Featuring a group of world-renowned speakers including Prof. Roger Ibbotson (Yale/Ibbotson/Zebra Capital), Prof. Elroy Dimson (LBS), Dr. Stefano Cavaglia (UBS O’Connor), Dr. David Blitzer (S&P) and Arlene Rockefeller (SSgA), the Forum allows for the sharing of new ideas and innovative solutions benefiting and influencing these fields.
Agenda

The CRSP Forum 2006 includes keynote sessions and panel sessions on global market developments, indices, oil and energy, and real estate. Over 60 paper presentation sessions cover the latest cutting-edge research on a variety of topics from portfolio strategies to risk. A roundtable highlights key issues and developments involving data in financial research. User Group sessions will cover CRSP data products including those in partnership with key partners such as Compustat, WRDS, and SAS. Networking events will provide attendees from the academic and investment communities with the opportunity to discuss new ideas, issues and trends. The full detailed program is available at www.crsp.chicagogsb.edu/forum.
Attendee Registration Information

The CRSP Forum 2006 advance registration fee is $295 per person for corporate attendees and $150 for academic attendees until noon on October 16; late and onsite registration is $350 per person for corporate attendees and $200 for academic attendees. This fee includes the full conference and all sponsored events such as the evening reception at the Chicago Cultural Center, breakfast, lunch and breaks. Detailed information about the CRSP Forum 2006, including registration, hotel accommodations, exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, is available at www.crsp.chicagogsb.edu/forum.
Press and Media Registration Information
Members of the news media may receive complimentary daytime registration to the CRSP Forum 2006. Additional information is available at: www.crsp.chicagogsb.edu.

About CRSP
The Center for Research in Security Prices is a research center at the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago and has been an integral part of the academic and commercial world of financial and economic research. CRSP has provided an unparalleled foundation as the leading source for the most comprehensive and accurate historical US databases available for over 40 years.

CRSP provides the following data files: common stocks on the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ; CRSP Indices; NASDAQ and S&P 500 composite indices; NASDAQ and AMEX Industry Indices; US Treasury bonds; Survivor-Bias-Free Mutual Funds; CRSP/COMPUSTAT Merged Database; CRSP/Ziman Real Estate Data Series; market capitalization reports; proxy graphs for 10K SEC filings and custom datasets. Additionally, CRSP continues to develop new research resources. Through its unique products CRSP assists subscribers all over the world to achieve superior research results and make better investment decisions.

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CRSP: Ausra Di Raimondo, Director of Marketing