20^th ASIAN-PACIFIC CONFERENCE

ON INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING ISSUES

November 9-12, 2008

PARIS, FRANCE

Co-Sponsored By

Burgundy School of Business

Dijon , France

Groupe ESCE-Ecole Supérieure du Commerce Extérieur

Paris, France

College of Business and public administration

California State University, San Bernardino, U.S.A.

A. Gary Anderson School of management

University of California, Riverside, U.S.A.

AND

                                               THE CRAIG SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

                                       CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO

U.S.A.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Home Page: www.apconference.org 

BACKGROUND

The Twentieth Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues will be held on November 9-12, 2008 in Paris, France.   The main theme of the conference is "Corporate Governance and Accountability".  The Conference will provide an important forum for the interaction of different ideas and information between academicians and practitioners, in order to enhance the understanding of international accounting issues in various countries.

Research paper presentation and special workshops will be held by well-known international accounting scholars and practitioners to discuss issues on international accounting research, education, and practice, impact of advanced technology in international accounting, comparative ethics in international auditing and business, and related international business topics.

Prominent scholars and practitioners from the United States, Canada, Europe, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, China, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Brazil, The Netherlands, Poland, and other countries are expected to attend the conference.

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CREDITS

Participants in our past conferences have earned up to 20 CPE credits.

TOPICS

Paper presentations and panel discussions on international accounting and other related international business topics are invited.  Major topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

International accounting research, education, and practice

Corporate governance and accountability

Earnings management

Revenue recognition and quality of earnings

Adaptability of international accounting standards

Implementation and value relevance of IFRS

Capital markets

Behavioral issues in accounting

Social and environmental issues – Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainable development: performance measures and indicators

Impact of international free trade and investment on accounting education and the profession

Comparative analysis of financial accounting, managerial accounting, auditing, taxation and finance, among Asian-Pacific countries

Contemporary issues of advanced technology in international accounting (such as impact of Enterprise Resource Planning and E-commerce on accounting systems)

Information and control systems for multinational corporations

Interrelationship between accounting and other disciplines (such as management, marketing, finance, economics, human resource management and information management)

Comparative ethics in international auditing and business

Cross cultural studies in international accounting

Impact of currency fluctuations on financial reporting and control

Impact of international mergers and acquisitions on accounting practice

Privatization of governmental functions and government enterprises and their impact on accounting

Accounting-Marketing Issues

Accounting-Finance Issues

Accounting-Human Resource Management Issues

Accounting-Entrepreneurship Issues

Accounting-Management Issues

Accounting Programs and Leadership

Government and Nonprofit Accounting

History and Integrative Teaching and Curriculum

Islamic Accounting: Challenges and Opportunities

Issues in Public Sector

Other related international business topics

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTORS

Each contributor is required to submit online a double-spaced copy of the full paper or panel discussion proposal in Microsoft Word for Windows format (Windows 95 or higher is the preferred format).   For consistency, use a 12-point type font and 1" margins all around.  The paper should not exceed 30 pages.   Please include a cover page indicating the name, title, affiliation, complete postal address, e-mail address, telephone number and fax number of the author(s).   On the cover page, please also indicate the general topic of your paper (e.g. Financial Accounting, Corporate governance…..).  Abstracts without full papers will not be considered.

For submission of your paper, please go to conference web site www.apconference.org and submit your paper as an attached file.

All papers will be subject to a blind review process.  The submission of a paper for review means the author certifies that the manuscript is not copyrighted, and has not been published elsewhere.   Further, authors of accepted papers will have the choice of publishing either the full paper or an abstract in the conference proceedings (CD-ROM) only if at least one author registers and attends the conference.  

Please keep in mind that if you are the co-author of more than 1 paper accepted into the conference, at least 1 of your co-authors of the other papers must register in order to present more than 1 paper at the conference.

All submissions must be received by May 15, 2008.  Notification about the decision will be made by June 30, 2008.

