FERM2006: the second FERM Symposium

Theme: New Developments in Financial Engineering and Risk Management
Dates: July 5-6, 2006
Venue: Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics, Xiamen University and the Center for Statistical Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

We are happy to announce that the 2006 International Symposium on Financial Engineering and Risk Management (FERM), sponsored by the Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics, Xiamen (Amoy) University, China and the Center for Statistical Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, is calling for papers. FERM is a series of conferences (annually) focusing on new developments of financial engineering and risk management. This is the second conference that will be held from July 5 to 6, at Xiamen University, located in the beautiful island of Xiamen in Southeast China, which has a reputation of "Garden over the Sea." The symposium website is http://www.wise.xmu.edu.cn/ferm2006/index.asp and the conference scheme is recent development in financial engineering and risk management.

The keynote speakers (confirmed):

Eric Ghysels,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nick Kiefer,Cornell University
Per Mykland,University Of Chicago

The invited speakers (confirmed):

Anil Bera,University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Zongwu Cai,University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Guojin Chen,Xiamen University
Min Chen,Chinese Academy of Mathematics & System Sciences
Songxi Chen,Iowa State University
Xiaohong Chen,New York University
Ray Chou,Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Jin-Chuan Duan,University of Toronto, Canada
Jianqing Fan, Princeton University
Meihui Guo, Kaoushing University, Taiwan
Yongmiao Hong,Cornell University
Robert Kimmel,Princeton University
Zhenyan Lin,Zhejiang Unversity
Olivier B.Linton, London School of Economics, UK
Loriano Mancini,University of Zurich, Switzerland
Michael McAleer,University of Western Australia
Michael R. Powers, Temple University
Claudia Ravanelli,University of Zurich, Switzerland
Yazhen Wang,Connecticut University
Sam Wong,The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Zhijie Xiao,Boston College
Jiaan Yan,Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Qiwei Yao,London School of Economics, UK
Lan Zhang,University of Illinois at Chicago
Zhengjun Zhang,University of Wisconsin at Madison
Zhenlong Zheng,Xiamen University
Guofu Zhou,Washington University
Yong Zhou,Chinese Academy of Mathematics & System Sciences

Advisory Committee

Zhimin Ma, Chinese Academy of Mathematics & System Sciences.
Shi-Ge Peng, Shandong University.
Shinong Wu, Xiamen University.
Jiaan Yan, Chinese Academy of Mathematics & System Sciences.
Yichun Zhang, Xiamen University.

Organizing Committee

Zongwu Cai, University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Shanghai Jiaotong University.
Min Chen, Chinese Academy of Mathematics & System Sciences.
Jianqing Fan (Chair), Princeton University.
Yongmiao Hong (Chair), Cornell University and Xiamen University.
Robert Kimmel, Princeton University.
Chung-Ming Kuan, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
Per Mykland, University Of Chicago.
Shouyang Wang, Chinese Academy of Mathematics and System Sciences.

Local Organizing Committee

Dengta (Max) Chen, Xiamen University.
Guojin Chen (Chair), Xiamen University.
Rong Chen, Xiamen University.
Fuzhou Gong, Chinese Academy of Mathematics & System Sciences.
Zhenlong Zheng (Chair), Xiamen University.
Yong Zhou, Chinese Academy of Mathematics & System Sciences.

For more updated information on the conference, please visit the conference website http://www.wise.xmu.edu.cn/FERM2006. 

Xiamen University was founded 85 years ago by Mr. Tan Kah-Kee, a well-known Oversea Chinese leader who lived in Singapore most of his lifetime. This is the first Chinese university founded by Oversea Chinese. It is located in the resort-like island of Xiamen in Southeast China, with convenient direct flights to major cities in Asia, such as Beijing (2.5 hours), Guangzhou (1 hour), Hong Kong (1 hour), Singapore (4 hours), Shanghai (1.5 hours), Seoul (3.5 hours), and Osaka (3.5 hours).

The Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics is a newly established institute in Xiamen University, focusing on high-quality graduate training, frontier research in modern economics, and intensive international academic exchanges and cooperation. The Center for Statistical Research at Chinese Academy of Sciences is also a newly established center with frontier research in statistical theory, methodology and applications, including biostatistics, bioinformatics, industrial statistics, financial engineering and risk management.