The School of Accounting and Commercial Law, Victoria University of Wellington, and California State University, Fresno, invite academics and PhD students to participate in the 32nd Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues and PhD Symposium (APCIAI 2020). The theme for the conference is:

Accounting: Maintaining Relevance in a Digital Age

When:

◾ PhD Symposium: 9:30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m., Sunday 11 October

◾ Conference:

• Welcome function, 6:00 p.m. – 7.30 p.m., Sunday 11 October 2020
• Concurrent Sessions, 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. Monday 12 October 2020
• Conference Luncheon, 12:00 p.m. – 1.30 p.m.  Monday 12 October 2020
• Conference Dinner, 6.30 p.m. – 10.00 p.m. Monday 12 October 2020
• Concurrent Sessions, 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. Tuesday 13 October 2020
• Conference Luncheon, 12.00 p.m. – 1.30 p.m. Tuesday 13 October 2020

Where:
Pipitea Campus, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand.

Conference Deadlines:
Abstract(s) and Paper(s) Submission Deadline: May 17, 2020
Paper Status Notification Date: June 15, 2020
Registration Deadline: September 4, 2020

Keynote Speaker: 

Professor Stephen Penman
George O. May Professor of Financial Accounting
Co-Director of the Center for Excellence in Accounting and Security Analysis
Graduate School of Business
Columbia University

Professor Penman has published in the leading journals in accounting and finance, has received numerous awards for his research on valuation of equity and the role of accounting information in security analysis, and is the author of the widely adopted book Financial Statement Analysis and Security Valuation, currently in its 5^th edition.