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We also saw the continuation of the Insight Series with ten seminars throughout the year. We thank CA ANZ and our SIGs for organising interesting and insightful sessions that continue to engage our members. Another success was the 2nd year of CPA Australia’s Academia and Industry seminars, with the 3 seminars discussing topics that engage our members with industry. We look forward to continuing these important events and engagements in 2026. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">We extend our congratulations to Nithara Godewatta from Monash University and Caitlin Brines from University of NSW, for being selected to represent AFAANZ at the 2026 EAA and AAA Doctoral Colloquiums, respectively.<br /><br /> Submissions are now open for the 2026 AFAANZ Conference, which will be held in Melbourne during the week beginning 5 July 2026. We are delighted to announce that the two plenary speakers will be Anastasiya Lipnevich, Professor of Educational Psychology at the City University of New York and Robert Knechel, Distinguished Professor and Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar in Accounting, University of Florida. The submission deadline is <strong>Friday, February 6, 2026</strong>, and the <em>Call for Papers</em> is included below in this Newsletter. <br /><br />Finally, we encourage you to renew your individual membership for 2026 to continue enjoying the valuable benefits AFAANZ offers. As a member, you gain access to exclusive opportunities, including eligibility to apply for research grants and awards, access to our webinars, and engagement with the SIGs. Don't miss out on these opportunities to connect and learn!</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> Institutional Members will be contacted in late January 2026 for the renewal of their membership and nominations for the 2026 Doctoral Symposium.<br /><br />Wishing you all a safe and joyful festive break and best wishes for the New Year.<br /> <br /><strong>Nives Botica Redmayne & Yaowen Shan</strong><br />AFAANZ Presidents </p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-3" 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-4" 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://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/5zn/kgh/i3l/Conference%202026%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-5" 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: #001dff;"><strong><em>AFAANZ 2026 Conference</em></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 18px; color: #001dff;"><strong><em>Call for Papers</em></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"> AFAANZ is devoted to a broad spectrum of accounting and finance research, and we welcome innovative research approaches as well as those that are well established. Paper submissions are invited for the 2026 Conference in the broad areas of accounting, auditing, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, education, finance, management accounting, tax, and other related fields. Best paper awards and outstanding reviewer awards will also be presented at the 2026 conference. AFAANZ encourages new and developing researchers to attend the Conference. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px">AFAANZ 2026 will be held face-to-face at the Pullman Albert Park Hotel in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia from Sunday 5 July to Tuesday 7 July 2026. The two plenary speakers at the 2026 Conference will be:</p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"><li>Anastasiya Lipnevich, Professor of Educational Psychology at the City University of New York</li> <li><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px">Robert Knechel, Distinguished Professor and Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar in Accounting, University of Florida</p></li></ul><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"><strong>Guidelines for Submission</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"> Papers can now be submitted at <a href="https://www.openconf.org/afaanz2026/openconf.php" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">https://www.openconf.org/afaanz2026/openconf.php</a> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"> Papers will only be considered if at least one author is an individual member of AFAANZ, with members enjoying a reduced registration fee for the conference. To become a member of AFAANZ, please go to <a href="https://www.afaanz.org/membership" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">https://www.afaanz.org/membership</a>.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"> All submitted papers will undergo a blind review process conducted by the Technical Committee. To maintain the integrity of this process, please ensure that your submission contains no identifying information. This includes your name, address, email, acknowledgments, or any expressions of gratitude. The first page of your manuscript should only include the paper's title, abstract, and keywords. Any additional information typically found on a cover page must be entered during the online submission process. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px">While there is no required manuscript format or page limit, full working papers are expected as submissions.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"><strong>Submission Date</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"> Papers must be submitted by Friday, 6 February 2026, 5pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time. Late submissions will NOT be accepted.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"><strong>Notification</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px">Email notification of the outcome and review feedback of submissions is expected to be sent to the submitting author in April 2026.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"><strong>Enquiries</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px">Any enquiries regarding the submission process for papers can be directed to Nicola Beatson and George Wu at <a href="mailto:chair@afaanz.org" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">chair@afaanz.org</a></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-6" 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-7" 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:624px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/m2z/cw0/urk/Inspiring%20Minds%20update.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="624" alt title height="auto" /> </div></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;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Dear AFAANZ members,</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">As we approach the end of 2025, everyone at CA ANZ would like to extend our sincere thanks for another year of partnership and shared success. While our long-standing platinum sponsorship reflects the importance of our relationship with AFAANZ, it's the everyday conversations, collaboration and support that we value most.