Call for Participants: Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics (JCAE) Australasian Symposium

                         CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

                              HALF-YEARLY
        JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNTING AND ECONOMICS (JCAE)
                         AUSTRALASIAN SYMPOSIUM

                              July 5, 2008
                            Sydney, Australia


      INTRODUCTION:

      Jointly organized by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
      and the University of Technology, Sydney, this first JCAE
      Australasian Symposium will be held at University of
      Technology, Sydney, Australia.

      This symposium provides a platform for accounting,
      economics and corporate governance academics especially
      from Australia, New Zealand and Asia to present cutting-
      edge research findings.


      PROGRAMME:

      The one-day symposium comprises one Research Forum and five
      Plenary Paper Sessions.


      RESEARCH FORUM SPEAKER:

      Professor Ross L. Watts is a professor of accounting at
      Sloan School of Management of Massachusetts Institute of
      Technology. He is the founding editor of the Journal of
      Accounting & Economics and was awarded the American
      Accounting Association's Seminal Contributions to
      Accounting Literature Award in 2004 and the Outstanding
      Accounting Educator Award in 2000.


      REGISTRATION FEE:

      Regular Registration A$100/US$95

      The registration fee includes all conference materials,
      access to all sessions and the networking reception
      excluding accommodation.


      DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION:

      June 1, 2008

      REGISTER NOW!!


      CO-EDITOR FOR THE HALF-YEARLY JCAE AUSTRALASIAN SYMPOSIUM:

      Professor Greg Clinch is a professor of accounting at
      University of Technology, Sydney. He is a member of
      editorial board of Journal of Accounting Research,
      Australian Accounting Review, Accounting and Business
      Research, and Accounting and Finance.


      FURTHER INFORMATION:

      Please visit the Symposium website at:

      http://www.af.polyu.edu.hk/jcae_af/aust_symposium.html

      or contact:

      CONTACT:       The Symposium Secretariat
                     Ms Jo Wong
      Email:         MAILTO:gsbjwong@inet.polyu.edu.hk
Posted 4/22/08