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AIS Newsletter |
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IS SECTION / AMERICAN ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATION. |
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Conferences (ordered chronologically) |
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2008 CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING CONFERENCES April 24th - 28th 2008 Baruch College Conference Center
Accounting academics, practitioners, teachers, and students are invited to a 4-days of meetings at the Baruch College's Conference Center, from April 24 to April 28 2008. The meeting consists of the MAIN CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING CONFERENCE (Thursday Evening, April 24 through Saturday, April 26) and three mini- conferences: THE EMANUEL SAXE SYMPOSIUM (Monday, April 28 -- After Passover!), THE EMERGING SCHOLARS WORKSHOP (Thursday, April 24), and the EUROPEAN CRITICAL ACCOUNTING SYMPOSIUM (Thursday, April 24). New York CPE credits are available for registered attendees.
For more information, contact Professor Tony Tinker at: tonytinker@msn.com, Tel. 646 312 3175 and visit the Conference Websites: http://aux.zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/Tinker/cpa2008/
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ISAR 2008 14th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON AUDIT RESEARCH Los Angeles, California, USA May 30-31, 2008
Celebrating 25 Years of Supporting Auditing Research
The 14th Annual International Symposium on Audit Research (ISAR) will be hosted by the Leventhal School of Accounting, University of Southern California on 30 and 31 May, 2008 in Los Angeles, USA. ISAR is jointly organized by the University of Southern California (USA), Universiteit Maastricht (Netherlands), Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), and the University of New South Wales (Australia). The symposium will be held in the Los Angeles area and follows the USC SEC and Financial Reporting Conference, held on the 29th of May in Pasadena.
ISAR has its origins in the Audit Judgment Symposium hosted by the University of Southern California from 1983 until 1994. ISAR 2008 celebrates 25 years of support for auditing research through the Audit Judgment Symposium, the Maastricht Audit Research symposium and for more than a decade, the International Symposium on Audit Research (ISAR).
For questions about the symposium and for early registration please email to admin@isarhq.org. Further information is available at the ISAR website at www.isarhq.org where you can also register for email updates on ISAR 2008.
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IMA CASE CONFERENCE June 14-15, 2008 Tampa, FL
Join us at IMA’s first Case Conference being held in Tampa, FL, in conjunction with the 89th Annual Conference & Exposition, June 14-18, 2008. The goal of the Case Conference is to bring together academics and practitioners to discuss cases relating to current issues in the field of management accounting, deepening and enhancing the perspectives of both groups of attendees. This event also aims to promote the collaboration of academics and practitioners in the development of real-world-based cases for use in the accounting curriculum. The registration fee for this event is $150.
Topics include: Effective Teaching and Writing of Case Studies Lean Accounting Cases Information Systems and Internal Control Cases Balanced Scorecard Cases
Visit www.imaconference.org for Conference program and registration information. Registration opens January 16. |
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8TH ANNUAL MERLOT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE MERLOT: Still Blazing the Trail and Meeting New Challenges in the Digital Age August 7 – 10, 2008 Hilton Minneapolis Hotel Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Devoted to faculty development in the design, creation, utilization and evaluation of online teaching and learning materials this conference provides numerous opportunities to share, learn, and participate in conversations about teaching and learning with technology. Conference attendees span all disciplines and the full continuum from novice to expert in the development and use of online resources. The tracks featured this year follow the conference theme of “Still Blazing the Trail and Meeting New Challenges in the Digital Age.” They include: • Track 1 - Adopting, Adapting, and Authoring Digital Learning Resources • Track 2 - Committed and Connected International Communities of Learning through Technology • Track 3 - Researching New Learning Paradigms and New Teaching Models • Track 4 - New Paths: Expanding Teaching and Learning Opportunities with Web 2.0 • Track 5 - Reinventing Libraries in the Digital Age • Track 6 - Engaging and Emerging Faculty Development Processes • Track 7 - Community of Practice: Harvesting the Promise of Technology in Education
The MERLOT International Conference provides numerous opportunities to share, learn, and participate in conversations about teaching and learning with technology from experts and MERLOT users from around the world. There are excellent opportunities to network with colleagues, learn about new technologies, and make new friends.
The conference offers a full day of pre-conference workshops followed by two-and-one-half-days of colleague-to-colleague presentations. The Conference also includes Corporate Sponsor presentation and exhibits, presentations from MERLOT Award winners, and opportunities to gather over food and beverage. The Pre-conference will begin on Thursday, August 7, while the Conference opens with a welcome reception on Thursday evening and ends at noon on Sunday, August 10.
