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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="font-size:16px;color:#ff0003;"><strong>LAST WEEK TO REGISTER AT THE EARLY BIRD PRICE</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> It is with great excitement that the AFAANZ Board announce that the 2024 AFAANZ Conference registrations are now open; and we are looking forward to seeing our AFAANZ members at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland from June 30 – July 2, with SIG events beginning on June 29. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><br /> As the conference is coinciding with Matariki in New Zealand, which signifies the start of the New Year in Māori culture - the theme for the conference dinner is "Starry Night".</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">We also welcome our plenary speakers: Professor Sarah McVay from the University of Washington; and Professor Craig Deegan from the University of Tasmania.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p> <p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">The registration fees for this year's conference:</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong>Early Bird Registration</strong> (up until Friday 31st May)</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">AFAANZ Member $790.00 ($890.00 after 31st May)<br />Non-Member $1,200.00 ($1300.00 after 31st May)<br /> First Time Attendee $590.00 *<br />Research Student $490.00 *<br />Retirees $440.00 *</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> To register for the * discounted rates, please email <a href="mailto:info@afaanz.org" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">info@afaanz.org</a> for the discount codes, along with any required documentation to support your discount. Also note that you must be an AFAANZ member to eligible for the discount code.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> <em><strong>Accommodation</strong> is now available at the Cordis for $239 per night if you book this week via the registration portal (after 31 May it will be $249 per night). For those that have already registered and booked accommodation through the portal, your accommodation will automatically be reduced to the $239 rate.</em></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> Click <strong><a href="https://www.afaanzconference.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">HERE</a> </strong>to go to the registration page</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">The AFAANZ Board and our sponsors: CA ANZ, CPA Australia and MYOB, and our exhibitors look forward to catching up and connecting!</p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-4" 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> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table> <table class="image_block block-5" 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" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:660px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a3385784-71e0-4da0-b392-607d3a5bfdb0/me_afaanz/ACFI_large700%20%28002%29_1.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="660" height="auto" /></div></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 dir="ltr" style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="font-size:18px;color:#0018ff;"><strong>Call for Papers</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="font-size:16px;color:#0018ff;"><strong><em>A Special Issue on Sustainable Finance</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;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="font-size:14px;">Sustainable finance seeks to create long-term value by tackling global issues such as climate change, pollution, depletion of natural resources, and social inequality, to name a few. The efficiency of capital markets plays a crucial role in facilitating sustainable finance. By efficiently directing capital towards sustainability goals, capital markets can promote sustainability in business operations, investment, and corporate governance. Sustainability-oriented investors can also exert pressure on companies, demanding that corporate managers focus more on sustainability goals, ultimately benefiting all stakeholders.</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="font-size:14px;">Given its significance, it is not surprising that sustainable finance has become an important topic. Yet, research in this area remains relatively nascent, leaving both academics and practitioners eager to gain a deeper understanding of these issues at both regional and global scales. In this context, <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1467629x/cfp?" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener"><em>Accounting and Finance</em></a><em> </em>is launching a Special Issue on Sustainable Finance.</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="font-size:14px;">We welcome all aspects of research in sustainable finance, including theoretical and empirical studies. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, corporate finance, asset pricing and derivatives, behavioural finance, and financial markets. </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="font-size:14px;">All Call for Paper details can be found <a href="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/wgt/k02/cuv/Call%20for%20papers_Sustainable%20Finance%20-%20AF%2020240522.pdf" 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:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Important Dates:</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>28 Feb 2025:</strong> Deadline for Initial Submissions (We encourage and welcome early submissions and will evaluate the suitability of each paper as soon as we receive them.)</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:4px solid #00f"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-8" 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" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:660px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/570/yid/nn8/MYOB%20Discover%20%28002%29.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="660" height="auto" /></div></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="font-size:16px;"><strong>Educators and students – join the MYOB Partner community at Discover Q2.