Presentations:

Conferences and Meetings

• Program Co-Chair, Presenter and Discussant, Global Business and Technology Association 2010 Annual Conference, July 5-9,2010, South Africa.. Served as panelist in the session “Meet the Editors” and presented the paper “Determining The Value-at-risk In The Shadow Of The Power Law: The Case Of The SP-500 Index” co-authored with C. Rene Dominique (currently under review with the Journal of Global Business & Technology.
   
• Presenter, Decision Sciences Institute 2009 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, November 14-17,2009.
   
• Finance Track Chair, Presenter, and Discussant, Northeast Decision Sciences 2010 Annual Meeting,  Alexandria, Va.  March 26-28,2010.
   
• Panelist and Board Member,, Northeast Business & Economics Association 2009 Annual Meeting,  Worcester, MA,  November 5-7,2009.
   
• Program Co-Chair, Presenter and Discussant, Global Business and Technology Association 2009 Annual Conference, July 7-12,2009, Prague. Served as panelist in the session “Meet the Editors
   
• Ethics Track Chair, Presenter, and Discussant, International Decision Sciences 2009 Conference,  June 24-27, 2009, Nancy France. Member Program Committee. Served as a panelist in the “Meet the Editors Session”.
   
• Finance Track Chair, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute 2009 Annual Meeting,  Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut on April 1 -- 3, 2009.
   
• Presenter and Discussant, Northeast Business and Economics Association 2009 Annual Conference,  Melville, New York, November 2009.
   
• Program Co-Chair, Presenter and Discussant, Global Business and Technology Association 2008 Annual Conference, July 8-12, 2008. Madrid, Spain.   Served as a panelist in the session “Current Issues in Immigration” and on the “Meet The Editors Panel”. 
  Presented a paper on “The Impact of Immigration on Foreign Remittances in the Case of Tonga and Mexico” co-authored with Susanne Bleiberg-Seperson.
  Presented:  “The EMU and Spain: Challenges and Opportunities”.
   
• Presenter and Discussant, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute 2008 Annual Meeting, March 27-30, Brooklyn, New York. Presented a paper on “The Sub Prime Mortgage Crisis: The Impact on Financial Markets”.
   
• Presenter and Discussant, Northeast Business and Economics Association 2007 Annual Conference, New Britain Connecticut, November 8-9. Served as a panelist on the session “Current European Issues and Concerns” and on the “Meet The Editors Panel”.
   
• Program Co-Chair, Presenter and Discussant, Global Business and Technology Association 2007 Annual Conference, July 3-7, 2007. Taipei, Taiwan. 
   
• Presenter and Discussant, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute 2007 Annual Meeting, March 28-March 30, 2007. Presented papers: “Migration and Foreign Remittances: A Comparative Study of Tonga and Guatemala” and “Risk and Volatility in Latin American Markets”.
   
• Presenter and Discussant, Eastern Economic Association 33rd Annual Conference, Served as a panelist on the European Union and presented a paper on “Foreign Remittances and Economic Growth”, February 22-25, 2007. New York, NY.
   
• Presenter, International Business and Economy Conference 2007, January 4-7, 2007, San Francisco California. Presented paper: “Evaluating the Efficiency and Productivity of Latin American Banks”
   
• Presenter and Discussant, Decision Sciences Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, November 18-21, 2006. Presented papers: “The Economic Impact of US Dollar Remittances to Latin America” and”Health and Performance of Latin American Banks”.
   
• Presenter and Discussant, Northeast Business & Economics Association 2006 Annual Meeting, Port Jefferson, NY, October 12-14, 2006. Paper presented: “The European Monetary Union Challenges and Opportunities”.
   
• Presenter and Discussant, Global Business and Technology Association 2006 Conference, June 27-July 1, 2006, Moscow, Russia. Paper presented: “The International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards: Basel II”
   
• Presenter and Discussant, Eastern Economic Association 32nd Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pa, February 24-26, 2006. Presented paper on: “Efficiency of Mexican Banking”.
   
