Meetings, Conferences, and Research Support:

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Activity	13th International Business Research Conference
Institution	World Business Institute
Venue	Novotel Hotel 270 Collins Street Melbourne 3000 Australia
Date	November 22, 2010 to November 24, 2010
URL	http://www.worldbizconference.com
Submission Deadline	October 4, 2010
Additional Info	Theoretical and empirical papers or case studies relating to all broad areas of Accounting, Banking, Finance, Economic, Management, Marketing, Business Statistics, Business Law and Business Education are invited for the above international conference which is affiliated with five international peer reviewed and indexed journals: Journal of Business & Policy Research, Global Economy and Finance Journal. International Review of Business Research Papers, World Journal of Management and Global Review of Accounting and Finance. Most of these journals are indexed by Cabell’s Directory, Ulrich Directory of USA and ERA and ABDC of Australia. Please send abstracts and/or full papers to conpap@wbint.org and haqz53@gmail.com
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Activity	4th Asian Business Research Conference
Institution	World Business Institute
Date	December 24, 2010 to December 25, 2010
URL	http://www.thewabe.net
Submission Deadline	November 19, 2010
Additional Info	Abstracts and/or full paper relating to all areas of Banking, Economics and Finance are invited for this International conference sponsored bu 5 international journals and world Business Institute.
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Activity	13th International Business Research Confernece
Institution	World Business Institute
Venue	Novotel Hotel, Melbourne, Australia Collins Street Melbourne 3000 Australia
Date	November 22, 2010 to November 24, 2010
Email	conpap@wbint.org
URL	http://www.worldbizconference.com
Submission Deadline	October 4, 2010
Additional Info	Abstractand/or full paper relating to all areas of banking and finance are invited to this international conference sponsored by five peer reviewed and Cabell and ulrich indexed journals. All papers will be included in the refereed hard copy conference proceedings.
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Activity	Call for Participation: International Corporate Finance and Governance
Institution	University of Twente
Venue	Enschede, The Netherlands
Date	October 14, 2010 to October 16, 2010
URL	http://www.utwente.nl/igs/conferences_events/international_corporate_financ/
Additional Info	An international research symposium analyzing contemporary issues on corporate finance and governance is being organized at the University of Twente (the Netherlands) on October 14-16, 2010. Papers analyzing issues on corporate finance and politics, foreign listings, corporate debt, corporate governance, executive pay, security issues and cash management will be presented. A keynote speech will be given by Prof. Kose John (New York University). Selected papers will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Banking and Finance.
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Activity	Winter Finance Conference
Institution	University of British Columbia
Venue	Four Seasons Resort Whistler Canada
Date	March 4, 2011 to March 6, 2011
URL	http://finance.sauder.ubc.ca/conferences/winter2011/.
Submission Deadline	November 21, 2010
Additional Info	The finance group at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business invites you to submit papers to be considered for presentation at the “UBC Winter Finance Conference 2011”. We encourage submissions in all areas of finance. Papers should be well developed, but at a stage where they can still benefit from the group’s discussion. The conference will be held at the Four Seasons Whistler Resort (http://www.fourseasons.com/whistler/) in Whistler, British Columbia. The conference will start with an opening reception in the evening of Friday March 4. The program will include 10 paper presentations and discussions and will end in the early afternoon of Sunday March 6. The submission deadline is Sunday November 21 and we will notify you of the Program Committee’s decision by December 31, 2010. There is no submission fee. Paper submissions: http://finance.sauder.ubc.ca/conferences/winter2011/. The conference participation fee of CAD 350 includes the welcome reception on March 4, breakfast and lunch on March 5 and 6, as well as the conference Banquet on March 5.
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Activity	Hedge Fund Conference
Institution	Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance
Venue	Eagle House
Date	November 19, 2010
Email	events@oxford-man.ox.ac.uk
URL	http://www.oxford-man.ox.ac.uk
Additional Info	We are writing to inform you about the forthcoming Oxford-Man Institute Hedge Fund Conference taking place on Friday 19th November 2010. Where: Oxford-Man Institute, University of Oxford, Eagle House, Walton Well Road, Oxford. When: Friday 19th November 2010, 10.30am – 6.00pm For more information or to register, please email events@oxford-man.ox.ac.uk. Presentations by: David Hsieh (Duke University) Discussant: Kevin Sheppard (University of Oxford and Oxford-Man Institute) Wei Jiang (Columbia University) Discussant: Aneel Keswani (Cass Business School) Philippe Jorion (University of California, Irvine) Discussant: Andrew Patton (Duke University and Oxford-Man Institute) Robert Kosowski (Tanaka Business School, Imperial College) Discussant: Igor Makarov (London Business School) Tarun Ramadorai (University of Oxford and Oxford-Man Institute) Discussant: Marcin Kacpercyzk (New York University) Olivier Scaillet (HEC Geneva) Discussant: Francesco Franzoni (University of Lugano) Conference scientific committee: David Hsieh (Duke University) Ravi Jagannathan (Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University) Andrew Patton (Duke University and Oxford-Man Institute) Tarun Ramadorai (University of Oxford and Oxford-Man Institute) Neil Shephard (University of Oxford and Oxford-Man Institute)
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Activity	II World Finance Conference
Institution	ESCE-IPVC
Date	June 15, 2011 to June 17, 2011
Email	joaovieito@esce.ipvc.pt
URL	http://www.world-finance-conference.com
Submission Deadline	December 12, 2010
Additional Info	KEYNOTE SPEAKER: MICHAEL BRENNAN (UCLA) Welcome to the II World Finance Conference. The aim of Conference is to establish a high quality discussion forum in all finance subjects, for the academics, professional society and practitioners.The conference will provide the opportunity to present research work in the field of all finance areas. Papers on any topic related to finance will be considered. You are also invited to volunteer to participate as discussants, session chairs, reviewers and members of the program committee.As part of the conference, it will be organized a Doctoral Tutorial for PhD students.