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Thank you for the passion you bring to your teaching, the activities you’ve led, the events you’ve supported, and the many moments this year where you’ve helped students see what’s possible with a career in accounting. Your work continues to create epic futures for your students and for our profession.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 15px;"><strong>Inspiring Minds Awards | Endorsed by AFAANZ</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"><strong>Applications close Saturday, 28 February 2026 | </strong><a href="https://www.charteredaccountantsanz.com/become-a-member/why-ca/resources-for-educators/inspiring-minds-award?cid=E~E~AOP-IMA-AFAANZ~Partner~202512" target="_self" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;"><strong>Learn more</strong></a></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px">If you teach first-year accounting, or know a colleague, course designer, discipline lead, curriculum coordinator or mentor who brings first-year accounting to life, we encourage you to apply or share this opportunity.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> This prestigious award recognises exceptional educators who bring passion, innovation and dedication to first-year accounting, the crucial stage where students decide whether they stay, engage and ultimately choose the profession.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5yyLGML5u4" target="_self" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">Watch the video </a>to see the award’s impact and get inspired to apply. We look forward to receiving your applications and celebrating the incredible difference you’re making in the future of accounting.</p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-9" 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:624px"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5yyLGML5u4" target="_blank"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/ebz/4n0/wer/Inspiring%20Minds%20SHann.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="624" alt title height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr> </tbody></table><table class="row row-4" 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="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-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; 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We’re opening more doors for future talent with new and simplified entry points into the CA Program.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> Our personalised pathways recognise past study and work experience, helping aspiring accountants reach their goals faster, no matter where they start from.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><a href="https://www.charteredaccountantsanz.com/become-a-member/why-ca/discover-the-ca-program?cid=E~D~AOP-AFAANZ~202512" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;"><strong>Encourage your students to explore their pathways.</strong></a></p></div></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="75%" 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"><strong>Wishing you a safe, relaxing, and joyful holiday season.</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Thank you for your partnership throughout 2025. 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This is an excellent opportunity to contribute your expertise, collaborate with like-minded professionals, and play a key role in shaping initiatives that support the AFAANZ mission and goals in education.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">If you are interested in joining the subcommittee and supporting its work to provide advice, external expertise, and recommendations on education-related matters, please submit your expression of interest outlining your relevant experience and motivation. We encourage applications from members at all career stages and backgrounds.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">Please submit your expression of interest to <a href="mailto:info@afaanz.org?subject=Education Subcommittee" target="_blank" title="info@afaanz.org" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">info@afaanz.org</a>. We look forward to your participation and valued contribution to AFAANZ.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-3" 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-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: 16px; color: #001dff;"><strong>EXPRESSION OF INTEREST IN OFFERING AN AFDEN COURSE IN 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"> Since 2015, the AFAANZ Doctoral Education Network (AFDEN) has offered a suite of doctoral-level subjects suitable for accounting and finance students in their first year of study. AFAANZ is seeking expressions of interest from academics interested in offering a course in 2026. Whilst courses in all topic areas will be considered, AFAANZ is particularly interested in offering additional courses in accounting. The delivery, duration and timing of courses is flexible and can be offered fully or partially online and may include weekend classes. Teaching into AFDEN should be recognised by the home university’s workload model and is not remunerated by AFAANZ. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">Further information on AFDEN and existing course offerings can be found at <a href="https://www.afaanz.org/doctoral-education" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">https://www.afaanz.org/doctoral-education</a>.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> Please contact the Director of AFDEN Martin Bugeja at <a href="mailto:martin.bugeja@uts.edu.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">martin.bugeja@uts.edu.au</a> if you are interested or wish to discuss further. </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:429px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/r7k/sc9/cc0/Dialogue%20Series%20December%20%28002%29.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="429" 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;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Register <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9GfJJRgmROW6EdfEDoxG2A#/registration" target="_self" style="text-decoration: underline; 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This region presents a rich educational landscape, offering unique accounting educational challenges and opportunities that merit deeper exploration.<br /><br />This special issue aims to highlight innovative and forward-thinking approaches to accounting education that are of relevance to the Pacific region.<br /><br /> Guest editor(s): Nicola Beatson, James Wakefield<br /><br />For all information and submission details, go to <a href="https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-papers/accounting-education-pacific-region-challenges-innovations-and-future-directions" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">Accounting Education in the Pacific Region: Challenges, Innovations, and Future Directions | Emerald Publishing</a><br /><br />Opening date for manuscripts submissions: 16th March 2026<br /> Closing date for manuscripts submission: 14th September 2026</p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-14" 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-15" 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:295px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a3385784-71e0-4da0-b392-607d3a5bfdb0/me_afaanz/CAAA%20Logo.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="295" alt title height="auto" /></div></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;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">2026 marks a milestone in Canadian accounting academia. Since the founding of the CAAA on December 2, 1976, influential research from Canadian accounting scholars has shaped practice, policy, and pedagogy across Canada and beyond.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">The CAAA 2026 Annual Conference, to be held in person, will bring together prominent scholars, educators, practitioners, and emerging voices to celebrate the enduring impact of accounting scholarship and look ahead to the innovations that will drive our field forward. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> It is our great pleasure to invite submissions in all areas of accounting. We encourage submissions that aim to expand the scope, reach, and societal impact of accounting research beyond the discipline itself, using any rigorous research methods. Submissions in English and French are both highly welcome. The conference submission platform will open in early December 2025.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> The submission deadline is January 12, 2026. All details are available <a href="https://www.caaa.ca/caaa-annual-conference-2026-call-for-papers" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">HERE</a></p></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="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:650px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a3385784-71e0-4da0-b392-607d3a5bfdb0/me_afaanz/Meditari_Accountancy_Research_logo.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;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #001dff;"><strong>Meditari Accountancy Research Conference 2026</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:19.2px"><strong>3–4 September 2026</strong></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong>Leeds, UK, at the University of Leeds</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong>Key Dates</strong></p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><li>1 June 2026 – Submission Deadline for Full Papers</li><li> 20 June 2026 – Notification of Acceptance</li><li>31 July 2026 – Early-Bird Registration Closes</li></ul><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong style="font-family:inherit;font-family:inherit;background-color:transparent">Submissions</strong><br /></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> Full papers should be submitted via the conference portal <a href="https://accppp.co.uk/submission-form/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">here</a></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> More details are available in this <a href="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/h5j/5i9/egd/Meditari_Conference_2026_Announcement.docx" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">announcement</a></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> For enquiries, please get in touch with the organising committee at <a href="mailto:accfinenquiry@lubs.leeds.ac.uk" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">accfinenquiry@lubs.leeds.ac.uk</a> using the subject “Meditari Conference 2026”. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> Click <a href="https://store.leeds.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/leeds-university-business-school/accounting-and-finance/meditari-2026-conference" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; 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font-size: 17px;"><strong><span style="word-break: break-word; color: #001dff;">CALL FOR PROPOSALS</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><br /><span style="word-break: break-word; color: #000000; font-size: 14px;"><strong>Informing the IASB Standard Setting Process</strong></span><br /> <span style="word-break: break-word; color: #000000; font-size: 14px;"><strong>IAAER – KPMG Research Opportunities – Round 9</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><br /> The International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER) and KPMG International are pleased to invite research proposals under the Informing the IASB Standard Setting Process Research Program. The program supports scholarly research that aims to provide objective, evidence-based inputs to the IASB’s standard setting decisions. Up to four research grants of US$20,000 each will be awarded under this program. Interim and final findings of funded projects will be presented at three events that will include representatives from the IASB and the IAAER Program Advisory Committee. Funding for this program is provided by KPMG International. </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">Click <a href="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/pr8/wut/ege/IAAER-KPMG%20Grants%20Round%209%20call%20for%20proposals.pdf" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">HERE</a> for the Call for Proposal document. The proposal submission deadline is February 28, 2026</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:296px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a3385784-71e0-4da0-b392-607d3a5bfdb0/me_afaanz/Accounting%20History%20logo.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="296" 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;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #001dff;"><strong>Call for Papers</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><br /><strong>The Thirteenth Accounting History International Conference</strong><br /><strong>“Accounting through the ages: Lessons for modern challenges”</strong><br /><strong>Wollongong, Australia, 8-11 July 2026</strong><br /><strong>Sponsored by: University of Wollongong, Australia</strong><br /> <strong>Accounting History Special Interest Group </strong><br /><strong>and</strong><br /><strong>Accounting History Journal</strong></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><br /> We invite scholars, practitioners, and researchers to contribute to “Accounting through the ages: Lessons for modern challenges,” a conference that bridges our rich accounting heritage with contemporary challenges. While papers will be accepted across the full range of accounting history topics and methodological and theoretical perspectives, authors are encouraged to address topics relevant to the conference theme.