2007 Lone Star Finance Symposium
Date: September 28, 2007
Location: McNair Hall
Program Details:
8:30-9:45 Continental Breakfast
9:45-10:00 Welcome
10:00-10:45 Investor
Expectations, Business Conditions, and the Pricing of
Presenter: Masahiro Watanabe (Rice)
Discussant:
Ralitsa Petkova (
10:45-11:30 Correlation Risk
Presenter: Ralitsa Petkova (
Discussant: Nadia Vozlioublennaia
(
11:30-11:45 Break
11:45-12:30 Downside Consumption Risk and Expected Returns
Presenter: Valery Polkovnichenko (UT-Dallas)
Discussant: Yuhang Xing (Rice)
12:30-2:00 Lunch
2:00-2:45 Sovereign Credit Ratings, Transparency and International Portfolio Flows
Presenter: Amar Gande (SMU)
Discussant: Alex Butler (UT-Dallas)
2:45-3:30 Corporate Governance Structure and the Value of Acquisition Activity
Presenter: Scott Bauguess or
Mike Stegemoller (
Discussant: Francisco Perez-Gonzalez (UT-Austin)
3:30-3:45 Break
3:45-4:30 Does Investment Skill
Decline due to Cognitive Aging or
Presenter: Alok Kumar (UT-Austin)
Discussant: Thomas Moeller (TCU)
4:30-5:15 Pricing Prices
Presenter: Alex Boulatov or Martin Dierker (UH)
Discussant: Mike Gallmeyer (
Flight Information
Hobby airport (serviced by Southwest and American) is the most convenient airport to Rice.
A cab ride from Hobby takes about 20 minutes and is approximately $25-$30 one-way.
Hotels near Rice
The most convenient hotel to campus is the Hilton Houston Plaza/Medical Center. Please call the hotel at
713-313-4000 and mention that you will be attending a
conference at the
University to receive a discounted rate ($119 for a standard room, $129 for a suite).
For a complete list of other hotels near Rice click here.
Directions to
Campus
Click here for general maps showing the location of the Rice campus.
If you are entering
If you are entering
From Shepherd/Greenbriar exit: take Greenbriar, which is one-way headed south, then at the 3rd light, which is Rice Boulevard, turn left.
Turn right at entrance 20 to enter the Rice campus, then see the map below for directions to McNair Hall.
Directions to
McNair Hall
After entering entrance 20, go to the 2nd 4-way stop and take a right. After turning right, McNair Hall will be on your left.
The garage entrance is located at the far end of the building. The fee for parking in the garage is $10 for the day.
Click here for a map of campus with directions and parking information.