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Activity	CALL FOR PAPERS -- 2011 Academic Conference on Corporate Governance
Institution	Drexel University
Venue	Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 3141 Chestnut Street Philadelphia 19104 United States
Email	CorpGov@drexel.edu
URL	https://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Event/2011CallForPapers
Submission Deadline	November 15, 2010
Additional Info	Fourth Annual Academic Conference on Corporate Governance April 1, 2011 Announcement & Call for Papers The Fourth Annual Conference on Corporate Governance will be held at the Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business. The conference will be held on April 1, 2011. The conference features theoretical and empirical research related to corporate governance. Steven Neil Kaplan, the Neubauer Family Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance at University of Chicago will receive our award for outstanding contributions to research in corporate governance and present the keynote speech at Friday’s luncheon. Paper Submission Instructions (Submission deadline November 15, 2010):Five papers will be selected for the program. 1.Send a PDF version of your paper to CorpGov@Drexel.edu. Your paper MUST be saved with the following file name-- All Authors’Last Names_Paper Title.pdf. Submitting Author’s name should be first and in all caps with the shortened title of the paper following after an underscore. (see example below) WALKLING-Cai _Shareholders Say on Pay.pdf. 2.Once your paper is submitted you will need to register your paper online at www.lebow.drexel.edu/Event/AcademicConferenceSubmissions. There is a $25 paper submission fee. To be eligible for submission, the paper must still be at a revisable stage (i.e. neither published nor so close to publication that significant changes are not feasible) by the date of the conference. We expect to notify authors about acceptances by approximately February 15, 2011. Travel Accommodations: Presenters will be responsible for their own travel and lodging for the conference. Hotel accommodations at reduced rates for this conference will be arranged at the Sheraton Hotel in University City. Conference Registration information: On-line registration will be made available on the conference Web Site after January 1, 2011. The registration fee for this conference is $125.
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Activity	Inaugural Miami Finance Conference
Institution	University of Miami
Venue	Coral Gables, FL
Date	December 16, 2010 to December 18, 2010
Email	akumar@miami.edu
URL	http://bus.miami.edu/bfc2010
Submission Deadline	September 10, 2010
Additional Info	The School of Business Administration at the University of Miami is organizing its first Finance conference. This year’s conference will focus on Behavioral Finance. The conference will be held at the University of Miami campus in Coral Gables on December 17th and 18th. Papers from all areas of behavioral finance/economics will be considered. Researchers from other related disciplines are encouraged to submit a paper. We also encourage submissions from junior researchers and doctoral students. Each presentation will be followed by a discussion. PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Please email a PDF copy of your paper as soon as possible but no later than September 10th, 2010 (5 PM EST). Email: umbehfin2010@bus.miami.edu. Authors of selected papers will be notified by September 30th, 2010. Papers that are in an early stage (but completed) will be considered. Please do not submit a paper that has been accepted for publication in a journal or is close to being accepted. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Registration fee, reasonable travel expenses and hotel accommodations at the historic Biltmore Hotel (www.biltmorehotel.com) will be covered for presenters and discussants. The travel expense limit is $500 for participants from the US and $1000 for participants from other countries. Please contact Alok Kumar (akumar@miami.edu) for additional details about the conference.
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Activity	23rd Australasian Finance and Banking Conference
Institution	School of Banking and Finance, Australian School of Business, UNSW
Venue	Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney 176 Cumberland Street The Rocks NSW Sydney Australia
Date	December 15, 2010 to December 17, 2010
Email	bankconf@unsw.edu.au
URL	http://www.banking.unsw.edu.au/afbc
Submission Deadline	August 23, 2010
Additional Info	CALL FOR PAPERS The Australian School of Business, UNSW, Sydney, would like to invite all academics and practitioners to participate in the 23rd Australasian Finance and Banking Conference. SPECIAL ISSUE: Special Issue of THE JOURNAL OF BANKING AND FINANCE on "Post Global Financial Crisis: Markets, Institutions, Corporate Governance and Regulation" will include selected papers presented at the 23rd AFBC. PRIZES: BLACKROCK RESEARCH AWARD AUD$10,000 will be awarded to the best paper presented on Capital Markets/Funds Management/Mutual Funds. BANKSCOPE PRIZE AUD$2,500 will be awarded for the best paper in Banking. Authors whose institutions subscribe to Bankscope data are eligible. SIRCA RESEARCH PRIZE AUD$2,500 for the best paper which has used SIRCA Data AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE PRIZE Awarded to the best paper presented on derivatives/quantitative finance. DEADLINES: The deadline for submitting papers and for consideration for prizes and the special issue of the JBF is Monday 23 August 2010. Contributors must submit following guidelines on the website. TOPIC AREAS: 1 Asset Pricing 2 Banking/Financial Institutions 3 Financial Accounting 4 Financial Statement Analysis 5 Equity Valuations 6 Earnings Quality 7 Financial Economics 8 Financial and Economic Integration 9 Capital Markets 10 Corporate Finance 11 Corporate Governance 12 Derivative Instruments 13 Financial Mathematics 14 Funds Management/Mutual Funds 15 International Finance 16 Market Microstructure 17 Quantitative Finance 18 Real Estate Investment 19 Risk and Insurance/Measures and Control 20 The Emerging Markets 21 Post Global Financial Crisis: Markets, Institutions, Corporate Governance and Regulation 22 Financial Regulations FURTHER INFORMATION: Email: MAILTO:bankconf@unsw.edu.au Website: http://www.banking.unsw.edu.au/afbc
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Activity	PhD Forum as part of the Australasian Finance and Banking Conference
Institution	Australian School of Business
Venue	University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 Australia
Date	December 14, 2010
Email	bankconf@unsw.edu.au
URL	http://www.banking.unsw.edu.au/afbc
Submission Deadline	August 23, 2010
Additional Info	As part of the annual Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, UNSW will host a forum for advanced Finance Doctoral Students. The one day forum will offer 10 accepted students the unique opportunity to present their dissertation proposals and have their work discussed by distinguished academics from top business schools in the US, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. PRIZES Prizes will be awarded to the top three papers presented at the PhD conference. The prizes include AUD $1500 for the best paper, AUD $1000 for the second best paper and AUD $500 for the third best paper. AIRFARE AND ACCOMMODATION ASSISTANCE There will be airfare and accommodation assistance of AUD $2000 for PhD candidates from Asia, Europe and North America (provided that their papers are accepted to be included into the PhD forum).
