AFAANZ and CAANZ are proud to bring you the 2021 AFAANZ Education Forum. This Forum is an interactive and hands-on forum with a focus on how the technology is changing the workplace and what we should be aware of as educators, as well as how to integrate technology into your subjects.
The full program will be available early November.
Date: November 25 & 26, 2021: 10:00am to 1:30pm AEDT via Zoom
The forum is free for AFAANZ members. To register for the forum, you can link to the webpage HERE.
AFAANZ AWARDS
Applications are now open for Awards to be granted to AFAANZ members at the 2022 Conference.
The Fellow of AFAANZ Award is granted to members who have made a significant contribution to AFAANZ's activities over a sustained period of time. Click HERE for the criteria and application. Applications must be received by 19th November 2021.
Outstanding Contribution to Education Award
The aim of this award is to recognise outstanding contributions to accounting and finance education by members of AFAANZ. This award may be made to more than one recipient provided nomination(s) are of a sufficiently high merit and meet the selection criteria. . Applications must be received by 19th November 2021. Applications details are available HERE
AFAANZ INSTITUTIONAL MEMBER CONFERENCE FUNDING
Hosting a conference in 2021-22? Need funding support? AFAANZ is offering $500 financial support for physical conferences and $250 for virtual conferences held by its Institutional Members in the disciplines of Accounting and Finance in 2021-22. See criteria and process HERE.
Send your applications to info@afaanz.org
AFAANZ Finance SIG and InSPiR2eS
2021 SHARK TANK PITCH Event
Friday 10 December 2021
AFAANZ’s Finance SIG and InSPiR2eS are holding a shark tank pitch event inviting research teams to present:
- a replication of an important recent finance or capital markets accounting study, or
- an original research project.
The selected teams will be invited to pitch their research idea to the “sharks” (i.e., a panel of journal editors). After each pitch, each shark editor will give a “thumbs up” or “thumbs down”. In those cases where more than one shark editor is interested, a “competitive process” will ensue to achieve the ideal match of pitch to journal. Ultimately, subject to an agreed offer by one of the shark editors, pitches presented at event will be invited to execute the research replication project or original project, and publish the resultant completed paper in a future issue of the “winning” shark’s journal.
In addition to the opportunity to publish the research, the best pitch presented at the event will be awarded a cash prize of $1,000 and will also advance for further consideration in the InSPiR2eS Global Pitching Research Competition.
To attend the virtual event on Friday 10th December , click HERE to register
All previous Insight Series events can be viewed by going to the Insight Series webpage.
A report on the panel session "Covid & Accounting Education" hosted by Professor Garry Carnegie is available HERE
AFAANZ & CA ANZ CPD (Free to AFAANZ Members)
On behalf of our trusted Platinum Partner – Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, we would like to extend complimentary access to this upcoming event:
Using AI in Accounting – Trends, impact and solutions (Powered by CA Catalyst) – Thursday 4th November 2021
Artificial technologies, such as natural language processing and machine learning is rapidly
becoming a cornerstone of modern-day accounting operations, improving efficiency, driving
customer growth and deriving insights for accountants to play a more strategic role.
In this 3-part virtual workshop, we will get accountants up to speed on how Artificial
Intelligence (AI) is being used in accounting, exploring the breadth and depth of its current and future capabilities to drive value to accountants in Public Practice and Finance teams in Small to Medium Enterprises. (to download the brochure, click HERE)
Event Details
Date Thursday 4 November 2021
Time 8.00am – 11.00am | Perth
9:30am - 12:30pm | Darwin
10:00am - 1:00pm | Brisbane
10:30am - 1:30pm | Adelaide
11:00am – 2:00pm | Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Hobart
1:00pm – 4:00pm | New Zealand
Location Online Workshop
Price Complimentary
Access Link https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LOd2vcPBTLSZp6pDqMRg4A
AFAANZ AAA & EAA PhD Colloquium Representatives
A great opportunity is now open for PhD students to represent AFAANZ at the American (AAA) and European (EAA) Accounting Association PhD colloquiums.
