Members and friends of the Midwest Finance Association are invited to submit papers to be considered for presentation at our 60th Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. 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 paper submission deadline is September 15, 2010. Further details are available on the conference website.

WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) wishes to build up research expertise in the field of endowment management. WU is convinced that a sound understanding of the management and administration of university endowments contributes strongly to the competitiveness of educational institutions. Given this background WU is inviting applications for the position of a Full Professor of Endowment Management at the Department of Finance, Accounting and Statistics. The position is fully funded through a donation from a sponsor and will first be granted for a five years’ period.

For further details on required qualifications and other information, please see http://www.wu.ac.at/jobs.

Applications must be submitted by September 17th, 2010.

Im Rahmen der Jahrestagung der DGF findet an der Universität Hamburg ein eigenes Seminar für fortgeschrittene Doktoranden am Donnerstag, 7. Oktober 2010, statt. Bewerbungsschluss ist der 31. Juli 2010. Weitere Informationen können der Ankündigung entnommen werden.

The CEQURA Conference on Advances in Financial and Insurance Risk Management, organized by the Center for Quantitative Risk Analysis of the University of Munich in collaboration with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and the Bayerisches Finanz Zentrum, will take place on September 23-25, 2010 in Munich. Paul Embrechts (ETH Zurich) will be the keynote speaker.

More information and a Call for Papers are provided at the conference's homepage: http://www.cequra.uni-muenchen.de/news/conference

With kind regards,

Stefan Mittnik
Professor of Financial Econometrics

Frankfurt, Germany, August 29-30, 2010

Advances in information and communication technologies have made a significant impact on the financial services industry. Electronic trading systems, algorithmic trading and the automation of markets have profoundly altered the way markets work. The impact of technology has put pressure on all market participants and trading venues to adjust to and keep up with these technological advances, which has impacted competition, regulation and investment in these markets. FinanceCom 2010 invites papers that investigate the impact and resulting opportunities of technology, information, and associated areas on the financial services industry and financial markets. More information can be found on www.financecom.org or in the Call for Papers.