Call for Papers
First Paris Financial Management Conference (PFMC-2013)

http://ffmc.sciencesconf.org

Monday and Tuesday 16-17 December 2013, IPAG Business School - 184, Boulevard Saint-Germain, 75006 Paris, France

You are cordially invited to submit your research papers for presentation consideration at the first Paris Financial Management Conference (PFMC-2013) that will take place on 16-17 December 2013 at the breathtaking and enchanting "Saint-Germain-des-Pres" district of Paris. This two-day conference, hosted by the IPAG Business School (France), aims to bring together academics, practitioners and policymakers sharing interests in financial management, financial markets, corporate governance, etc. It also provides a forum for presenting new research results as well as discussing current and challenging issues in financial management and related topics. A Doctoral Student Workshop will be held on Monday, December 16, 2013.

TOPICS: The scientific and organizing committees welcome submissions in all areas of financial management for presentation at the conference no later than July 28, 2013 (early submission is highly encouraged). The main topics of the conference include, but not limited to:

Asset allocation and valuation
Banking regulation and financial services
Corporate governance
Corporate finance, IPOs, SEOs, M&A
Country funds and hedge funds
Debt issues
Emerging markets finance
Ethical finance and corporate social responsibility
Financial accounting, regulation
Financial crises and contagion
Financial engineering and derivatives
Foreign currency issue
Global imbalances & sustainability
Islamic finance
Insurance
Market behavior efficiency
Multinational financial management
Portfolio management and optimization
Risk management
Working capital & treasury management

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Prof. David Chambers, Cambridge Judge Business School, United Kingdom
Prof. Gilles Hillary, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:
Mohamed Arouri, University of Auvergne & EDHEC Business School, France
Marie Briere, Amundi & Paris Dauphine University, France
Narjess Boubakri, American University of Sharjah, UAE
Julien Chevalier, University of Paris 8, France
Ephraim Clark, Middlessex University, United Kingdom
David Ding, Massey University, New Zealand
Patrice Fontaine, University of Grenoble 2 & EUROFIDAI, France
Jean-Francois Gajewski, University of Savoie, France
Omrane Guedhami, University of South Carolina, United States
Dominique Guegan, University of Paris 1, France
Shawkat Hammoudeh, Drexel University, United States
Iftekhar Hasan, Fordham University, United States
Van Son Lai, Laval University, Canada
Sandrine Lardic, University of Le Havre, France
Meziane Lasfer, Cass Business School, United Kingdom
Brian Lucey, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Bertrand Maillet, University of Orleans, France
Valerie Mignon, University Paris West Nanterre La Defense & CEPII
Bang Dang Nguyen, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Huyen Pham, University of Paris 7 Diderot, France
Gwenael Piaser, IPAG Business School, France
Kuntara Pukthuanthong, San Diego University, United States
Walid Saffar, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Olivier Scaillet, HEC, Geneve, Switzerland
Stefan Straetmans, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Amine Tarazi, University of Limoges, France
Frederic Teulon, IPAG Business School, France

CO-CHAIRS:
Sabri Boubaker, Groupe ESC Troyes en Champagne & University of Paris Est
Duc Khuong Nguyen, IPAG Business School & University Paris 1

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Authors are invited to submit their papers (in English) in WORD/PDF files, no later than, July 28, 2013 via the conference website: http://ffmc.sciencesconf.org/user/submit. Submitted manuscripts will be peer-reviewed. The conference scientific program will be available by August 31, 2013. General inquiries regarding the call for papers should be directed to any of the conference chairs.

IMPORTANT DATES:
July 28, 2013: Deadline for paper submission
August 31, 2013: Notification of acceptance/rejection
December 16-17, 2013: Conference event
January 05, 2014: Deadline for submission to the special issues

PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES: A selection of high-quality research papers will be published in a Special Issue of International Review of Financial Analysis ( http://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-review-of-financial-analysis ) as well as in Bankers, Markets & Investors ( http://www.revue-banque.fr/bankers-markets-investors/numero-123), subjected to the journals' normal refereeing process. Additional information will be provided to the authors in December 2013.

VENUE:
IPAG Business School
184, Boulevard Saint-Germain
75006 Paris, France

ACCOMMODATIONS: The organizing committee will provide the attendees with a list of several hotels located within a short walk from the conference venue. Detailed information will be available on the conference website as soon as possible.

REGISTRATION: The deadline for registration is Monday, 18 November 2013. The fee includes conference materials, coffee breaks and a dinatory cocktail.

Early bird fee: (Payment prior to Monday, 14 October 2013)
- Standard registration: Euro 200
- PhD students: Euro 100

Full fee: (Payment received after Monday, 14 October 2013)
- Standard registration: Euro 250
- PhD students: Euro 150

FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact for queries:

Sabri Boubaker (co-chair), sabri.boubaker@get-mail.fr
Duc Khuong Nguyen (co-chair), duc.nguyen@ipag.fr