[bioundgrd] IAFE How I Became a Quant - October 4th
Janice Chang
jdchang at MIT.EDU
Tue Oct 3 09:09:38 EDT 2006
>
>The International Association of Financial Engineers and
>The Fischer Black Memorial Foundation are pleased to invite you to
>
>How I Became A Quant: Boston
>Leading Professionals Give Personal Views of Their Careers in
>Quantitative Finance
>A Panel Discussion for Students Interested in a Career in Quantitative Finance
>
>The recent explosive growth in quantitative finance has led
>mathematics, physics, computer science and engineering students of
>all levels to wonder whether a career or an advanced degree in
>quantitative finance is right for them. With the rapid increase in
>sophisticated quantitative and computational techniques employed in
>financial firms there has been increasing demand for students with
>highly quantitative backgrounds to work in the financial field and
>an increase in advanced degree programs covering these topics.
>
>These forums are designed to give a personal view of the world of
>quantitative finance from the point of view of quantitative finance
>professionals with varying specialties. Without formulas or
>Microsoft Power Point, our panelists will share their own
>experiences and engage in a moderated discussion with plenty of time
>to answer student questions. A reception for students and panelists
>will be held after the events.
>
>
>Boston
>Wednesday October 4, 2006
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
> 45 Carleton Street
> Room E25-11
> Boston, Massachusetts
>
>5:30PM Registration; 6:00PM Program Begins
>7:30PM Reception
>
>
>Panelists Include:
>Fredrik Akesson, Credit-Suisse
>Dan diBartolomeo, President, Northfield Information Services, Inc.
>Shane Haas, Alphasimplex
>
>
>Sponsored by:
><http://www.northinfo.com>Northfield Information Servies
>
>Registration:
>Please <http://www.iafe.org/event_form.php?event_id=3>click here or
>visit <http://www.iafe.org>www.iafe.org to register. Registrations
>must be received by 5PM EST Tuesday, October 3.
>
>This is a free event for students, but we do encourage all guests to
>consider membership to the IAFE. Student memberships are only $25 a
>year. Please <http://www.iafe.org/join_IAFE.html>click here to learn
>more or to sign up for membership.
>
>Please pass this invitation on to anyone you think might be interested.
>
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