Queen's Finance Association Conference Applications

Interested in a career in finance? The Queen’s Finance Association is now officially taking applications for the 2013 QFAC finance conference hosted at the Royal York in Toronto. This year’s conference features sponsors from the big 5 banks, PE firms, boutique investment banks and many more. In addition, we will be hosting an optional stock pitch competition, the top 10 will have their delegate fee waived, and the top 6 will be sent to New York to present their pitch in front of a panel of judges with our sponsor Greentech Capital Advisors. Applications are now online and due September 29th and can be found here: http://bit.ly/qfacdelegate.

Please visit our website qfac.ca for more info, and feel free to email any questions to 9cgw@queensu.ca.

Bloomberg Information Session

Bloomberg Information Session will be happening on September 26,2013 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm in HH1102 for all SAF students. The session will focus on the use of Bloomberg terminal, and basic data extraction methods to aid students in financial modelling.  Don’t miss the opportunity to gain hands on Bloomberg training from a Bloomberg professional. Be sure to come out for an event catered towards helping students to gain valuable research skills to assist and differentiate them as they make their way into their respective finance careers. See you there!

Waterloo JDC Central UPDATED Application Form

The Waterloo JDC Central Team is now taking academic and social team applications!!! Please apply to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kLLjZzu1O4ubP3y0kTtk9KQPL-BUu2O3TfrFeT2NQds/viewform by Wednesday, September 25th at 11:59PM.

Academic spots are available for:

Accounting case competition

Finance case competition

Business Strategy case competition

Management Information Systems case competition

One of our case comp delegates will also have the chance to take on a role of leadership for the entire delegation involving planning of events and training for the entire delegation (VP Logistics).

There is also application available for the social competition team (please see video for more info on that).

Please note try-outs will be taking place the weekend of September 28th and 29th.

Other important information: delegate fees are $400 this year. $100 will be due upon admittance to the JDCC delegation (for successful applicants), the later portion will be due in mid-October. JDCC Execs are currently working with AFSA to have a $50 refund on this fee for all delegates (to bring the net cost down to $350 per delegate).

What is JDC Central?!?!

JDC Central (“JDCC”) is essentially the Business Student Olympics of Ontario and Eastern Canada. Teams compete in a wide array of academic case competitions spanning from Accounting, Finance, Business Strategy, Management Information Systems, and also compete in Debate, Sport, Social and Charity competitions.

Care to see what all the hype is about?!?!

JDCC 2013 Recap: http://vimeo.com/62583290

JDCC 2012 Recap: http://vimeo.com/35490940

External Funding Proposals

AFSA is currently welcoming any student group to submit an external funding proposal for any project. The proposals are evaluated by the Executive Team and by the Board of Directors based on the purpose and the value of the project to School of Accounting & Finance (SAF) students. Please complete this file and submit a formal budget for the project. Please submit proposals to Anna Liang, a.liang@uwafsa.ca by October 9th, 2013.

External Funding Proposal 2013

Newly Appointed Vice President of Internal Events

The Board of Directors has made a unanimous decision to appoint Gerry Zhan as the new Vice President of Internal Events and would like to welcome Gerry to the 2013-14 Accounting and Finance Student Association executive team!

JDC Central Waterloo Delegate Applications for Academic and Social Competition Teams

The Waterloo JDC Central Team is now taking academic and social team applications!!! Please apply to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kLLjZzu1O4ubP3y0kTtk9KQPL-BUu2O3TfrFeT2NQds/viewform by Wednesday, September 25th at 11:59PM.

Academic spots are available for:

Accounting case competition

Finance case competition

Business Strategy case competition

Management Information Systems case competition

There is also application available for the social competition team (please see video for more info on that).

Please note try-outs will be taking place the weekend of September 28th and 29th.

Other important information: delegate fees are $400 this year. $100 will be due upon admittance to the JDCC delegation (for successful applicants), the later portion will be due in mid-October. JDCC Execs are currently working with AFSA to have a $50 refund on this fee for all delegates (to bring the net cost down to $350 per delegate).

What is JDC Central?!?!

JDC Central (“JDCC”) is essentially the Business Student Olympics of Ontario and Eastern Canada. Teams compete in a wide array of academic case competitions spanning from Accounting, Finance, Business Strategy, Management Information Systems, and also compete in Debate, Sport, Social and Charity competitions.

Care to see what all the hype is about?!?!

JDCC 2013 Recap: http://vimeo.com/62583290

JDCC 2012 Recap: http://vimeo.com/35490940

LIVE Competition 2013

Looking to showcase your business acumen and go head to head against the brightest and most ambitious undergraduate students from across Canada? Dare to Compete at LIVE Competition 2013. LIVE Competition is a two-day national undergraduate business competition hosted by the University of Toronto Scarborough.

LIVE is focused around a multi-disciplinary business competition that challenges Delegates to apply their knowledge in a real world, simulated business environment. Registration is open NOW at http://www.live-competition.org/registration/, and first round closes October 6th.

‘Like’ us on Facebook for updates: facebook.com/LIVECompetition and follow us on Twitter at: twitter.com/DareToCompete

Gradball Organizing Committee Applications!

AFSA is currently taking applications for students to be a part of the organizing committee for the annual Gradball that takes place each Fall for 4B students. Please apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VH-HXQj444MCo_zA5RZ4GimUYDQMjfdw_xCu1BOfg_M/viewform

The committee is self-sustaining. Hours and objectives are decided by the members of the committee. We hope to take as many 4B's for this committee as possible!

We will close this application on Sunday evening.