BACKGROUND
The Twenty-Second Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues will be held on November 7-10, 2010 in Gold Coast, Australia. 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 presentations 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, South America, The Middle East, and other countries are expected to attend the conference.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
All delegates are invited to attend a plenary session presented by Jane Diplock AO, Chair of both the New Zealand Securities Commission, and of the Executive Committee of IOSCO, as well as member of the Financial Crisis Advisory Group. Jane will present the topic “The Global Financial Architecture: Twenty-First Century Solutions”, followed by panel discussions and a question and answer forum. The plenary session will be held on Monday morning and will precede the concurrent speaker sessions.

Delegates are invited to attend an optional workshop on Sunday, “Publish or Perish: Essential Strategies for Success” for an additional fee of $33. Chaired by Professor Robert Faff, editor of Accounting and Finance, and with a panel of leading published academics, this workshop will be invaluable for developing researchers and doctoral students. The workshop is inclusive of afternoon tea. An optional social networking event will be held on Tuesday evening.

Delegates and guests are invited to join colleagues at the optional Australian Outback Spectacular. The ticket price of $90 includes dinner and transfers to and from Jupiters Casino Hotel. Visit http://outbackspectacular.myfun.com.au/ for more information on the show.

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:

Global Accounting and the Challenges of IFRS
Accounting’s Role in International Capital Markets
Regulation of National and International Banking
Implementation and Value Relevance of IFRS
The Accountability of Government Functions
Changing Paradigm in Accounting, Finance, and Management
Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)
Accounting for Carbon Credit
Sustainable Reporting
Micro-Finance
Forensic Accounting
International accounting research, education, and practice
Corporate Governance and Accountability
Earnings Management
Revenue Recognition and Quality of Earnings
Adaptability of International Accounting Standards
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, in an International Arena
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 (Microsoft Word 2003 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 create an account in this website and follow the instructions.

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, 2010. Notification about the decision will be made by June 30, 2010.

Please contact the conference headquarters below for additional information:


Professor Ali Peyvandi, Conference Chairman, alip@csufresno.edu
Miss Molly Eide, Conference Program Coordinator mollyeide@csufresno.edu

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
To register for the conference, please create an account in this website and follow the instructions.

CONFERENCE VENUE
The Conference will be held at the Conrad Jupiter Hotel in Gold Coast.

To book your hotel accommodation, please go to the conference website: www.apconference.org

THE VERNON ZIMMERMAN BEST PAPER AWARDS
The best three papers will each be awarded USD $500, to be selected by a panel of distinguished reviewers. In addition, the best doctoral student paper will also be awarded USD $500.

CONFERENCE ADVISORS
Keitha Dunstan, Head of School, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia
Robert Harper, Dean, Craig School of Business, California State University, Fresno, U.S.A.

CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Keitha Dunstan, Head of School, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia
Ali Peyvandi, Craig School of Business, California State University, Fresno, U.S.A.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Ali Peyvandi (Chairman), California State University, Fresno, U.S.A.
Benjamin Tai California State University, Fresno, U.S.A.
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
S. Susela Devi, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Rong-Ruey Duh, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Alan Dunk, University of Canberra, Australia
Keitha Dunstan, Bond University, Australia
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, University of Macau, Macau
In Ki Joo, Yonsei University, Korea
Danuja Kunpanitchakit, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Marc Massoud, Claremont McKenna College, U.S.A.
Shirley Polejewski, University of St. Thomas, 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
Tony Van Zijl, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand