks, seems like a pretty thankless job. Do they have their own interns?
Salzmann
11-02-2006, 10:40 AM
So what's the point of being President then? If you don't have time to enjoy the perks, seems like a pretty thankless job. Do they have their own interns?

Well, most Presidents are in consulting- the consulting firms seem to support it more because it provides visibility. I think you also have to be driven by a passion for the profession. And, no, they don't have their own interns but their spouses and kids can enjoy the nice rooms and the interesting destinations! It's something I might consider near or after retirement; in the UK, the President of the Institute is typically retired.
Franchise
11-10-2006, 03:49 PM
Hopping a plane in the morning. See everyone there!
Franchise
11-15-2006, 01:04 AM
Ran into bertuary on Monday. That's always a pleasure. :)

Also saw oldgirl, but I don't think she recognized me. I'll have to say hi if I see her tomorrow.
oldgirl
11-16-2006, 05:15 PM
I was there. And yes I did see Franchise, but was already at another table. Did you enjoy the Featured Speaker? He was fun, but the speech was too long for my taste. There was too many people at this meeting that I didn't get a chance to find people I wanted to see let alone chitchat.