Over last several weeks, the International Actuarial Association (IAA), Institute of Actuaries in Belgium (IA|BE) and the Institut des Actuaires (IA) in France have been in close communication with regards to the evolving situation with COVID-19. The expansion of the pandemic has now compelled us to cancel the Actuarial Colloquium in Paris and to transform the IAA Council and Committee meetings into a virtual meeting, in order to avoid unnecessary risks related to in-person meetings over the next months.

We are working to reschedule a future meeting in Brussels for 2021. Delegates who have already made hotel reservations at the Radisson are urged to contact the hotel to cancel their booking, and should also cancel their flights.

IAA Secretariat staff liaisons will coordinate with the leadership of Committees and Working Groups to organize one or more virtual meetings as needed to cover the planned agenda topics for Brussels. These virtual meetings need not take place at the exact same time as previously scheduled and may be extended over several weeks. Planning will begin immediately.

With regards to the Council meeting, due to the required 60-day notice, this meeting will take place on or after Thursday, May 7, in one or multiple virtual meetings. Stay tuned for further details.

Please rest assured that these decisions were not taken lightly, therefore we thank you for your understanding. Clearly the top priority in our decision-making was the need to protect our volunteers and participants.

We would like to thank all volunteers and members of the organizing committees who have devoted so much of their time to prepare for these events in Brussels and Paris. Please note that we are continuing to work diligently to assess opportunities to leverage content which would have been presented in Paris.

Yours sincerely,