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font-size: 16px; color: #0018ff;"><strong>AFAANZ 2025 Conference</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #0018ff;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #0018ff;"><strong><em>6 July - 8 July 2025</em></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #0018ff;"><strong><em>Sofitel Brisbane Central, Queensland, Australia</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;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 20px;"><strong><em>Call for Papers</em></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="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">AFAANZ is devoted to a broad spectrum of accounting and finance research, and we welcome innovative research approaches as well as those that are well established. Papers are invited in the broad areas of accounting, auditing, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, education, finance, tax, and other related fields. Best paper prizes and outstanding reviewer awards will be presented at the conference. All papers at this year’s conference will be subject to blind peer review. AFAANZ encourages new and developing researchers to attend the conference. We will again extend a discount to full-time higher degree research students.</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="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">AFAANZ 2025 will be held face-to-face at the Sofitel Brisbane Central in Queensland, Australia. The two plenary speakers at the conference will be:</span></p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;font-size:16px"><li> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Professor Renée Adams, University of Oxford</span></li><li><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Professor Clinton Free, University of Sydney</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong> </strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>Guidelines for Submission</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">All details regarding the submission of papers are available on the AFAANZ conference website at <a href="https://www.afaanz.org/conference" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">https://www.afaanz.org/conference</a>. Papers can now be submitted at</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.openconf.org/afaanz2025/openconf.php" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">https://www.openconf.org/afaanz2025/openconf.php</a></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="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Papers will only be considered if at least one author is an individual member of AFAANZ, with members enjoying a reduced registration fee for the conference. To become a member of AFAANZ, please go to <a href="https://www.afaanz.org/membership" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">https://www.afaanz.org/membership</a>.</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="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>Submission Date</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Papers must be submitted by Friday, 7 February 2025, 5pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time. Late submissions will NOT be accepted.</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="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>Notification</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Email notification of the outcome and review feedback of submissions is expected to be sent to the submitting author in April 2025.</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="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;"><strong>Enquiries</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Any enquiries regarding the submission process for papers can be directed to Lily Chen and Michaela Rankin at <a href="mailto:chair@afaanz.org" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">chair@afaanz.org</a></span></p></div></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:660px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/ehy/aea/qd3/824b833e-0dcb-4a23-b442-8091bf0a9d5c.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="660" alt title height="auto" /></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="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 style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-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="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;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #0018ff;"><strong>Introducing the CPA Australia "Academia and Industry" </strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #0018ff;"><strong>Professional Development Series</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"> CPA Australia and AFAANZ are proud to present <em>Academia and Industry</em>, a new professional development series designed to build bridges between academic and industry practice. The series aims to foster collaboration between accounting and finance academics and industry leaders, unlocking opportunities to advance the profession.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> By strengthening these connections, the series seeks to equip academics with industry insights and help practitioners tap into academic knowledge, driving sustainability and innovation in the accounting profession.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Join us as we bring together thought leaders from both sides to shape the future of accounting.</p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-2" 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"><a href="https://www.afaanz.org/academic-and-industry-series" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/h4x/mc6/z2c/Academia%20and%20Industry%20Series%20Nov%2020242.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="660" alt title height="auto" /></a></div></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;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">To register for this event, click <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XIZbevMgTD2RIAEZRhtNzQ?_gl=1*4lx502*_gcl_au*MjU5Njg5OTIwLjE3MjU0MTQyMzY.*_ga*MTkxMDg4NTI4NC4xNjY5MTYxMDc5*_ga_L8TBF28DDX*MTcyNzY0ODI0Ni4yOTMuMS4xNzI3NjUwNjM3LjAuMC4w#/registration" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">HERE</a>.</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 style="word-break: break-word;"> </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"><a href="https://www.afaanz.org/education-forum" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/g3m/cxc/d0q/Education%20Forum%202024%20Banner.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="660" alt title height="auto" /></a></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 style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> With the rapid rise of new technologies, it is critically important for accounting and finance professionals to continue to develop their human skills. While human skills are often labelled ‘soft skills’ they are generally much more complicated to master than technical skills. In this interactive event we’ll look at ways to support your students master these skills.