Call For Papers: Rising Stars Conference

                   RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
               Lally School of Management and Technology
                            Troy, New York

                        RISING STARS CONFERENCE

                            April 30, 2008


      The Lally School of Management and Technology of the
      Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is pleased to announce the
      first Rising Star Conference. This conference is being held
      to honor and recognize a number of young established rising
      stars in the field of Finance and Financial Intermediation.


      KEY PARTICIPANTS:

      Stars and Paper Presenters:
      Viral Acharya, London Business School
      Robert Marquez, W.P. Carey School of Business - Arizona
      State University
      Daniel Wolfenzon, Stern School of Business - New York
      University
      Antoinette Schoar, Sloan School of Management - MIT

      Discussants:
      Franklin Allen, Wharton School of Business, University of
      Pennsylvania
      Maureen O'Hara, Johnson School of Business, Cornell
      University
      Jeremy Stein, Harvard University
      Sheridan Titman, McCombs School of Business - University of
      Texas at Austin

      Session Leaders:
      Bernard Yeung, Stern School of Business - New York
      University
      Deborah Lucas, Kellogg School of Business Northwestern
      University
      Kose John, Stern School of Business - New York University
      A.W.A. Boot, University of Amsterdam


      REGISTRATION/FURTHER INFORMATION:

      Conference Registration and Related Contact:

      CONTACT:       Kelly Reardon - Event Planner
      Email:         MAILTO:reardk@rpi.edu

      Or, contact:

      CONTACT:       Professor Iftekhar Hasan
      Email:         MAILTO:hasan@rpi.edu
Posted 3/31/08