During the short time span of about 18 years, the Foundation has successfully organized 9 international conferences and a good number of national and regional level conferences, seminars and symposia. The 10th International Conference is going to deliberate on many key issues currently confronting the accounting profession.
January 8 & 9, 2011 (Saturday & Sunday) Crystal Hall, Hotel Taj Bengal, Kolkata
Organised by :
Indian Accounting Association Research Foundation In association with : International Association for Accounting Education and Research Deloitte Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management, Kolkata
Department of Commerce,University of Calcutta
Home Page: www.iaaer.org www.iaarf.org
The Indian Accounting Association Research Foundation (IAARF) will hold its Tenth International Accounting Conference in Taj Bengal Hotel, Kolkata 700 027, on Saturday and Sunday, the 8th and 9th January, 2011 in collaboration with International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER), Deloitte, Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management (EIILM), Kolkata and Department of Commerce, University of Calcutta.
The theme of the conference is Global Financial Meltdown & Recovery: Changing Paradigm of Accounting & Finance.
Papers are invited on the following topics:
Global Convergence of Accounting Standards
Role of Accounting in the Recent Financial Meltdown
Impact of International Taxation on Accounting and Finance
Measurement and Reporting of Environmental Impact
Measurement & Reporting of Intangible Assets
Corporate Sustainability Reporting
Emerging Issues in Capital Markets
Micro Finance
Foreign Exchange Risk Management
The Attest Function – the Quest for Assurance
Public-Private-Partnership and Accounting for Service Concession Arrangement
Harmonization of Financial Accounting & Tax Accounting
Accounting for Government and Local Authorities
Technology and Accounting
Corporate Governance in the Changing Scenario
Foreign Exchange Risk Management
Other Related International Business Topics
Research papers will be presented by well-known international and national accounting scholars and practitioners on the Global Financial Meltdown & Recovery: Changing Paradigm of Accounting & Finance. Distinguished academicians and practitioners from different parts of the world are expected to attend the Conference. Besides, members of the IAA Research Foundation, representatives of IAAER and Deloitte, members of Indian Accounting Association (IAA) and its key office-bearers, academic heads and deans of many reputed business schools and universities in India, representatives of three professional bodies, viz., the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, will grace the occasion by their kind presence and active participation in different sessions. About 250 delegates are expected to attend the Conference.
Paper submission should be made online. The text of the paper will be in double space, 12 font, Times New Roman, keeping a margin of one inch in three sides. MS Word 2003 for Windows (.doc format) is required. Each paper should be preferably within 5000 words including tables and references in addition to an abstract of not more than 500 words in a separate page.
There should be a separate title page on each paper giving details of author/s, affiliation, address, telephone numbers and e-mail.
Paper presentation will take place in concurrent sessions and abstract of each accepted paper will be published in the conference proceedings.
Papers must be received within August 15, 2010.
Notification about the acceptance or otherwise of a paper will be made by October 15, 2010.
The submission of a paper for review means the author certifies that the manuscript is not copyrighted, and has not been published elsewhere.
Papers submitted for presentation will be subject to blind review and the decision of the Technical Committee will be final.
Foreign Delegates (excluding delegates from SAARC countries):
Without accommodation US $ 250 per person
US $ 100 per accompanying person With accommodation* US $ 300 per person
US $ 125 per accompanying person (Deadline: November 25, 2010)
(*Only a few rooms at difference guest houses in Kolkata will be available on a first come, first served basis.)
Registration fees will cover 3 breakfasts, 3 luncheons, 3 dinners, copy of conference proceedings and transport facilities within the city.
A cultural programme will be organized in the evening of January 8, 2011. The cultural programme will be followed by conference dinner at the adjacent space of the auditorium.
In December–January, the weather in Kolkata is pleasant, with temperature varying between 12°C and 20°C. There are many beautiful places and monuments of tourist attraction in the City. Popularly known as the cultural capital of India, the City is famous for the warm hospitality of Kolkatans. Kolkata is well connected by air from Mumbai, Delhi, Bangkok and Dhaka apart from a number of direct international flights.
The conference venue, Taj Bengal Hotel (www.tajhotels.com), is conveniently located in the City and is about 15 kms from N.S.C. Bose International Airport, Kolkata. There are many 5-star hotels like Oberoi Grand (www.oberoikolkata.com), ITC Sonar (www.itcwelcomegroup.in), Hyatt Regency (www.kolkata.regency.hyatt.com) , Park Hotel (www.theparkhotels.com), Hotel Hindustan International (www.hhihotels.com/kolkata) in Kolkata. Of them, Oberoi Grand, Park Hotel and Hotel Hindustan International are within 3 kms. away from Taj Bengal Hotel.
Contact Persons for Sending Queries, Papers, Registration of Interest
By Prof. Suranjan Das, Vice-Chancellor, Calcutta University.
L to R : Prof. Rajendra P.Srivastava, University of Kansas (USA), Prof. Asish K. Bhattacharyya, IIM Calcutta, Prof. John Christensen, President, European Accounting Association, CA Sanjay Bhattacharyya, Member(EC), IAARF.
L to R : Dhrubaranjan Dandapat, Secretary, IAARF, Prof. Bhabatosh Banerjee, President, IAARF, Mr. Malay Sengupta, Chairman & Managing Director, MSTC Ltd. (Keynote Speaker).
