From 2011 to 2013, three international conferences on new developments in valuation were successfully held in Beijing, Wuhan and Xiamen. Many different individuals - including valuation experts from America, England and Japan as well as leaders of relevant government agencies, scholars, local valuation experts, business executives and graduate students in China - took part in the conferences and engaged in lively discussion.
The fourth International Conference on New Developments in Valuation will be held in Beijing on December 6th and 7th in 2014.  Capital University of Economics and Business (CUEB) will sponsor of this year's conference in cooperation with the Business Value Research Center of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (ZUEL), Economic School of Xiamen University and other institutions.  Experts and scholars from around the country and from other parts of the world will present papers and theses on the latest development of valuation. Meanwhile, the committee will accept papers from both academic and practical fields, and will publish selected excellent papers.
We cordially and formally invite you to attend our conference as guests.  Details of the conference are as follows:
 
I. Themes for the Conference:

1. New developments in M&A valuation
i. The valuation of transnational M&A of enterprises 
ii. The valuation method of M&A for listed companies
iii. The valuation of intangible assets in M&A
iv. The investment value in M&A
v. The valuation of M&A of closely held companies
vi. Premium of control and discount of liquidity in M&A
vii. Purchase price allocation in M&A
viii. Other current issues in M&A valuation
2. New fields and new issues in valuation 
i. The valuation of hi-tech companies
ii. The valuation of cultural and creative industry
iii. The valuation of cyclical companies
iv. The valuation of financial derivative
v. Valuation techniques for property tax assessment and for income tax purposes 
vi. The promotion of valuation methods and skills in the age of big data
vii. The valuation of partnership, limited partnership and other special enterprises
viii. The new progress and economic efficiency of valuation principles
ix. Land, building and equity valuation in eminent domain proceedings
x. The valuation of carbon emissions
xi. Other current issues in valuation
II. Paper Submission

In association with the upcoming conference, we are inviting valuation professionals to submit essays in relation to the abovementioned topics. Essays intended for submission must be original and may not have been previously published elsewhere.
If you would like to submit an essay, please send an electronic copy (in word format) to our conference mailbox atIVforum2014@163.com before September 30, 2014. Please provide the following information:
• Topic of the essay
• Information of the author including author¡¯s name, name of the organization, position in the organization, organization address, email address, and contact number
• Essays should include the following: Title, Summary, Keywords (at most 5), contents and bibliography;
Please submit essays, in word format, through an email with an email heading including your company name and the words "Valuation Conference". 

III. Accommodation

Accommodation is not covered.

IV. Contacts

Contact unit: Faculty of Public Finance and Taxation of Capital University of Economics and Business
Contact address: No. 121 Zhangjia Road Junction, Fengtai District, Beijing, 
Postal code: 100070
Contacts: Ma Yanping (Mobile: 13601218171) ; Liang Meijian (Mobile: 18612853857)
Tel: 86-10-83952687            Email: IVforum2014@163.com

V. Conference Registration

Please complete the conference registration below and then return it by email to our conference organizing committee. We will confirm the receipt by phone or email.
Conference Registration
Name of Organization    
Company Address and zip code    
Name of attendee        Title    
Telephone number        Mobile number    
Email address    
Please complete and send the conference registration before September 30, 2014 to IVforum2014@163.com.