Attending Your First CAS Meeting
Everything new FCAS and ACAS need to know for attending Annual and Spring Meetings to be recognized.
Attending the Spring Meeting to be recognized as a new Fellow or Associate? View our Frequently Asked Questions section to find helpful information for attending the Annual Meeting.
FCAS
New Fellows walk across the stage, individually, at the Celebration of New Members on Monday Morning and receive a faux certificate.
You may bring as many guests to the Celebration of New Members on Monday morning. There is no cost for guests to attend the Celebration of New Members. Your guests may sit in any open/unreserved seat.
A reception for new Fellows and one guest is held Monday evening. There will be light refreshments and a chance to mingle with the CAS President, CAS Board Members, and other new Fellows.
All new Fellows may receive a complimentary ticket for one guest to join them at their recognition reception. Tickets will be included in your badge envelope. Use the link below to RSVP your complimentary guest for the FCAS reception Monday Evening.
RSVP Your Reception Guests by April 17
Have more than one guest attending with you? You may request additional tickets for $80 each using the same form. You will be invoiced for your purchase as the meeting approaches.
All new Fellows will be in group pictures with the CAS President that are taken on Monday evening, immediately before the New Fellows Reception. These pictures will be published in the Actuarial Review.
New Fellows also have an opportunity to take an individual picture with the CAS President during the New Fellows Reception on Monday evening.
No. You will receive an email from our certificate vendor Parchment on April 15. You’ll get immediate access to your virtual certificate and then also be able to request for a complimentary physical certificate that will be mailed to you.
If you have more questions about the events regarding new Fellows at the Spring Meeting, email CAS Membership and Volunteer Engagement Manager Shelby Wolff at swolff@casact.org.
ACAS
Sunday evening there is a New Associates Reception. There will be light refreshments and a chance to meet the other new Associates. The CAS President will welcome you to the CAS as a group before taking group photos.
Please note that the event for New Associates on Sunday is not the same event as the Welcome Reception. The Welcome Reception is open to all registered attendees and immediately follows the new ACAS Reception.
Monday morning, all new Associates will stand as a group to be recognized in the Celebration of New Members session. Look for signs for new ACAS seating. Your guests are also invited to attend the Celebration of New Members session at no cost. Your guests may sit in any open/unreserved seat.
All new Associates may receive a complimentary ticket for one guest to join them at their recognition reception. Tickets will be included in your badge envelope. Use the link below to RSVP your complimentary guest for the ACAS reception Sunday Evening.
RSVP Your Reception Guests by April 17
If you have additional guests that you would like to attend the ACAS reception, you may purchase additional tickets for $80 each using the same form.
All new Associates will take group photos with the CAS President during the New Associate Reception Sunday evening. These photos will be included in an upcoming issue of the Actuarial Review.
If you miss the new Associate photo session on Sunday evening, we will be offering make-up photos on Monday evening during the new Fellows photo session.
You’ll be receiving an email from our certificate vendor Parchment on April 15.
With Parchment, you will get immediate access to your virtual certificate and then also be able to request a complimentary physical certificate that will be mailed to you.
If you have more questions about the events regarding new Associates at the Spring meeting, email CAS Membership and Volunteer Engagement Manager Shelby Wolff at swolff@casact.org.