</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong> </strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> You and your students will learn about our latest software updates and connect with the wider MYOB Community.<br /><br />What's in store:<br />- Exclusive Economic Overview<br />- MYOB Business and Partner Program updates<br />- MYOB Practice Manager and Nimbus update, and more!<br /><br />See you online on 6 June at 12.00pm AEST / NZST.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> Au register here: <a href="https://info.myob.com/find-your-edge-at-myob-discover-au-1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">https://info.myob.com/find-your-edge-at-myob-discover-au-1</a></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">NZ register here: <a href="https://info.myob.com/find-your-edge-at-myob-discover-nz-0" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">https://info.myob.com/find-your-edge-at-myob-discover-nz-0</a></p></div></div></td></tr> </table><table class="divider_block block-10" 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> </span></td></tr></table></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;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="color:#0018ff;font-size:18px;"><strong>AFAANZ CONFERENCE - SIG EVENTS</strong></span></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:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-13" 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"><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>Auditing and Assurance Special Interest Group</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 will be holding our annual meeting on Saturday the 29th of June from 2pm to 7pm at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> This year there will be two panel sessions. The first will be “Mandatory climate related disclosure and assurance in New Zealand and the international context”. The second will be held jointly with the Financial Reporting SIG and be on the topic of the merger of the auditing and accounting standard setters in Australia (and implications for NZ). Drinks and finger food will follow this second panel from 6pm to 7pm.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">Any questions please contact me at <a href="mailto:paul.coram@adelaide.edu.au" target="_blank" title="paul.coram@adelaide.edu.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">paul.coram@adelaide.edu.au</a></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">The cost will be $60 for members and $95 for non-members. PhD students are free.</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 seeing you there!</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong><em>Paul Coram</em></strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong>Chair</strong></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> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-15" 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" align="center"><span style="font-size:16px;color:#0018ff;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0018ff;"><strong>Call for Research Proposals</strong></a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px" align="center"> <span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>The 21st <em>Accounting History </em>Symposium</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px" align="center"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px" align="center"><span style="font-size:14px;">Saturday, 29 June 2024</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px" align="center"><span style="font-size:14px;">Format: Face-to-face Time: 9.00 am -1.00 pm</span> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px" align="center"><span style="font-size:14px;">Venue: Cordis Hotel in Auckland, New Zealand</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px" align="center"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="font-size:14px;">Following the great success of the 20th Accounting History Symposium, held virtually on Thursday, 7 December 2023, the Accounting History Special Interest Group (AHSIG) is pleased to announce the first event of 2024. The 21st Accounting History Symposium will be held on Saturday, 29 June 2024 at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland, New Zealand. The guest speaker for the symposium will be announced in due course. In addition to the guest speaker, individuals interested in making a presentation about a planned or existing research project are invited to submit a <strong>research proposal </strong>(of no more than three pages, single-spaced) containing the following information:</span> </p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;font-size:14px"><li><span style="font-size:14px;">Project (working) title</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px;">Background (or scenario for investigation)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px;">Main research objective in one sentence</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px;">Concise key research question(s)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px;">Research methodology</span></li><li> <span style="font-size:14px;">Period selection</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px;">Limitations of the study</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px;">Expected (original) contribution.</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="font-size:14px;">The due date for submission of research proposals is <strong>Friday, 10 May 2024, </strong>and should be sent to</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="font-size:14px;"><a href="mailto:acchis.sig@gmail.com" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;"><strong><em>acchis.sig@gmail.com</em></strong></a><strong><em> </em></strong>(please also copy in <a href="mailto:giulia.leoni@unige.it" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;"><strong><em>giulia.leoni@unige.it</em></strong></a><strong><em> </em></strong>and <strong><em>maryam.safari@rmit.edu.au</em></strong>)</span> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="font-size:14px;">In addition to the presentations of research proposals relating to accounting history, a panel of scholars will be in attendance, discussing and/or providing feedback on the presentations of the participants.