2009 The China International Conference in Finance (CICF)

ORGANIZERS: 

China Center for Financial Research (CCFR), Tsinghua University
Sloan School of Management, MIT 

CO-ORGANIZER: 

Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Lingnan College (University), Sun Yat-sen University

The 7th China International Conference in Finance provides an open platform to bring together scholars, worldwide, to present research and to stimulate discussions on new developments in finance. It will be held in Guangzhou from July 7 to July 10, 2009. Guangzhou, located at the north of the Pearl River delta, is an important trading center as well as a busy port and the capital city of the province of Guangdong (also known as Canton). Guangzhou has long been the historical and cultural center of Southern China.

TOPICS: 

Papers in all areas of finance are welcome. The conference follows the format of major international conferences, with the addition of special sessions on issues relevant to the financial development in China and other Asian and Pacific countries.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: 

Hayne Leland
Arno Rayner Professor of Finance and Management, Haas School of Business, U.C. Berkeley

BEST PAPER AWARDS: 

Two best paper awards sponsored by The TCW Group Inc. (US$2,500 each)
Two Yihong Xia Best Paper Awards (US$1,000 each)
The conference sponsors three best paper awards of US$1,000 each

PAPER SUBMISSIONS: 

Authors are invited to submit completed papers. Papers will be selected by the Program Committee which consists of a panel of international scholars. The submitting authors will be notified of the Committee's decision by Februrary 28, 2009. Please submit the paper in electronic format (PDF files only) to:

http://www.ccfr.org.cn/cicf2009/upload.php

Paper submission deadline: December 15, 2008

CONFERENCE WEBSITE: 

http://www.ccfr.org.cn/cicf2009/  

PROGRAM CHAIR/COCHAIRS: 

Chun Chang (Chair)
China Europe International Business School
Email: cchun@ceibs.edu

Kai Li (Co-chair)
University of British Columbia
Email: kai.li@sauder.ubc.ca 

Jun Qian (Co-chair)
Boston College
Email: qianju@bc.edu  

Harold H. Zhang (Co-chair)
University of Texas at Dallas
Email: harold.zhang@utdallas.edu

CONFERENCE CHAIR:

Jiang Wang
MIT
Email: wangj@mit.edu 

CONFERENCE SECRETARY GENERAL:

Li Liao
China Center for Financial Research, Tsinghua University
Email: liaol@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn 

CONTACT: 

Eileen Rong
China Center for Financial Research, Tsinghua University
Email: cicf@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn

Tel: 86-10-62773180

主办单位: 

清华大学中国金融研究中心
麻省理工大学斯隆管理学院 (MIT Sloan School of Management)

共同主办单位: 

长江商学院
中山大学岭南(大学)学院

为促进中国金融改革与开放，积极推动中国的金融研究和应用及国际学术交流，2009中国金融国际年会（2009 China International Conference in Finance, CICF 2009）将于2009年7月7日至10日在广州召开。此次会议将为国内外的金融学者提供一个高水平的开放交流平台，以促进相互之间的交流及讨论最新的研究成果。此次会议将在著名的优秀旅游城市—广州举行。

论文题目: 

       涉及金融各个领域的论文，特别是直接或间接涉及中国及亚太地区资本市场研究的论文。会议采用一般国际会议形式，工作语言为英语。会议专门设置中文分会讨论中文论文。

主题发言人: 

Hayne Leland

Haas School of Business, University of California

最佳论文奖: 

美国威信投资公司最佳论文奖2名 （2500美元/名）

夏一红最佳论文奖2名 （1000美元/名）

中国金融国际年会赞助最佳论文奖3名 （1000美元/名）

论文提交: 

       欢迎论文作者提交完整的论文。届时，由国际学者组成的论文评审委员会将对提交的论文进行评选并于2009年2月28日公布。会议仅接受PDF格式论文。请通过以下链接上传：
http://www.ccfr.org.cn/cicf2009/upload.php
截止日期：2008年12月15日

会议网站: 

       http://www.ccfr.org.cn/cicf2009/

论文评审委员会主席和联席主席： 

张春
    中欧国际工商学院
    电子信箱：cchun@ceibs.edu

    李凯
    不列颠哥伦比亚大学
    电子信箱：kai.li@sauder.ubc.ca

    钱军
    波士顿学院
    电子信箱：qianju@bc.edu

    张慧冰
    得克萨斯大学达拉斯分校
    电子信箱：harold.zhang@utdallas.edu

大会主席:

王江
美国麻省理工学院(电子信箱：wangj@mit.edu)

大会秘书长:

廖理
清华大学中国金融研究中心(电子信箱：liaol@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn)

会务联系: 

戎蕾
清华大学中国金融研究中心(电子信箱: cicf@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn)