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Queen's Commerce Corporate Challenge

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As a member of the School of Accounting and Finance at the University of Waterloo, you are invited to attend what will undoubtedly be an interactive and intimate weekend of exciting and challenging Q3Cases! Get ready to hear from the top minds in consulting today, network with representatives from leading employers in the country, and meet students from all across Canada that share YOUR passion. Q3C is an interactive case competition that strives to create the most realistic business world simulation that current case competitions offer. To achieve this goal, Q3C challenges traditional conventions of case competitions and looks to constantly innovate. Each year provides a new opportunity for Q3C to come closer to simulating reality as all aspects of the competition are scrutinized for new avenues of improvement.

Q3C challenges traditional conventions and seeks to constantly innovate by simulating the business world in a competitive team environment. This competition, held January 9-11, 2014 at Queen’s School of Business, remains unprecedented in its boldness and unpredictability; Q3C is infamous for tossing twists into its already-thrilling cases to ensure that you are creative outside of the proverbial box and constantly on the tips of your toes. Each challenge – or Q3Curveball – will certainly help you develop valuable skills and will teach you to think quickly on your feet!

Through past partnerships with renowned global consulting firms such as Bain & Co., Monitor-Deloitte, and Boston Consulting Group, Q3C has inspired innovation by providing experiences at both student and professional levels. The delegates who attend this challenge are provided with the exclusive opportunity to learn from highly sought-after management philosophies, advanced corporate cultures, and practical business problems. The Q3C executive team has worked diligently to produce Canada’s largest and most extensive consulting case competition and an unforgettable weekend full of exciting twists.

Website: http://www.q3c.ca/

Deadline: December 6th, 2013

Application Download: Q3C - External Delegate Application

APEX Conference Applications are Now Open

The 16th annual APEX national undergraduate business conference applications are now open! This 4 day 3 night conference has a focus on bridging the gap between classroom education and real world job application.

The conference will include 75 + recruiters (ratio is either 1:3, 1:4) and dinners, cocktails, and lunches with recruiters and industry professionals.

Past keynote speakers included: CMO of Facebook, Arlene Dickinson, CFO of TD, CEO of McDonalds, and Harry Rosen

The conference costs $ 270

Apply by 11:59 pm on November 29th at http://tiny.cc/apex2014

Ryerson’s ACHIEVE National Accounting Conference Team Application

Apply to be part of the team to go to Ryerson’s ACHIEVE National Accounting Conference and represent University of Waterloo from Jan. 23 - 24, 2014. Each team will consist of four members from 3rd and 4th year with the exception of one 2nd year student.

ACHIEVE is a national accounting conference and competition hosted at the Ted Rogers School of Management. The upcoming 2014 year marks the 6th year of the ACHIEVE Conference and Competition. Every year, driven students from universities across Canada compete to showcase their accounting knowledge in a formal case competition judged by a panel of industry professionals. ACHIEVE enables professional growth for students and countless networking opportunities with industry representatives at our nightly socials.

This year, the ACHIEVE theme focuses on International Business and Leadership. ACHIEVE 2014 participants will be stimulated with innovative and thought provoking workshops and keynote addresses, executed by leaders from global organizations. Additionally, delegates will partake in one in-depth case study where students will be tested on their knowledge of accounting concepts while engaging and strengthening their skill sets.  ACHIEVE 2014 promises to be exciting, challenging, and rewarding for all participants.

Early Bird Special of $450 + processing fee for Dec. 20, 2013.
Otherwise, $500 + processing fee paid by Jan. 11, 2014.

This conference is eligible for the UWAFSA conference subsidy!

To apply: Please e-mail the attached form titled ACHIEVE.doc to a.husain@uwafsa.ca

Please click below for the registration form

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The Network of Empowered Women Event

The Network of Empowered Women at the University of Alberta aims to connect undergraduate business students with successful female business professionals and other talented, ambitious students from across the country as a means of fostering meaningful networks and connections that will inspire young women to pursue any path that they choose for their futures. The main way they try to achieve this is by hosting an annual national conference; this year it will be held at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise on January 23-26. Last year there were students from 10 different schools from across Canada and it would be great to have representatives from uWaterloo this year! For more information and to apply, please visit http://www.ualbertanew.ca/

Registration for Brock University Accounting Conferece (BUAC) Deadline on October 25th, 2013

Welcome to the opening of the fifth annual inter-collegiate Brock University Accounting Conference (BUAC), held from November 29 - December 1, 2013. The 2013 executive team, along with our wonderful case writers are very excited to announce the theme of this year’s conference as "Merging of the Minds". BUAC will serve as a platform for students from across Canada to network and expand their professional connections. Our goal is to educate and inspire students on the importance of the accounting profession through keynote speakers, workshops and a case competition.

Participating in a conference is a great way to challenge yourself and apply what you have learned in the classroom to a business simulation that emulates a real world situation. Delegates will also get the chance to network with individuals in the accounting profession and create lasting relationships with students from various post-secondary institutions nationwide.

Coming to the conference are extraordinary professionals such as Jason Burgess from Deloitte, Director and VP, with great experience in the tourism and gaming industry. Delegates will learn interesting facts about the Niagara casinos while being in the heart of a Canadian tourist hot spot. Also coming to BUAC 2013 is CPA Canada to speak about their new merge, providing delegates the opportunity to learn more about the CPA designation.