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> This event will feature presentations from:</p><ul style="line-height:1.2;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><li>Danette Fenton-Menzies (Owner and Director of Learning, Magical Learning)</li><li>Professor Alan Sangster (University of Aberdeen)</li><li>Jeremy Khoh, CA, CPA (Founder, Khoh Partners), amongst others</li></ul><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">In addition, there will be industry panel sessions and networking opportunities.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><a href="https://www.afaanz.org/education-forum" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">Registration is now open.</a></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> Tuesday 26 November 2024</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Time:</strong> 8.30am to 5.00pm AEDT</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Registration Fee</strong>: $95 (for both AFAANZ & RMIT events: $130), PhD Students $65</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Where:</strong> Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Level 18, 600 Bourke St, Melbourne</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 style="word-break: break-word;"> </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%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:561px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/60z/ya3/kzl/MYOB%20Education%20Partner%20Winners.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="561" alt title 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="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;"><strong><em>MYOB Partner Awards 2024 – Education Winners</em></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">Congratulations to Massey University School of Accountancy and Swinburne University of Technology for winning the New Zealand and Australian Education Partner of the Year Awards respectively as part of the MYOB Partner Awards 2024. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong><em>You can view all the MYOB Partners Awards 2024 winners here:</em></strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> <strong><em>AU:</em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong><strong><em><a href="https://www.myob.com/au/myob-partner-program/partner-awards" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">https://www.myob.com/au/myob-partner-program/partner-awards</a></em></strong></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <strong><em>NZ: <a href="https://www.myob.com/nz/myob-partner-program/partner-awards" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">https://www.myob.com/nz/myob-partner-program/partner-awards</a></em></strong></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-10" 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:165px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/13i/c6z/5h2/MYOB_logo_2024.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="165" alt title height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-11" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:4px solid #00f"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-12" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:594px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/y6u/5un/jh5/Indigenous%20SIG%20advert.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="594" alt title height="auto" /></div></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;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> Click <a href="mailto:info@afaanz.org?subject=Accounting for Indigenous Perspectives SIG" target="_blank" title="info@afaanz.org" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">HERE</a> to support the Accounting for Indigenous Perspectives SIG</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:4px solid #00f"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-15" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:462px"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpduCurD4sHN2RW9BBZtW5--fUWP062RSP#/registration" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/5pz/m46/0q3/SIG2%202024.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="462" alt title height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-16" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> To register, click <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpduCurD4sHN2RW9BBZtW5--fUWP062RSP#/registration" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">HERE</a></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-17" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-18" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:462px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/71c/9lu/axr/SIG11%202024.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="462" alt title height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-19" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">To register, click <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvf-CgqD4vGNLlXiQD0Pe315Jdo3yJS8OZ#/registration" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">HERE</a></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 style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table> <table class="text_block block-21" 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"> <em><strong>All past insight series events have been recorded and are available to view <a href="https://www.afaanz.org/afaanz-insight-series" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">HERE</a>. </strong></em></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-22" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:4px solid #00f"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-23" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; color: #0018ff;"><strong><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;">Data Analytics Special Interest Group (DASIG) Survey</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> The Data Analytics Special Interest Group (DASIG) is seeking your valuable input on what we can do to help you navigate the exciting world of data analytics. Our goal is to foster a community where academics can collaborate, share ideas and resources, and engage with practitioners to advance research and teaching in data analytics. You can find more information about our group <a href="https://www.afaanz.org/interest-group/data-analytics-special-interest-group" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">HERE</a> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">We would greatly appreciate your feedback on what events and initiatives you would like us to organize to help achieve DASIG’s aims.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong>Follow the link below to the survey:</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><a href="https://anu.