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Activity	CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION
Institution	2011 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MIDWEST FINANCE ASSOCIATION
Venue	At the Westin Chicago River North 320 North Dearborn Street Chicago Illinois, 60654 USA
Date	March 2, 2011 to March 5, 2011
URL	http://www.mfa2011.com/
Additional Info	CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION 2011 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MIDWEST FINANCE ASSOCIATION At the Westin Chicago River North 320 North Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60654 March 2-5, 2011 Members and friends of the Midwest Finance Association are invited to submit papers to be considered for presentation at our 60th Annual Meeting. Papers on any topic related to finance will be considered. You are also invited to volunteer to participate as discussants, session chairs, and members of the program committee. The 2011 program site will start accepting submissions and membership on April 15, 2010. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Charles W. Calomiris: Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial Institutions at the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University Robert C. Merton: John and Natty McArthur University Professor at the Harvard Business School, Harvard University Maureen O’Hara: Robert W. Purcell Professor of Finance at the Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University SUBMISSION AND REVIEW OF PAPERS: The paper submission deadline is September 15, 2010. Papers for the Meeting will be reviewed anonymously by members of the Program Committee and authors will be notified of the Program Committee’s decision by November 15, 2010. Further information regarding: (1) electronic submission of papers; (2) volunteer work as discussants, session chairs, and members of the program committee; (3) registration; (4) accommodations; (5) special sessions; (6) awards; and (7) meeting details will be made available during the summer, at the official website of the 2011 Meeting. This website will be linked to the MFA’s website: http://www.midwestfinance.org The 2011 Meeting will be held at the Westin Chicago River North Hotel. The Westin Chicago River North, overlooking the Chicago River, is nestled in the heart of Chicago’s business and theatre districts, trendy restaurants, and art galleries.
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Activity	International conference on innovation and change for survival and growth
Institution	Management development Institute, India and University of Connecticut, USA
Venue	Management Developement Institute, India Mahrauli Road, Sukhrali, Gurgaon, India Gurgaon India
Date	January 7, 2011 to January 8, 2011
Email	fincon@mdi.ac.in
URL	http://www.mdi.ac.in/fincon/about.htm
Additional Info	MDI Gurgaon, one of the top business school in India, is an institute of excellence in management education, high quality research, executive development, and value added consultancy. The University of Connecticut, School of Business has evolved into a premier public business school in USA, offering academic programmes at the Bachelors, masters, doctorate and advanced certificate levels. Faculty members, research scholars and corporates are invited to submit papers on the main theme the role of Financial Innovations & Change for ensuring survival and growth. The research papers may address the main theme from any of the following sub-themes of the conference: Financial Markets : Management of Financial Institutions : Corporate Finance : Accounting : Conference Registration Fee Registration (from India) Research Scholar/Students 3,000 INR Academicians 5000 INR Industry 6000 INR Registration (from Other Countries) 200 USD Last date for submission of Abstract : 31st August, 2010 Communication of Acceptance of Abstract : 15th September, 2010 Deadline for full Paper Submission : 30th November, 2010 Communication of Acceptance of full papers : 10th December, 2010 Deadline for registration : 15th December 2010 Contributors are encouraged for early submission of the abstract and full papers for timely completion of review process. To assist overseas contributors in planning travel etc, submissions of full papers received before August 31st 2010 will be advised of the outcome of review by mid-September 2010 Dr. Samiksha Ojha / Dr. K N Badhani Accounting and Finance Area Management Development Institute (MDI) Post Box No 60 Mahrauli Road, Gurgaon -122007-02, India. Phone Nos. +91-124-4560292 +91-124-4560192 Fax : +91-124-4560456 Email : fincon@mdi.ac.in samiksha@mdi.ac.in knbadhani@mdi.ac.in
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Activity	European Financial Management Conference on Alternative Investments
Institution	York University Schulich School of Business
Venue	York University Schulich School of Business Toronto
Date	April 7, 2011 to April 9, 2011
Email	dcumming@schulich.yorku.ca
URL	http://www.efmaefm.org/0EFMSYMPOSIUM/Toronto-2011/efm_sympo2011.shtml
Submission Deadline	November 1, 2010
Additional Info	The Symposium will focus on “Alternative Investments”. Topics suitable for the Symposium include, but are not limited to, the following: Venture Capital, Angel Finance, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Luxury Valuables and Collectables, Art, Wine, Antiques, Commodities, Precious Metals, Managed Futures, Structured Products, Alternative Investments in the Credit Crisis, Public Policy, Country Differences, Internationalization, Governance, Compensation, Covenants, Financial Contracting, Exits, IPOs, Acquisitions, Performance, Disclosure and Regulation, among others. Address all correspondence to Douglas Cumming, Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada; Email: dcumming@schulich.yorku.ca
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Activity	Call for Papers: The Tenth International Accounting Conference on Global Financial Meltdown & Recovery: Changing Paradigm of Accounting & in collaboration with International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER)
Institution	The Indian Accounting Association Research Foundation (IAARF)
Venue	Taj Bengal Hotel Kolkata 700 027 Kolkata 700 027 India
Date	January 8, 2011 to January 9, 2011
Email	zmbsfn@unife.it
URL	http://www.iaarf.org/conference.html
Submission Deadline	August 31, 2010
Additional Info	Interested researchers are invited to submit completed paper proposals of both theoretical and empirical nature. Topics include but not limited to • Global Convergence of Accounting Standards • Role of Accounting in the Recent Financial Meltdown • Impact of International Taxation on Accounting and Finance • Measurement and Reporting of Environmental Impact • Measurement & Reporting of Intangible Assets • Corporate Sustainability Reporting • Emerging Issues in Capital Markets • Micro Finance • Foreign Exchange Risk Management • The Attest Function – the Quest for Assurance • Public-Private-Partnership and Accounting for Service Concession Arrangement • Harmonization of Financial Accounting & Tax Accounting • Accounting for Government and Local Authorities • Technology and Accounting • Corporate Governance in the Changing Scenario • Other Related International Business Topics ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION Papers written in English must be submitted via e-mail to: Email: dhrubacal@yahoo.co.in or zmbsfn@unife.it or satyajitdhar@yahoo.co.in by August 31, 2010. PAPER STYLE The text of the paper will be in double space, 12 font, Times New Roman, keeping a margin of one inch in three sides. MS Word 2003 for Windows (.doc format) is required. Each paper should be preferably within 5000 words including tables and references in addition to an abstract of not more than 500 words in a separate page. There should be a separate title page on each paper giving details of author/s, affiliation, address, telephone numbers and e-mail. Notification about the acceptance or otherwise of a paper will be made by October 15, 2010.
