Scottish Actuaries' Club
Office bearers for 2012/2013
Chairman: Stewart Ritchie
Vice Chairman: Allan Martin
Hon Secretary: Stewart Lee
Hon Treasurer: Alastair Miller
Committee:
David Carlisle, Crawford Taylor, John Taylor
Hon Auditors:
Geoffrey Ross
The Scottish Actuaries Club was founded in 1932 to promote social contact among actuaries practising in Scotland (ordinary members). The club dines after sessional research events and other selected actuarial events held in Scotland. The usual venue is the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh. Its elegant rooms give a fine night-lit view of Princes Street and the Castle. The evening's emphasis is on enjoying good food and company with a minimum of formality.
The meal is followed by the loyal toast and the club toast to the (decimal) Point, the latter given every year since 1936. There is then a short break for members to re-charge their batteries. On re-assembly the Chair introduces the profession's guests, usually the authors of papers presented at the sessional events, on a light-hearted 'this is your life' basis: and invites the club to toast their health. One guest is invited to reply. New members attending their first dinner are next introduced, invited to give a short entertaining account of themselves, and duly toasted. Once a year a member, instead of the Chair, is given the honour of proposing the Club toast to the Point. There is much wit and ingenuity displayed in varying the theme of the address.
Dinners are drawn to a formal close in time for the Glasgow members to catch the last train to the city that claims it's miles better, while granting that Edinburgh is a capital city! Guests of members are welcome. In addition to the dinners, there is an annual golf outing and more recently an autumn weekend away with partners which includes a choice of a visit to a stately home and gardens, playing golf or hillwalking and of course dining and possibly being pampered in a 5 star luxury hotel. Members have reciprocal dining rights with the Institute's Gallio and Fellowship Clubs. Ordinary membership is by invitation, normally after seven years post-qualification. Honorary membership is by invitation of the Committee.
Forthcoming events
Dates for the 2012/13 session are
- Monday 17 September 2012
- Monday 8 October 2012
- Monday 19 November 2012
- Monday 21 January 2013
- Monday 18 February 2013
- Monday 18 March 2013