The UTS Summer Accounting Conference attracts leading accounting and auditing scholars from around the world. The Accounting Discipline Group at UTS is committed to ensuring that the Australian Summer Accounting Conference continues as the premier event of its type in the Australasian region.

Registrations are now open to attend the 19th annual Australian Summer Accounting Conference.  The 2016 conference will comprise a key-note address by Professor Katherine Schipper, Faqua Business School, Duke University, and 11 paper presentations, each of which will be followed by an invited discussant. 

There is no charge for attending the conference; however attendees are responsible for their own travel and accommodation costs, late cancelations and or no shows to the conference/dinner will incur an administrative fee of $50.00.  Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided, on each of the two days.  Additionally, conference attendees are invited to a dinner held on the evening of Thursday, 4th of February at the Park Royal Hotel.  The conference will conclude on Friday, 5th of February with drinks and canapés.  Places are strictly limited and anyone wishing to attend should register as soon as possible.

Presenters	Title
Aloke Ghosh City University of New York   Chandra Kanodia University of Minnesota	The Quality of Audit Stress Tests of Goodwill for impairments   What are the Economic Consequences of Fair Value Accounting?
Yu Flora Kuang University of Melbourne	The Influence of CEO Social Capital on Firm Value: Evidence from CEO Succession
Xi Li Temple University	Mandatory Disclosure Reform, Monitoring, and Executive Compensation
Elisabeth Dedman Nottingham University	The Information Content of Accounting Accruals when Accompanied by Cash or Stock Dividends
Thomas Bourveau Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Shareholder Activism and Voluntary Disclosure
Emmanuel De George London Business School	Starving for information: Does reporting frequency affect how earnings news travels around the world?
Scott Liao  University of Toronto	Does Loan Loss Provision Timeliness Affect the Accuracy, Informativeness, and Predictability of Analyst Provision Forecasts?
Christo Karuna University of Southern California	Competition and Earnings Management
Gopal Krishnan American University	Do Auditors with a Deep Pocket Provide a High Quality Audit?
Sterling Huang  Singapore Management University	Corporate Hedging and the Design of Incentive-Compensation Contracts

 When

4 – 5 February 2016 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Where

City – Haymarket›CB08 Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, Building 8

Places to the conference are strictly limited.  Please treat your registration as a firm commitment as subsequent cancellations are costly and create administrative difficulties with waitlists. Late cancelations and or no shows to the conference/dinner will incur an administrative fee of $50.00.

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Cost

Complimentary – Please refer to the conditions noted above

RSVP

General enquiries about the conference (including paper submissions or requests for invitations) should be directed to:

Katt Robertson – Accounting Discipline Group UTS Business School Email: [email protected] Ph. 61 2 9514 3560  

http://www.uts.edu.au/about/uts-business-school/accounting/what-we-do/research/events/2016-uts-australian-summer

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