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font-size: 10px;">"Placescapes- Country n Connections" Jenine Godwin-Thompson</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-4" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 18px; color: #1400ff;"><strong>AFAANZ 2026 Conference</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"><strong><em>5 July - 7 July 2026</em></strong> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"><strong><em>Pullman Albert Park Hotel, Melbourne, Australia</em></strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"> It is with great pleasure and excitement that the AFAANZ Board announces that the 2026 AFAANZ Conference registrations are now open. We are looking forward to seeing our AFAANZ members and friends at the Pullman Albert Park Hotel from July 5 to July 7, with SIG events beginning on July 4. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"> We also welcome our distinguished plenary speakers: Joan Ballantine, Professor of Accounting at Ulster University; and Robert Knechel, Distinguished Professor and Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar in Accounting, University of Florida</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px">The registration fees for this year's conference are (Early Bird rates are up to 31 May):</p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"><li>AFAANZ Member $890.00 ($990.00 after 31st May)</li><li>Non-Member $1,300.00 ($1,400.00 after 31st May)</li><li>Research Student $690.00 *</li><li>Retirees $690.00 *</li></ul><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"> The system will recognise your current membership, so you do not need any discount codes. If you are not a current member, you can register for both membership and the discounted rate while registering for the Conference.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"> Click <a href="https://tcm.swoogo.com/afaanz26/9195536" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener"><strong>HERE</strong></a><strong> </strong>to go to the registration page</p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-5" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:4px solid #00f"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-6" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:495px"><img src="https://2dda3002cf.beefreesdkhosting.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/ddw/zrm/14i/CPA%20Asean%20Forum.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="495" alt="" title="" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-7" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #1400ff;"><strong>Save the Date | ASEAN Academic Forum 2026</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">Following the success of the inaugural ASEAN Academic Forum last year, CPA Australia are pleased to announce the event will return in 2026.</p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><li> 8–9 September 2026</li><li> Pan Pacific Hanoi</li><li> In-person event</li></ul><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> Further details will be released soon, including the call for papers welcoming research papers and extended abstracts across a broad range of accounting and finance research areas.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong><em>Save the date, CPA Australia is looking forward to welcoming you to Hanoi.</em></strong></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-8" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:4px solid #00f"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-9" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 18px; color: #1400ff;"><strong>AFAANZ Board Election</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px">Voting is now open for the 2026-2028 AFAANZ Board. <strong>Voting closes 17th April 2026 at 5.00pm AEST</strong>. There are four nominations for two vacant positions on the Board:</p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"><li> <strong>Searat Ali</strong></li><li><strong>Vida Botes</strong></li><li><strong>Muhammad Nadeem</strong></li><li><strong>Meredith Tharapos</strong></li></ul><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px">To vote, please click <a href="https://crm.afaanz.org/mailservant/html-body/afaanz.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">HERE</a> and then click on the AFAANZ Board Election button on the AFAANZ homepage:</p></div></div></td> </tr></table><table class="image_block block-10" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:132px"><img src="https://2dda3002cf.beefreesdkhosting.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/t3d/wia/9bm/Board%20Election%20button%201.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="132" alt="" title="" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-11" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <strong>Note that you will need to log into your AFAANZ member account to access this page to vote as this page will only open for current members.</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> It is necessary that you are a current 2026 AFAANZ Member and you will be asked to enter your 5-digit membership number (note that membership numbers beginning with AF no longer exist). If you do not know your number or would like to join/renew your membership, please either log into your <a href="https://www.afaanz.org/membership" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">AFAANZ account</a> (you can also find your number under the Personal Details tab) or email <a href="mailto:info@afaanz.org?subject=AFAANZ Election" target="_blank" title="info@afaanz.org" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">info@afaanz.org</a>. All votes are checked for a valid AFAANZ membership number and that your membership is current for 2026. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-12" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:4px solid #00f"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-13" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:409px"><img src="https://2dda3002cf.beefreesdkhosting.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/t1r/6a1/xlq/Now%20Accepting%20Applications%20Banner.