</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="font-size:14px;">The following registration fee will be applicable for the participants via the AFAANZ website:</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="font-size:14px;">AHSIG members: $65</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="font-size:14px;">AHSIG non-members: $90</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="font-size:14px;">The registration fee will cover the catering including morning tea and lunch.</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="font-size:14px;">We look forward to your participation at the <strong>21st Accounting History Symposium</strong>.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <em><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Giulia Leoni and Maryam Safari</strong></span></em></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="font-size:14px;">AHSIG Convenor and Deputy Convenor</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-16" 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> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-17" 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"><strong><span style="font-size:16px;color:#0018ff;">FINANCIAL REPORTING INTEREST GROUP</span></strong></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong> </strong></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><span style="font-size:15px;"><strong><em>2024 FINANCIAL REPORTING FORUM JUNE 30</em></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> At the 2024 Financial Reporting Forum we will celebrate 30 years of engagement with the standard setters in Australia and New Zealand. Warren McGregor who was at the time Director of the Australian Accounting Research Foundation returned from the AAA conference in the US where he participated in a Roundtable event with AAA and the FASB. Warren contacted Ken Leo, Phil Hancock and Bryan Howieson and suggested a similar event be held in Australia. As a result, SIG 3 was formed with Ken Leo as the first Chair and Bryan Howieson and Phil Hancock on the committee. Janice Loftus and Tony van Zijl soon joined the committee and the first Forum was held in Melbourne in 1995. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> This year we will hold the Forum on June 30 in Auckland. We will be starting around 2pm and not the usual 9am start time as we will hold a joint session with the Auditing and Assurance SIG on the proposed restructure of standard setting arrangements in Australia. This will be a panel session, followed by drinks and some food with our colleagues from the Auditing and Assurance SIG and celebrate our 30th birthday!! The format will start with a few words from Kevin Stevenson on the SIG as it is our 30th birthday and will include a 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;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>HDR PRESENTATIONS: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> 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 by May 22. 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:16.8px"><strong>ACADEMICS AND PRACTITIONERS: CALL FOR PAPERS </strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> 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 22. Full papers for successful applicants will be required by June 23. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">So, register <strong><a href="https://www.afaanzconference.com/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">HERE</a> </strong>for the forum and hear from the accounting standard setters in Australia and New Zealand.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <em>Phil Hancock</em></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Chair</strong></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-18" 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> </span></td></tr></table></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="font-size:16px;"><strong>Call for submissions </strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="font-size:16px;"><strong>for the inaugural DASIG Meeting to be held on Sunday June 30</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="font-size:14px;"><strong>at Cordis Hotel in Auckland</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Submission Deadline: Monday, April 29, 2024</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="font-size:14px;">The inaugural Data Analytics Special Interest Group (<strong>DASIG) </strong>meeting at the 2024 AFAANZ conference is gearing up to be the ultimate hotspot for accounting and finance academics to focus their teaching and research brilliance on the importance of data analytics in accounting and finance by providing participants the opportunity to share and discuss ideas and research findings about how to integrate data and analytics tools into accounting and finance courses, as well as about how data analytics is used in the corporate world.</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="font-size:14px;">As such, if you have developed innovative datasets, case studies, game-changing online tools or other resources that are advancing pedagogy in the area of data analytics, either through Excel, Tableau, Alteryx, Power BI, Python or R and would like to share them with your colleagues and gain feedback, we are keen to hear from you. Also, if your research explores the frontiers of data analytics and you may have developed a research paper looking at the use of data analytics either in academia or in the corporate world, investigating data analytics topics such as, but not limited to, the use of large language models, blockchain, machine learning technologies and AI, this meeting is for you to showcase your research.</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="font-size:14px;">We are eagerly waiting for your creative and innovative proposals for either:</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="font-size:14px;">1) Mini TED talk like-sessions consisting of 15-20 minutes presentations sharing teaching ideas and experiences on integrating data analytics throughout curricula.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="font-size:14px;">2) Mini brown bag like-sessions consisting of 20-30 minutes presentations sharing research ideas and findings related to the use of data analytics in the corporate world and describing the new directions that the accounting or finance profession is taking in the current big data business environment.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="font-size:14px;">Both types of sessions will allow presenters to present and then engage with colleagues to advance knowledge in the area.