[R-SIG-Finance] R/Finance 2017 Update

[Joshua Ulrich]

Last reminder.  Early-bird registration ends tonight!

On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 3:09 PM, Joshua Ulrich <josh.m.ulrich at gmail.com> wrote:
> Quick reminder that prices increase 50% on Monday!
>
> On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 12:13 PM, Joshua Ulrich <josh.m.ulrich at gmail.com> wrote:
>> The R/Finance 2017 program is published!
>>
>> The conference will take place on May 19 and 20, at UIC in Chicago.
>> Building on the success of the previous conferences in 2009-2016, we
>> expect more than 250 attendees from around the world. R users from
>> industry, academia, and government will joining 50 presenters covering
>> all areas of finance with R.
>>
>> We are very excited about the two keynote presentations given by Dave
>> DeMers and Szilard Pafka.  The conference agenda (currently) includes
>> 19 full presentations and 31 shorter "lightning talks".  As in
>> previous years, several (optional) pre-conference seminars are offered
>> on Friday morning.
>>
>> There is also an (optional) conference dinner at the Penthouse
>> Ballroom and Terrace at the Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront.  From
>> the 39th floor, you can gaze at sweeping views of the downtown skyline
>> and Chicago River, and continue conversations while dining and
>> drinking.
>>
>> Program details and registration information are available at:
>>   http://www.RinFinance.com/
>>
>> Please note that registration fees will increase by 50% at the end of
>> early registration on May 8, 2017 (1 week!).
>>
>> We would to thank our 2017 Sponsors for the continued support enabling
>> us to host such an exciting conference:
>>
>>   UIC Liautaud Master of Science in Finance
>>   Microsoft
>>
>>   Interactive Brokers
>>   RStudio
>>   William Blair
>>
>> On behalf of the committee and sponsors, we look forward to seeing you
>> in Chicago!
>>
>>   Gib Bassett, Peter Carl, Dirk Eddelbuettel, Brian Peterson, Dale
>> Rosenthal, Jeffrey Ryan, Joshua Ulrich
>>
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