General Notices
1. Call for Submissions: 2011 AVCAL Research Prizes
In light of the high level of interest in our inaugural research prizes offered in 2010, the Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) is pleased to again invite submissions for two research prizes in 2011.
The aim of this programme is to encourage the development of high-quality research on issues of importance and relevance to the Private Equity and Venture Capital industry in Australia, and to increase knowledge and understanding of the industry through the publication of pertinent articles in the scholarly press. Submissions are invited from academia and industry participants for these prizes.
The prizes are:
- · AVCAL Private Equity Research Prize: A$2,500 will be awarded for the best paper on private equity
- · AVCAL Venture Capital Research Prize: A$2,500 will be awarded for the best paper on venture capital
Eligibility: Academia (e.g. university/research staff in Australia and overseas, MBA and postgraduate students) and financial industry practitioners. Submissions are invited from any relevant discipline, e.g. accounting, law, finance, management and tax.
Criteria: The research must present new and useful insights into Private Equity or Venture Capital in Australia, display a high level of scholarship on matters of practical relevance to the industry, be empirically robust and of publishable quality. This includes empirical studies on the economic effects of Private Equity or Venture Capital investment, case studies, or other pedagogical topics from the perspectives of the investee companies, General Partners or Limited Partners. The research may examine, for example:
- The effects of private equity or venture capital ownership on growth and innovation in investee companies
- The impact of public policies on venture capital financing and commercialisation
- Governance practices, lessons and implications for private equity-owned companies
- The contribution of private equity and venture capital investments to superannuation fund performances
AVCAL reserves the right not to award either or both prizes if the above criteria are not met.
Deadline: Entries close at 5pm (EST) on Friday 9 December, 2011 and will be judged by a panel selected by AVCAL.
Submission instructions:
- All entries must be typed, double spaced and follow a commonly accepted academic style guide.
- They may be submitted in either Word or pdf format.
- Please prepare 2 documents for your submission: a cover page with the title and the author(s)’ name, institution and contact details, and a separate copy of the actual research paper with no personal identification details. For your information, AVCAL’s Privacy Policy can be found here.
Submissions should be sent to research@avcal.com.au with the title “Submission for 2011 AVCAL Research Prize”. Please indicate whether the submission is for the Private Equity or Venture Capital research prize.
For further information please see:
http://www.avcal.com.au/research/researchprize
Or contact Dr Kar Mei Tang, Research Manager, AVCAL:
karmei.tang@avcal.com.au
2. CBL International China Law School Summer Program
As the summer is fast approaching, we are pleased to inform you about the CBL International China Law School which will take place in Shanghai and Beijing as a three-week summer programme. The first programme will be held in July, and the second one, with the same content will be held in August. Participants of this exciting programme will experience the following:
- Lectures given by professors from prestigious Chinese universities (Tongji University Shanghai, CEIBS, Tsinghua University and the China University of Political Science and Law) as well as from abroad.
- In July, CBL International is proud to have Professor Keith Hawkins (University of Oxford, UK) joining us in Shanghai for guest lectures.
- Topics covered in the programme include Intercultural Management, Start Up in China, Taxation, and Intellectual Property Rights.
- Visits and presentations by lawyers and managers of multinational companies such as FedEx, Deloitte, Siemens and Google as well as institutions such as the Embassy of the United States in Beijing, the European Chamber of Commerce, and the German Center in Shanghai.
- Delegates will climb the Great Wall, visit the Forbidden City, and the Summer Palace in Beijing, as well as the site of the World Exhibition and will see Shanghai’s impressive skyline and the Jingan Temple.
We invite you to share the news of the CBL International China Law School with your students, as this is a wonderful opportunity for them to interact with similar global-minded people from all over the world and gain invaluable international experience.
The CBL International China Law School is organized as a summer programme since 2007 and so far more than 350 students from more than 50 different countries have been participating. On our Facebook page you will find
pictures from all the different programmes CBL International is organizing in China, Dubai/Abu Dhabi, and Oxford/London which are open to everyone interested, even not being a Facebook member.
3. Seeking Open Day Volunteers
Monash University Open Day for Clayton is on Sunday 7 August, 2011. We are looking for student volunteers to assist on the day.
This will involve speaking with prospective students and their families about your experience of studying aw at Monash, giving directions as well as helping out with the set up and pack up of the equipment used on the day.
Although these positions are voluntary roles, the faculty does provide trainging and $50 vouchers for students who volunteer half a day (9.00am – 1.00pm OR 12.30pm – 4.30pm) and $100 vouchers for students who volunteer for a whole day (9.00am – 4.30pm)
If you have good communication skills, and a well rounded knowledge of the faculty and campus please email stephanie.rose@monash.edu byWednesday 29 June, 2011.
In your email please include the following information:
- Full name and contact number
- Degree type and year
- Availability
- Half Day (morning: 9.00am – 1.00pm)
- Half Day (afternoon: 12.30pm – 4.30pm)
- Full day (9.00am – 4.30pm)
- Method of entry into law (e.g. Straight from year 12, internal or external transfer)