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Activity	Call for Papers: 3rd Annual Conference on Hedge Funds - Market intermediaries, financial markets, and the real economy
Institution	CREST-INSEE and HEC Paris
Venue	Paris
Date	January 27, 2011 to January 28, 2011
Email	traore@ensae.fr
URL	http://www.crest.fr/content/view/148/295/
Submission Deadline	September 30, 2010
Additional Info	This academic meeting will take place in Paris in January, 2011. Academic sessions and a panel of practitioners will cover recent research, and will debate the future of the hedge fund industry. We welcome submissions on hedge funds, but also, more broadly, we welcome papers that improve the understanding of the roles and behavioural of market intermediaries and how they affect, and respond to market prices. Potential topics include: performance of hedge funds during the financial crisis, systemic risk, contagion, interactions between hedge funds activity and broad issues in economics, hedge fund activism, distressed debt, portfolio liquidation and liquidity, financial regulation, etc. But this list is not exhaustive. The organization will cover accommodation for speakers. We also make available limited accommodation and travelling grants for doctoral students. Scientific Committee: A. Brav (Duke University), S. Darolles (Lyxor AM and CREST), I. Goldstein (Wharton School), C. Gourieroux (U. of Toronto and CREST), A. Patton (Duke University), R. Sadka (Boston College), D. Thesmar (HEC Paris). A (preliminary) version of the paper must be sent to traore@ensae.fr before the deadline. Decisions will be communicated before October 31, 2010.
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Activity	Editorship: Journal of Financial Research
Institution	SFA/SWFA
Date	June 25, 2010 to September 15, 2010
Email	rclayton@jsu.edu
URL	http://www.southernfinance.org/JFREditorPost.htm
Submission Deadline	September 15, 2010
Additional Info	The Southern Finance Association and the Southwestern Finance Association seek an editor/co-editors for the Journal of Financial Research for a three-year term (with potential renewal for a second three-year term) commencing January 1, 2012. Editorial transition will be completed in late 2011. Please see the announcement for additional information.
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Activity	Call for Papers: The 5th Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets (CAFM)
Institution	Korean Securities Association
Email	cafm2010@gmail.com
URL	http://www.apjfs.org/international/cafm.asp
Submission Deadline	August 31, 2010
Additional Info	CALL FOR PAPERS The Fifth Annual Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets (CAFM) of the Korean Securities Association Seoul, Korea, December 4, 2010 Both theoretical and empirical research papers in all areas of finance are welcome. KEYNOTE SPEAKER The keynote speaker will be Professor E. Han Kim (University of Michigan). ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION Papers written in English must be submitted via e-mail to: Email: cafm2010@gmail.com by August 31, 2010, using MS Word or Adobe pdf file format. The submitted papers will be reviewed in a double-blind referee process. The results will be notified via e-mail by September 30, 2010. All submitted manuscripts must be original work that is not under submission at another journal or under consideration for publication in another form, such as monograph or chapter of a book. BEST PAPER AWARDS Competitive research awards of US$2,000 will be given to each of the eight best papers. The awarded paper must be presented by one of the authors in the CAFM and will be invited to publish in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies (AJFS), which is the SSCI-listed finance journal. The sponsors of the best paper awards are as follows: Daishin Securities Co., Ltd. Hana Daetoo Securities Co., Ltd. The Korea Development Bank Korea Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. Mirae Asset Securities Co., Ltd. Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. Shinhan Investment Corp. Woori Investments & Securities Co., Ltd. PAPER STYLE All papers must be accompanied by an abstract of a maximum of 200 words. The cover page of the paper should contain the paper title, the author’s name, affiliation, address, phone number, and e-mail address. The second page should contain the paper title and the abstract only. CONTACT J.B.(Jong-Bom)Chay, Ph.D., President of the KSA (jbchay@skku.edu), Sungkyunkwan University Jinwoo Park, Ph.D., Chair of the Program and Review Committee (jwp@hufs.ac.kr), Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
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Activity	EFA Annual Meeting
Institution	Eastern Finance Association
Venue	Savannah, GA
Date	April 13, 2011 to April 16, 2011
Email	efapc2011@gmail.com
URL	http://etnpconferences.net/efa/
Submission Deadline	September 13, 2010
Additional Info	See EFA website for submission links and other information.
