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2008 Prize in International Insolvency Studies
EXPIRED: March 15, 2008.
The International Insolvency Institute is pleased to announce its 2008
Prize in International Insolvency Studies. The Prize
in International Insolvency Studies comprises a Gold Medal prize ($2000),
a Silver Medal prize ($1,500), a Bronze Medal prize ($1,000),
and up to six Finalist Prizes of $500 may be awarded.
The Prizes are accompanied by a honorarium for the medal winners.
The Gold Medal Winner will be invited to attend the III's Eighth Annual
Conference in Berlin in June, 2008, to present their work and the
III will cover his/her reasonable travel expenses.
The III Prize is awarded for original research, commentary or
analysis on topics of international insolvency and restructuring significance
and on comparative international analysis of domestic insolvency and restructuring
issues and developments. The Prize competition is open to full and part-time
undergraduate and graduate students and to practitioners in practice for less
than seven years. Entries must not have been published prior to October 2007 and must be
available to be posted on the Institute's International Insolvency website at
www.iiiglobal.org. Medal-winning entries
will be considered for publication in the Norton Journal of Bankruptcy
Law and Practice (West) and for inclusion in the Westlaw
electronic database.
Entries may be of any length, but a limit of 50,000 words is preferred.
Entries must be received by March 15, 2008. Medal Winners and Finalists may attend
the III Eighth Annual International Insolvency Conference in Berlin on June 9-10, 2008,
and will have all conference registration fees waived.
For further details and the terms of the III Prize
in International Insolvency Studies, please contact the Executive
Director of the International Insolvency
Institute, Suzanne Bingham, at the III's offices in Washington, D.C.:
International Insolvency Institute
PMB 112, 10332 Main Street
Fairfax, Virginia 22030-2410 USA
Tel: 1-703-591-6336
Fax: 1-703-802-0207
info@iiiglobal.org.