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 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. 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.

Dates for submitting abstracts

Deadline for abstract submissions: 15 January 2025

Decision of acceptance: 31 January 2025

Registration deadlines

Early bird registration: 28 February 2025

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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

Amsterdam House Hotel is a comfortable hotel located very close to the conference venue. Rooms range from EUR105 to EUR170 per night

Hotel Oscar is located on the Amstel a short walk from the conference. Rooms between EUR125 and EUR281

Hotel Doria is located close to Dam Square. Rooms range from EUR120 and EUR220

Comfortable Hotels

NH Schiller is on the Rembrandt Square in Amsterdam, which is a lively area and popular among tourists. Rooms range from EUR280 to EUR330 per night

Eden Hotel is located on the Amstel a short walk from the venue. Rooms range from EUR290 per night to EUR490

Amsterlzicht Hotel is located on the Amstel and is a short walk from the venue. Rooms range from EUR250 to EUR 470 per night

Higher End Hotels

Hotel De L’Europe is a luxury hotel located on the Amstel River about 5 minutes away from the conference venue. Rooms range from EUR 675 to EUR900 per night

Tivoli Doelen Hotel is at the end of the street where the conference is taking place. Rooms range from EUR310 to EUR375 per night

Radisson Blu Hotel in Amsterdam is about a 5 minute walk from the conference. Rooms range from EUR354 to EUR584 per night

Hotel V Nesplein is a short walk. Rooms range from EUR365 to EUR500 per night

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