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Activity	Research Conference on Financial Networks
Institution	Geneva Finance Research Institute
Date	June 10, 2011
Email	miret.padovani@unige.ch
URL	http://www.gfri.ch
Submission Deadline	October 29, 2010
Additional Info	A one-day conference on financial networks will be held at the Geneva Finance Research Institute (GFRI), University of Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday, June 10, 2011. Interested researchers are invited to submit completed paper proposals of both theoretical and empirical nature. Topics include but are not limited to: • Local interaction games on financial networks • Risk-sharing and contagion within financial networks • Analysis of banking networks • Implications of network theory for financial markets and banking regulation • Strategic financial network formation • Social networks in finance Proposals should be submitted electronically to miret.padovani@unige.ch by Friday, October 29, 2010, and should include full contact information (postal and email addresses; telephone number) and academic or institutional associations. Notification of accepted papers will be sent out by Friday, January 21, 2011. Travel expenses and accommodation for participants with accepted papers will be covered. More details and updates will be made available at http://www.gfri.ch. Scientific committee: Ana Babus, University of Cambridge; Rama Cont, Columbia University; Giorgio Fagiolo, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna; Rajna Gibson Brandon, University of Geneva; Markus Möbius, Harvard University; Didier Sornette, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology; Paolo Vanini, University of Zurich; Fernando Vega-Redondo, European University Institute. Sponsors: The organizers of the conference gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Geneva Finance Research Institute, the National Centre of Competence in Research “Financial Valuation and Risk Management”, and the Swiss Finance Institute.
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Activity	Conference
Institution	Financial Research Association
Date	December 18, 2010 to December 19, 2010
Email	fra@bc.edu
URL	http://www.financialresearchassociation.org/
Submission Deadline	August 31, 2010
Additional Info	The program committee of the Financial Research Association seeks new finance papers of general interest to the profession. We specifically seek new papers that do not have a "revise-resubmit" journal decision and have not been presented or scheduled to be presented at the Western Finance Association meeting or the American Finance Association meeting. The selection process is very competitive. Last year's acceptance rate was under 3.1%. All papers will be presented by a discussant, after which the authors will have an opportunity to respond. The association will present the Michael J. Barclay Award to the Ph.D. student who submits the best solo-authored paper. This student will receive reimbursed airfare (up to $400), hotel, and registration. Paper submissions should be emailed in PDF to FRA@bc.edu by August 31. The email must contain the following information: the names, affiliations, and email addresses of all co-authors, a list of the conferences at which the paper has been presented, and whether or not the submitting author is a Ph.D. student and would like to be considered for the Ph.D. student paper award. You will be notified of paper selection in the beginning of October. Once the program is set, the program committee will invite a limited number of participants to register for the meetings. The conference fee of $325 covers conference costs, including the Sunday dinner and a Saturday wine tasting.
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Activity	Call for Papers: Financial Services Policy Reform
Institution	Networks Financial Institute at Indiana State University
Date	June 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010
Email	john.tatom@isunetworks.org
URL	http://www.NetworksFinancialInstitute.org
Submission Deadline	August 31, 2010
Additional Info	Networks Financial Institute National Competition for Research Papers on Financial Services Policy Reform Networks Financial Institute in the Scott College of Business at Indiana State University is pleased to announce a call for papers for a national competition for significant and innovative research on financial services policy reform. The purpose of this award is to encourage research on financial regulatory reform among relatively new faculty researchers. Entrants are limited to faculty members in early stages of their careers - and PhD students in fields related to financial services and/or public policy. A letter of interest describing the research and its significance must be included, along with the applicant’s curriculum vita, the completed research paper and a letter of recommendation from the chair of the applicant’s department or the head of a dissertation committee in the case of a Ph.D. student. The recommendation letter must indicate that the candidate meets the entry qualifications. Deadline for submission: August 31, 2010 Papers will be judged by leading experts in the field, including staff and Fellows of Networks Financial Institute. Award winners will be announced on December 17, 2010. Awards: First Prize: $15,000 Second Prize: $10,000 Third Prize: $5,000 There will be up to 3 honorable mention awards of $2500 each. The top six candidates will present their work at a forum to be held at Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, on May 16, 2011, at which time the awards will be presented. Travel expenses will also be paid to each award winner. Participation in the Forum is a requirement for receipt of the award. Winning papers will be included in the Working Paper Series of Networks Financial Institute and may be published in other publications of the Institute or in a scholarly journal. Completed applications should be submitted via email to: Martha McCormick Research Coordinator martha.mccormick@isunetworks.org
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Activity	The 6th International Conference on Asian Financial Markets
Institution	Graduate School of Economics, Nagasaki University
Venue	ACROS Fukuoka 1-1-1, Tenjin Chuo-ku Fukuoka 810-0001 JAPAN
Date	December 11, 2010 to December 12, 2010
Email	info_icafm@ml.nagasaki-u.ac.jp
URL	http://www.nagasaki-u-eastasia.jp/conference/6th.html
Submission Deadline	August 31, 2010
Additional Info	The 6th International Conference on Asian Financial Markets invites you to submit a paper for presentation hosted by the Forum on Issues Surrounding the Business in East Asia, Nagasaki University, Japan. The Conference welcomes empirical research papers on financial issues on Asian countries and markets.
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Activity	Academic Conference
Institution	University of Delaware Lerner College of Business and Economics
Date	November 12, 2010
URL	http://www.delawarecorporategovernance-blog.com
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Activity	International Conference on Financial Sector Reforms and the Indian Economy
Institution	British Northern Universities India Forum(BNUIF) & Indian Institute of Management(Kozhikode)
Venue	Indian Institute of Management(Kozhikode)
Date	November 11, 2010 to November 13, 2010
Email	fsrcon@iimk.ac.in
URL	http://www.iimk.ac.in/conferences/fsrie10.php
Submission Deadline	August 15, 2010
Additional Info	CALL FOR PAPERS: Submissions are invited for papers relating to, but are not limited to, the following topics: Securities markets in India, Indian money market, Corporate governance in India, Capital structure of Indian firms, Indian banking system, Non-banking financial companies and development finance institutions in India, Financial inclusion in India, Rural and agriculture finance in India, Micro-finance in India, Insurance and mutual fund industries in India, External fund mobilization by Indian firms, Current and capital account convertibility, sterilization, and inflation control, Financial sector reforms and financial stability. The deadline for submissions is August 15, 2010. Authors will be notified by September 15, 2010. All submissions will undergo a blind review process. The best 6 papers selected for the conference will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Asia Business Studies (JABS). IIMK will arrange for accommodation and local hospitality. Partial funding for travel can be arranged for select presenters from within India, subject to availability of funds.
