International Accounting

Objectives
The Section shall serve the following purposes:

1. To encourage, support, and promote interest in all aspects of international accounting through the American Accounting Association, both in the United States and throughout the rest of the world;
2. To provide means of communication among AAA members, other academicians, and professional accountants interested in international accounting through:
   a. Regional and national Section meetings (held concurrently with meetings of the AAA or other organizations) as well as international meetings;
   b. Publication of a Section membership list (with indication of special interest areas);
   c. Publication of a newsletter (International Accounting Forum);
   d. Preparation of publications relevant to international accounting;
   e. Collection and dissemination of information about international accounting courses taught throughout the world; and
   f. Support of international liaison activities conducted by the AAA administrative office or other AAA committees, and the encouragement of international faculty exchanges;
3. To encourage international accounting research by Section members and to provide a forum for exchange of research findings through:
   a. Appropriate programs at annual Section Meetings and Regional Meetings;
   b. Assisting AAA research committees and providing advisory groups for international accounting projects; and
   c. Monitoring of important international accounting events and foreign research;
4. To facilitate, as far as feasible, special research, teaching, or information needs of Section members as they arise.

Membership: 1,362

Dues: $20

2001–2002 Officers

Chairperson
David J. Sharp
Managerial Accounting and Control Area
Richard Ivey School of Business
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario N6A 3K7 CANADA
Phone: (519) 661-3945
Fax: (519) 661-3485
Email: dsharp@ivey.uwo.ca

Secretary
Robert K. Larson
School of Business Administration
Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg
Middletown, PA 17057-4898
Phone: (717) 948-6151
Fax: (717) 948-6456
Email: RKL3@psu.edu

Treasurer
Bruce K. Behn
Department of Accounting and Business Law
College of Business Administration
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-0560
Phone: (423) 974-1760
Fax: (423) 974-4631
Email: bbehn@utk.edu

Vice Chairperson–Academic
Ajay Adhikari
Department of Accounting
Kogod College of Business Administration
American University
Washington, D.C. 20016-8044
Phone: (202) 885-1993
Fax: (202) 885-1131
Email: aadhika@american.edu

Vice Chairperson–Practice
Pat Edgar, Partner KPMG

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