</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="font-size:14px;">Please send your proposals to Dr Sorin Daniliuc (<a href="mailto:sorin.daniliuc@anu.edu.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;"><strong>sorin.daniliuc@anu.edu.au</strong></a>) by <strong>11:59 pm AEDT, Monday, April 29, 2024</strong>. The<strong> </strong>proposal should nominate the type of session proposed and include a short description of the session.</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="font-size:14px;">You will be notified of the outcome in early May. If accepted, you are expected to attend the DASIG meeting and share your expertise with meeting participants.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="font-size:14px;">If you have any questions, please contact Dr Sorin Daniliuc (<a href="mailto:sorin.daniliuc@anu.edu.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;"><strong>sorin.daniliuc@anu.edu.au</strong></a>).</span></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> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-3" 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;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><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%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:660px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a3385784-71e0-4da0-b392-607d3a5bfdb0/me_afaanz/SIG5%20Conf%20Banner.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="660" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-2" 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="font-size:16px;color:#0018ff;"><strong>CALL FOR PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS, AND INNOVATIONS</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong> </strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong>Saturday 29th June 2024</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong>8.30 am – 5.30 pm</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong>In Conjunction with the 2024 AFAANZ Annual Conference</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong>Venue: Cordis, Auckland</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> Join us at Cordis in Auckland, New Zealand to participate 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.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> This year the symposium will engage attendees with the theme ‘Sustainability in and of Accounting’. We invite applicants to explore this theme broadly, including sustainability in accounting, the sustainability of accounting, sustainable accounting education and more.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong>We invite presentations on topics such as:</strong></p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><li> Developing awareness of environmental, social and governance impacts on organisations and implications for teaching and learning.</li><li>Aligning sustainability principles and practices with teaching and learning.</li><li>Responsibilities for sustainability in and of accounting education.</li><li>The impact of educational practices on the sustainability of accounting education.</li><li>Measuring sustainability in and of accounting.</li><li> The views of sustainability in and of accounting viewed from an institutional and/or student perspective.</li><li>How the accounting profession and industry expectations influence sustainability in accounting curriculum.</li></ul><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> The Committee invites contributions to the symposium in the form of research papers, workshop sessions (including the resources workshop outlined below) from educators, industry members and professional bodies. All submissions are in the form of a short 400-word abstract, which will be peer reviewed.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">In developing your abstract please include the following points</p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><li>Session type </li><li>Project Title </li><li>Authors and affiliations</li><li>Purpose of the study </li><li>Research design </li><li>Key research questions</li><li>Key findings </li><li>Contribution of the study</li></ul><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> In addition to providing an opportunity to meet to discuss ideas, share best practice and suggest directions for future research, we are continuing our usual sessions:</p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><li><strong>Research papers</strong>. You are welcome to submit working papers of your research in progress.</li><li><strong>Resources Workshop.</strong> Do you have any interesting videos, YouTube clips, music, videos, artefacts</li><li> relevant to accounting and the symposium’s themes? We’d like to know. You will be asked to</li><li>showcase your resource in this session. </li><li><strong>Student Engagement Strategies.</strong> Share new and innovative learning and teaching strategies with the accounting education audience.</li><li> <strong>Engaging Emerging Scholars in the Education.</strong> HoD nominations for HDR students engaged in Accounting Education PhD Research and Scholarship. Students will be asked to discuss their</li><li>research, the highlights and journey. Send an expression of interest to the committee if you would</li><li>like one of your students to be a part of this session. A modest degree of funding to attend is available. </li><li> <strong>Professional Development Session.</strong> Special guests will be announced on a rolling basis up to the symposium date.</li></ul><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> Submissions, nominations, and expressions of interest should be made electronically. At the time of submission, please indicate which of the above five categories your abstract responds to. For further information or to make a submission please email <a href="mailto:edsigafaanz@gmail.com" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">edsigafaanz@gmail.com</a>.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> Abstracts will be peer reviewed. Accepted students and presenters will have their symposium fee covered.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">The deadline for abstract submission is <strong>Monday 22 April 2024</strong>. Earlier submission is encouraged.