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 you are planning to submit a paper, please do so electronically by sending a Word file to: ABOconf@u.washington.edu 
 
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