Organized by the Finance Faculty of the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business

We are pleased to invite submissions from all areas of finance to be considered for presentation at the 2019 Colorado Finance Summit. We encourage both theoretical and empirical contributions. We favor early work that has not appeared at other conferences. The final program will consist of 8 to 10 papers, plus a session with presentations by current (2019-2020) job market candidates. At the end of the conference, we will present an award for best paper presentation by a job candidate, as well as an award for the best paper on the regular program.

The conference will be held at the Vail Marriott Mountain Resort, beginning with a reception on the evening of December 12th and ending after the morning session on December 15th. Invited attendees will have ample opportunity to explore Vail, and its outdoor opportunities.

We expect that the conference program will be exciting and innovative, and we anticipate a high level of interaction among the participants, both during and between sessions.

SUBMISSION, NOMINATION AND REGISTRATION DETAILS: The deadline for regular submissions is August 31st. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by mid-October. The deadline for PhD nominations is October 15th. Accepted PhD candidates will be notified in the first week of November.

REGULAR SUBMISSIONS: Submissions to the regular program should be submitted via the submission webpage (https://forms.gle/Q5kDTEBmrE5F7ntT6). Each submission must be accompanied by a fee of $60 to be considered (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-colorado-finance-summit-submission-tickets-63438007789). Please include the confirmation number for your payment in the submission form.

JOB CANDIDATE NOMINATIONS: The job market session will be selected based on nominations of faculty.

NOMINATING FACULTY: To nominate a 2019-2020 job candidate, send us a message at winterfinance@colorado.edu with the following information:

– A recommendation letter for the job market candidate. If you have already drafted such a letter for the upcoming job market, it is sufficient to attach that letter.

– Contact information and affiliation of the job market candidate.

NOMINATED JOB CANDIDATES: Send a short letter of application to winterfinance@colorado.edu. In this email, the candidate should include the following:

– A pdf of the paper to be presented.

– Your up-to-date curriculum vita.

– Contact information and affiliation of your nominating faculty member.

INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS: If you wish to attend the conference, but do not wish to submit a paper, send us a message to convey your interest. We appreciate it if you let us know well in advance to help with the planning.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: In late October, we will contact invited participants with more detail on the program and how to register for the conference. We will provide a travel honorarium and waive the registration fee for each of the presenting job market candidates.

PAPER AWARDS: The Burridge Center for Finance is sponsoring two best paper awards for papers presented at the conference: best regular program paper and best PhD program paper. At the conclusion of the conference, we will present these awards based on votes by conference participants, along with a prize of $2000 for best PhD program paper and $1000 for best regular program paper.

CONFERENCE VENUE INFORMATION: Vail Marriott Mountain Resort http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-photos/whrco-vail-marriott-mountain-resort

FURTHER INFORMATION: If you have any additional comments or questions, send us a message at winterfinance@colorado.edu