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> Authors will be notified of acceptance by <strong>8 May 2024 </strong>and will be required to notify us of their intention to attend and present by <strong>17 May 2024</strong>.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><em>We look forward to meeting you all in Auckland for what promises to be an engaging and invigorating experience.</em></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><em> </em></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong><em>The SIG5 Committee:</em></strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><em>Ellinor Allen, Leopold Bayerlein, Scott Copeland, Ellie Chapple, Victoria Clout, Matt Dyki, Kimberly Ferlauto, Hoa Luong, Nick McGuigan, Brendan O’Connell, Lisa Powell, Maggie Singorahardjo, Bernadette Smith, Meredith Tharapos, Paul Wells and Amanda White</em> </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> </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;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="font-size:16px;color:#0018ff;"><strong>SIGMA Annual Dinner “Management Accounting Goes Wild” </strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="font-size:16px;color:#0018ff;"><strong>Saturday, June 29, 2024</strong></span></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"> We are delighted to invite you to the 2024 Management Accounting Special Interest Group (SIGMA) forum at the upcoming AFAANZ Conference in Auckland.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Date: </strong>Saturday 29th June, 2024</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Time: </strong>6.00-9:30pm </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <strong>Location: </strong>AFAANZ Conference venue, Cordis Hotel (Auckland)</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Cost: </strong>$130 AUD (members), $152 (non-SIG members)</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Registration links:</strong></p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><li> AFAANZ main conference (where you can also register for the SIGMA dinner): <a href="https://www.afaanzconference.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">Registration link here</a></li><li dir="ltr">SIGMA dinner only: <a href="https://tcm.eventsair.com/afaanz24/sigonly" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">Registration link here</a></li></ul><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">This year’s dinner theme is <strong><em>“Management Accounting Goes Wild” </em></strong>and will feature our regular networking session and Three Minute Thesis presentations by current management accounting PhD students and early career researchers. See below for information about applications.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> The evening will also encompass a themed session on Naturalistic Decision Making (NDM), a research approach used across various disciplines to study, inform, and improve how people make decisions “in the wild”, i.e. demanding, real-world situations. In this session, we will be joined by a special guest speaker, Brian Moon, who is the Executive Director of the <a href="https://naturalisticdecisionmaking.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">Naturalistic Decision Making Association</a>. We look forward to talking with Brian about the many exciting applications of NDM approaches to management accounting topics and questions. </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> </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;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="font-size:16px;color:#0018ff;"><strong>Public Sector and Not-for-Profit Interest Group (SIG 6) Symposium 2024</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;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><strong> </strong></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"> <strong>Theme: Impact reporting and sustainability disclosures - The way forward for public and NFP research.</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Venue: </strong>Cordis Hotel, Auckland, New Zealand<br /><strong>Date:</strong> Sunday 30 June 2024<br /><strong>Time: </strong> 10:00 am to 1:00 pm </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Join us in Auckland for the 2024 AFAANZ Public Sector and Not-for-Profit Accounting forum. The session presents the opportunity to hear from an expert panel on research relating to impact reporting and sustainability disclosures, and for presenters to receive feedback from the panel.</p></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="25%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><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" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:132px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a3385784-71e0-4da0-b392-607d3a5bfdb0/me_afaanz/Cherrie%20Yang%20SIG6.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="132" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" 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;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><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"> <strong>Dr Cherrie</strong> <strong>Yang </strong>joined Massey University as a Senior Lecturer in Accountancy in 2023. Cherrie has a strong research focus on charity accounting and accountability, outcome and impact measurement, non-financial performance reporting and assurance. Her research has been published in top accounting journals (ABDC A*) including <em>Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, The British Accounting Review, </em>and<em> Financial Accountability & Management Journal</em>, among others. </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="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;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><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>Maggie</strong> <strong>Man</strong> joined the AASB in May 2021 and is working on the Not-for-profit Financial Reporting Framework project.</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">Prior to this, Maggie was a senior accountant at the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.</p></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;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><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" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:99px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a3385784-71e0-4da0-b392-607d3a5bfdb0/me_afaanz/Maggie%20Man%20SIG6.