We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the "2013 International Conference of Financial Econometrics at Shandong University" to be held on July 6 -7th at Shandong University, Jinan, China. The Center for Economic Research (CER), Shandong University is a leadinginstitutionin teaching and research for the property rights theory, institutional economics, law and economics, general equilibrium theory, econometrics, transitional economics, economic growth and business cycle theory, mathematical finance, financial organization and insurance theory, and microeconomics in China. CER offers both PhD and Master degrees in all the fields of theoretical economics and applied economics. The current director is Professor Huang Shao-an, one of the distinguished economists honored with"Cheung Kong Scholar”. For more information about CER and Shandong University, pleasesee: / andhttp://www.sdu.edu.cn/ Jinan is the capital of Shandong province in Eastern China. Shandong's Mount Tai is the most revered mountain of Taoism and one of the world's sites with the longest history of continuous religious worship. The Buddhist temples in the mountains to the south of the provincial capital of Jinan were once among the foremost Buddhist sites in China. The city of Qufu is the birthplace of Confucius, and was later established as the center of Confucianism. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the history of the region from the earliest beginnings of civilization and has evolved into a major national administrative, economic, and transportation hub. The city, which holds sub-provincial administrative status, is located in north-western Shandong about 250 miles south of Beijing. For more information about Jinan, Please see: http://www.jn.sd.cn/