QUANTITATIVE FINANCE WORKSHOP December 17-20, 2009 at IGIDR, Mumbai, INDIA

JOINTLY CONDUCTED BY

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), INDIA
[http://www.igidr.ac.in]

Industrial and Management Engineering (IME) Department
Indian Institute Of Technology Kanpur, INDIA
[http://www.iitk.ac.in/ime]

Lally School of Management and Technology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
[http://lallyschool.rpi.edu]

Objectives

A four-day ‘Quantitative Finance’ workshop is being launched by three premier institutes as one of their collaborative activities this year. The workshop, built on the expertise of highly distinguished faculty members from the three collaborating institutions, is an excellent opportunity for a superior learning experience. The workshop is designed to guide the participants along the difficult terrain of Quantitative Finance, using exciting class lectures, innovative and up to date course materials, and hands on tutorials.

Who can attend the workshop

This workshop is specifically meant for dynamic professionals from industry, academically oriented post graduate and doctoral students, business faculty members who have an aptitude and interest in Financial Economics, Statistics, Financial Engineering and Management and Financial Mathematics. People in academia and industry or anyone keen to gain knowledge about quantitative finance and its application are strongly encouraged to apply for this exclusive and unique workshop.

How to Apply

Please look for the Registration Form on IGIDR website:
http://www.igidr.ac.in/qf_workshop/QF_RegistrationForm.pdf

The seats for the workshop are limited. The applicants are advised to send their application at their earliest convenience. Please fill the attached form, and send two bank drafts, one for course registration fee and the other for application fee (for amounts see below).

The fees should be paid by demand draft favoring “Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research – QF Workshop” payable at Mumbai. The course registration fee includes the supply of course materials, snacks and lunch on all four days of the program.

Candidates are required to bring their own laptops for the hands-on sessions. Limited accommodation is available at IGIDR at academic rates. Preference will be given to outstation candidates.

All participants are supposed to make their own travel arrangements including local transportation.

For the Early Bird Registrants, the Non-refundable Application Fee is waived.

Important Dates

• Early Bird Ends: October 1, 2009
  
• Application Deadline: October 15, 2009
• First Round of Acceptance: November 1, 2009
• Second Round of Acceptance: November 15, 2009
• Workshop Dates: December 17, 18, 19, and 20, 2009

Non-refundable Application Fees

All Applicants: INR 1,000

Registration Fees

• Industry Professionals: INR 25,000
• Academics from Private Institutions: INR 10,000
• Academics from Government Institutions: INR 4,000

Send the Application Materials To (only complete applications will be considered):
Ms. Reshma Aguiar
Quantitative Finance Workshop Gen.
A.K.Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (E), Mumbai 400 065 INDIA
Email: QF_Workshop@igidr.ac.in
Ph: +91-22-2840 0919/20/2;
Fax: +91-22-2840 2752/28416399

For further information and queries, please get in touch at the following address:

Ms. Reshma Aguiar
Quantitative Finance Workshop
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)
Gen. A.K.Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (E), Mumbai - 400 065, INDIA
Email: QF_Workshop@igidr.ac.in
Ph: +91-22-2840 0919/20/2;
Fax: +91-22-2840 2752/28416399