Charge:

Serve as the coordinating committee for Association activities that involve accounting research. Specifically:

1. Monitor the accounting research activities of other accounting associations (e.g. AICPA, FEI, IIA, and IMA) and coordinate with those organizations, as appropriate.

2. Advise the Vice-President/Research in the development and administration of the Association's programs in accounting research, including contributing to effective initiatives undertaken by headquarters' staff involved in faculty development, the regions and the sections.

3. Suggest ways to encourage research in accounting, including research related to discovery, integration, application and teaching.

4. Provide effective research liaison with regions and sections.

5. Coordinate the work of research-designated committees, such as the Competitive Manuscript Committee, the Corporate Accounting Policy Seminar Committee, the Deloitte & Touche Wildman Medal Award Committee, the Doctoral Consortium Committee, the Financial Reporting Issues Conference Committee, the New Faculty Consortium Committee and the Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award Selection Committee.

6. Work with AEAC to coordinate an implement the Association's faculty program development activity-including:

a. Coordination of faculty and program development among the Accounting Education Advisory Committee, the Research Advisory Committee, the Webmasters Committee, sponsoring organizations, headquarters' personnel and the director of faculty development.

b. Evaluation of alternatives to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of processes used in implementing faculty and program development.

c. Proposal of a detailed budget, in conjunction with the Executive Director and the Director of Faculty Development, to the Executive Committee and allocate, where authorized, funds specifically designated for this function, including any grants that might be a part of the program.

7. Work with the AEAC, Director of Faculty Development, regions, sections and the Program Advisory Committee to suggest and sponsor research-related CPE sessions at national, regional and section meetings.

8. 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:

Joel S. Demski
Fisher School of Accounting
College of Business Administration
University of Florida
Post Office Box 117160
Gainesville, FL 32611-7160
Phone: (352) 392-7597
Fax: (352) 392-7962
Email: demski@dale.cba.ufl.edu

Members:

Shannon W. Anderson, University of Michigan
Tim Bell, KPMG Peat Marwick
Jonathan C. Glover, Carnegie Mellon University
Amy P. Hutton, Harvard University
Alison J. Kirby-Jones, Boston University
Robert C. Lipe, University of Oklahoma
Jamie Pratt, Indiana University
Mohan Venkatachalam, Stanford University
Bente Villadsen, University of Iowa

Executive Committee Liaison:

Joel S. Demski
AAA Vice-President - Research
University of Florida

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