Charge:

Provide direction through the Executive Committee to accelerate the globalization of the Association. Specifically:

1. Evaluate the mission of the Committee and develop short-term and long-term strategies for globalization.

2. Coordinate the following activities concerning the Globalization Conferences:

a. Review the 1999 AAA/TAA First Globalization Conference in Taiwan.

b. Organize the 2000 AAA/BAA Second Globalization Conference in Cambridge.

c. Make a recommendation concerning, and plan (if appropriate), the Third Globalization Conference.

d. Develop criteria for future Globalization Conferences including geographical diversity, criteria for partner organizations, and interests of Association members

3. Network with other international organizations:

a. Gather information on international organizations.

b. Maintain frequent contact with international organizations.

c. Develop cooperation plans with international organizations.

4. Network with sections in the Association:

a. Coordinate the Association-wide globalization efforts with the activities of the International Accounting section of the Association.

b. Work with all sections in the Association to promote the globalization to section members.

c. Urge each section to help promoting participation in the Globalization Conferences and other globalization activities.

5. Coordinating the globalization activities with other Association activities:

a. Evaluate the Globalization Conference dates to reduce conflicts with other Association activities.

b. Promote globalization to other Association activities when appropriate.

6. Provide the Executive Committee, through the designated liaison person, reports on the committee's activities for each Executive Committee meeting (dates to be determined).

Chair:

C. S. Agnes Cheng
Department of Acct & Tax
College of Business Administration
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77204-6283
Phone: (713) 743-4851
Fax: (713) 743-4828
Email: acheng@uh.edu

Members:

W. Steve Albrecht, Brigham Young University
Carolyn M. Callahan, University of Notre Dame
Philip D. Drake, American Graduate School of International Management
Timothy S. Doupnik, University of South Carolina
Joanna L. Ho, University of California - Irvine

Executive Committee Liaison:

C. S. Agnes Cheng
AAA Vice-President - International
University of Arkansas

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