Columbia Economics Society

What we do

We organize events to connect students with professionals from banking, finance, consulting related fields. In so doing, we aspire to help them discover their interests and reach their career aspirations.

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If you are part of an external organization and are interested to work with us to co-organize an event, please drop us an email and we will get back to you shortly.

Week of 04/01

1. New York Stock Exchange Site Visit
2. WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CAMP: AN EVENT FOR COLLEGE FRESHMEN
3. NYSSA INFORMATION SESSION (NEW YORK SOCIETY OF SECURITY ANALYSTS)
4. Top Trader Competition
5. "My Columbia Economics Education" with Miles Freedman CC'69
6. Applications for EconSociety Board Positions
7. To subscribe/ unsubscribe from EconSociety mailing list

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1. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SITE VISIT

Time and Place: Friday, April 11, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

The field trip, coordinated by the MBA, will give students the =20
opportunity to tour a trading floor of the NYSE as well as participate =20
in a lecture-discussion session pertaining to the newly formed NYSE =20
Euronext.

Please respond to Alex Horn (e-mail: Ah2400@columbia.edu) to sign up. =20
Space is limited and spots will be offered on a first come first serve =20
basis.

Registration will close TODAY (April 1, 2008)!

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2. WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CAMP: AN EVENT FOR COLLEGE FRESHMEN

Time and Place:

Friday, May 9, 2008 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Goldman Sachs Offices, NYC Join us and learn about Goldman Sachs and
the financial services industry

* Network with professionals from across the firm
* Learn the art of self-promotion
* Participate in resume writing and interviewing skills workshops
* And much more!

Goldman Sachs invites you to APPLY NOW to attend. Kindly complete =20
your application by Friday, April 22nd in order to be considered. If =20
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following site:

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3. NYSSA INFORMATION SESSION (NEW YORK SOCIETY OF SECURITY ANALYSTS)

Time and Place: Tuesday, April 15 from 7:30pm - 9:30pm (Kent 413)

Learn about how you can take your finance savvy to the next level
with the help and resources of NYSSA:

* Valuation Classes
* Modeling Classes
* CFA Courses
* Career Development
* Job Networks

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4. Top Trader Competition

Check out Top Tradeer at http://uuni.gnutrade.com/ - the student =20
trading competition. The competition gives you the chance of winning =20
up to approximately $20,000 and a further $10,000 for your club or =20
society - in cash!

All you have to do is trade the live financial markets with play money =20
and try to make a profit. If you're the student who makes the most =20
'money' by each of the competition stages, the top cash prizes are =20
yours.

There's $40,000 in cash to be won, so there are loads of runner up =20
prizes up for grabs even if you don't quite make it to the top.

And don't worry if you don't know the first thing about financial =20
trading, there's loads of information on the site to help you learn =20
about the markets and you can play with small amounts before you're =20
ready to make bigger trades.

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5. "My Columbia Economics Education: Long-Term Business Success and =20
Wrestling with the Gorilla (WM)" with Miles Freedman CC'69, MBA'72

Time and Place: Wednesday, April 9 at 6:30 PM (Faculty Room, Low Librar=
y)

The event is brought to you by the Columbia Economics Society, =20
the Columbia Economic Forum and the Department of Economics. Seating =20
is limited. RSVP to econ-rsvp@columbia.edu. Reception to follow. =20
Appropriate attire is recommended.

After receiving his BA from Columbia in 1969, Mr. Freedman taught =20
economics and mathematics at the Dalton School in New York. In 1971 he =20
enrolled in the Columbia Graduate School of Business, where he quickly =20
realized that the typical corporate career would not be a good fit. =20
Consequently, Mr. Freedman chose to follow his heart and prepare =20
himself to play the game of real-life Monopoly. Because the option for =20
a real estate major was not yet available in Columbia's MBA program, =20
Mr. Freedman was the first student to propose, create and implement a =20
major in real estate within the MBA program.

After graduating with an MBA from Columbia, Mr. Freedman spent his =20
first years in the real estate industry working in New York for Arlen =20
Shopping Center Company. Through his companies GFD Management Inc. and =20
GFD Associates Inc., Mr. Freedman has developed more than 3,667,098 =20
square feet of shopping centers, with 212,000 additional square feet =20
of development to commence in 2008. By maintaining a responsible =20
growth strategy and a dedication to developing quality shopping =20
centers, Mr. Freedman and his successor companies enjoy a record of =20
being in business over 32 years.

Columbia Economics Society 2008