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Activity	Risk and Insurance Conference
Institution	University of Guelph
Venue	University of Arkansas Little Rock Little Rock 72204 USA
Date	April 15, 2011 to April 17, 2011
Email	gzanjani@gsu.edu
URL	http://aria.org/rts
Submission Deadline	December 15, 2010
Additional Info	Call for Papers. Risk Theory Society invites submissions for its annual seminar, April 15-17, 2011, University of Arkansas-Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. Five-page abstracts, or more completed drafts, on topics in the economics of risk and insurance, are due on December 15, 2010. The program committee will notify authors of accepted papers by January 18, 2011, or soon thereafter. Accepted papers must be completed and sent for posting on the Risk Theory Society web page by March 16th, 2011. Each paper accepted for the meeting is given one hour and fifteen minutes for presentation and defense by the authors. Submissions should be e-mailed as attachments in the Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf) by December 15, 2010, to Professor George Zanjani,gzanjani@gsu.edu. More information about the society, including past programs, is available at http://aria.org/rts.
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Activity	OSC/SEC 2010
Institution	Infonex
Venue	Toronto Toronto Canada
Date	September 28, 2010 to September 29, 2010
Email	register@infonex.ca
URL	http://www.oscsec.com
Additional Info	* Get updates on accounting policies, auditing standards and securities regulations for the upcoming year * Hear examples and best practices of disclosures on corporate filing: regulators' findings * Examine the latest policies from the SEC, CSA, and the Accounting Standards Board * Continuous disclosure reviews of IFRS transition * Understand the new requirements for MD&A content and presentation under IFRS * Hear a case study on the business impact of IFRS from a corporate reporting award winner * Evaluate the impact of IFRS on internal controls * Obtain newly released information on new exposure drafts Our expert faculty includes: * U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) * Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) * Canadian Tire Corporation * WestJet * Grant Thornton LLP * Accounting Standards Board * Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) * Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) * Deloitte & Touche LLP * PricewaterhouseCoopers * Boland Professional Corporation * KPMG LLP INFONEX has assembled leaders in industry, regulation, and practice to give you the latest and most important information needed to keep up to speed on the changing face of financial reporting and accounting. Get the latest updates from AcSB and find out about the recent regulatory issues from SEC, OSC, ASC, and Autorité des Marchés Financiers du Québec (AMF). Get in-depth knowledge on recent updates and developments in international standards and their convergence implications due to the credit crunch. Hear the latest on financial statements presentation, accounting for PP&E, impairment of assets, financial instruments disclosures, reclassification and measurement, fair value accounting, derecognition of financial assets and liabilities, and the new proposed standard on consolidation of financial statements. Attend OSC/SEC 2010 to prepare yourself for the latest regulatory developments and get practical advice for the transition.
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Activity	First Academic Summit on Valuation and Financial Modeling
Institution	Symbiosis centre for Management and Human Resource Development
Venue	SCMHRD, Pune SCMHRD, 3rd floor, Rajiv gandhi infoteck park, MIDC, Phase I, Hinjewadi, Pune Pune 411057 India
Date	November 27, 2010 to November 28, 2010
Email	summit_finance@scmhrd.edu
URL	http://www.scmhrd.edu/uploads/Academic_Summit_SCMHRD_2010_Brochure.pdf
Submission Deadline	July 31, 2010
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Activity	Tel Aviv Finance Conference
Institution	Tel Aviv University
Date	December 19, 2010 to December 20, 2010
Email	rfc@post.tau.ac.il
URL	http://recanati.tau.ac.il/Eng/conferences/finance
Submission Deadline	July 1, 2010
Additional Info	CALL FOR PAPERS 1st Tel Aviv FINANCE CONFERENCE Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, DECEMBER 19-20, 2010 http://recanati.tau.ac.il/Eng/conferences/finance The Leon Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration at Tel Aviv University is organizing its first Finance Conference designed to bring together leading scholars in the field. The symposium will be held in Tel Aviv on Sunday afternoon, December 19 and Monday, December 20, 2010. Papers in all areas of finance are invited. An optional day tour in Israel is organized for Tuesday December 21. PAPER SELECTION PROCESS: Papers should be well developed, but at a stage where they can still benefit from the group’s discussion. Travel expenses will be reimbursed up to $1,000 for presenters and discussants. Papers will be selected by the TAU finance faculty and an external program advisory committee including: Bo Becker (Harvard), Alon Brav (Duke), Sudheer Chava (Texas A&M), Thomas Chemmanur (Boston College), Francesca Cornelli (London Business School), Itay Goldstein (University of Pennsylvania), Zhiguo He (University of Chicago), Ohad Kadan (Washington University in St. Louis), Praveen Kumar (University of Houston), Michael Lemmon (University of Utah), Dmitry Livdan (UC Berkeley), Adriano Rampini (Duke), Michael Roberts (University of Pennsylvania), Gideon Saar (Cornell), Jacob Sagi (Vanderbilt), Ernst-Ludwig von Thadden (University of Mannheim) PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Please submit an electronic version of the paper (MS Word or PDF format) no later than July 1, 2010 by uploading your paper at the conference website at the following URL: http://recanati.tau.ac.il/Eng/conferences/finance Paper selection will be finalized by August 31, 2010. If you have difficulties uploading your paper or for any additional questions please contact the conference coordinator Ms. Ariella Zucker at rfc@post.tau.ac.il
