The 2023 Annual Meeting of Academy of Behavioral
Finance & Economics (ABF&E) and
Academy of Entrepreneurial Finance (AEF)
September 20-23, 2023; Hilton Woodland Hills/Los Angeles
Located at 6360 Canoga Avenue, Woodland Hills, California 91367, USA
Hotel Map: 6360 Canoga Avenue, Woodland Hills, California 91367-2501, USA
https://www.aobf.org/

LOGISTICS FLYER #2; August 21, 2023

FINAL VERSION OF PAPERS (deadline WAS Yesterday; Need them ASAP, OR No Discussant for Your Paper!); CONFERENCE PROGRAM; HOTEL and Hotel Cut-Off Date for Lower/Discounted Rates on Sleeping Room; PAPER PRESENTATION

Dear Attendee at the 2023 Annual Meeting of ABF&E and AEF:
This is our Logistics Flyer #2 updating and reminding you of the following key information for attending the conference and presenting your work:

THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM.

1. FINAL VERSION OF YOUR PAPER. As you saw from Logistics Flyer #1, Item IV, FINAL VERSION OF YOUR PAPER WAS Due Yesterday; August 20, 2023. So if you have not sent us your Full/Final paper yet, or if you have a new version, please email us your Final paper to: staff@aobf.org ASAP but by NO LATER THAN Three (3) DAYS form today’s Date of August 21. All such papers will be sent to the assigned Sessions Chairs and Discussants by the following Week on August 28. IF we do not have the Final Version of your Paper, we WILL use the version you had initially submitted for consideration for this conference. FYI, our team as the Academy would assign the Session Chairs and Discussants for all the Sessions; In-Person or Virtually. You will see this in the Pre-Final Program Draft you would see towards end of this week.
2. As far as your In-Person Presentation Day/Date is concerned, almost all of you have been assigned to either Thursday or Friday block; California Time. IF you plan to Present Virtually via Zoom please email and let us know ASAP. In the final Logistics flyer and in around two weeks we will give you a URL that would link you to your planned Presentation and all other Virtual Presentations. We have had no problems or issues at all with our Virtual Presentations system.
3. The Pre-Final 2023 Conference Program, in both PDF and Word (searchable) would be available towards end of this week via a URL that will be sent to you then.
4. Finally, IF you have NOT Registered and have NOT Paid your Due Registration Fee as of this date, your paper has already been Cancelled and off the Program Draft. If you fall in such a category, as the very last chance we can give you a spot on the Program BUT you need to Register and Pay the Registration Fee in less than 72 Hours from the time of this email; otherwise there are no other opportunities.

HOTEL INFO and Hotel CUT-OFF/EXPIRATION DATE TO QUALIFY FOR LOWER CONFERENCE RATES & FLYING INTO LOS ANGELES.

We have already reserved a block of rooms at discounted Conference Group Rates at our Conference Hotel, Hilton Hotel in Woodland Hills/Los Angeles, CA. You can now book your needed sleeping room(s) at Special Conference Rate by clicking on this dedicated URL: Academy of Behavioral Finance

Cut-Off Date for Special Conference Rate is September 2, 2023. IF you miss such a deadline, the hotel will release our blocks of rooms to the public and then you may only secure your room(s) based on availability and at higher rates.

FLYING INTO LOS ANGELES: TWO AIRPORTS ARE AVAILABLE For attending the conference you may fly into the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) OR the Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR): https://hollywoodburbankairport.com/ and more info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Burbank_Airport

The Hollywood Burbank Airport involves much less traffic and is also closer to our conference venue; Hilton Woodland Hills/Los Angeles. BUT IF you must fly to LAX, to save substantially on transportation fare for arriving at the hotel, you can get on one of the “The Van Nuys FlyAway® Bus Terminal” buses that depart right from your arriving terminal at LAX. Once the bus drops you off at the Van Nuys Bus Terminal, you are very close to the Conference Hotel and your Uber or Lift fare for going to the Hotel would be rather small. For full info on the said Bus Schedule, visit this URL and Make Sure to get on the bus that says “Van Nuys” and NOT “LA Union Station”! https://www.flylax.com/en/flyaway-bus. By the way, you do NOT need to have a bus ticket, costing around $11.00, to board such buses, you can pay when you arrive at the bus station in Van Nuys.

At the end, we wish all of you a very safe and rewarding travel and very much looking forward to seeing you in the "City of Angels", Los Angeles, as planned.

On behalf of the Conference Management and our Support Team, Jenny Adams and Arun Kumaar. staff@aobf.org

LOGISTICS FLYER #1; July 31, 2023

CONFERENCE PROGRAM; HOTEL and Hotel Cut-Off Date for Lower/Discounted Rates on Sleeping Room; PAPER PRESENTATION

Dear Attendee at the 2023 Annual Meeting of ABF&E and AEF:
This is our Logistics Flyer #1 updating and reminding you of the following key information for attending the conference and presenting your work:

THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM.

