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Pension and Health Care Liabilities in the Corporate Sector

An International Dialogue, 25-26 May 2006

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On behalf of the Centre for Employment, Work, and Finance, University of Oxford, Labor and Worklife Program, Harvard University, and the The Rotman International Centre for Pension Management, University of Toronto, we are pleased to be hosting an invited seminar on pension and health care liabilities in the private sector to be held in Oxford on the 25 and 26 of May, 2006. Support for this conference was provided, in part, by the Lupina Foundation (Toronto), the Transport Studies fund at Oxford and The British Academy.

The main purpose of the seminar is to bring together those affected by, and implicated in, today's corporate pension and health care obligation crisis, in order to engage each community in the formulation of a viable solution.

Summary of Conference Proceedings [PDF: 137KB]

Background Paper
Conference Agenda


The following details should assist you in preparing your trip to Oxford.

Transport

Oxford is roughly 60 miles from Heathrow airport. A coach service linking Heathrow to Oxford leaves every 30 minutes at the cost of ~£19 (round trip). The coach can be taken to various Oxford stops depending on the location of your hotel (see below). The journey is on average 75 minutes. Rental cars are not advised, as parking in Oxford is extremely difficult.

Hotel

There are a variety of hotels in Oxford. You are welcome to arrange accommodation for yourself, and we will reimburse you £100.

Christ Church College, the location of the seminar, is in central Oxford on St. Aldates. For hotels within walking distance try the following:


For more hotels see Oxford City's accommodation pages.

Conference Information / Registration

The seminar officially kicks off with dinner at 8:00pm on Thursday the 25th of May at Christ Church College in the McKenna room. Please arrive by 7:30pm, as we will hold a brief introduction before dinner in an adjacent room.

For detailed directions to the conference location please see Christ Church's website.

If you have any queries please contact Ashby Monk ().

Sincerely,
Gordon L. Clark (University of Oxford);
Richard Freeman (Harvard University);
Keith Ambachtsheer (University of Toronto); and
Ashby Monk (University of Oxford)

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