SIG Update

NEWSLETTER

It is with great excitement that the AFAANZ Board announce that the 2022 AFAANZ Conference registrations are now open; and we are looking forward to seeing our AFAANZ members at Crown Melbourne from July 2 – July 5. There is a virtual option for members to view all plenaries, keynotes, panels and concurrent sessions online if they are not able to make it in-person.

We also welcome our plenary speakers: Professor Wai-Fong Chua and Professor Stephen Penman

Click HERE to go to the registration page

The AFAANZ Board and our sponsors: CA ANZ, CPA and MYOB look forward to catching up and reconnecting!

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS CALL FOR PAPERS & ABSTRACTS

AFAANZ ACCOUNTING EDUCATION - SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG 5) SYMPOSIUM

Call for Papers, Presentations and Innovations
Saturday 2nd July 2022, 9.30am – 4.15pm AEST

Join us in Melbourne, Australia for the chance to take part in a symposium on accounting education that celebrates best practice education and research through a program of papers, panel sessions, and presentations by academics and industry. This year the symposium will engage you with the theme ‘Accounting Educators: Influencing Change’. We invite participants to explore not only the multiple influences on themselves as educators but also how they as educators influence their students, peers and broader society. All the details are available HERE

The deadline for abstract submission is 6 May 2022. Earlier submission is encouraged

FINANCIAL REPORTING INTEREST GROUP

2022 FINANCIAL REPORTING FORUM JULY 2

The 2022 Financial Reporting Forum will be held both in person and online in 2022. The format will commence with the various accounting standard setting bodies making presentations on current reporting issues in the morning session. This will include a comprehensive update but with particular focus on hot topics on the agenda.

The afternoon session will be devoted to presentations by PhD students, established academics and practitioners.

PhD PRESENTATIONS: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

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. (phil.hancock@uwa.edu.au ) no later than May 31. Applicants will be notified by 14 June 2022. If you would like more details, call Phil on 08 6488 1835.

ACADEMICS AND PRACTITIONERS: CALL FOR PAPERS

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 janice.loftus@adelaide.edu.au no later than May 31. Applicants will be notified by 14 June 2022. Full papers for successful applicants will be required by June 30.

So, register HERE for the forum either in person or online and hear from the accounting standard setters in Australia and New Zealand.

Phil Hancock

Chair

The 17th Accounting History Symposium

Call for Research Proposals - Online: Saturday, July 2, 2022

Following the great success of the 15th and 16th Accounting History Symposia, held on July 3 and December 3, 2021, the Accounting History Special Interest Group (AHSIG) is pleased to announce that.

The Symposium will take place in virtual format (details TBA)

The event this year will include virtual presentations of research proposals relating to studies of accounting’s past, and a panel of scholars in (virtual) attendance, discussing and/or providing feedback on the presentations of the participants. You can download the Call document HERE

The Accounting Education SIG present:

Accounting for Climate Change: Practical tips for Engaging as Accounting Educators

Expert panel members, with diverse backgrounds and international experience, will each discuss how they are accounting for climate change in their program and learning design across diverse accounting education contexts. With a focus on climate change and sustainability, learn how to engage in program transformation, navigate curricula development, action interdisciplinary opportunities and design for transformative learning experiences. The panel aims to open new ways of thinking about accounting education, post pandemic, exploring fertile areas for accounting education and research.

The panel will then facilitate a broader, open discussion on these topics, their impact on professional accounting, accounting education and future research. Join our expert panel as we explore what it will take to equip ourselves for rapidly changing future business environments.

Click HERE to register

All previous Insight Series events can be viewed by going to the Insight Series webpage.