2008 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

The 6th 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 Dalian from July 2 to July 5, 2008. Facing the sea on three sides, Dalian is a beautiful port city at the southern tip of Liaoning Peninsula in northeast China. The city exhibits all the comforts of traditional leisure, as well as modern recreational facilities.

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: 

Michael Brennan
Professor Emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles

Gifford Fong
President, Gifford Fong Associates  

BEST PAPER AWARDS: 

Two best paper awards sponsored by The Trust Company of the West (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 March 30, 2008.

Paper submission deadline: January 25, 2008

CONFERENCE WEBSITE: 

http://www.ccfr.org.cn/cicf2008/  

PROGRAM CHAIRS: 

Charles Cao (Chair)
Pennsylvania State University
Email: qxc2@psu.edu 

Henry Cao (Co-Chair)
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Email: hncao@ckgsb.edu.cn 

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

Guofu Zhou (Co-Chair)
Washington University in St. Louis
Email: zhou@wustl.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: 86-10-62795748
Fax: 86-10-62773180