• Presenter and Discussant, Global Business and Technology Association 2005 Conference, July 12-16, 2005, Lisbon, Portugal
   
• Presenter and Discussant, 8the International Decision Sciences Institute 2005 Conference, July 3-6, 2006, Barcelona, Spain.
   
• Presenter and Discussant, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute 2005 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, April 5-7.2005.
   
• Presenter and Discussant, Eastern Economics Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY, March 4-6, 2005.
   
• Presenter and Discussant, Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 20-23, 2004.
   
• Presenter and Discussant, Northeast Business and Economics Association, New York, NY, September 26-27, 2004.
   
• Presenter, Dowling College’s Annual Mediterranean Conference, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, July 6-13, 2004.
   
• Presenter and Advisory Board Member, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute 2004 Annual Meeting, Atlantic City, NJ, March 24-26, 2004.
   
• Presenter and Discussant, Eastern Economics Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, February, 2004.
   
• Finance Track Chair and Presenter, Decision Sciences Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November 2004.
   
• Presenter and Discussant, Northeast Business and Economics Associaton 2003
  Annual Meeting, Parsippany, New Jersey, October 3-4, 2003.
   
• Advisory Board, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute 2002 Annual Meeting, Providence, RI, March 27-28, 2003.
   
• Presenter and Discussant, Eastern Economics Association Annual Meeting, New York City, NY, February 21-23, 2003.
   
• Presenter and Discussant, Northeast Business and Economics Association 2002 Annual Meeting, Paradise Island, Bahamas, September 25-27, 2002.
   
• Advisory Board, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute 2002 Annual Meeting, 2003San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 22-24, 2002.
   
• Panelist and Discussant, Eastern Economics Association Annual Meeting, New York, N.Y., February 2002.
   
• Attendee, Decision Sciences Institute 2001 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 23-25, 2001.
   
• Panelist and Discussant, Northeast Business and Economics Association 2001 Annual Meeting, Windor Locks, CT, September 27-28, 2001.
   
• Program Chair, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute 2000
  Annual Meeting, Atlantic City, New Jersey, March 22-24, 2000.
   
• Proceedings Editor, Panelist, and Discussant, Northeast Business and Economics Association 1999 Annual Meeting, October 14-15, 1999, New Haven Connecticut.
   
• Proceedings Editor, Northeast Business and Economics Association 2000 Annual Meeting, Islandia, New York, October 6-7, 2000.
   
• Panelist, Mediterranean XXI Conference, Castallamare Di Stabia, Italy. July 11-15, 1999. Presented paper on “Southern Italy and the European Union”.
   
• Panelist and Discussant, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute 1999 Annual Meeting, Newport, Rhode Island, March 24-26, 1999.
   
• Attendee, Decisions Sciences Institute 1998 Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. November, 1998.
   
• Proceedings Editor, Panelist, and Discussant, Northeast Business and Economic Association 1998 Annual Conference. Newport, Rhode Island, October 29-30, 1998.
   
• Panelist and Discussant, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute 1998 Annual Meeting, Boston, Mass., March 1998.
   
• Finance Track Chair, Decisions Sciences Institute 1997 Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, November, 1997.
   
• Panelist, 6th Annual Intermodal Transportation Symposium, Mexico City, June 1997.
   
• Panelist and Discussant, Northeast Business and Economic Association 1997 Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA. September, 1997.
   
• Panelist and Discussant, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute 1997 Annual Conference, Annapolis, MD, April, 1997.
   
• Program Chair, Northeast Business and Economic Association 1996 Annual Conference. Hosted by Dowling College. Islandia, NY, September 27-28, 1996.
   
• Program Committee and Finance Track Chair, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute 1996 Conference, St. Croix, Virgin Islands. April 17-19, 1996.
   
• Panelist and discussant, Northeast Business and Economic Association 1995 Annual Conference, Cape Cod, MA.
   
• Panelist and discussant, Eastern Economics Association 1995 Annual Meeting, New York, NY March 15-17, 1995.
   
• Program Committee and Finance Track Chair, Northeast Decision Sciences Institute 1995 Conference, Providence, RI. March 22-24, 1995.