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="409" alt="" title="" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-14" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #001dff;"><strong>The AFAANZ Research Fund (ARF) Annual Grants Program</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> The AFAANZ Research Fund (ARF) Annual Grants Program is designed to encourage and support members by providing funding for research projects. The 2026 round will focus on quality projects that address or respond to contemporary and future challenges to, and/or have implications for, accounting and finance practice, policy and/or the professions.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> Grants are competitive and are primarily intended to support small-scale projects of up to one year’s duration or to assist in seed funding for larger scale projects. The pool of funds comes directly from fees paid by institutional members. As such, access to the ARF is limited to AFAANZ individual members based at a member institution.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> Applications are accepted from either mid-career or developing researchers (supported by an established researcher as mentor). In this round, developing or mid-career researchers are permitted to be named on only <strong>one</strong> application submitted.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> To view further information about grant categories, eligibility and the application process please see <a href="https://2dda3002cf.beefreesdkhosting.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/s7q/2fq/2d6/2026%20AFAANZ%20Research%20Fund%20Call%20for%20Applications%20Final.pdf" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">HERE</a><a href="https://www.afaanz.org/sites/default/files/uploaded-content/website-content/2026_afaanz_research_fund_call_for_applications_final.pdf" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;"></a><a href="https://www.afaanz.org/sites/default/files/uploaded-content/website-content/2026_afaanz_research_fund_call_for_applications_final.pdf" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;"></a>.</p> <p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> To download the Dean or Head supporting letter template to upload with your application, click <a href="https://2dda3002cf.beefreesdkhosting.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/z2y/jtb/1t5/2026%20AFAANZ%20Grant%20Supporting%20Letter%20from%20Head%20or%20Dean.pdf" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">HERE</a>. A word version of this document is available on the <a href="https://www.afaanz.org/afaanz-research-grants" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">Research Grant</a> website page.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">Application Closing Date: <strong>14 April 2026</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> Access the grant application system at <a href="https://pitchmyresearch.com/grants" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">https://pitchmyresearch.com/grants</a></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> You will receive an email of confirmation from <a href="mailto:pitchmyresearch@gmail.com" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">pitchmyresearch@gmail.com</a> on successful submission.</p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-15" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:4px solid #00f"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-16" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"> <div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; color: #1400ff; font-size: 17px;"><strong>Call for Volunteers for the Research Grants Committee</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:20.4px"> AFAANZ is seeking volunteers to join the 2026 Research Grants Committee. 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font-size: 17px;">CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR</span></strong></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <strong><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 17px;">JOINT EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL</span></strong></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 20px;"><strong><em>Accounting History</em></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> One of the Joint Editors of <em>Accounting History</em> has announced their intention to retire at the end of 2026. The AFAANZ Board and SAGE are now seeking applications for a new joint editor for their journal, <em>Accounting History</em>. The appointment will be for a three-year period, and the Board may decide to grant a further term of up to three years to each joint editor upon formal consultation with the joint editors, the Accounting History Special Interest Group (AHSIG) and SAGE.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">The applicant should be an AFAANZ and AHSIG member and be able to demonstrate: excellence in their own accounting history research, journal editing experience, the ability to foster and support diverse research in the journal, the capacity to add to the duties of joint editorship within their workload, and that he/she has the support for the role from their university.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">The applicant should be able to work collaboratively with the current joint editors of Accounting History, whose terms expire as follows: Carolyn Fowler in December 2029 and Laura Maran in December 2029. This succession arrangement values continuity as well as innovation.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">A Selection Committee will be formed by the AFAANZ Board to make a recommendation to the full Board and SAGE. The Selection Committee comprises:</span></p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;font-size:14px"><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">A current AFAANZ President</span></li><li> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">The current <em>Accounting History</em> publishing editor at SAGE</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">The convenor of the AFAANZ AHSIG</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">The two current <em>Accounting History</em> Editors; and</span></li><li> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Two members of AFAANZ who have journal editing experience and represent research areas and methods that reflect the aims and scope of <em>Accounting History.