HKMetrics is a joint research initiative in Econometrics organized by Prof. Dr. Christian Conrad (Heidelberg University), Prof Dr. Melanie Schienle (KIT) and Prof. Dr. Carsten Trenkler (Mannheim University).
As a part of the initiative there are a seminar series and also a PhD-candidate/junior research workshop that takes place once a semester. For details see the HKMetrics website.