Dear ABO Members:
The 2009 ABO Research Conference will be held in beautiful Seattle,
Washington, on October 8-10, 2009. To have a successful conference we
need your help. Please consider submitting a paper or volunteering as a
reviewer, discussant, or moderator.
REGISTERING FOR THE
CONFERENCE
Visit the meeting website at
aaahq.org/meetings/2009ABO_online.htm
for registration information.
To register online for the conference, go to
members.aaahq.org/CVWEB_AAA/MainLogin.shtml. You will need
your AAA username and password.
The early registration deadline is September 8, 2009.
SUBMITTING A PAPER [The deadline for submissions was
JUNE 30, 2009.]
If your paper is based on
a field survey or experiment, please also submit your data collection
instrument. At the time of submission, papers should not have been
accepted for publication. The submission fee is $25.00 (no fee for
doctoral students). Send the submission fee to:
Frank Hodge
Foster School of Business, Box 353200
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98115
Selection of conference papers will be announced by August 21, 2009.
EMERGING SCHOLARS SESSION
This year's conference will once again include an Emerging Scholars
session. This session will showcase the work of new scholars while
providing them with detailed constructive feedback on their papers
through the assignment of senior discussants. Faculty who have graduated
within the past three years and doctoral students are encouraged to
submit their work to this session. Please include a note with your
submission to indicate "emerging scholars" submission. Submissions to
the Emerging Scholars session will also be considered for inclusion in
regular conference research sessions.
VOLUNTEERING
If you would like to volunteer (and haven’t already), please send an
email to: ABOconf@u.washington.edu
AWARDS
Finally, at this year's conference we will announce two awards:
Outstanding Manuscript Award
Outstanding Emerging Scholar Award
Each award carries a cash prize of $500.
HOTEL INFORMATION
The conference hotel is the W Hotel, located in the heart of downtown
Seattle and within walking distance of great restaurants and historic
Pike Place Market. If you are planning on attending, we suggest
reserving a room early.
W Hotel Seattle
Toll-free reservation #: 1-877-946-8357 (the direct Seattle hotel number
is: 206-264-6000)
Conference room rate: $199/night (mention "American Accounting
Association" or "Accounting, Behavior and Organizations Meeting" when
making your reservation)
We look forward to seeing you in Seattle.
Frank Hodge and Nathan Stuart
Conference Chairs