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bCrpJbgR43Gi9xk" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">Take the Survey</a></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> Thank you for taking the time in completing this short survey! Your input is vital to creating a vibrant, interactive community of academics and practitioners in the field of data analytics in accounting and finance. We also look forward to seeing you at our future events!</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> Please consider joining our LinkedIn group at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14475179/" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14475179/</a>. Also, please feel free to reach out directly to us by sending a message to <a href="mailto:sorin.daniliuc@anu.edu.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">sorin.daniliuc@anu.edu.au</a>.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p></div> </div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-24" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:4px solid #00f"> <span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-25" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 18px; color: #0018ff;"><strong>AFAANZ AAA & EAA PhD Colloquium Representatives</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px">A great opportunity is now open for PhD students to represent AFAANZ at the American (AAA) and European (EAA) Accounting Association PhD colloquiums in 2025.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"> The 2025 AAA/Deloitte Foundation/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium will be held June 8–11 at Deloitte University in Westlake, Texas; and the 41 st EAA Doctoral Colloquium will take place at the Luiss Campus, Viale Romania, Rome, Italy on 24-27 May 2025 immediately prior to the EAA Annual Congress. Students need to have attended a prior AFAANZ Doctoral Symposium and be a current member alongside other listed criteria. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px">Details on both colloquiums can be found and the AFAANZ website at <a href="https://www.afaanz.org/doctoral-symposium" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">https://www.afaanz.org/doctoral-symposium</a></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21.599999999999998px"> Applications close <em><strong>Friday, 8 November, 2024</strong></em> and must reach the AFAANZ office by email on <a href="mailto:info@afaanz.org" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">info@afaanz.org</a></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-26" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:4px solid #00f"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-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="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%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:528px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/poe/oth/hxu/RMIT%20AEC%20Banner_1.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="528" alt title 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="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;"><strong>The RMIT University Accounting Educators' Conference 2024 is fast approaching!</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 conference is once again proudly sponsored by CPA Australia.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong>Theme:</strong> Shaping Assessments in Accounting to Create Lifelong Learners in Dynamic Environments</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong>Date:</strong> Monday, 25 November 2024</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>Time:</strong> 8.30 am -5.00 pm (AEDT) followed by networking drinks</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong>Location:</strong> CPA Australia Level 20, 28 Freshwater Place, Southbank Vic 3006</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">This year, all presentations are in person, while conference attendance is offered in hybrid mode.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong>Registration Fee: </strong>In-person $50 and online $20 (AUD)</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> <strong>Registration link:</strong> <a href="https://www.afaanz.org/education-forum" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">https://www.afaanz.org/education-forum</a></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">To register, please scroll to the bottom of the landing page and select your preferred attendance mode (in-person or online).</p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:4px solid #00f"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr> </table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-4" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" 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" alt title height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-5" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">To support the AASB’s commitment to high-quality accounting and sustainability standards, the AASB is looking to hire technical staff – freelancers, paid secondments and temporary employees – under short-term contracts to work on various technical projects. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> The AASB is looking for technical staff or contractors who can start work as soon as possible. The AASB has the flexibility to offer full-time or part-time employment, and the technical staff member or contractor may work in the AASB’s office, remotely or hybrid.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> Please find details of the opportunities in AusTender - <a href="https://www.tenders.gov.au/Atm/Show/2add6430-8770-4054-ab18-3c97091df807" title="Original URL: <a href="https://www.tenders.gov.au/Atm/Show/2add6430-8770-4054-ab18-3c97091df807" title="https://www.tenders.gov.au/Atm/Show/2add6430-8770-4054-ab18-3c97091df807">https://www.tenders.gov.au/Atm/Show/2add6430-8770-4054-ab18-3c97091df807</a>. Click or tap if you trust this link." target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">Current ATM View - AASB-2024-10: AusTender, which provides a summary of the required skills and expertise, a timeframe for the work and an expected time commitment relating to the various projects in the not-for-profit private sector, not-for-profit public sector and for-profit public sector. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">Responses are due back to <a href="mailto:nationaldirector@aasb.gov.au" target="_blank" title="nationaldirector@aasb.gov.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">nationaldirector@aasb.gov.au</a> by the Close of Business on 18 November 2024.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">It is anticipated that the projects will be awarded no later than 1 December 2024.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">In determining the awarding of a project, the AASB will assess experience in conducting similar projects, value for money, availability of resources and timeframe to complete this project.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px">In sending out this invitation, the AASB is not entering into any financial or contractual relationship with any party. The AASB also reserves the right not to award any projects.