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Activity	Call for Papers: Special Issue on Emerging Capital Markets
Institution	Korean Securities Association
URL	http://www.apjfs.org
Submission Deadline	August 31, 2010
Additional Info	CALL FOR PAPERS Special Issue of Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies on Emerging Capital Markets Special Issue Editor: S. Ghon Rhee Sungkyunkwan University and University of Hawai’i Asia–Pacific Journal of Financial Studies (AJFS) invites manuscripts for a special issue on emerging capital markets scheduled for publication in 2011. AJFS became the first finance journal published in Asia covered by the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) in 2006. Visit www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123324997/grouphome/home.html and www.apjfs.org for additional information about the Journal. Topics for the Special Issue include, but are not limited to, theoretical and empirical research in the following areas: • Integration of capital markets • Dynamics of emerging market equity flows • Measuring financial contagion • Liquidity and asset pricing in emerging markets • Behavioral finance in emerging markets • Corporate governance and investor protection in emerging markets • Cross-listings • Currency risk premiums in emerging equity markets • Regulatory reforms in emerging markets AWARDS: Up to eight papers will be selected for the Special Issue and US$ 1,000 award will be granted to each selected paper. SUBMISSION INFORMATION: All manuscripts must be in English and include an abstract of fewer than 500 words. The cover page should contain the paper’s title, the author’s name, affiliation, address, and e–mail address. The second page should contain only the paper’s title and abstract. All manuscripts should be submitted in PDF format to rheesg@skku.edu by August 31, 2010. No submission fee is required. We expect to complete the review process and notify the result by December 31, 2010. CONTACT For additional information, please contact: J.B. (Jong-Bom) Chay, Ph.D., President of the KSA (jbchay@skku.edu)
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Activity	Best Paper Competition
Institution	Bogazici University and Istanbul Stock Exchange of Turkey
Email	ise.competition@boun.edu.tr
URL	http://www.ise.org/AboutUs/isecompetition.aspx
Submission Deadline	August 2, 2010
Additional Info	CALL FOR PAPERS BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY AND ISTANBUL STOCK EXCHANGE BEST PAPER COMPETITION http://www.ise.org/AboutUs/isecompetition.aspx December 9-10, 2010 Istanbul, Turkey Department of Management at Bogazici University and Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) of Turkey organize an international paper competition and will award prizes to the best three of the outstanding research papers as ISE celebrates 25th anniversary of its establishment. All research papers focusing on securities/stocks exchanges are encouraged to enter the competition. The awards for the top three papers will be 10,000 USD, 7,500 USD, and 5,000 USD, respectively. Please see the link above for details. PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Please submit an electronic version of the paper no later August 2, 2010 to: Email: ise.competition@boun.edu.tr Prize-winning papers will be announced on November 24th, 2010. THE JURY: Daniel B. Bergstresser, Harvard University Geoffrey Booth, Michigan State University Alex Butler, Rice University Ali Coskun, Bogazici University William M. Cready, University of Texas at Dallas Gustavo Grullon, Rice University Huseyin Gulen, Purdue University Umit G. Gurun, University of Texas at Dallas Roni Michaely, Cornell University Emre Ozdenoren, London Business School Clemens Sialm, University of Texas at Austin Scott Weisbenner, University of Illinois Neslihan Yilmaz, Bogazici University FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact: Neslihan Yilmaz Email : neslihan.yilmaz@boun.edu.tr Tel :+90 212 359 65 11 Contact: Ali Coskun Email : ali.coskun@boun.edu.tr Tel :+90 212 359 75 81
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Activity	International Research Forum
Institution	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Venue	Chiang Chen Studio Theatre Hung Hom Kowloon Hong Kong
Date	December 15, 2010 to December 17, 2010
Email	fbForum@polyu.edu.hk
URL	http://www.polyu.edu.hk/fb/Forum2010
Submission Deadline	May 31, 2010
Additional Info	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the University of Texas at Dallas have partnered to host a research forum. It will address how the current global economic crisis will impact education programs and the orientation of research in the future. We are calling for contributions in the form of regular or position papers concerning new research problems and new training initiatives. The forum encourages an interdisciplinary momentum, coherent with the nature of the global crisis. Papers may emphasize new problems suggested by the global crisis and (in the case of regular papers) the methods and models related to them. Discussion papers may provide an analysis of the drawbacks of current models and approaches as well as suggestions for improvement. The selected papers will be considered for publication in a special issue of Risk and Decision Analysis, IOS Press.