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><br /> Potential topics to explore include, but are not limited to:<br /></p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;font-size:14px"><li style="text-align:left">Historical parallels between the introduction of double-entry bookkeeping and modern blockchain</li><li style="text-align:left">Past resistance to accounting innovations: lessons for adopting new technologies today</li><li style="text-align:left">Automation in accounting: from mechanisation to digital transformation</li><li style="text-align:left">Historical accounting failures and their influence on modern standards</li><li style="text-align:left">Evolution of fraud detection: insights from historical cases for modern forensic accounting</li><li style="text-align:left">Corporate social reporting through the ages: lessons for current sustainability frameworks</li><li style="text-align:left">Development of non-financial metrics: historical perspectives on measuring social impact</li><li style="text-align:left"> Evolution of accounting education: historical foundations for future professional development</li><li style="text-align:left">Gender, diversity, inclusion and equity in accounting: historical barriers and lessons for current challenges</li><li style="text-align:left">Accounting as a control and surveillance mechanism through history</li><li style="text-align:left">Colonial influences on accounting systems: implications for modern international standardisation</li></ul><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Key Deadlines:</p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;font-size:14px"><li style="text-align:left">Paper Submission Opens: 1st September 2025</li><li style="text-align:left">Paper Submission Deadline: 13th February 2026</li><li style="text-align:left">Notification of Acceptance: 10th April 2026</li><li style="text-align:left">Registration Opening: 1st April 2026</li><li style="text-align:left"> Early Bird Registration Ends: 22nd May 2026</li></ul><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">An Emerging Scholars’ Colloquium will be held immediately prior to the conference. Research proposals are due by 31st March 2026.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><br /> The discipline of Accounting at the University of Wollongong has a distinguished history of supporting research in accounting history, a legacy established by Professor Gaffikin’s scholarship and leadership. The conference will be held at the University of Wollongong’s main campus, renowned for its picturesque setting and state-of-the-art facilities.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><br /> Submission and Review of Papers: Papers written in the English language and complying with the Accounting History manuscript style should be submitted online in Word format no later than 13th February 2026. All papers will be subject to a double-blind refereeing process. A special issue of the journal on the conference theme is scheduled to be published following the event.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><br /> Notification of papers accepted for inclusion in the conference program should be made by 10 April 2026.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><br />Inquiries may be directed to Dr Mona Nikidehaghani at the following e-mail address: <a href="mailto:monan@uow.edu.au">monan@uow.edu.au</a></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"> <a href="https://conference.uow.edu.au/13-accounting-history-international-conference/" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">https://conference.uow.edu.au/13-accounting-history-international-conference/</a> </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="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%"><div class="alignment" align="center"><div style="max-width:165px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/mj5/8w7/yw7/0f6d74d6-f2d9-437a-b8f6-33d5c4b0802b.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="165" 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; color: #001dff; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Outstanding International Accounting Dissertation Award</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 <strong>International Accounting Section</strong> of the American Accounting Association<strong> </strong>invites submissions for the <strong>Outstanding International Accounting Dissertation Award</strong>, which honors an exceptional doctoral dissertation completed during the previous year.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> Dissertations will be evaluated by an Award Committee appointed by the Section President. In determining the award recipient, the Committee will consider the importance of the research questions, the quality of the execution of research, and the contribution to the literature.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">The award recipient will be announced and formally recognized at the Annual Meeting of the American Accounting Association in August.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong>Eligibility and Submission Guidelines</strong></p><ol><li>Doctoral dissertations successfully defended during the most recent calendar year are eligible for consideration with topics in areas of financial, managerial, auditing, taxation, and information systems.</li><li> Authors wishing to be considered for the award should submit the following materials to the Award Committee Chair no later than March 15 annually for dissertations defended during the previous calendar year (i.e., no later than <strong>March 15, 2026, for dissertations defended in 2025</strong>):</li></ol><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><li> A dissertation abstract (Word or PDF, max 7 pages) describing the research question, importance of the research, theoretical foundations, methodology, and key findings.</li><li>A letter from the dissertation committee chair (Word or PDF, max 2 pages) confirming the dissertation defense date, which may also serve as a nomination statement that assesses the importance and quality of the work.</li><li>The complete dissertation (PDF format).</li></ul><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> The required materials as an email attachment will be sent by the deadline to the Chair of the Outstanding International Accounting Dissertation Award Committee.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> <strong>Chair of the Outstanding Dissertation Award - Lili Dai</strong> (<a href="mailto:lili.dai@unsw.edu.au" target="_self" title="lili.dai@unsw.edu.