The Center for International Securities and Derivatives Markets (CISDM) seeks to enhance the understanding of the field of alternative investments through research, education, and networking opportunities for our member donors, industry professionals and academics.

2005 Events

CISDM attended or presented research at the conferences highlighted in bold.

Organization	Conference name	Location	Date
Financial Research Associates	3^rd Annual Insurance & Annuity Based Hedge Fund Investing Forum	New York, NY	December 12-13, 2005
Hedge Funds World	Hedge Funds World Japan 2005	Tokyo, Japan	December 6-7, 2005
IIRUSA	Private Equity Fund Formation and Operations	Boston, MA	December 5-6, 2005
IMN	10^th Annual Superbowl of Indexing	Scottsdale, AZ	December 4-7, 2005
Opal Financial Group	CDO Summit	Laguna Niguel, CA	December 4-5, 2005
Opal Financial Group	Alternative Investing Summit	Laguna Niguel, CA	December 4-5, 2005
Financial Research Associates	3^rd Annual Hedge Funds Business Operations Forum	New York, NY	December 1-2, 2005
CISDM	CISDM Regional Meeting	New York, NY	November 30, 2005
Financial Research Associates	2nd Annual Managed Accounts Compliance Forum	Cambridge, MA	November 29-30, 2005
IIRUSA	Portable Alpha Summit	New York, NY	November 29-30, 2005
Institutional Investor	Alpha Beta Separation & Portable Alpha Implementation Strategies for the New Framework for Portfolio Management	New York, NY	November 17, 2005
ICBI	The 4^th Annual Gaim Invest & Fund of Funds 2005	Geneva, Switzerland	November 15-17, 2005
ICBI	5^th Annual Super Investor 2005	Paris, France	Nov 14-17, 2005
Financial Research Associates	4^th Annual Valuation of Hard-to-Value Securities and Portfolios	New York, NY	November 7-8, 2005
IMN	West Coast Private & Non-Traded REIT Industry Symposium	Rancho Mirage, CA	October 27-28, 2005
United Nations Environment Programme	Alternatives, Hedging, and Financial Innovation	New York , NY	October 26, 2005
IMN	Alternative Investment Summit	Half Moon Bay, CA	October 24-26, 2005
IIRUSA	Hedge Funds Regulation and Compliance	New York, NY	October 24-25, 2005
CISDM	2005 Annual Research Conference	Amherst, MA	September 18-20, 2005
Financial Research Associates	The 2005 Investment Advisor Exchange-Traded Funds Summit	New York, NY	September 12, 2005
IIRUSA	Commodity Investment Forum - Generating Diversification and Alpha for Today's Investors	New York, NY	Aug 15-16, 2005
Financial Research Associates	Successful Fund Raising Strategies for Hedge Funds	New York, NY	July 25, 2005

Hedge Fund/CTA Database

Hedge Fund/CTA Indices

CAIA
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Program

The Journal of Alternative Investments