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Dr. Marc Simon participated in the 29th Conference on Severe Local Storms in Stowe, VT. The conference, organized by the American Meteorological Society, allows industry and academic specialists in the field of meteorology and atmospheric science to exchange ideas about severe storms.
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The Katie School of Risk Management and Insurance honored Karen Clark at their annual Hall of Fame Dinner on October 18, 2018 at the Chicago Four Seasons Hotel. The Katie School supports Illinois State University’s undergraduate insurance and risk management program and actuarial science program. The vision for the Leadership Awards is to inspire the creation and perpetuation of the next generation of insurance leadership.
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Drs. Simon and Ward participated in the 7th European Windstorm Workshop being held on October 10th-12th at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Karlsruhe, Germany. The workshop provided an opportunity to exchange ideas with top academic researchers and industry scientists on the topic of extratropical cyclones and their impacts on property in Europe.
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On September 9-12, Dr. Afshari participated in the 2018 annual meeting of the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) held in Palm Springs, California. The SCEC annual meetings provided an opportunity to exchange ideas with top professionals in industry and academia in the field of seismology and earthquake engineering. SCEC participants studied earthquakes and their effects in California and beyond.
Dr. Habte participated in the 5th American Association for Wind Engineering Workshop (5AAWE) held in Miami, FL on August 12-14. Topics included aerodynamics of buildings, wind codes and standards, windborne debris and vulnerability of structures under wind loads.
Dr. Kioumars Afshari participated in the 11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering in Los Angeles, CA. Hosted by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), the conference allows academic and industry experts in seismology and earthquake engineering to exchange ideas on technical topics and subjects including seismic hazard, risk, and policy.
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Glen Daraskevich participated in a panel discussion on "Harnessing new technologies: growth opportunities and operational efficiencies across the value chain," at The Insurance Insider's InsiderTech New York conference.
Glen Daraskevich delivered the morning keynote address "2017 Hurricane Season: Review and Analysis".
Karen Clark presented "Big Data Analytics: Mining Your Catastrophe Claims Data for Competitive Advantage".
Glen Daraskevich participated on a panel discussing "Identifying areas for improvements in catastrophe and risk modelling: What have been the key learns from 2017 for modelling experts?"
Dr. Filmon Habte participated in the 33rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Cyclones held in Ponte Vedra, FL. The conference, organized by the American Meteorological Society, allows specialists in the fields of meteorology and atmospheric science to exchange current ideas and research on hurricanes and other tropical weather systems.
Learn MoreKaren Clark participated in a Roundtable Discussion on Catastrophe Management.
Karen Clark discussed Innovations and Trends in Catastrophe Modeling and the 2017 Hurricane Season.
Karen Clark participated on a panel discussing "Lessons of the 2017 Hurricane Season".
Executives and model developers from Karen Clark & Company participated in a number of sessions at the annual RAA Cat Risk Management conference.
Glen Daraskevich participated on a panel discussing the 2017 Hurricane Season.
