Posted 10/8/09
ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS
THE THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Drexel University's Lebow College of Business
April 9th, 2010
The Third Annual Conference on Corporate Governance will be
held at the Drexel University's LeBow College of Business.
The conference will be held on April 9th featuring
theoretical and empirical research related to corporate
governance. 2010 marks the 3rd year that we have held this
conference.
Andrei Shleifer will receive our award for outstanding
contributions to research in corporate governance and
present the keynote speech at Friday's luncheon. Previous
recipients were Michael Jensen and Rene Stulz.
PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:
The deadline for submission of papers is November 15, 2009.
Five papers will be selected for the program. (Last year we
had over 100 submissions!) This year's submission process
contains two steps:
1. Send a PDF version of your paper to:
Email: MAILTO:CorpGov@Drexel.edu
Please note, your paper MUST be saved with the following
file name - All Authors' Last Names_Paper Title.pdf.
Submitting Author's name should be in all caps (see
example below):
Cai-WALKLING_Shareholders Say on Pay.pdf
2. Once your paper is submitted you will need to register
your paper online at:
http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Event/AcademicConferenceSubmissions
There is a $25 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 1, 2010.
You are welcome to register and attend the conference
whether or not you submit a paper and whether or not your
paper is accepted.
TRAVEL ACCOMMODATIONS:
Presenters will be reimbursed for reasonable travel
expenses (up to $500.) including roundtrip coach
airfare, ground transportation from the airport to hotel
and Thursday night's hotel stay. Meals during the
conference are included.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
On-line registration will be made available on the
conference Web Site after November 1, 2009.
2009 ACADEMIC CONFERENCE ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
Last year's conference brought together a leading group of
scholars in governance for a lively exchange of ideas. Dr.
Rene Stulz presented the keynote address and became the
second recipient of the Outstanding Academic Contribution
to Corporate Governance Award. Our first recipient
was Dr. Michael C. Jensen.
REVIEW PANEL:
The Review Panel for this year's conference includes:
- David Denis
- Matthew Rhodes-Kropf
- Diane Denis
- Anil Shivdasani
- Laura Field
- Tracie Woidtke
- Jon Karpoff
- David Yermack
- Simi Kedia
- B. Espen Eckbo
- Gordon Phillips
- Martjin Cremers
FURTHER INFORMATION:
General inquiries concerning the 2010 Academic Conference
should be sent to:
CONTACT: Dr. Ralph A. Walkling
Executive Director, Center for Corporate
Governance
Stratakis Chair in Corporate Governance
Email: MAILTO:CORPGOV@drexel.edu
Tel: (215) 895-4920