Please contact the conference headquarters below for additional information:

Professor Ali Peyvandi, Conference Chairman, alip@csufresno.edu

Miss Molly Eide, Conference Program Coordinator info@apconference.org

Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues                                   Tel: (559) 278-2921              

Craig School of Business                                                                                                   Tel: (559) 278-2602              

California State University-Fresno                                                                                     Fax: (559) 278-7336              

5245 North Backer Avenue                               

Fresno, California 93740-0007, USA

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEE

$450 (US dollar)

A special registration fee of $300 is available to full-time graduate students.

Registration fee includes:

Reception

2 Luncheons

Gala Dinner (Banquet and Entertainment)

Copy of Conference Program and Proceedings

Tour

To register for the conference, please visit our website at www.apconference.org

CONFERENCE VENUE

The Conference will be held at the Le Meridien Montparnasse Hotel in Paris, France. ( www.starwoodhotels.com/lemeridien/montparnasse)

Rates for run of house rooms are:

       € 171 single or double rooms (+ 5.5% tax)

To book your hotel accommodation, please fill out the form on our website at www.apconference.org

 THE VERNON ZIMMERMAN BEST PAPER AWARDS

The best three papers will each be awarded US $500, to be selected by a panel of distinguished reviewers.  In addition, the best doctoral student paper will also be awarded US$500.

CONFERENCE ADVISORS

Jean Meimon, President, Groupe ESCE-Ecole Supérieure de Commerce Extérieur, Pole           Universitaire Leonard de Vinci, Paris, France

Stephan Bourcieu, Dean , Burgundy School of Business, Dijon, France

David W. Stewart, Dean, A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management, University                     of California, Riverside, U.S.A.

Karen Bowerman, Dean, College of Business and Public Administration, California State           University, San Bernardino, U.S.A.

Douglas Hensler, Dean, Craig School of Business, California State University, Fresno,   U.S.A.

CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Marie-Jose Albert-Batt, Burgundy School of Business, Dijon, France

Arvind Ashta, Burgundy School of Business, Dijon, France

Yves Marmiesse, Groupe ESCE-Ecole Supérieure de Commerce Extérieur, Paris, France

Birendra K. Mishra, University of California, Riverside, U.S.A.

Otto Chang, College of Business and Public Administration, California State University,             San Bernardino, U.S.A.

Ali Peyvandi, Craig School of Business, California State University, Fresno, U.S.A.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Ali Peyvandi (Co-Chairman), California State University, Fresno, U.S.A.

Benjamin Tai (Co-Chairman), California State University, Fresno, U.S.A. (On leave)

Marie-Jose Albert-Batt, Burgundy School of Business, Dijon, France

Dhia AlHashim, California State University, Northridge, U.S.A.

Fouad AlNajjar, Baker College Center for Graduate Studies, U.S.A.

Bhabatosh Banerjee, University of Calcutta, India

Nabil Baydoun, University of Wollongong-Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Otto Chang, College of Business and Public Administration, California State University,             San Bernardino, USA

S. Susela Devi, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Rong-Ruey Duh, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Alan Dunk, University of Canberra, Australia

Keitha Dunstan, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Adolf Enthoven, University of Texas, Dallas, U.S.A.

Alvaro Gasca Neri, Ernst & Young, Mexico

Sidney Gray, University of Sydney, Australia

Hassan Hefzi, California Polytechnic University, Pomona, U.S.A.

Joanna Ho, University of California, Irvine, U.S.A. 

Simon Ho, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

In Ki Joo, Yonsei University, Korea

Danuja Kunpanitchakit, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Philomena Leung, Deakin University, Australia

Marc Massoud, Claremont McKenna College, U.S.A.

Yves Marmiesse, Groupe ESCE-Ecole Supérieure de Commerce Extérieur, Paris, France

Birendra K. Mishra, University of California, Riverside, U.S.A.

Behnaz Quigley, Marymount University, U.S.A.

Edson Luiz Riccio, Sao Paulo University, Brazil

Katherine Schipper, Duke University, U.S.A.

Cindy Yoshiko Shirata, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Gary Sundem, University of Washington, U.S.A.