</em></span></li></ul><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">The new joint editor will work with the current editors from the date of the announcement and take over as joint editor on 1 January 2027.</span></p> <p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">The key qualities and criteria to be considered in the selection of the new joint editor are:</span></p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;font-size:14px"><li><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Current member of AFAANZ and AHSIG;</p></li><li> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Excellence of applicant’s own research record in accounting history;</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Demonstration of sharing the fundamental values of the Journal;</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Journal editing experience;</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Ability to foster and support diverse research in the journal;</span></li> <li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Capacity to handle a demanding workload and meet deadlines; and</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Demonstrate support from their university for them to undertake this role.</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> The joint editor should also be able to work towards the strategic aims of the Journal as reported in the strategic plan and shared with the <em>Accounting History </em>community of reference.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> The Editors of <em>Accounting History</em> manage workload across all the editors, and the applicant should be willing to take on the following duties in part or jointly with the other editors. These are to ensure that, strategically, <em>Accounting History</em>:</p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;font-size:14px"><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Contributes to building a broad, diverse and international community of accounting historians;</span> </li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Encourages and publishes interesting, well-researched, and high-quality articles;</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Continues to be a high-ranked, international Journal, which endeavours to be the point of reference for scholars of accounting history.</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">These duties include:</span></p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;font-size:14px"><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Developing strategies to meet the strategic aims of the journal;</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Cultivating the <em>Accounting History</em> network through attendance at the relevant national and international forums;</span></li><li> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Actively soliciting journal papers at domestic and international forums;</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Actively promoting the journal domestically and internationally;</span></li><li> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Ensuring a collaborative and supportive relationship with SAGE, which encompasses paper production, website maintenance, collegial discussion on publisher’s performance indicators and on any issue that may emerge from one or the other side;</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Managing journal submissions in an efficient manner;</span></li><li> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Editing and delivering papers to SAGE for publication on a timely basis;</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Working with the SAGE peer review assistant in a collegial and cooperative manner;</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Meeting with and coordinating the wider editorial team, including Associate Editors, Editorial Advisory Panel, and Editorial Board members;</span> </li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Where necessary replacing/appointing new members to the above team;</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Consulting with the AFAANZ Journal Oversight Committee and AFAANZ Board throughout the year; and</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Providing an editor’s report to be considered by the AFAANZ Board at their Board meetings and at the AHSIG AGM.</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">The appointment will be for a three-year period, and the AFAANZ board may decide to grant a further term of up to three years to each joint editor upon formal consultation with the joint editors, the AHSIG Convenor and SAGE Publishing Editor.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>HOW TO APPLY:</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">All applications are to be emailed in confidence to <a href="mailto:info@afaanz.org?subject=Accounting History Journal" target="_blank" title="info@afaanz.org" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">info@afaanz.org</a> <strong>by 31 May 2026.</strong> Submissions should include:</span></p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;font-size:14px"><li> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Letter/statement, no more than four pages long, dealing with each of the seven key qualities and criteria described above;</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Statement outlining the applicant’s strategies for meeting the strategic aims of <em>Accounting History</em> (one page); and</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Curriculum vitae.</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>ANY QUESTIONS?</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Prospective applicants are welcome to contact (in confidence) Yaowen Shan or Nives Botica-Redmayne and/ or one of the current joint editors of Accounting History to discuss or clarify anything relating to the role or the process.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">All applications will be considered by the Selection Committee. The Committee reserves the right to invite individuals to apply.