March 8-11, 2018, Sunshine Village (Alberta, Canada)

This is a call for papers for the 6th HEC-McGill Winter Finance Workshop.

We encourage the submission of academic papers on all facets of finance. The number of participants is limited to ensure an informal atmosphere conducive to open and lively discussion around the presented papers. The last two editions of the workshop included participants from Boston College, Boston University, Chicago Booth, Houston, LBS, Maryland, MIT, Northwestern, Minnesota, Toronto, UBC, UC Davis, UCLA, UCSD, USC, and Washington University.

LOCATION: The workshop will take place in the Canadian Rockies, at 7,200 feet in Canada's first national park. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The conference venue is the Sunshine Mountain Lodge, which offers ski-in, ski-out capabilities for direct access to the slopes.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Please e-mail a pdf file with your paper to hecmcgillworkshop@gmail.com with proof of payment. The submission fee is 50 USD and should be paid at http://ezregister.com/events/22512. The closing date for submissions is November 19 and participants will be notified of the programme selection by December 15.

FURTHER INFORMATION: A workshop fee will be charged to cover expenses relating to conference facilities and a conference dinner. In the past, the fee has been approximately 150 USD. Travel and hotel expenses are not covered. The closest airport is Calgary International Airport (Alberta). Drive to the conference venue is about 90 minutes. More information is available at https://sites.google.com/site/winterfinanceworkshop

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS:
Alexandre Jeanneret, HEC Montreal - Department of Finance
Jan Ericsson, McGill University - Department of Finance

This event is organized by the Finance department of HEC Montreal and the Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre at McGill University. For any questions, please contact Alexandre Jeanneret (alexandre.jeanneret@hec.ca).

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE:
Daniel Andrei, UCLA
Rui Albuquerque, Boston College
Patrick Augustin, McGill University
Harjoat Bhamra, Imperial College
Peter Christoffersen, University of Toronto
Christian Dorion, HEC Montreal
Thomas Gilbert, University of Washington
Michael Hasler, University of Toronto
Kris Jacobs, University of Houston
Philippe Mueller, LSE
Carolin Pflueger, University of British Columbia
Alberto Rossi, University of Maryland
Lukas Schmid, Duke University
Boris Vallee, Harvard Business School
Adrien Verdelhan, MIT
Michael Weber, Chicago Booth