Call for Papers
APMAA 2012 Annual Conference

14 - 17 Nov. 2012, Xiamen University

The Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association (APMAA) invites papers and panel session proposals for its 8th (2012) conference held on the main campus of Xiamen University from 14 to 17 Nov. 2012. The 8th APMAA Conference, themed "Management Accounting: The Optimization of Management Control System", is co-organized by the Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association (APMAA) and Xiamen University, China. A PhD Colloquium (on 14 Nov. 2012) will also be held in conjunction with the APMAA 2012 Conference.

TOPICS: The 8th annual conference will address a broad range of topics in management accounting. We encourage papers in the areas such as design and implementation of management accounting systems, theory of management control, optimization of management control, optimization of management accounting report systems, optimization of overall budgeting management, risk management and managerial control, internal report system and incentive institutionalization, performance management and managerial control, strategic management control, management accounting research methods, and teaching methods in management accounting and cost accounting. Please email all submissions to the Secretariat at: CAS@xmu.edu.cn before June 15, 2012.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: PhD students and candidates are invited to present and discuss their preliminary results or work-in-progress in the PhD Colloquium. Submissions should be at most 10 pages long and follow the format used for the main APMAA 2012 conference papers. Please submit your papers to all the emails below: normah645@salam.uitm.edu.my; yttsay@ntu.edu.tw; cafr0066@tom.com; pscarbrough@brocku.ca

FURTHER INFORMATION: Please refer to http://cas.xmu.edu.cn/apmaa2012.htm or http://ifas.xmu.edu.cn/Item/Show.asp?m=1&d=1727 for more details.

PARTICIPATION FEE:
Before 20 October 2012 by Bank Transfer: USD 260 (USD 210 Registration Fee and USD 50 membership fee)
Student Registration Fee: USD160 (Membership fee is waived fully.)

Bank Transfer information:
BENEFICIARY'S BANK: Bank of China Xiamen Branch
BENEFICIARY'S A/C NO: 428658381176
BENEFICIARY'S NAME: Xiamen University
BENEFICIARY'S ADDRESS IN CHINA OF TELEPHONE NUMBER: Office of Financial Affairs, Xiamen University, Siming South Road, No.422, Siming District, Xiamen, 0086-25922183540
REMITTANCE ROUTE (SWIFT): BKCHCNBJ73A

On site payment (in cash): USD 310 (full payments upon arrival); Student fee USD 180