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>Yaowen Shan, President (Australia)</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>Nives Botica-Redmayne, President (New Zealand)</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:4px solid #00f"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:528px"><img src="https://2dda3002cf.beefreesdkhosting.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/6dk/web/qhz/SIG6%202026%20April.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="528" alt="" title="" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-4" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">To register, click <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/RtrnFXzETJqgEkKn2CoyyA" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; 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font-size: 18px; color: #1400ff;"><strong>AFAANZ SIG CONFERENCE EVENTS</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-10" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:396px"> <a href="https://www.afaanz.org/call-papers" target="_blank"><img src="https://2dda3002cf.beefreesdkhosting.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/g6q/d8c/ryr/Call%20for%20Papers%20Banner.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="396" alt="" title="" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-11" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-12" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 17px; color: #1400ff;"><strong>FINANCIAL REPORTING INTEREST GROUP</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:20.4px"><strong><em>2026 FINANCIAL REPORTING FORUM JULY 4</em></strong></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:20.4px"> This year we will hold the Forum on July 4 in Melbourne. We will be starting around 1pm given the success of this start time in Brisbane and Auckland and we will finish around 5.30pm with drinks. The format will start as usual with the valuable session with the various accounting standard setting bodies making presentations on current reporting issues. This will include a comprehensive update but with particular focus on hot topics on the agenda. We will also have a session devoted to presentations by PhD students, established academics and practitioners. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:20.4px"><strong>HDR PRESENTATIONS: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:20.4px"> We invite students working on PhD (or Master) projects in financial reporting especially projects that are likely to have significant relevance to accounting standards to present papers on their research. This is an opportunity for research students to obtain valuable feedback from an audience with a strong interest in financial reporting. If you are working on a topic for a higher research degree that is likely to have significant relevance to accounting standards and you would like to nominate for the afternoon session you should e-mail an abstract of no more than 300 words to Phil Hancock. (<a href="mailto:phil.hancock@uwa.edu.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">phil.hancock@uwa.edu.au</a>) no later than May 15. Applicants will be notified of the outcome by May 31. If you would like more details, call Phil on 61 8 6488 1835. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:20.4px"><strong>ACADEMICS AND PRACTITIONERS: CALL FOR PAPERS</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:20.4px"> The Forum also provides an opportunity for the academic and practitioner communities to show the standard setters that some academic research currently in progress in Australia and New Zealand that may be very relevant to them as standard setters. We invite interested academics and practitioners to submit papers on any topic related to financial reporting/accounting. Full papers or abstracts of 300 words maximum will be considered for acceptance. These should be sent to <a href="mailto:Janice.loftus@sydney.edu.aujanice.loftus@adelaide.edu.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">janice.loftus@adelaide.edu.au</a> no later than May 15. Applicants will be notified by May 31. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:20.4px">Full papers for successful applicants will be required by June 30.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:20.4px"> So, register for the forum and hear from the accounting standard setters in Australia and New Zealand. <a href="https://tcm.swoogo.com/afaanz26/sigs" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">https://tcm.swoogo.com/afaanz26/sigs</a></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:20.4px"><em><strong>Phil Hancock</strong></em></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:20.4px"><em><strong>Chair</strong></em></p></div></div></td> </tr></table><table class="divider_block block-13" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"> <span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-14" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:561px"><img src="https://2dda3002cf.beefreesdkhosting.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/nfx/a20/nff/AUDIT%20SIG%20conference%20advert.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="561" alt="" title="" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-15" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-16" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:660px"><img src="https://2dda3002cf.beefreesdkhosting.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/4ea/ge7/lr5/DASIG%202026%20EOI.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="660" alt="" title="" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-17" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-18" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:10px;width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:650px"><img src="https://2dda3002cf.beefreesdkhosting.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/mr2/eoo/56i/SIG14%20Conferenece%20Banner.