For additional information: http://conference.merlot.org/2008/ |
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SIXTH SYMPOSIUM ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS, RISK, SECURITY & ASSURANCE Friday February 29, 2008 The Center for Research and Training in Information Security and Assurance (CReTISA) at The University of Akron Doubletree Hotel in Cleveland from 7:30 AM to 5:15 PM
This full day symposium will cover emerging issues in the design and assurance of information systems security. The theme of this year's symposium is "Security and Governance Issues for the Contemporary Business Environment". The Symposium contains sessions on 1. Current State of Computer Fraud and Forensics, 2. Identity and Access Management as a Risk Mitigation Strategy-Recent Innovations and Developments, 3. Risk and IT Control Environment for Third Party Assessments, and 4. Convergence of Financial and IT Controls.
The luncheon keynote speaker is Jim Petro who will discuss 'Contemporary IT Risks, Controls and Accountability'. The speakers are experts in their fields with national and international reputations.
In continuing with the tradition started last year, two half-day workshops on IDEA and ACL will be held on Thursday February 28, 2008. You may register for either or both workshops. Seating for workshops is limited. Therefore, please register early. Participants can earn up to sixteen hours of CPE credit. Theme, registration, programs and speakers' profiles are available on the Center's home page at http://www3.uakron.edu/cba/cretisa/cretisa.htm. The home page also contains links to archived information from past symposia. For further information, please contact Akhilesh Chandra (330.972.6230; ac10@uakron.edu).
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2008 INTERNATIONAL FRAUD AND FORENSIC ACCOUNTING EDUCATION CONFERENCE May 8-10, 2008 Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel and Casino
West Virginia University is hosting the 2008 International Fraud and Forensic Accounting Education Conference on May 8-10, 2008 in exciting Las Vegas, NV. The purpose of the conference is to assist both practitioners and academics in further developing their professional skills, and/or classroom techniques in the specialized field of forensic accounting, financial statement fraud, fraud risk assessment methodology and fraud examination. The conference program will be a combination of sessions (1) presented by practicing professional to help attendees further develop knowledge, skills, and abilities and (2) sessions presented by participants with regard to best practices, tips, tools, and techniques.
The material and content for this conference is based on a National Institute of Justice Model Curriculum Project entitled: “Education and Training in Fraud and Forensic Accounting: A Guide for Educational Institutions, Stakeholder Organizations, Faculty and Students.” The conference is spring boarding off the success of the feedback, comments, and suggestions from participants who attended those conferences, this conference is designed around foundational skills development and best practices in the emerging field of fraud examination and forensic accounting. Hot topics include PCAOB AS5, targeted fraud risk assessment, management override risk, asset misappropriation schemes, corruption schemes, financial statement fraud schemes, and sessions that address other best practices.
For more information email Karen Smith at KarenR.Smith@mail.wvu.edu
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10TH ANNUAL AIS EDUCATOR CONFERENCE June 27-29, 2008 Fort Collins, Colorado
The 10th Annual AIS Educator Conference will be held on June 27-29, 2008, in Fort Collins, Colorado. A new three-day conference format provides a choice of hands-on technical training, teaching tips and cases, and AIS research during each concurrent session. Hands-on training sessions will include: SAP and other accounting software, XML/XBRL, Excel 2007 (Advanced), Access 2007 (Advanced), ACL/IDEA, and Visio. For more information, visit www.aiseducators.com
Registration The conference registration is $325; student registration is $100. The registration deadline is June 6, 2008.
Participation Opportunities Educators are invited to submit any work of interest to AIS educators. Submissions may be in the form of completed papers, extended abstracts, presentation proposals, or panel discussion proposals. Research at early stages of development is welcome. Completed papers are eligible for a “best papers” competition and the winners will be eligible for publication in the online AIS Educators Journal. Submission deadline is March 1, 2008.
Educators are also encouraged to submit student work to the Jack and Maye Stewart AIS Project Competition. This competition recognizes outstanding work by students on AIS class projects. Students of the winning project share a $100 award and the instructor receives a $250 award to attend the conference and present the winning course materials. Submission deadline is May 1, 2008.
Graduate students are encouraged to submit their papers to the graduate student competition. The best graduate student paper wins a $1,000 cash award. Submission deadline is March 1, 2008.
For more information, please see www.aiseducators.com/Conference_submissions.asp
Volunteers for reviewers and moderators are also solicited. Please contact Mark Lehman at Mark.Lehman@msstate.edu. |