Announcements

1. How to use EventX and Join Sessions (13th June, 2022)

Please kindly find the instructions on how to use the EventX platform here for online virtual Congress.

Nan Chen and Xunyu Zhou
Organizers of the 11th World Congress of Bachelier Finance Society

2. Guideline of Session Chairs (12th June, 2022)

If you happen to be the chair, please click the link to observe the guideline to chair your sessions.

Look forward to seeing you all in Congress.

Nan Chen and Xunyu Zhou
Organizers of the 11th World Congress of Bachelier Finance Society

3. BFS2022 Interactive Programme system is Available (10th June, 2022)

We are now pleased to announce that the interactive version of programme timetable of the Bachelier Congress is available at here.

Look forward to seeing you all in Congress.

Nan Chen and Xunyu Zhou
Organizers of the 11th World Congress of Bachelier Finance Society

4. BFS2022 Timetable is Available (8th June, 2022)

We are now pleased to announce that the program of the Bachelier Congress is available at here. The difficulty level of scheduling this program is unprecedented in the Bachelier history, due to people in different time zones. Moreover, we have deferred the deadlines of submission and registration a few times to accommodate many people, leaving us much shorter time to do the scheduling. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all who are interested in this Congress for your patience. Kindly reminder that the registration deadline is 11:59pm Hong Kong time.

Also, while we have tried our best to take care of the different time zones, the current program may still not be perfect for some participants. Your understanding is again much appreciated.

Look forward to seeing you all in Congress.

Nan Chen and Xunyu Zhou
Organizers of the 11th World Congress of Bachelier Finance Society

5. Further Extension of Registration Deadline (5th May, 2022)

To accommodate more participants, the organizers have decided to further extend the registration deadline of early bird to May 20, 2022, and the payment link is available here.

Nan Chen and Xunyu Zhou
Organizers of the 11th World Congress of Bachelier Finance Society

6. Further Reduction in Registration Fees and Extension of Registration Deadline (6th April, 2022)

After consulting with the Bachelier Council, the organizers have decided to further reduce the registration fees (see here for new rates). Moreover, the payment link will be available from the mid of April. Correspondingly, the deadline of early bird will be extended to May 8, 2022.

Nan Chen and Xunyu Zhou
Organizers of the 11th World Congress of Bachelier Finance Society

7. Registration Fees Reduction and Extension of Submission Deadline (25th February, 2022)

Due to the online setting of the Congress, the organizers have decided to reduce the various tiers of registration fees by about 40%. Those who have already paid the original fee will get a refund in due course. Moreover, the abstract and invited session submission deadline will be extended to March 15, 2022.

Stay positive and test negative.

Nan Chen and Xunyu Zhou
Organizers of the 11th World Congress of Bachelier Finance Society

8. Congress Changed Back to Online and New Submission/Registration Deadlines (31st December, 2021)

Due to the new surge of COVID-19 pandemic, the Executive Committee of the Bachelier Finance Society together with the local organizers has decided to change the Bachelier World Congress to online, with the dates unchanged (June 13-17, 2022). Moreover, the abstract and invited session submission deadline will be extended to February 28, 2022. The deadlines for various tiers of registration fees will also be postponed with the rates unchanged.

Submissions and/or registrations that have already been made are automatically valid for the new dates. For those who have paid registration fees and are no longer able to participate in the Congress due to this change of format, please send an email with the subject of "registration fee refund" to bfs2020.hk@gmail.com to request refunds. Paper withdrawal can be done via the function of withdrawal provided by the submission system. Should you have any inquiries about this change, please contact us at bfs2020.hk@gmail.com.

Happy New Year and Stay Safe.

Nan Chen and Xunyu Zhou
Organizers of the 11th World Congress of Bachelier Finance Society

9. About Special Issue of Mathematical Finance for BFS Hong Kong 2020 (3rd Aug, 2021)

Dear all:

Mathematical Finance will publish a special issue with contributions presented at the 11th World Congress of the Bachelier Finance Society. As the BFS Congress is postponed to June 13-17, 2022, the deadline of submissions to the journal is accordingly extended to February 1, 2022. Manuscripts should be submitted via the journal's online submission portal. Please specify In Step 5 of the online submission process that you are submitting to the Special issue for the Bachelier Congress. All the submissions will undergo the usual review process.

Nan Chen and Xunyu Zhou
Organizers of the 11th World Congress of Bachelier Finance Society

10. Further Postponement of Congress and Submission/Registration Deadlines (21st June, 2021)

As the COVID-19 pandemic is subdued globally with wide vaccination, the Executive Committee of the Bachelier Finance Society together with the local organizers has reassessed the possibility of a physical conference and decided to postpone the Bachelier World Congress to June 13-17, 2022, to be physically held in Hong Kong. Accordingly, the abstract and invited session submission deadline will be extended to December 31, 2021. The deadlines for various tiers of registration fees will also be postponed with the rates unchanged.

Submissions and/or registrations that have already been made are automatically valid for the new dates. For those who have paid registration fees and are no longer able to participate in the Congress due to this change of dates, please send an email with the subject of "registration fee refund" to bfs2020.hk@gmail.com to request refunds. Paper withdrawal can be done via the function of withdraw provided by the submission system. Should you have any inquiries about this change, please contact us at bfs2020.hk@gmail.com.

Nan Chen and Xunyu Zhou
Organizers of the 11th World Congress of Bachelier Finance Society

11. Call for Invited Session Proposals (10th Dec, 2020)

The Congress is now calling for proposals of invited sessions.

An invited session should be organized by one or two organizers, which generally consists of five presentations. A single organizer cannot be the organizer/co-organizer of more than 2 invited sessions. Session proposals in which most of the speakers come from the same institution are discouraged.

The organizer(s) should submit a session proposal (visit here for the submission guideline) by the same deadline as the contributed talk submission. The following information should be provided in the proposal:

All the session proposals are subject to screening and acceptance by the Scientific Committee.

12. Passing of Prof. Duan Li

We announce with profound sorrow that Professor Duan Li, one of the organizers of the BFS Congress Hong Kong and a member of its Scientific Committee, passed away on Monday, November 16, at the age of 68. A dear friend and colleague, he inspired us both professionally and personally. He made significant contributions to many fields including mathematical finance/financial engineering, optimal control and integer programming. He was a true gentleman, scholar, teacher and professional, and a dedicated and tireless worker.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Duan's family and friends. An obituary page can be found at this website.

Nan Chen and Xunyu Zhou
Organizers of the 11th World Congress of Bachelier Finance Society