1. The 2023 Conference Program is being finalized for Draft # 1. We expect to send it to you and post it on our website in around 10 days from this date. A great Majority of presentations, In-Person and/or Virtual, are being scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, September 20 and 21 during the hours 8:00 AM to 5:45 PM; PST. The rest, mainly Virtual, would be scheduled for Saturday from 8:00 AM till 2:00 PM. Once you receive Program-Draft I in 10 days, You will have enough time to check your planned Session(s) and let us know of any typos or omissions.
2. Virtual Presentation Option. IF you plan to present your Paper via our Virtual platform, Zoom, for any reason, please let us know of your decision ASAP but by no later than August 21 by emailing us at staff@aobf.org. Once we have the names of individuals who prefer virtual presentation, we will email you/others the needed log-in credentials along with a dedicated URL so you can present your paper, hear and see the comments on your presented work, and sit at any other virtual presentation available. In case you miss a Virtual Presentation that you wanted to participate in, we would also make available to you, the Registered Attendee ONLY, the View/Listen-Only version of such presentation(s) soon after the Conference. This means such file(s) can not be saved or shared with anyone else for obvious reasons. To access such files you need to email us your list soon after the conference.
3. Non-Registered, Non-Paid, Individuals and Immediate Removal of their Paper from the Program. If you are among the very few Non-Registered and Non-Paid individuals and accidentally in the Program Draft, we have no choice but to remove your paper from the Program draft and give your presentation space to those still on our Waiting List. Unless, you Register AND Pay the due Registration Fee by no later than August 10, 2023 (this Date is Final). Here is the URL to pay: https://www.aobf.org/conference-registration-form/
4. FINAL VERSION OF YOUR PAPER AND ASSIGNED DISCUSSANTS FOR EACH PAPER. Full and Final Papers are DUE BY AUGUST 20. All such papers will be sent to the assigned Sessions Chairs and Discussants by the following Week, August 27. So if you had not sent us your Full and Final paper at the Submission time for review, or if you have a new version, please email us your very Final paper by August 20 at: staff@aobf.org.

PRESENTING YOUR PAPERS AND/OR WORKSHOP AND PANEL

AWARD FOR THE BEST DOCTORAL STUDENT PAPER IN BEHAVIORAL FINANCE & ECONOMICS - a Heads-up. If you are a qualified (Single Author) doctoral student and have already submitted - or will submit your Final paper by the Deadline in item IV above, please note the winner will be announced, recognized, and the Award Certificate along with the Prize check will be given during our Thursday Lunch at the conference. If you presented such a paper Virtually, we will mail you, via Certified Express Mail, the Award and the check as just described. We highly encourage all qualified Doctoral Students to participate for this unique opportunity.

HOTEL INFO and Hotel CUT-OFF/EXPIRATION DATE TO QUALIFY FOR LOWER CONFERENCE RATES. We have already reserved a block of rooms at discounted Conference Group Rates at our Conference Hotel, Hilton Hotel in Woodland Hills/Los Angeles, CA. You can now book your needed sleeping room(s) at Special Conference Rate by clicking on this dedicated URL: Academy of Behavioral Finance
Cut-Off Date for Special Conference Rate is September 2, 2023. IF you miss such a deadline, the hotel will release our blocks of rooms to the public and then you may only secure your room(s) based on availability and at higher rates.

FLYING INTO LOS ANGELES: TWO AIRPORTS ARE AVAILABLE For attending the conference you may fly into the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) OR the Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR): https://hollywoodburbankairport.com/ and more info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Burbank_Airport

The Hollywood Burbank Airport involves much less traffic and is also closer to our conference venue; Hilton Woodland Hills/Los Angeles. BUT IF you must fly to LAX, to save substantially on transportation fare for arriving at the hotel, you can get on one of the “The Van Nuys FlyAway® Bus Terminal” buses that depart right from your arriving terminal at LAX. Once the bus drops you off at the Van Nuys Bus Terminal, you are very close to the Conference Hotel and your Uber or Lift fare for going to the Hotel would be rather small. For full info on the said Bus Schedule, visit this URL and Make Sure to get on the bus that says “Van Nuys” and NOT “LA Union Station”! https://www.flylax.com/en/flyaway-bus. By the way, you do NOT need to have a bus ticket, costing around $11.00, to board such buses, you can pay when you arrive at the bus station in Van Nuys.

At the end, we wish all of you a very safe and rewarding travel and very much looking forward to seeing you in the "City of Angels", Los Angeles, as planned.

On behalf of the Conference Management and our Support Team, Jenny Adams and Arun Kumaar. staff@aobf.org