The AAA colloquium details are yet to be confirmed, but most likely June 2022 in Dallas, Texas; and the EAA will be held in Bergen, Norway from May 7-10, 2022. Students need to have attended a prior AFAANZ Doctoral Symposium and be a current member alongside other listed criteria.
Please note that in-person attendance will be determined by travel requirements in place at that time. Alternatively, AAA and EAA may offer an online colloquium.
Details on both colloquiums can be found and the AFAANZ website at https://www.afaanz.org/doctoral-symposium
Applications close Friday, 19 November, 2021 and must reach the AFAANZ office by email on info@afaanz.org
A teaching benchmark reference tool for staff and students teaching financial reporting, auditing, financial statement analysis, corporate finance and investment subjects.
CAANZ and the University sector have formed a partnership to conduct research to produce an annual benchmark report of the normal, high, and low values of the key ratios that measure a company's performance and overall financial position that can be used to evaluate growth and margins, working capital management, capital structure and liquidity and overall performance. The report is available here Benchmark reports (scroll to bottom and download the report ). This report will be produced on an annual basis and feedback in regard to the research for future editions can be provided to Professor Matt Pinnuck (mpinnuck@unimelb.edu.au) and Dr Mark Wallis (m.wallis@business.uq.edu.au)
Choosing an alternative approach to financial statement assurance
A research team at the University of Sydney Business School are undertaking research on the potential for disrupting current processes to verify financial statements (audit). The team are looking for participants for a brief survey on user preferences to alter the model to protect users of financial statements in a different way. A link to the anonymous survey is below. The survey is open now and will close on 30/11/2021. The research team would like to capture your views as a key stakeholder. Please contact Sandra van der Laan (sandra.vanderlaan@sydney.edu.au) at the above email address if you have any queries about the survey.
Click HERE to go to the survey
Accounting History SIG
News and updates
Following the great success of the 15th Accounting History Symposium, held on July 3, 2021, with the support of AFAANZ, the Accounting History Special Interest Group (AHSIG) is pleased to announce a second event for this year.
The 16th Accounting History Symposium (16AHS) will be held VIRTUALLY on December 3, 2021, and will be free of charge for both SIG members and non-members.
Everyone is welcome to attend, but if you have a research project on Accounting History in mind, you can submit it for presentation, following the call for research proposals at this link.
The deadline for submitting your research proposals is November 5, 2021.
For any related queries, you are welcome to contact the SIG reps at acchis.sig@gmail.com
Calls for Papers
Emerging Scholars: Accounting History fully supports emerging scholars and each Accounting History International Conference runs an emerging scholars colloquium. The next AHIESC will be held in Portsmouth on 7 September 2022. Proposals are due by 1 March 2022. Click HERE to download the Call for Research Proposals.
InSPiR2eS Global Pitching Research Competition (IGPRC)
Building on the immense success & experience in Australia (University of Queensland 2015–2019) and South Asia (Pakistan 2017–18 and Sri Lanka 2021), we are pleased to announce the official launch of a Pitching Research competition in the global arena under the brand name of “InSPiR2eS Global Pitching Research Competition (IGPRC)”.
Prizes: With generous support across a wide variety of sponsors, most notably our Platinum sponsors, Bond University and Elsevier; IGPRC has a prize pool of $AUD40,000, including $AUD 10,000 for the overall competition winner.
Key dates: The deadline for final submission of entries is 28 February 2022. The “gala” online Grand Final will be held in May 2022.
IGPRC Country Co-ordinators: Australia; Bangladesh; Belgium; Brazil; China; Ghana; India; Indonesia; Ireland; Japan; Kenya; Malaysia; New Zealand; Pakistan; Poland; Romania; Singapore; Sri Lanka; UK; Vietnam. We hope to also soon have co-ordinators for France, Portugal, Spain. If you want to become a country co-ordinator, please contact Robert Faff ASAP: rfaff@bond.edu.au
Interested to know more about the competition: What, Why, How, Who, & When?
