About the event​​​​​​​​​​​​

The IFID Centre and RCLR are organising a conference to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the publication of Benjamin Gompertz’s seminal paper “On the nature of the function expressive of the law of human mortality, and on a new mode of determining the value of life contingencies. In a letter to Francis Baily, Esq. F. R. S. &c”. 

In his ground breaking paper Benjamin Gompertz established what is widely regarded as the first statistical model for human mortality rates. Over the past 200 years, research on longevity and survival analysis have progressed beyond the empirical analysis of individual life tables. Nevertheless, the Gompertz law still serves as a benchmark and starting point for new models, has been extended in several ways and is taught in classes on Survival Analysis in many university programmes.

The Research Centre for Longevity Risk welcomes you to Amsterdam to celebrate the 200th anniversary of this remarkable paper. In addition to our line-up of distinguished speakers, we aim to provide a platform that allows interaction between those interested in the statistical aspects of longevity and demographic change with researchers from other fields related to the history and study of survival models. We welcome contributed talks on research related to statistical models for human mortality, other areas of survival models where the Gompertz law has been applied, and research on the history of demography and actuarial science including the impact of socioeconomic differences, life expectancy at advanced ages, redesign and sustainability of pension provisions and the effects of epidemics and pandemics on life expectancy.

Registration deadlines

Last day for registration 21 May 2025

Conference Fee

Industry participants EUR750

Academic participants EUR400

PhD Students and Post Docs EUR200

Featured speakers

Location

The conference will take place at @Droog, Amsterdam on the 22nd and 23rd of May, 2025.

@Droog

Staalstraat 7B

1011 JJ Amsterdam

The Netherlands

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Accommodation

To help you plan for your trip to Amsterdam, we have compiled a list of hotels that are convenient to the conference location:

Affordable Hotels

The Social Hub offers more affordable rates at two locations, one in the city centre and one in the west of the city.

Amsterdam House Hotel is a comfortable hotel located very close to the conference venue.

Hotel Oscar is located on the Amstel a short walk from the conference.

Hotel Doria is located close to Dam Square.

Comfortable Hotels

NH Schiller is on the Rembrandt Square in Amsterdam, which is a lively area and popular among tourists.

Eden Hotel is located on the Amstel a short walk from the venue.

Amsterlzicht Hotel is located on the Amstel and is a short walk from the venue.

Higher End Hotels

Hotel De L’Europe is a luxury hotel located on the Amstel River about 5 minutes away from the conference venue.

Tivoli Doelen Hotel is at the end of the street where the conference is taking place.

Radisson Blu Hotel in Amsterdam is about a 5 minute walk from the conference.

Hotel V Nesplein is a short walk.

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