Registration Information

Registration Deadline — June 23, 2008

NOTE: The registration deadline has been extended until MIDNIGHT EDT on Tuesday, JUNE 24, 2008 due to technical difficulties with our website caused by the high volume of Annual Meeting registrations submitted on June 23.

Registration Fee Includes:

  • Name Badge
  • Exhibit Hall Admission
  • Career Fair Admission
  • Program Book, including Electronic Proceedings on CD
  • Quick Reference Card
  • List of Registrants
  • 2008–09 Membership Dues in the American Accounting Association (student and life member registration fee does not include membership dues)
  • Admission to plenaries, panels and research sessions
  • One Ticket to either the Tuesday or Wednesday Luncheon
  • Sunday Evening Early Bird Reception
  • Monday Evening Welcome Reception
  • Tuesday Evening Reception
  • Refreshment Breaks
  • Cyber Café Admission

Guest Registration:
A $60 guest registration fee is required for guests 12 and older. Accounting faculty and students are NOT eligible to register as guests. Paid guests must be listed on the registration form.

Guest Registration Fee Includes:

  • Name Badge (required for admission to events and activities)
  • Exhibit Hall Admission
  • Career Fair Admission
  • Sunday Evening Early Bird Reception
  • Monday Evening Welcome Reception
  • Tuesday Evening Reception
  • Refreshment Breaks
  • Cyber Café Admission

The guest badge does NOT include admittance to the Placement Center, plenaries, panel sessions, research sessions, or CPEs.

Membership Dues

  • The registration fee includes membership dues in the American Accounting Association for 2008–2009, extending from September 2008 – August 2009. Student and life member registration fee does not include membership dues.
  • Membership dues include online access to Association journal(s) — The Accounting Review, Accounting Horizons, or Issues in Accounting Education, depending on the level of membership selected. All electronic journals are searchable and downloadable.
  • Full members may also opt to receive hard copies of the AAA journal(s) they subscribe to for $40.
  • Members may also join special interest sections
  • Student and life member registration does not include membership.
    Student registrants must be current student members of the AAA. Student membership is available to any full-time student residing anywhere in the world. A student membership application may be found online at http://aaahq.org/membership/student_member.htm.

Membership Benefits Include

  • Stay current. The AAA's meetings, journals, newsletters, monographs, and online materials provide convenient ways to keep up to date on the latest techniques and trends.
  • Exchange ideas with scholars and practitioners from all over the world. AAA members teach and practice in 83 countries, facing the same day-to-day challenges you do.
  • Connect with co-authors and mentors. Network with scholars who teach the same courses you do and research the same issues you're working on.
  • Influence policy makers and practitioners in public and corporate practice. The Financial Accounting Standards Committee, SEC Liaison Committee, Practice Advisory Committee, and the Financial Reporting Issues Conference all offer opportunities to interact with the practice community and government officials.
  • Earn Continuing Professional Education credits. The Annual Meeting, seven regional meetings, and ten section meetings all offer a wide variety of CPE opportunities.
  • Develop career strategies. Learn ways to meet institutional expectations in teaching, research, practice, service, and leadership.
  • Join a special interest section. Members are eligible to join 15 sections that have an interest in a specialized subject matter or educational environment.
  • The Annual Meeting Placement Center provides a unique opportunity for recruiters and registered candidates to meet. Again this year, the Career Fair is open to all registered meeting attendees. Also, once a year members can post a free position-wanted ad on the website and in The Accounting Review.

For more information on membership please send an email to membership@aaahq.org or call (941) 921-7747.

Special Food Requirements

Members attending the Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California who require vegetarian meals must so indicate on the registration form. Information regarding entrees at the luncheons will be available at the AAA registration desk at the headquarters hotel.

Americans with Disabilities Act

It is the intention of the American Accounting Association to comply fully with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Members planning to attend this meeting who have special needs, as covered by the ADA, are requested to notify Debbie Gardner at the American Accounting Association, debbie@aaahq.org or (941) 556-4101 to facilitate identification and accommodation of these needs by the Association.

Registration Deadline — June 23, 2008

  • Register online to save and get the lowest available registration fee.
  • Registrations received after June 23 will incur a $50 late fee.
  • After July 21, there will be an additional $50 processing fee plus the $50 late fee.

Registration Options

  • Register Online to Save! (VISA or MasterCard)
    • Register online to take advantage of a $30 discount on the meeting registration fee.
    • Have your VISA or MasterCard ready to complete the submission of your registration. No other credit cards are accepted.
    • You can register online at the AAA website until 4:00 PM EDT July 21, 2008.
    • AAA MEMBERS — Log in to Register Online
    • NON-MEMBERS — Click Here to Register Online
  • Register by Mail (Check)
    • Make checks payable to the American Accounting Association.
    • Mail your registration form to: American Accounting Association, 5717 Bessie Drive, Sarasota, FL 34233-2399
    • If you mail a registration form to AAA that was previously faxed, please indicate that on the form.
    • Registrations received after the June 23, 2008 deadline will incur a $50 late fee.
    • Registrations received after July 21, 2008 will be assessed both the $50 late fee and an additional $50 processing fee.
  • Register by Fax (VISA or MasterCard)
    • If you pay by credit card (VISA or MasterCard only), you may fax your registration form to (941) 923-4093 until midnight EDT July 21, 2008.
    • Registrations faxed after the June 23, 2008 deadline, will be charged the $50 late fee.
    • Registrations received after midnight EDT July 21, 2008 will be assessed both the $50 late fee and an additional $50 processing fee.
    • If you fax a registration form to AAA that was previously mailed, please indicate that on the form.
  • Register On-Site
    • On-site registration will be available August 3 – 6 at the AAA On-Site Registration Desk in the Hilton Anaheim Hotel.
    • On-site registrations will incur both a $50 late fee and an additional $50 processing fee.

Registration Changes

All registration inquiries and change requests should be directed to AAA headquarters at Office@aaahq.org or (941) 921-7747

Cancellation Policy

  • All cancellations must be received in writing at AAA in order to be processed.
  • Cancellation requests received after June 23 will incur a $50 cancellation charge.
  • No refunds will be available for cancellations after July 21, or for no-shows.