SIGMA Annual Dinner “Frontiers in Performance Measurement” - Saturday, July 4, 2026

We are delighted to invite you to the 2026 Management Accounting Special Interest Group (SIGMA) forum at the upcoming AFAANZ Conference in Melbourne.

Date: Saturday 4th July, 2026

Time: 6.00-9:00pm 

Location: AFAANZ Conference venue, Pullman Melbourne Albert Park

Cost: $110 AUD (members), $132 (non-SIG members), $95 (student)

Registration links:

AFAANZ main conference (where you can also register for the SIGMA dinner and also register for SIG only): Click HERE

Join us for an evening that includes our regular networking session and Three Minute Thesis presentations by current PhD students and early career researchers in management accounting. See below for details on how to apply.

The evening will also feature a panel discussion on “Frontiers in Performance Measurement”, with Professor Jennifer Grafton (University of Melbourne), Fabienne Michaux (Senior Advisor UNDP Asia-Pacific Sustainable Finance Hub) and Jim Manolios (Managing Director, Trofeo Estate Winery), exploring the opportunities, challenges and practicalities of performance measurement in diverse and contemporary organisational contexts.

As the perfect pairing for this conversation (and our two-course dinner), wine for the evening has been generously provided by Trofeo Estate Winery - a family-owned vineyard and winery that is one of the largest producers in the Southern hemisphere to age and ferment wine exclusively in terracotta amphora vessels imported from Italy.

 

We are delighted to share the list of upcoming presentations at the 2025 SIGMA Virtual Brown Bag series, please mark your calendars and register using the links below:

The Contemporary Landscape of Performance Measurement Research: Opportunities and Challenges for Management Accounting Researchers

Anne Lillis and Jennifer Grafton, The University of Melbourne

Date: Thursday April 10th 12:30-1:30pm AEST

Register: https://zoom.uts.edu.au/j/89450832462

Responding to regulation: The role of relative performance information about sibling firms

Yolanda Lin, UTS

Date: Wednesday May 21st 12:30-1:30pm AEST

Register: https://unsw.zoom.us/j/82608299907

Corporate Hierarchies and Patent Innovation

Mario Schabus, Monash University

Date: Tuesday June 10th 12:30-1:30pm AEST

Register: https://unsw.zoom.us/j/84647177337

These 1-hour sessions are well attended by participants across Australia and New Zealand. They are designed to be relatively informal, allowing for feedback and networking within the MA community. We welcome management accounting papers at all stages of development (including ones early in their formation), and we particularly encourage early career researchers and PhD students to consider presenting.

If you (or your research students) would be interested in presenting at a session this year, please contact Rachael Lewis: r.lewis@unsw.edu.au

SIGMA Membership

Please consider updating your SIGMA membership for 2025. Guided by member feedback, membership fees are used primarily to support PhD students and early career researchers attend our annual meeting.

To become a member of the Management Accounting SIG (SIGMA) you will first need to become a member of AFAANZ. The fee for AFAANZ membership is AU$137.50 including GST for applicants residing in Australia and AU$125 for applicants residing outside Australia. Lower rates are available for students, early career researchers, casual academics and retired academic members. Note that membership is based on a calendar year.

The fee for the Management Accounting SIG is AU$22 including GST for applicants residing in Australia and AU$20 for applicants residing outside Australia. Click on the purchase button to gain access to this SIG. You may also "Join this Group" further below to be keep up to date with the latest news and events.

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