CALL FOR PAPERS


               EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM


           ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE & VENTURE CAPITAL MARKETS


                         April 15-17, 2010
                       Cirano, Montreal, Canada


        Keynote Speakers: Josh Lerner, Harvard Business School
        and Alexander Ljungqvist, Stern School of Business, NYU



     OBJECTIVE:


     The Symposium will focus on "Entrepreneurial Finance &
     Venture Capital Markets". Topics suitable for the Symposium
     include, but are not limited to, the following: Different
     Sources of Entrepreneurial Finance, Bankruptcy,
     Entrepreneurial Finance in the Credit Crisis, Venture
     Capital, Private Equity, Law and Entrepreneurial Finance,
     Public Policy, Country Differences, Internationalization,
     Governance, Compensation, Covenants, Financial Contracting,
     Exits, IPOs, Acquisitions, Performance, Disclosure, among
     others.



     PUBLICATION:


     All papers accepted for the symposium are eligible to be
     considered for publication in the EUROPEAN FINANCIAL
     MANAGEMENT in a special issue devoted to the symposium. If
     you wish your paper to be considered for publication in the
     EFM, please indicate so in your cover letter. Papers will
     be reviewed for the EFM upon receipt using its normal
     criteria. Note that the acceptance of a paper to the
     Symposium is not a guarantee of publication by the EFM. All
     papers will go through the journal's standard blind review
     process.



     ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION:


     Authors are invited to submit papers electronically (MS
     Word or PDF format) via the EFMA website:


                    http://www.efmaefm.org


     where further information about the symposium is available.
     The first page of the paper should contain the title; name
     of the author(s), address, telephone, fax numbers and E-
     mail addresses. Please indicate in your cover letter
     whether you would be willing to serve as a session chair
     and/or discussant. All submitted papers must include an
     abstract explaining the contribution of the paper.



     DEADLINES:


     The deadline for submissions is December 1, 2009.
     Authors will be notified by January 14, 2010.



     CORRESPONDENCE:


     Address all correspondence to:


     CONTACT:       Douglas Cumming
                    Schulich School of Business
                    York University, Canada
     Email:         MAILTO:dcumming@schulich.yorku.ca



     CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS:


     Professors Douglas Cumming, Jean-Marc Suret, Mike Wright
     and John A. Doukas



                    http://www.efmaefm.org


     "For the increase and dissemination of financial management
     knowledge"

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Posted 9/21/09