An International Meeting of the American Accounting Association American Accounting Association 2006 Annual Meeting August 6–9, 2006 Washington, D.C.

Annual Meeting Placement Center

Online and faxed submissions are now CLOSED.
Resume and Announcement submissions will be accepted on-site,
at the Placement Center in the Marriott Wardman Park,
Sunday: 10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon.

The American Accounting Association maintains a Placement Center at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the benefit of its members. The center is located in the headquarters hotel where individuals seeking positions and institutions seeking faculty, or other related academic personnel, can investigate opportunities of interest.

The Placement Center provides sets of resumes and position announcements. Binders are available at the Placement Center for perusal: one containing the resumes of individuals, the other containing descriptions of positions. Position books are divided into geographical sections. Resumes and position announcements can be purchased individually or in complete sets; position announcements are available in geographical sets.

Please observe the following guidelines when preparing and submitting electronic and hard copy of resumes or position announcements for the placement service at the AAA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.

1. Access to the Placement Center will be limited to convention registrants displaying a 2006 Annual Meeting badge.
2. Submissions are limited to ONE PAGE ONLY. Both position announcements and resumes must be printed on ONE PAGE, ONE SIDE of white 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper. Margins are not to be less than 1 inch on all sides and type size may not be less than 10 point. There will be a $25.00 administrative fee for any changes/edits to announcements after they have been submitted. Please email any change requests to advertising@aaahq.org.
3. If you would like your submission posted on the AAA web site, an electronic version of your announcement must be provided. Announcements submitted by the deadline of June 26, 2006 have the option to be posted on the web site. Announcements submitted June 27 or later will be posted on the web site after the Annual Meeting if an electronic file is received. Resumes and position announcements will be converted to a PDF format for web posting. The postings will remain on the AAA web site until November 1. NOTE: Annual Meeting Placement submissions are not included in The Accounting Review/Web Posting area. A separate area of the web site is designated for Annual Meeting Placements.
4. When preparing resumes and positions announcements, please leave a blank area of at least two-inches square in the upper right-hand corner for processing.
5. Resumes should contain the following minimum information: Academic credentials (degree, date, institution), areas taught, research interests, experience, date available, geographical preference, email address, and convention address (if known).
6. Position announcements may follow any desired format containing the following minimum information: areas to be taught, minimum degree requirements, salary range, undergraduate and graduate teaching responsibilities, research and publication requirements, email address, and convention address of recruiter (if known).
7. The fee must accompany all submissions; submissions are not processed until payment is received. An email confirmation will be sent to the email address listed on the submission form. The email will contain the box number assigned to the ad(s) and will serve as a receipt for the placement center fee.
8. Online and faxed submissions are now closed. Resume and Announcement submissions will be accepted on-site, at the Placement Center in the Marriott Wardman Park, Sunday: 10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon.

   The fee is as listed below (NOTE: the fee does NOT include posting the announcement in The Accounting Review/Web Posting area, see http://aaahq.org/placements/default.cfm for more details).

   Submissions received by May 30 (posted on web site by June 12)

   Resumes - $50
   Positions - $125

   Submissions received by June 26 (posted on web site by July 10):

   Resumes - $60
   Positions - $150

   Submissions received June 27 or later (will be posted on the web site after the Annual Meeting if an electronic file is provided):

   Resumes - $75
   Positions - $200

9. Due to the numerous requests for changes, there will be an administrative fee of $25.00 for changes/edits to announcements after they have been submitted. Please email any change requests to advertising@aaahq.org.
   
   
10. The Placement Center will be located in the Marriott Wardman Park. It will be open during the following hours:
    
    

    Sunday: 10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon* and 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    Monday: 8:00 AM - 12:15 PM; 1:45PM - 5:30 PM
    Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 12:15 PM; 1:45PM - 5:30 PM
    Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

    *For late submission of resumes and position announcements only.

11. A message center for placement service participants is provided in the Placement Center, but must be limited to messages and letters only. Those individuals with resumes will automatically be assigned a message box. Each participating institution will be assigned one box, regardless of the number of positions it offers. Participants are urged to pick up all messages on Wednesday. Unclaimed messages will not be forwarded unless advance arrangements are made.
12. There is no provision at the Placement Center for distributing bulky materials such as catalogues, brochures, etc.
13. Questions should be directed to Barbara Brady, (941) 556-4121, Barbara@aaahq.org.

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