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="650" alt="" title="" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-19" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; color: #001dff; font-size: 15px;"><strong>Call for Abstracts – 2026 Accounting for Indigenous Perspectives Special Interest Group</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Theme: <em>Still Here, Still Deadly: Reimagining Accounting Research through an Indigenous Lens</em></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> We invite submissions for paper presentations or panels that centre on Indigenous voices, knowledges, and experiences in accounting and finance related research. This event will explore how accounting and finance scholarship can be reimagined through Indigenous worldviews, challenge colonial structures embedded in institutions, and contribute to self‑determination, truth‑telling, and justice for First Nations peoples in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">We welcome abstracts that focus on research that:</p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><li>Engages with Indigenous ontologies, epistemologies, and methodologies in accounting and finance research</li><li>Critically examines how existing standards, regulations, or reporting frameworks affect Indigenous communities, organisations, or governance structures</li><li> Highlights case studies, partnerships, or collaborations with Indigenous communities, organisations, or leaders that foreground Indigenous agency and consent</li><li>Uses innovative, culturally safe, or community‑driven methodologies to generate insights that are meaningful to Indigenous stakeholders</li><li>Demonstrates strategies for knowledge translation that respect Indigenous intellectual property, protocols, and decision‑making processes</li></ul><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong>Submission Details</strong><br />Interested persons are invited to submit an abstract of up to 250 words to Professor Kerry Bodle at [<a href="mailto:k.bodle@griffith.edu.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">k.bodle@griffith.edu.au</a>] by 21 May 2026. Successful applicants will be notified by 26 May 2026 and will be required to submit a one‑page summary of their study or research project by 18 June 2026. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">We look forward to receiving contributions that showcase how accountability research, grounded in Indigenous perspectives, can challenge dominant paradigms and support transformative change in policy, practice, and institutions.</p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-20" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-21" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:660px"><img src="https://2dda3002cf.beefreesdkhosting.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/ruw/oyh/0m0/AH%2025th%20Symposium%20Banner.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="660" alt="" title="" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-22" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> Following the resounding success of the 24th Accounting History Symposium, the Accounting History Special Interest Group (AHSIG) is delighted to announce its first event of 2026. The 25th Accounting History Symposium will take place on Saturday, 4 July 2025, at Pullman Albert Park Hotel, Melbourne, Australia. This year, we are honored to welcome Professor Karen McBride as our keynote speaker, with Dr Maryam Safari presiding as the session chair.</p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-5" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:660px;margin:0 auto" width="660"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:154px"><img src="https://2dda3002cf.beefreesdkhosting.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/qgc/vda/q6e/Karen%20McBride.jpeg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="154" alt="" title="" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="66.66666666666667%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> Professor Karen McBride is a Professor of Accounting at the University of Portsmouth. A qualified Chartered Accountant and Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, she has established an international reputation for her research on accounting history and the historical foundations of social, environmental, and ecological accounting. Her research further encompasses corporate governance and ethics, environmental and corporate social responsibility reporting, and equity, diversity, and inclusion in accounting. </p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-6" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:660px;margin:0 auto" width="660"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> She currently serves as Chair of the Accounting History Special Interest Group of the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) and as Co-Chair of the University of Portsmouth’s interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence for Heritage Innovation. Her contributions to the field have been recognised through annual prize-winning papers in the Accounting Historians Journal (2024) and Accounting History (2023). Professor McBride has also secured external research funding across all these areas from major bodies. She will deliver a keynote presentation titled “Stories, Narratives, and Golden Threads in Accounting History Research.” Drawing on her extensive body of work, her presentation will offer a critical examination of narrative construction and interpretive storytelling within accounting history. