BACKGROUND
The Eighteenth Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues will be held on October 15-18, 2006 in Maui Hawaii.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 technolog in international accounting, comparative ethics in international auditing and business, and related international accounting 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, Chile 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
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
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 fon and 1” margins all around. The paper should not exceed 25 pages (not including reference 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 register in this web site and submit your paper and abstract as attached files.

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, 2006. Notification about the decision will be made by June 30, 2006.

Please contact the conference headquarters below for additional information:

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEE
$300 (US Dollars)
Registration fee includes:
Reception
1 Breakfast
2 Luncheons
Gala Dinner (Banquet and Entertainment)
Copy of Conference Program and Proceedings
A one-day tour (with lunch)
A special registration fee of $200 (US Dollars) is available to full-time graduate students.

To register for the conference, please login and fill the registration form available to registered users.

CONFERENCE VENUE
The Conference will be held at the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii

Rates for run of house rooms are:
Room Rate: $190.00 per night (Single, or Double Occupancy)
*This rate includes the following resort benefits:
Preferred Tee Times and Golf Rates
Resort Shuttle
Resort Charging Privileges
Fitness Center
Toll-Free Access Calling
Morning Coffee at the Espresso Bar
Use of 9-hole Putting Green
Aloha Friday Festivities
Cultural History Tours
Mai Ka Pu'uwai (storytelling from the heart)

The above rate does not include tax and service charges.

To book your hotel accommodation, please fill out the form available for registered users.


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.

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)
Dhia AlHashim, California State University, Northridge, U.S.A.
Bhabatosh Banerjee, University of Calcutta, India
Nabil Baydoun, University of Wollongong-Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Jose de Jesus Vazquez Bonilla, Universidad Intercontinental, Mexico
Danuja Kunpanitchakit, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Rong-Ruey Duh, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Alan Dunk, University of Canberra, Australia
Adolf Enthoven, University of Texas, Dallas, U.S.A.
Sidney Gray, University of Sydney, Australia
Cindy Yoshiko Shirata, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Simon Ho, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
In Ki Joo, Yonsei University, Korea
Philomena Leung, Deakin University, Australia
Marc Massoud, Claremont McKenna College, U.S.A.
Hector Perera, Massey University, New Zealand
Brenda Porter, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Ramon Ramos, Universidad De Santiago De Chile, Chile
Edson Luiz Riccio, Sao Paulo University, Brazil
Katherine Schipper, Financial Accounting Standards Board, U.S.A.
S.Susela Devi, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Gary Sundem, University of Washington, U.S.A.
Lina J. Valcarcel, University of the Philippines, Philippines
Wei-Guo Zhang, China Securities Regulatory Commission, China