</p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-6" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:4px solid #00f"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></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="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%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:127px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a3385784-71e0-4da0-b392-607d3a5bfdb0/me_afaanz/AH%20SIG%20Pic.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="127" alt title height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" 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;font-size:16px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 18px; color: #0018ff;"><strong>Accounting History SIG</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;"><strong>22 AH Symposium, Wednesday, 27 November 2024</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:16px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Call for Papers</strong></span></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="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"> Following the tremendous success of the 20th Accounting History Symposium, held virtually at the end of 2023, and the 21st Accounting History Symposium, conducted in person earlier this year before the 2024 AFAANZ conference, the Accounting History Special Interest Group (AHSIG) is delighted to announce our second symposium of 2024. The 22nd Accounting History Symposium is scheduled to take place virtually on Wednesday, November 27, 2024.Time: 6.30 pm- 9.30 pm AEDT.<br /><br /> This year, we are excited to integrate our AFAANZ Insight Series session with the 22nd Accounting History Symposium. We are privileged to welcome Professor Stephen Walker as our keynote speaker. He will present his paper titled "Managing a Shower of Silver: Accounting, Control, and Audit at the Great Exhibition, 1851," which has been recognized as a highly recommended paper by the AFAANZ Accounting History community.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><br /> In addition to our esteemed guest speaker, we invite individuals interested in presenting their planned or ongoing research projects to submit a research proposal or working paper. To get all the details, click <a href="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/lfc/i9f/wrv/22nd%20AHS_CFP%202024.pdf" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">HERE</a></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:4px solid #00f"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:660px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/gf3/ovs/q01/ATO%20Banner.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="660" alt title height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-4" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #0018ff;"><strong>Corporate tax transparency report for 2022-23 released </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 Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has published the Corporate tax transparency report for 2022-23. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> The tenth annual report provides the data and analysis of 3,985 large corporate entities operating in Australia, a net increase of 1,272 entities. This increase comes as the report now includes data for Australian-owned private corporate entities with total income between $100 million to $200 million. </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"> The report reveals large corporates paid $97.9 billion in income tax, up 16.7% from the previous year. This report can be viewed <a href="https://www.ato.gov.au/businesses-and-organisations/corporate-tax-measures-and-assurance/large-business/in-detail/tax-transparency/corporate-tax-transparency-report-2022-23?utm_campaign=public_relations_outreach_email&utm_source=mailout&utm_medium=email" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">HERE</a></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-5" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"> <div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:4px solid #00f"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-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="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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:330px"> <a href="https://www.afaanz.org/call-papers" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/g6q/d8c/ryr/Call%20for%20Papers%20Banner.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="330" alt title height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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>To view all the current Call for Papers from our Institutional Members and journals, click on the Call button. </strong></p></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;font-size:14px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #0018ff;"><strong>Here are the new announcements for this month:</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:459px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/xmm/tad/cyh/PBFJ%20Banner.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="459" alt title height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-4" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> The Pacific-Basin Finance Journal (PBFJ) is seeking multiple qualified candidates for the role of Associate Editor (AE). These voluntary and unpaid AE positions involve collaborating with the editorial team to oversee the peer review process, contribute to editorial decisions, and uphold the journal's commitment to scholarly excellence. The AE roles will begin on January 1, 2025, with a 3-year duration and potential for renewal based on performance. For more details, please visit <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/pacific-basin-finance-journal/about/announcements" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">HERE.</a> </p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-5" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"> <span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-6" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:528px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a3385784-71e0-4da0-b392-607d3a5bfdb0/me_afaanz/Meditari_Accountancy_Research_logo.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="528" alt title height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-7" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#555;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><span style="word-break: break-word; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; color: #0018ff;"><strong>Meditari Accountancy Research Conference 2025</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">4-5 September 2025, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"><strong>Plenary speakers: John Dumay and Sumit Lodhia</strong></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px"> Submission deadline: 10 May 2025 emailed to <a href="mailto:meditaripisa2025@ec.unipi.it" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">meditaripisa2025@ec.unipi.it</a></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px">Further information: <a href="https://meditaripisa2025.ec.unipi.it/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">https://meditaripisa2025.ec.unipi.it/</a> </p></div></div> </td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-8" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"> <span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-9" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:598px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/e2p/jhb/bdu/JCAE%20Banner%202.