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">In addition to this distinguished keynote, we invite scholars and researchers to participate by presenting their planned or ongoing research projects. Those interested are encouraged to submit a working paper or research proposal (maximum three pages, single-spaced), including the following details:</p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><li>Project (working) title</li> <li>Background (or scenario for investigation)</li><li>Main research objective in one sentence</li><li>Concise key research question(s)</li><li>Research methodology</li><li>Period selection</li><li>Limitations of the study</li><li>Expected (original) contribution</li></ul><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> The due date for submission of research proposals is Sunday, 19 April 2026. The proposals should be sent to <a href="mailto:acchis.sig@gmail.com" target="_self" title="acchis.sig@gmail.com" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">acchis.sig@gmail.com</a> (please also copy in <a href="mailto:maryam.safari@rmit.edu.au">maryam.safari@rmit.edu.au</a> and <a href="mailto:lina.xu@rmit.edu.au">lina.xu@rmit.edu.au</a>). Please leave a note in the email listing all authors in the specified order of authorship. In addition to the presentation of research proposals on accounting history, a panel of esteemed scholars will be in attendance to provide feedback and engage in discussions with participants. To recognize outstanding contributions, a $200 prize will be awarded to the best research proposal presented in person. The winner will be selected by the panel and announced at the symposium. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Participants can register via the AFAANZ website, with the following registration fees applicable:</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">AHSIG members: $70</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">AHSIG non-members: $95</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">The registration fee will cover the catering, including morning tea and lunch.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">We look forward to your participation at the 25th Accounting History Symposium.<br /><strong>Dr Maryam Safari</strong><br />AHSIG Chair and Symposium Convenor (and Lina Xu, Deputy Chair and Deputy Convenor)</p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"> <tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:660px"><img src="https://2dda3002cf.beefreesdkhosting.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/3u4/4xn/flc/Education%20SIG%20Conference%20Banner%202.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="660" alt="" title="" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-4" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">In conjunction with the 2026 AFAANZ Conference in Melbourne, Australia to be held on <strong>Saturday 4th July 2026</strong>.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px" align="center"><strong>Call for Expressions of Interest</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px" align="center"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">The AFAANZ Accounting Education (SIG) is delighted to announce the Annual Symposium which will be held at the <strong>The Pullman Albert Park Hotel, Melbourne</strong>, <strong>4th July 2026</strong>.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Our symposium is designed to provide:</p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><li>a setting for discussions on a range of accounting education research issues, through full and emerging research papers,</li><li>an opportunity to showcase innovative learning and teaching practices in Accounting and Finance and to discuss the development of associated scholarship outputs,</li><li> an opportunity for researchers to develop research projects or discuss current work and research ideas,</li><li>an opportunity for accounting educators to identify partners (individuals or institutions) for collaborative research, and learning and teaching initiatives, and</li><li>an opportunity to join our network of support.</li></ul><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">The 2026 symposium theme is, but not limited to, <strong>Student Engagement.</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Submission Deadline: 24 April 2026</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">The Accounting Education SIG welcomes submissions from established, new or emerging researchers and educators in one of three forms:</p><ol><li> <strong>Full papers</strong> will describe completed or near-completed research projects. These papers will be presented in ‘full presentation’ sessions with discussants who will provide critical review comments. If your paper is accepted for the symposium, you may be asked to act as a Chair for a session or as a discussant for another paper.</li><li> <strong>Emerging papers </strong>will describe either the initial stages of a project or the initial analysis of findings. Emerging papers will be presented using the ‘Interactive Roundtable’ format.</li><li> <strong>Learning and teaching innovations</strong> will outline an innovative approach, the rationale for its development, and the impact on student learning. Learning and teaching innovations will be presented using the ‘Interactive Roundtable’ format. As these sessions are focused on teaching and learning – please ensure your presentation is: focused on the implementation and practicalities of your innovation; not an extensive dive into the literature or research results.</li></ol><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Presentation formats</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">As indicated in the information regarding submissions, there will be two formats for presentations:</p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><li><strong>Full Presentation</strong> – this will be a 30-minute session, with a presentation for 20 minutes, 5 minutes for a discussant to comment, and 5 minutes for Q&A.</li><li> <strong>Interactive Roundtables</strong> – this is a 15-minute session, with a 10-minute presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A. There will also be a further 5 minutes for changeover. You will not have access to a projector or screen. You may choose to bring your own laptop to display information or bring physical materials with you for demonstration and/or to give to participants.</li></ul><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Submission</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Please make your submissions to <a href="mailto:edsigafaanz@gmail.com" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;"><strong>edsigafaanz@gmail.com</strong></a> by <strong>24 April 2026</strong>.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Additional Submission Information</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Full papers</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Authors of full papers should submit a full paper by 24 April 2026. These will be distributed to the discussant(s) for review prior to the conference. Discussants will present their comments to the authors during the conference session.