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Activity	European Journal of Finance / Journal of Business Ethics Joint Special Issue Conference with Michael Jensen Keynote
Institution	York University Schulich School of Business
Venue	York University Schulich School of Business Toronto Canada
Date	September 16, 2010 to September 18, 2010
Email	dcumming@schulich.yorku.ca
URL	http://research.schulich.yorku.ca/pdf/JBE_EJF_call_Feb_11_2010.pdf
Submission Deadline	June 1, 2010
Additional Info	Joint Special Issue Conference on Law, Ethics, and Finance: European Journal of Finance Journal of Business Ethics Keynote Speaker: Michael Jensen, Harvard Business School Organizers: Robert Cressy, Birmingham Business School Douglas Cumming, Schulich School of Business, York University Christine Mallin, Birmingham Business School Rationale: As the world economy struggles out of the financially induced recession, the concept of ethical or socially responsible investment, along with corresponding calls for regulation, will play an increasingly important role in the study of finance for both privately held and publicly traded companies. While there has been a growing literature on law and finance largely through cross-country studies of publicly traded companies, and perhaps somewhat less work on ethics and finance of publicly traded companies, there has however been comparatively little work at the intersection of these topics. As well, there has been comparatively little work on the law and finance and/or the ethics and finance of privately held companies. We believe this gap needs to change. The search for improved ethics, corporate governance, transparency and regulation of business and finance is certain to increase. Future investors are likely to focus on investing in firms where an entrepreneurial flare is combined with a culture of integrity in both publicly traded and privately held firms. Such firms will be likely to display a sense of ethics in their everyday operations and in longer term, more strategic decision-making. This international conference will provide a timely debate on these important issues. Two prominent journals (the European Journal of Finance and the Journal of Business Ethics) have both offered to publish special issues for a selection of the best conference papers. Email submissions by 1 June 2010 to Douglas Cumming at dcumming@schulich.yorku.ca Details: http://research.schulich.yorku.ca/pdf/JBE_EJF_call_Feb_11_2010.pdf
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Activity	Liquidity and Liquidity Risks conference
Institution	Deutsche Bundesbank, EBC, and EBS
Venue	Frankfurt Germany
Date	September 23, 2010 to September 24, 2010
Email	conferences@bundesbank.de
URL	http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/ebc/events/liquidity/
Submission Deadline	June 1, 2010
Additional Info	Call for papers - Liquidity and Liquidity Risks 23/24 September, 2010 Frankfurt, Germany A joint conference by Deutsche Bundesbank, European Banking Center, and European Business School The crisis of 2007/2008 has underlined the importance of understanding and managing liquidity risks, primarily from a systemic viewpoint. A widely held view before the crisis was that a greater marketability of bank assets helps to reduce financial intermediaries’ liquidity risks. This view no longer prevails. Supposedly liquid assets, in particular in the form of securitized assets, seized to be actively traded. Intermediaries were involved in fire sales due to increased margin calls and depressed asset prices further contributed to de-stabilising liquidity spirals. Central banks reacted in unprecedented ways to contain liquidity problems mainly by lowering interest rates and through quantitative easing. Liquidity risks come in many shades as the crisis has shown. A consensus on how to assess the extent and likelihood of these liquidity shocks and the risk of spillovers has not yet emerged and further research is warranted. There is a need for a broader understanding on how to manage both liquidity risks and liquidity shortages from the viewpoint of individual financial institutions as well as from a systemic perspective. This conference will provide a forum to discuss these interrelations, with the view of facilitating a more integrated approach for liquidity and liquidity risk. A keynote speech will be delivered by Axel Weber (Deutsche Bundesbank). Researchers from universities, private sector institutions, supervisory authorities and central banks are encouraged to submit empirical and theoretical research papers. The deadline for submissions is June 1st 2010. Papers should be submitted electronically to conferences@bundesbank.de along with your affiliation and email address. Acceptance decisions will be made by July 1st, 2010.
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Activity	Conference on Managerial Compensation
Institution	Cardiff University
Venue	Cardiff Business School Aberconway Building Colum Drive Cardiff CF10 3EU United Kingdom
Date	September 3, 2010
URL	http://www.cf.ac.uk/carbs/conferences/mcc10/index.html
Submission Deadline	March 30, 2010
Additional Info	A one-day conference on the important topic of managerial compensation will be held in the Council Chamber of the Glamorgan Building at Cardiff University on 3 September 2010. The recent events around the credit crunch have put managerial compensation firmly back on the agenda of policy makers and shareholders alike. Recent cases in failing firms even have turned excessive managerial compensation into an issue of concern for society at large. For example, on 18 April 2009, US Congressman Michael F. Doyle issued a press release in which he stated that he had “urged the Treasury Department to block the bonuses that AIG [had] proposed paying a number of its employees and ensure a full accounting of the bail-out money AIG [had] received [from US taxpayers].” Presenters are invited to submit their paper for consideration for publication in a special issue of the Journal of Corporate Finance scheduled for 2011. The special issue, which will be edited by Marc Goergen (Cardiff University) and Luc Renneboog (Tilburg University). There will be two keynote addresses by Professor David Yermack of Stern School of Business and Lord Paul Myners, Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury. Papers should be submitted via email to carbs-conference@cf.ac.uk by 30 March 2010. The cover page of each paper should contain an abstract of no more than 150 words, the relevant Journal of Economic Literature codes as well as several keywords. The cover page should not contain any information that identifies the authors. Authors are also requested to submit a separate cover page including all of the above items as well as the authors’ names and affiliations. Authors should clearly indicate in their email whether they would like their paper to be considered for publication in the special issue of the Journal for Corporate Finance. All papers will be double blind refereed and authors will be informed of the organizers’ decision by the end of May 2010. The conference organizers will cover reasonable travel costs for the invited speakers.
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Activity	Northern Finance Association Conference
Institution	University of Manitoba
Venue	University of Manitoba 446 Drake Centre 181 Freedman Crescent Winnipeg R3T 5V4 Canada
Date	September 24, 2010 to September 26, 2010
Email	c_loewen@umanitoba.ca
URL	http://www.northernfinance.org/2010/index.html
Additional Info	A special issue of the International Journal of Managerial Finance on Rethinking International Finance will include selected papers presented at the NFA 2010 conference. Distinguished keynote speakers include Dr. B. Espen Eckbo and Dr. Randall K. Morck.
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Activity	Swissquote Conference on Interest Rate and Credit Risk
Institution	Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Venue	Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Switzerland
Date	October 28, 2010 to October 29, 2010
Email	swissquote.conference@epfl.ch
URL	http://sfi.epfl.ch/page85028.html
Additional Info	Participation is free, but places at this conference are limited. Please register by emailing swissquote.conference@epfl.ch
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Activity	XVIII Finance Forum
Institution	Spanish Finance Association
Venue	University CEU Cardenal Herrera
Date	November 18, 2010 to November 19, 2010
Email	fsogorb@uch.ceu.es
URL	http://www.uch.ceu.es/economia
Submission Deadline	June 30, 2010




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