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;"><strong>lili.dai@unsw.edu.au</strong></a>)</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:1px solid #bbb"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-9" 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://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/gaa/z76/25u/Australiasian%20Tax%20Teacher%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-10" 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;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <strong><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #001dff;">ATTA proudly presents the 37th Annual Conference of the Australasian Tax Teachers Association</span></strong></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </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: 14px;">Wednesday, 14 to Friday, 16 January 2026</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: 14px;">Victoria University Wellington - Te Herenga Waka, Wellington Aotearoa, New Zealand</span></strong></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px" align="center"> <span style="word-break: break-word; color: #0068a5;"><strong><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 17px;">PEOPLE, TECHNOLOGY, TAXATION</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>To date there are scheduled:</strong></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;">25 presentations on the PhD half day on Wednesday</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">60 presentations over the Thursday and Friday in main conference</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;">Further details including the program is on the conference web page <a href="https://www.atta.network/2026-conference" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">HERE</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>2 Keynote speakers are set down for Friday:</strong></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;">Peter Mersi, Commissioner and Chief Executive of Inland Revenue and</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Ruth Owen CBE, Tax Ombudsman</span></li></ul></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="image_block block-12" 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:641px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/c9y/nd3/3wp/CICP%20loto.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="641" alt title height="auto" /></div></div></td> </tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-11" 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;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; color: #001dff;"><strong><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;">Congress on Public Accounting</span></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 5th Public Sector Accounting International Congress is a technical-scientific initiative organised by the Portuguese Order of Certified Accountants (OCC) in partnership with several higher education institutions. It stands as an international platform for debate and knowledge sharing on public sector accounting and financial management.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> The theme of the 5th edition is: "Public Sector Accounting and Accountability: Global Challenges and Opportunities.”.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">Date and Venue: The 5th Public Sector Accounting International Congress will take place on 19–20 March 2026, at the School of Public Management, Communication and Tourism of the Bragança Polytechnic University, in the city of Mirandela.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">Organisation: This event is jointly organised by the Portuguese Order of Certified Accountants (OCC) and the School of Public Management, Communication and Tourism of the Bragança Polytechnic University.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> Paper Submission: The 5th Public Sector Accounting International Congress will address the theme "Public Sector Accounting and Accountability: Global Challenges and Opportunities”, promoting a broad reflection on transparency, accountability, and the ability of public administrations to adapt to an increasingly complex international context. The event highlights the importance of public accounting as a tool for accountability, institutional trust, and innovation in public financial management, while encouraging research, international cooperation, and the sharing of best practices. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> Open to a wide diversity of current topics, the congress seeks to stimulate interdisciplinary and complementary approaches, foster the dissemination of scientific knowledge, and promote the sharing of experiences and transfer of know-how between academics, researchers, and professionals. This edition also aims to reflect on emerging trends and global challenges in public accounting and accountability, highlighting their impact on education, research, and professional practice in a context of growing demands for transparency, responsibility, and innovation. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> This call for papers invites submissions that explore, among other topics, history of public sector accounting, the implications of accountability, the usefulness of financial reporting, the adoption of accrual accounting, sustainability, and the impact of technological advances on public financial management. Both theoretical and empirical studies are welcome, using qualitative and/or quantitative methods, conceptual papers, or literature reviews that contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the field. Interdisciplinary and practice-oriented research is also encouraged. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">Important Dates: Submission deadline for full papers (including workshop) or extended abstracts (minimum 2 pages) is12 January 2026.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> All details are available <a href="https://vcicp.occ.pt/en/welcome/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">HERE</a></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://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/b88/cpy/4r9/Accounting%20Business%20Expo%20AU%20Logo%20%28002%29.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;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;"><strong><em>18 and 19 March, ICC Sydney<br /> Free registration: <a href="https://bit.ly/49kiFkt" target="_self" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">https://bit.ly/49kiFkt</a> </em></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><em> </em></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> Join thousands of accountants, finance leaders and business professionals for two days of practical learning, technology showcases and insights shaping the future of the industry. The event features 150 speakers across 10 stages covering accounting, finance, audit, tax, payroll, leadership, digital transformation and emerging tech.</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></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-12" 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" 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Systems</span></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 Auckland</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: 12 January 2026</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-13" 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%" 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