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <strong>Emerging papers and Learning and teaching innovations</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">We welcome presentations of emerging papers (early draft papers, emerging research ideas, and proposals) as well as presentations of learning and teaching innovations. These will take the form of a roundtable presentation. These shorter presentations allow for a quick overview or introduction to a research idea, initial findings or innovation.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Please submit an abstract of approximately 300 words by 24 April 2026, covering the following structured abstract sub-headings: Purpose; Originality/value; Practical implications.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Outcomes will be <strong>notified by 12 May 2026</strong>, and successful applicants must confirm attendance by <strong>19 May 2026</strong>.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">If you have any questions regarding a submission, please feel free to direct these to <a href="mailto:edsigafaanz@gmail.com" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;"><strong>edsigafaanz@gmail.com</strong></a><strong> </strong> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> We are excited to welcome you all to Melbourne for what promises to be an engaging and enriching experience.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong><em>The SIG5 Committee:</em></strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <em>Nicola Beatson, Ellie Chapple, Victoria Clout, Scott Copeland, Matt Dyki, Tairan (Kevin) Huang, Hoa Luong, Nick McGuigan, Lisa Powell, Maggie Singorahardjo, Meredith Tharapos, Kristina Vojvoda, Paul Wells and Amanda White.</em></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-5" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-6" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; color: #1400ff;"><strong><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;">AFAANZ 2026 Public Sector and Not-for-Profit Accounting Interest Group (SIG 6)</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; color: #1400ff;"><strong><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;">Theme: Beyond Financial Statements: The Expanding Landscape of Public </span></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; color: #1400ff;"><strong><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;">and NFP Reporting</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>Venue:</strong> Pullman Albert Park Hotel, Melbourne, Australia</span><br /> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>Date:</strong> Sunday 5 July 2026</span><br /><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>Time:</strong> 9:00 am – 1:30 pm</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Call for Abstracts</strong></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">The Public Sector and Not-for-Profit Accounting Interest Group (SIG 6) invites submissions for research presentations exploring the evolving landscape of reporting in the public and not-for-profit (NFP) sectors.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">While financial statements remain central to accountability, organisations are increasingly expected to communicate a broader picture of their performance, impact, and sustainability. Emerging reporting practices now include service performance reporting, impact and outcomes reporting, sustainability disclosures, and other forms of non-financial information. These developments raise important questions for research, policy, and professional practice.</span> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">This SIG session aims to bring together researchers, standard setters, and practitioners to discuss how reporting frameworks are evolving and how research can inform future developments in public sector and NFP accountability.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">We welcome abstracts that address topics including, but not limited to:</span></p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;font-size:14px"><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Service performance reporting and impact measurement</span></li><li> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Integration of financial and non-financial information</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Sustainability and ESG disclosures in the public and NFP sectors</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Accountability, transparency, and stakeholder trust</span></li><li> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Comparative reporting frameworks across jurisdictions (e.g., Australia, New Zealand, UK)</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Assurance and audit of non-financial information</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Implementation challenges for organisations and regulators</span></li><li> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">The role of research in informing reporting standards and policy development</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Both empirical and conceptual research are welcome. Early-stage research, policy-oriented work, and interdisciplinary approaches are also encouraged.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>Submission Details</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Interested persons are invited to submit an abstract of up to 250 words to Dr Ushi Ghoorah (SIG 6 Chair) at: <a href="mailto:ushi.gh@westernsydney.edu.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">ushi.gh@westernsydney.edu.au</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>Submission deadline:</strong> 30 April 2026</span><br /><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>Notification of acceptance:</strong> 10 May 2026</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Accepted presenters will be invited to prepare a <strong>short research presentation (10–12 minutes)</strong> as part of the SIG program.