Aims Current officers Membership Activities Annual Meeting European Finance Review Newsletter Doctoral seminars 27th Annual Meeting, August 2000, London, UK Last newsletter

Aims

The European Finance Association (EFA) was created in 1974 under the auspices of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and in close cooperation with the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM - http://www.eiasm.be). The aim of the Association is to provide a professional society of academicians and practitioners with an interest in financial management, financial theory and its application. EFA serves as a focal point of communication for its members residing in Europe and abroad. It also provides a framework for better dissemination of information and exchange at the international level.

Current officers

Membership

At present, the Association has more than 450 members from 28 countries. Membership can be on an institutional or individual basis. Membership in the Association is on a calendar year basis and is available only through written application. The membership fee is 3,000 BEF, which includes the subscription to the European Finance Review. Members get a reduction on the participation fee of the annual meeting. They also get the European Finance Review, the Newsletter (four issues per year) and info on doctoral seminars and workshops organized by the EIASM. To join the EFA, please contact the secretariat for an application form : European Finance Association c/o E.I.A.S.M. Rue d'Egmont-straat 13 B-1000 BRUSSELS (Belgium) Phone : 32/2/511.91.16 Fax : 32/2/512.19.29 attn. EFA E-Mail : EFA@EIASM.BE

Activities

Annual Meeting The Annual Meeting of the Association provides the opportunity to present research work in the fields of corporate finance, international finance, investments, financial markets, money and banking. The first meeting was held in 1974 at the Centre d'Enseignement Supérieur des Affaires (CESA). Since then, these events have been organized in major cities all over Europe. The 27th annual meeting of the European Finance Association will be held from Wednesday August 23, 2000 to Saturday August 26, 2000 in London, UK. More info (call for papers, registration form, ...) is available : Elroy Dimson, Chair, Organising Committee Contact : Ms Deborah Somers London Business School Sussex Place Regent's Park London, NW1 4SA UK Phone : +44 (0)20 7262 5050 Direct Line : +44 (0)20 7706 6937 Fax : +44 (0)20 7724 7875 E-Mail : efa2000@lbs.ac.uk WWW : http://www.lbs.ac.uk/efa2000 European Finance Review The European Finance Association also publishes the European Finance Review, a high level international peer-reviewed journal which has been launched in 1997. The EFR publishes original articles in all fields of finance, theory as well as empirical and applied finance. The EFR publishes only high quality research which contributes to our understanding of financial economics. As the official journal of the European Finance Association, the European Finance Review publishes, from time to time, special issues on timely topics, including an annual special issue of selected papers presented at the EFA-meeting. Four copies of submitted manuscripts should be forwarded to: Professor Simon Benninga Editor, European Finance Review Faculty of management Tel-Aviv University Tel-Aviv, Israel You can also find the European Finance Review on the web : http://www.wkap.nl/journalhome.htm/1382-6662 Newsletter In order to keep members informed of its activities as well as of other activities in the field, the Association regularly publishes a Newsletter. It contains information about the European Finance Association, conferences and seminars in Finance worldwide, special issues of journals and call for papers. Members may also use it to convey information on on-going or completed research, seek collaboration on on-going research projects, indicate new teaching material in finance, advertise job vacancies, indicate leave of absence, etc. Doctoral seminars The European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM - http://www.eiasm.be ), the umbrella organisation under which the EFA operates, organizes yearly several intensive courses in finance for doctoral students, as well as workshops and doctoral tutorials. The teaching faculty belongs to leading international institutions. For more information, contact EIASM directly (see below).