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="99" height="auto" /></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="25%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><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" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:132px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/zu8/m6y/xkc/April%20MacKenzie.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="132" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" 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;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><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"> <strong>April MacKenzie</strong> joined the External Reporting Board (XRB) as Chief Executive in December 2019 and is responsible for leading the organisation to achieve its mission and strategic objectives. This includes oversight of the XRB's operations, people, policies, processes, and governance. The External Reporting Board (XRB) helps maintain trust and confidence, accountability, and transparency across the private, public, and not-for profit sectors through the delivery of high-quality accounting, audit and assurance, and climate reporting standards. </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><br />April has extensive experience in external reporting and standard setting both in New Zealand and internationally.</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="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;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><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"> We invite interested persons to email an abstract of 250 words (max.) to Dr Ushi Ghoorah (<a href="mailto:ushi.gh@westernsydney.edu.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">ushi.gh@westernsydney.edu.au</a>) by 21 May 2024. Applicants will be notified by 24 May 2024. A one-page summary of the study/ research project will be required by 18 June 2024.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <strong>SIG Registration Information</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">· <a href="https://www.afaanzconference.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">See conference registration page</a></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <strong>For queries, please contact SIG 6 Chair: </strong><a href="mailto:ushi.gh@westernsydney.edu.au" target="_blank" title="ushi.gh@westernsydney.edu.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener"><strong>Dr Ushi Ghoorah</strong></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> </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" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:495px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/rgw/0wd/eke/Tax%20SIG%20Conf.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="495" 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="font-size:16px;"><strong>Call for Papers</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"> The committee invites Tax SIG members to submit an abstract or paper to present at the 2024 AFAANZ Tax SIG by <strong>Sunday the 12th of May 2024</strong>. Authors will be notified of their acceptance to present at the 2024 AFAANZ Tax SIG by <strong>Sunday the 26th of May 2024</strong>. Please send submissions to Bronwyn McCredie at: <a href="mailto:bronwyn.mccredie@qut.edu.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">bronwyn.mccredie@qut.edu.au</a>. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> Papers that wish to be subsequently considered for publication in the New Zealand Journal of Taxation Law and Policy should follow the <em>NZ Law Style Guide </em>(12,000 words maximum) and their submission processes. For further information please contact: <a href="mailto:service@thomsonreuters.co.nz" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">service@thomsonreuters.co.nz</a>.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong><em>We look forward to seeing you all in Auckland for what promises to be an impactful experience.</em></strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">To apply for membership to the AFAANZ Tax SIG please click on this <a href="https://www.afaanz.org/interest-group/tax-special-interest-group" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">link</a></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;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><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> </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;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;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><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="font-size:16px;color:#0018ff;"><strong>ECR Mentoring 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">After a successful pilot of the ECR Mentoring Program in 2023 offered to women, this year we are excited to extend the program to ECRs (Levels A to C) of all genders. The program will run for five-months, and <strong>we invite you to nominate for the program</strong>.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> We will match ECR academics working in institutional member universities with a more senior faculty member to:</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">reflect on and build academic, personal, and professional skills</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">more effectively navigate accounting and finance research, education, and engagement opportunities</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">grow their leadership capabilities, and</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">identify opportunities to enhance their potential for career progression.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">To set you up for success in your mentoring journey, the program commences with a facilitated session for both Mentees and their Mentors at the <strong>AFAANZ Conference Mentoring Session on Sunday 2 July at 11:00am to 1:00pm</strong>. It is compulsory to attend this session.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">In addition to regular meetings with your mentors (virtually/in person depending on location), over the following five months we will also offer some check in sessions with themed panel discussions. The program will conclude with a facilitated session and celebration following the AFAANZ Educators’ Forum, to be held in Melbourne.