Descrição

The 12th Bachelier World Congress of the Bachelier Finance Society will be held at FGV EMAp, Rio de Janeiro, from July 8 to 12, 2024 and will bring together academics, practicioners and researchers in Quantitative Finance. In this 12th edition, we intend to dedicate special attention to the problems of Sustainable Finance, Energy Market, Machine Learning and Blockchain.

The event will feature a group of internationally renowned researchers, together with the participation of experts from the financial market and graduate students in areas related to Computational Modeling, Stochastic Optimization, Computational Statistics, Differential Equations in Finance, and Data Science.

The congress will be hosted and it is being organised by Getulio Vargas Foundation, established in 1944 with the initial goal of training qualified administrators to work in Brazil’s public and private sectors, FGV transcended the boundaries of education and expanded into the
areas of research and information, ultimately becoming a renowned center of excellence and quality.

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BFS 2024 Registration Form

Please read carefully all information below, before proceeding to the registration form.

Registration Fees

CATEGORY	Early Bird (until April 30, 2024)	Regular (after April 30,2024)
Academic BFS Members	BRL 1,100	BRL 1,600
Academic/Non Members	BRL 1,500	BRL 2.000
Student	BRL 500	BRL 850
Non Academic BFS Members	BRL 2,500	BRL 3,200
Non Academic/Non Members	BRL 3,000	BRL 3,700

Conference Dinner – July 09, 2024 – at Rio Scenarium

Cost per person BRL 360,00 (approx. USD 72)

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Terms and Conditions:

The total amount will be charged in REAIS (BRL – Brazilian Currency) – at the end of the transaction you will see the amount in BRL. There might be some discrepancy in the final total in your currency, as the exchange rate depends exclusively on the banks and credit cards companies.

Cancellation policy:

Cancellation requests must be received by email to creacteve@creacteve.com.br and the following rates apply:

On or before 20th May 2024 – 30% cancellation charge
From 21st May 2024 to 31st May 2024 inclusive – 50% cancellation charge
From 1st June 2024 to 12th June 2024 inclusive – 70% cancellation charge
After 14th June 2024 – 100% cancellation charge

Academic and Non-academic participation fee includes:

Participation in all sessions of the conference
coffee breaks
Opening Cocktail

Students’ participant fee includes:

Participation in all sessions of the conference
coffee breaks
Opening Cocktail

Note also that:

Please check the correct category box. Membership status will be checked. If you choose the BFS member rate, but are not a member, your registration fee will be canceled.
Students must upload a valid document proving their status during the registration process.

Payment Methods:

International Payments:

International payment via credit card, is accepted only via PayPal. You do not need to have a PayPal account to proceed to the payment. You can use your regular credit card even if you do not have a PayPal Account.
If you prefer to pay via wire transfer please email us at creacteve@creacteve.com.br

Brazilian Payments:

Major Credit Cards
Boleto
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TO PROCEED WITH YOUR REGISTRATION, PLEASE FULL FILL THE FORM BELOW. PAYMENT WILL BE REQUIRED AT THE END OF THE PROCESS.

A confirmation letter will be sent within 24h after payment is received.

If you have any trouble filling out the form or during payment process, please do contact us at creacteve@creacteve.com.br, we will be happy to help you.

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VISA REQUIREMENTS:

Visas to enter Brazil are granted by the Brazilian consulates abroad. Citizens of countries that are members of the Mercosul do not require visas, only a valid passport or valid identity document are required.

To learn more about the documentation and procedures for granting visas, see the Brazilian embassy/consulate in your country of origin.

Citizens travelling with passports from Australia, Canada and the United States visiting Brazil for tourism and business will be subject to visa requirements for entry into Brazilian territory starting from April 10th, 2025 (it has been posponed by presidential decree). These citizens can require e-Visas through the portal https://brazil.vfsevisa.com/. The process is easy, and quick and if the requirements mentioned below are met, in a few days the applicant will receive the e-Visa on his or her e-mail.

More information for the application process here

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BFS 2024 Registration Form

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Personal Information

*Full Name

*Email

Phone

*Country

Passport Number (NON-Brazilians)
Note: Due to security reasons, Passport number and CPF number are necessary to enter FGV headquarters.

CPF Number (Brazilians)
only numbers - Note: Due to security reasons, Passport number and CPF number are necessary to enter FGV headquarters.

*Affiliation

*Last Academic Degree

PhD

Master’s (graduate)

Bachelor’s (undergraduate)

*Degree obtained at
Registration Type
Please check the correct box. Membership status will be checked. If you choose the BFS member rate, but are not a member, your registration fee will be canceled. Students must upload a valid document proving their status.

*Category

Academic BFS Members – BRL 1,600

Academic-Non Members – BRL 2,000

Student – BRL 850

Non Academic BFS Members – BRL 3,200

Non Academic-Non Members – BRL 3,700

*Student ID
Upload here your student ID or a letter from the related Department Head/Chair stating that you are a full-time student.

(max file size 800 MB)

Submission Number
required if you have submitted to present
Conference Dinner
Dinner at Rio Scenarium - includes transportation
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July 09, 2024 (BRL 360 = USD 72)

Junior Awards

Bachelier Finance Society Junior Scholar Award (PhD students or less than 2 years since PhD)

At SIG, Quantitative Researchers explore the latest concepts in financial mathematics to solve problems found in the markets. We created the Bachelier Finance Society Junior Scholar Award to recognise scholars who share the passion for cutting-edge research. This award is conferred every two years on the author(s) of the most outstanding paper submitted to the BFS Congress by junior researchers. The award is based on the content of the contribution to the submitted paper by the junior researcher(s).

The purpose of the Bachelier Finance Society Junior Scholar Award is to attract PhD students and young researchers to the BFS World Congresses.

For more information, check: https://www.bachelierfinance.org/bachelier-finance-society-junior-scholar-award

Travel Award for Young Researchers (PhD students or less than 5 years since PhD)

Guidelines

The Travel Award is designed to support and encourage the participation of promising individuals in the field of Mathematical Finance. This award is granted to outstanding graduate students and early-career professionals who have demonstrated excellence in their research.

Deadline

The deadline for the Travel Award submission is the submission deadline of the 2024 BFS Congress.

Eligibility

Eligibility is restricted to PhD students and junior researchers who have obtained their PhD degree less than five years before the application deadline;
All applicants must be members of the Bachelier Finance Society by the same deadline;
The applicant must be the presenting author of a paper at the 2024 BFS Congress.

Requirements for Submission

To enter the competition, each author has to submit the following documents: (i) a short curriculum vitae (at most two pages); (ii) a supporting letter from the Mentor or Advisor.

Prize Committee

The Scientific Committee of the BFS Congress acts as the Prize Committee. The Committee requests, collects, and evaluates nominations and finally decides on a candidate for the prize award.

Notification of Prize Winners

The BFS president will notify the recipient(s) by the same time as the “Response to authors” of the 2024 BFS Congress.

Description of the Award

The Travel Award will tentatively cover both the flights and accommodation for the winners, conditionally on fund’s availability.

Please send any questions to bachelier2024@fgv.br