---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 08:51:57 +1000 From: Susan King <Susan.King-1(a)uts.edu.au> Subject: QMF2002 Second Announcement CALL FOR PAPERS - SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT -------------------------------------- Quantitative Methods in Finance 2002 Conference, Sydney and Cairns, Australia 9 - 13 December, 2002 Radisson Plaza Hotel at the Pier, Cairns, Australia 17 - 19 December, 2002 Manly Pacific Parkroyal Hotel, Sydney, Australia The Quantitative Methods in Finance 2002 Conference will again bring together leading experts in Quantitative Finance from Industry and Academia. It will start with one week in Cairns on the Great Barrier Reef, and after a three-day break, continue in Sydney. A one-day practitioner's workshop on "Commodity, Energy, Electricity & Weather Risk Modelling" will be held on Monday 16 December 2001. Organisers: -------------- Carl Chiarella and Eckhard Platen, University of Technology, Sydney Focus: -------------- The focus of QMF2002 will be Financial Modelling and Integrated Risk Management. It aims to present in Cairns the major schools of thought in the area and in Sydney will emphasise the modelling of credit, commodity, energy, electricity and weather risk. Paper Submissions: ------------------------ A one-page abstract (preferably without mathematical equations) to be submitted in PDF Format using Latex, Tex or Word by Friday 17 May 2002 to the address listed below. Conference social events in Cairns will include an outer-reef day cruise, a seafood dinner with local Aboriginal entertainers, a Gala Dinner, and in Sydney, a night at the Sydney Opera House, and a Conference Dinner. December is the best time of year to visit many parts of Australia, so take the opportunity to plan a tour with your travel agent. Accompanying persons are most welcome at the conference. Contact: -------------- Susan King School of Finance and Economics University of Technology, Sydney PO Box 123 Broadway, 2007, Australia Tel: +61 2 9514 7737 Fax: +61 2 9514 7711 Email: Susan.King-1(a)uts.edu.au Web site: http://www.business.uts.edu.au/finance/resources/qmf2002/ _____________________________ Susan King - Special Projects School of Finance and Economics University of Technology, Sydney PO Box 123, Broadway NSW 2007 Australia Ph: +61 2 9514 7737 Fax: +61 2 9514 7711 susan.king-1(a)uts.edu.au _____________________________ QMF2001 http://www.business.uts.edu.au/finance/resources/qmf2001/ UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F (...) ***