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-7" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-8" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 17px; color: #1400ff;"><strong>QualRAN 2026 Conference Event</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Invitation</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">You are warmly invited to our QualRAN event, which will bring together colleagues and research students for a morning of discussion, reflection, and engagement on qualitative research.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> The event will begin with coffee and an icebreaker, followed by a panel discussion featuring Professor Zahirul Hoque (Editor of the Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change), Professor Max Baker (Associate Editor for Special Issues <em>Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal) </em>and Professor David Smith (Editorial board for <em>Accounting, Organisations and Society</em>, <em>Management Accounting Research</em>).</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">We are also delighted to welcome Professor John Roberts from the University of Sydney, who will deliver the keynote address. His presentation will draw on the recent <em>Critical Perspectives on Accounting</em> paper, <em>Artificial intelligence and qualitative research: The promise and perils of large language model (LLM) ‘assistance’</em>, he co-authored with Max Baker, and Jane Andrew.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Complimentary PhD places at this event</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> The Qualitative Research in Accounting Network (QualRAN) is offering <strong>five complimentary places</strong> for PhD students to attend this event. Welcoming and supporting PhD students, and helping them become part of our community, is a core aim of QualRAN. PhD students interested in participating should email Jodie Moll at <a href="mailto:j2.moll@qut.edu.au" title="mailto:j2.moll@qut.edu.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">j2.moll@qut.edu.au</a> by 30th April, 2026. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>PhD Pitch</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> Are you a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) student keen to share your critical research, or do you supervise students working with qualitative methods? The program will include 10-minute PhD pitches, and we warmly encourage PhD students to submit a 250-word abstract for consideration. Abstracts should be sent to Jodie Moll at <a href="mailto:j2.moll@qut.edu.au" title="mailto:j2.moll@qut.edu.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">j2.moll@qut.edu.au</a> by 30 April for evaluation for inclusion in the event. A prize will also be awarded for the best pitch. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Programme</strong></p><ul style="list-style-type:circle;line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><li><strong>8:30 am – 9:00 am</strong> Coffee and icebreaker</li><li><strong>9:00 am – 10:00 am</strong> Panel discussion<br />Zahirul Hoque, RMIT, <em>Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change</em><br /> Max Baker, University of Sydney, <em>Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal</em></li><li><strong>10:00 am – 11:00 am</strong> Keynote address<br />John Roberts, University of Sydney</li><li><strong>11:00 am – 11:15 am</strong> Break</li><li><strong>11:15 am – 11:45 am</strong> PhD pitches</li><li><strong>11:45 am – 12:15 pm</strong> Annual meeting</li><li><strong>12:15 pm – 1:00 pm</strong> Lunch</li></ul><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> We look forward to welcoming you for a morning of conversation, connection, and ideas. Please direct any questions to Jodie Moll (<a href="mailto:j2.moll@qut.edu.au" title="mailto:j2.moll@qut.edu.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">j2.moll@qut.edu.au</a>).</p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-9" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:4px solid #00f"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-7" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:660px;margin:0 auto" width="660"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:132px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a3385784-71e0-4da0-b392-607d3a5bfdb0/me_afaanz/job%20board.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="132" alt="" title="" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="66.66666666666667%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <a href="https://elhs.fa.ap1.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX/job/1003542/?utm_medium=jobshare" target="_self" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">Financial Controller</a></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">University of Waikato</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Closes: 19/04/2026</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-8" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:660px;margin:0 auto" width="660"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"> <div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:4px solid #00f"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-9" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;color:#333;width:660px;margin:0 auto" width="660"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">AFAANZ gratefully acknowledges our sponsors</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="50%" 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cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:660px;margin:0 auto" width="660"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:176px"> <a href="https://www.charteredaccountantsanz.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a3385784-71e0-4da0-b392-607d3a5bfdb0/me_afaanz/CAANZ_Logo_2023.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="176" alt="" title="" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-top:5px;width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:187px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/cfg/a1h/ot3/CPA%20Logo%202024.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="187" alt="" title="" height="auto" 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