Finally!

I've been checking almost weekly on the R.I.S.E Symposium's website waiting for them to announce the information regarind R.I.S.E VII. This past week they uploaded all the information including the speaker line-up and registration info. With the current speaker line-up, it looks to be another excellent year.

For those unfamiliar with how R.I.S.E, you should go. On Thursday they bring in almost all of the guest speakers to sit on panels of 3-4 people. Each speaker has roughly 5 minutes to talk about their background and position on the panel's topic. From there it is opened up to the students to ask questions for an hour. I have seven pages of notes from last year's keynote presentations.

Friday is broken up into small breakout sessions. They have 6-8 topics of which you can choose four to go to. Each session is usually focused on an investment field or an investment strategy and allow for some networking with the panelists. That evening they have a small networking reception where you are able to look at the student-run, university portfolios entered into the competition. It is a great way for you to see how other students view the investing landscape and learn some of their strategies.

Saturday is a short morning session that covers the various career opportunities in the finance industry. They bring in a lot of younger professionals, so it is a great way to interact with people around our age that are fresh in the field.

Either way, check out the site, and plan your schedules next semester around this event if you are at all interested. I've already scheduled to take those days off work, so I can come back down and attend.


Joel