</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 please register as part of your conference registration and we will be in touch with more information to assist us to match you with an appropriate mentor.</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> </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" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:314px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a3385784-71e0-4da0-b392-607d3a5bfdb0/me_afaanz/AASB_logo.gif" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="314" 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="font-size:16px;"><strong>AASB Tender Opportunities</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 AASB is launching a tender process to bring several current opportunities to the market's attention. The projects are open for tender are listed <a href="https://aasb.gov.au/news/current-aasb-tender-opportunities/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">here</a>. Each of the opportunities contained within the tender will be awarded and, therefore, commence on 1 July 2024. Responses are requested back to <strong><a href="mailto:finance@aasb.gov.au" target="_blank" title="finance@aasb.gov.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener"><strong>finance@aasb.gov.au</strong></a></strong> by the Close of Business on 31 May 2024. The contract is anticipated to be awarded no later than 14 June 2024. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">More information on the AASB Tender opportunities can be found <strong><a href="https://www.afaanz.org/sites/default/files/uploaded-content/website-content/aasb_contracttenderproject_may_2024.pdf" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">here</a>.</strong></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> </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" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:330px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/0ev/rlb/5zq/CAST%20Header.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="330" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-10" 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;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><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="font-size:16px;"><strong> The INTOSAI Centre for Advanced Studies (CASt) Call for Proposals</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 INTOSAI Centre for Advanced Studies (CASt) is a scientific initiative based on a think tank model, led by the INTOSAI Supervisory Committee on Emerging Issues (SCEI). The objective is to contribute to the strengthening of the global voice of INTOSAI by producing SAI-based information and research about public auditing.</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 proposals is being launched to select academics worldwide to carry out <strong>6 projects</strong> for short-term research funding (<strong>3 months</strong>). The studies will be centred on periodically selected global issues and cross-cutting themes, research based on SAIs' work, and under-studied areas of external control and government audit.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> For this edition, the prioritized themes are:</p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><li><strong>Impacts of artificial intelligence for the SAIs</strong> (2 projects)</li><li><strong>Auditing Climate Financing</strong> (2 projects)</li><li><strong>Fighting Hunger and Poverty</strong> (2 projects)</li></ul><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> For all details, please click <a href="https://sites.tcu.gov.br/scei-cast/#the-call" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">HERE</a></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-11" align="center" width="100%" border="0" 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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"> Instats (<a href="http://instats.org" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">instats.org</a>) is an online platform designed to make high quality research training globally accessible and affordable. From free introductory tutorials to in-depth courses, Instats offers access to PhD-level research training and career advancement through their global network of experts and institutions.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> As an exclusive offer for AFAANZ members, enter the code AFAANZ20 at checkout to get 20% off the regular price of any livestreaming or on-demand research training seminar. If you'd like to offer content through the Instats platform, please get in touch at <a href="mailto:info@instats.org" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">info@instats.org</a> to explore individual or institutional partnership opportunities.</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> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table> <table class="text_block block-3" 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="font-size:16px;color:#0014ff;"><strong>AFAANZ Members Areas of Expertise</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> To enable better collaboration between AFAANZ Members and our main sponsors – Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and CPA Australia – we are collecting information around areas of expertise of our members. The member portal has been updated to allow for selection into topic areas. Should our sponsors require expertise in a certain area, AFAANZ will be able to provide connections to provide opportunities for engagement.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> To enter this information, enter your AFAANZ member portal and click on the Additional Profile Information tab and select the Personal Information tab. Click on the edit/create button and the areas of expertise multiple check-box topics will appear along with an areas of interest text box to enter your information. Email <a href="mailto:info@afaanz.org?subject=AFAANZ areas of expertise" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">info@afaanz.org</a> if you have any questions. </p> </div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-4" 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> </span></td> </tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-14" 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" 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