A team of 4 students can participate in one of the divisions:

Our school may send up to a maximum of three teams to participate in any division.

Junior Division: students from 1st and 2nd year of study

Senior Division: students from any year with a maximum of two 4th year students per team

MBA Division: students from graduate business programs

Registration ends on October 25, 2013 @12:30 A.M.!

IMPORTANT* People registering will need to complete the attached form below and email it to VP External at: a.husain@uwafsa.ca!

BUAC

Apply & Register Now! 

InvestYoung Stock Pitch Competition

The details for the fourth annual InvestYoung Stock Pitch Competition are now available. Don't miss this chance to hone the skills needed in analyzing a stock as an investment and meet industry professionals. For details, please visit the Facebook event page: http://bit.ly/waterloooverview

 

CFA Society: 5th Annual Investment Research Challenge (IRC)

The Toronto CFA Society has issued a call for submissions to their 5th annual Investment Research Challenge (IRC).  The School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) is looking for up to 5 students to form a group and represent the University of Waterloo.

  • As per CFA rules, only one team is allowed per university, and thus, we are opening this application to ALL University of Waterloo students in ALL faculties.

In your application, please provide the following information:

1. Name, Program, Year in program, student ID, email address

2. Resume and transcript/unofficial grade report

3. Motivation for applying for competition(s) (maximum of 200 words)

4. Potential fellow team members you would like to recommend if you were selected

 

Please submit your applications electronically to Lynn Graham (l2graham@uwaterloo.ca) and Professor Craig Geoffrey (cgeoffrey@uwaterloo.ca) by Thursday, October 3rd 11:00PM with the email header: CFA – Investment Research Challenge .

Applicants will be screened by a selection committee of SAF faculty. Selected applicants will be invited to participate in an interview.

 

More information on the Challenge is available at www.cfatoronto.ca>Students and CFA Candidates>Research Challenge.

 

About The Challenge is an equity research competition among student teams from the world’s top university business and finance programs. Students write an equity research report on a publicly traded company, and present their findings to an expert panel. The teams are judged on their written reports and the presentations and a winner is selected. Throughout the competition, leading investment professionals volunteer as mentors and judges and teach these students best practices in equity research and corporate analysis.

 

Prizes $1,000 (CAD) cash prize to each winning team member, complete CFA curriculum to the winning team’s school and an all expenses paid trip for the students to take part in the Americas Regional Finals in April 2013.

 

Judging Criteria

  • Assessment will be based on the written reports and an oral presentation to a panel, both judged according to predetermined criteria. Student teams will be given these criteria before they begin their research.
  • The written reports will be assessed by a team of graders selected by Toronto CFA Society. Grading will consist of a blind process in which the identities of the universities are unknown to the graders. The teams that receive the top 4 scores will be selected as finalists.
  • The finalist teams will make an oral presentation of their research to a panel of well known industry experts in downtown Toronto.
  • A winner will be selected from the finalists based on the combined scores received for the written reports and the oral presentations. The scores will be weighted 50% for the written report and 50% for the oral presentation.
  • Assessment will be based on the written reports and an oral presentation to a panel, both judged according to predetermined criteria. Student teams will be given these criteria before they begin their research.
  • The written reports will be assessed by a team of graders selected by Toronto CFA Society. Grading will consist of a blind process in which the identities of the universities are unknown to the graders. The teams that receive the top 4scores will be selected as finalists.
  • The finalist teams will make an oral presentation of their research to a panel of well known industry experts in downtown Toronto.
  • A winner will be selected from the finalists based on the combined scores received for the written reports and the oral presentations. The scores will be weighted 50% for the written report and 50% for the oral presentation.

Eligibility

  • Teams consist of 3-5 members, and may include graduate and/or undergraduate students. Each team must have one faculty advisor from their school submit a completed application form.
  • Students must be enrolled in the current term at the university they represent at the time of the local Challenge final.
  • If the regional or global final is scheduled for a time after the student has graduated, that student can still participate.
  • Only one entry per school will qualify for this competition, please note that applications are considered on a first come- first-serve basis.
  • Students may not have been or currently be employed in a role whose primary duty involves fundamental company analysis; with the exception of students who have had an internship in that function for six months or less.
  • CFA charterholders are not eligible to participate on Investment Research Challenge teams.

 

PLEASE NOTE: ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS ARE IMPORTANT SELECTION CRITERIA. WE PREFER STUDENTS WHO HAVE TAKEN AFM271/AFM272/AFM 273 (Corp. Finance 1/ Managerial Finance 1), AFM 274/AFM371/AFM372 (Corp. Finance 2/ Managerial Finance 2) OR EQUIVALENT COURSES. FURTHER, AFM472 (Investments) OR AN EQUIVALENT IS CONSIDERED AN ASSET.

 

Strong Performance at the CFA–IRC by UW teams

UW student teams have had a strong showing in the last four consecutive years at the CFA Institute Research Challenge, having won the Toronto Competition (provincial level) in 2012 and 2013 to compete at the Americas Regional Competition (North America level). In 2012, the team made it to the Final Four at the Americas Regional Final in New York (http://saf.uwaterloo.ca/SAF/SAFNews/Winter/CFAInstituteResearchChallenge2013.html).