Refer to Section 6 of V2 of the SSRN paper titled: “Pitching Research®… evolution into a Programmatic Framework … self-reflection and the story so far” (https://ssrn.com/abstract=3917252).
Watch information video: https://bit.ly/3zHCM6v
Access information PPTs: https://bit.ly/3EPdtDz
After watching the IGPRC information video, attend one online Q&A information session:
The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) will be co-hosting the 2021 Research Forum with the University of New South Wales on Monday 29 November. The fully virtual event will feature four sessions throughout the day, including distinguished keynote speakers and facilitated expert panel discussions.
Program highlights
Academics and financial reporting stakeholders from the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors will come together to discuss three research projects followed by a virtual networking session to conclude the day.
The research topics include:
- An evaluation of the impacts of the adoption of AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers
- Presentation prominence: Does it matter to non-professional investors? The case of ‘Other Comprehensive Income’
- Decision Usefulness: A re-examination of the information needs of non-profit GPFR users
Register to attend the free forum by clicking HERE:
Andrew Baker will present his paper "The Effects of Hedge Fund Activism" on 3 November 11.00-12.30 NZ time. The Zoom login details are https://vuw.zoom.us/s/93014828316 . Andrew's paper is available HERE
The Accounting for Social Impact Research Group at AUT will host the Accounting for Social Impact Case Competition on Friday, 26 November 2021, in Auckland, New Zealand. The event aims to promote students’ understanding of how accounting technologies and practices can be used to develop innovative solutions to address real-world problems. See more HERE
CALL FOR PAPERS and EXEMPLARS
Journal of Accounting Education
The Journal of Accounting Education (JAED) invites papers on any aspect of sustainability in accounting education for a special issue. Possible topics include but are not limited to incorporating the UN Sustainable Development Goals into accounting curriculum, preparing future accountants to contribute to a broader reporting landscape including the Global Reporting Initiative and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board Standards and the International Integrated Reporting Council Framework, student perceptions of sustainability in accounting education, incorporating sustainability related case studies into the accounting curriculum, facilitating interdisciplinary approaches in accounting education, and sustainability related work integrated learning for accounting students. For more details, click HERE
The deadline for submissions is 1 November 2021.
CIMA Early Career Researcher Grants
The CIMA General Charitable Trust is making up to £3,000 available to Ph.D. students and £5,000 to post-doctoral researchers from anywhere in the world. CIMA is particularly keen to fund projects on innovative topics that address the latest thinking in management accounting.
Download the flyer HERE. The closing date for applications is Friday, 19 November.
Special issue call for papers from Meditari Accountancy Research
Accounting in and by the Extractive Industries
Full call for papers and further information are available HERE. Submission deadline: 30 November 2021
The International Journal of Auditing is going to have a special issue on “Auditing and Assurance for Small Entities.” Please click here for the Call for Papers. The closing date is Feb 28, 2022
The 2022 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS (ISAIS)
July 6-8, 2022 - Call for Papers and Registration
The Centre for Accounting and Industry Partnerships, Department of Accounting, University of Melbourne, Australia is pleased to announce the tenth International Symposium on Accounting Information Systems (ISAIS). ISAIS is rotated annually between the USA (Michigan State University), Europe (Hasselt University, Belgium) and Australia (University of Melbourne).
ISAIS 2022 will be online/virtual for all participants. Additionally, for those that can attend in person and network with colleagues, a meeting room will be available in the Faculty of Business and Economics Building at the University of Melbourne for all sessions. For all information, click HERE
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and The Accounting Review (TAR) have issued a joint call for academic research papers on how key standards are performing in the capital markets. Selected papers will be presented at a joint conference titled Accounting for an Ever-Changing World, currently scheduled for 2-4 November 2022 in New York City, and will be considered for publication in TAR (a publication of the American Accounting Association). For full details click HERE
The deadline to submit papers is 15 May 2022
For our New Zealand members, you can purchase discounted movie tickets for Event and Rialto Cinemas. Click here for further details.
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