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="598" alt title height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-10" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size: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="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #0018ff;"><strong>Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px" align="center"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #0018ff;"><strong>Mid-Year Symposium, Wednesday 9th of July 2025</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px" align="center"><span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #0018ff;"><strong>CALL FOR PAPERS</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"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">The 2025 JCAE Mid-Year Symposium is organized by the University of Queensland Business School and will be held at The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, on Wednesday, 09 July 2025 (immediately after AFAANZ). The symposium provides a platform for accounting, economics, and corporate governance academics, especially from Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, to present cutting-edge research finding</span>s. </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:center;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Keynote Speaker: Professor Steven Cahan</strong></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px" align="center"><strong>Plenary Papers</strong></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">The Mid-Year Symposium features 4–5 plenary papers. Each presentation will be followed by a discussion by a discussant and Q&A from the audience. Papers accepted for plenary presentations will be considered for publication in JCAE, subject to further review and editorial approval.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">Manuscripts should be submitted in PDF format to <strong><a href="mailto:jcae@uq.edu.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">jcae@uq.edu.au</a></strong> (1x blind copy & 1x with author details) with the subject of the email being “JCAE Mid-Year 2025”. Manuscripts previously published or currently under review by other publications must not be submitted. All submissions are subject to a blind review process. A cash prize of $500 each will be provided for (i) the best plenary paper that is presented at the conference and (ii) the best discussion of a plenary paper at the conference.</span> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;">In your email, please state that the paper is for presentation at the 2025 Mid-year symposium. Submissions must be received no later than <strong>March 14, 2025</strong>. Authors can expect to be notified of the review outcome by May 16, 2025. Further details are available <a href="https://www.afaanz.org/call-papers" 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;font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"><strong>Contact email: <a href="mailto:jcae@uq.edu.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">jcae@uq.edu.au</a></strong></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-11" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"> <tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:4px solid #00f"><span style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-11" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:660px;margin:0 auto" width="660"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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="word-break: break-word; font-size: 17px; color: #0018ff;"><strong>AFAANZ AWARDS</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:20.4px"> Applications are now open for Awards to be granted to AFAANZ members at the 2025 Conference.</p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:20.4px"> <span style="word-break: break-word; color: #0018ff;"><em><strong>AFAANZ</strong></em> <em><strong>Life membe</strong><strong>r</strong></em></span> is granted to members who have made an outstanding contribution to AFAANZ and an outstanding contribution to at least one of scholarship, education or the profession. Click <a href="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a3385784-71e0-4da0-b392-607d3a5bfdb0/me_afaanz/Fellow%20of%20AFAANZ.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;"></a><a href="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a3385784-71e0-4da0-b392-607d3a5bfdb0/me_afaanz/AFAANZ%20Life%20member%20document.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;">HERE</a> for the criteria. Applications must be received by 8th November 2024. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:20.4px"> The <span style="word-break: break-word; color: #0018ff;"><strong><em>Fellow of AFAANZ Award</em></strong></span> is granted to members who have made a significant contribution to AFAANZ's activities over a sustained period of time. Click <a href="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/xxaw/v400uo21/emd/qdr/2cz/Fellow%20of%20AFAANZ%20Nomination%20Form.docx" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;" rel="noopener">HERE</a><a href="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a3385784-71e0-4da0-b392-607d3a5bfdb0/me_afaanz/Fellow%20of%20AFAANZ%202023.docx" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;"></a><a href="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a3385784-71e0-4da0-b392-607d3a5bfdb0/me_afaanz/Fellow%20of%20AFAANZ%202023.docx" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;"></a><a href="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a3385784-71e0-4da0-b392-607d3a5bfdb0/me_afaanz/Fellow%20of%20AFAANZ.docx" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0068A5;"></a> for the criteria and application. Applications must be received by 8th November 2024. </p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </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 style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-12" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" 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="word-break: break-word; 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. Also remember to update your University and Position fields if you have changed roles. 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-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 style="word-break: break-word;"> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-13" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" 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