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Auditing Section 2005 Midyear Meeting

Meeting Announcement and Call for Papers

11th Annual Midyear
Auditing Section Conference
and
25th Anniversary Conference for
Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory

The 11th Annual Midyear Auditing Section Conference and 25th Anniversary Conference for Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory will be held in New Orleans, LA on January 13–15, 2005. The annual midyear conference will consist of keynote, plenary, and concurrent sessions dealing with a wide variety of contemporary topics related to audit, attestation and assurance practices, education, and research. You are encouraged to contribute to the program through submissions of auditing/attestation/ assurance research and education papers, teaching cases, and special session proposals.

The midyear meeting will be preceded by a one-day conference celebrating the 25th anniversary of Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory on January 13, 2005. The anniversary conference will include sessions that examine past auditing research and will include research papers on current audit topics. There will be a celebratory dinner the evening of the conference.

The conferences will be held at the Astor Crowne Plaza (www.astorcrowneplaza.com). Located at the gateway to the French Quarter where Bourbon Street meets Canal Street, The Astor Crowne Plaza allows for quick access to both the excitement of Bourbon Street and nearby downtown attractions of Harrah's Casino, Aquarium of The Americas, Riverwalk Shopping Center, Morial Convention Center, N.O. Sports Arena, and the Superdome.

Submission Guidelines and Deadlines

25th Anniversary Conference
E-mail submissions of papers for the conference should be sent to Professor Bill Messier (bmessier@gsu.edu) as Word attachments. Research papers should follow the style guidelines of Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory. To preserve anonymity, e-mail the cover page and the remainder of the manuscript as separate files. For field surveys or experiments, also e-mail the research instrument, removing the identities of the authors. The submission fee is $75.00, and it can be paid through the AAA website.

Submissions must be received by June 30, 2004 to be considered for the program. Early submission is highly encouraged. Papers accepted for the conference will be published in a special supplement of the journal, provided that it meets the requirements of the normal editorial process. Papers not accepted for the 25th anniversary conference will be submitted automatically to the Midyear Conference unless the author requests otherwise.

Midyear Conference
E-mail submissions (auditing research and education papers, teaching cases, and special session proposals) to either Professors Billy Soo at billy.soo@bc.edu or Mark Peecher at peecher@uiuc.edu as Word attachments. Research papers should follow the style guidelines of Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory. To preserve anonymity, e-mail the cover page and the remainder of the manuscript as separate files. For field surveys or experiments, also e-mail the research instrument, removing the identities of the authors.

Submissions must be received by September 1, 2004 to be considered for the program. Submissions are not eligible for consideration if they will have been: 1) published or accepted for publication by September 1, 2004, 2) presented at the 2004 AAA Annual Meeting, or 3) presented at more than one AAA regional meeting. Papers presented at the Research Forum of the AAA Annual Meeting are eligible for consideration. Papers accepted for presentation at the 2005 Midyear Auditing Section Conference also may be submitted for presentation at the 2005 AAA Annual Meeting.

Early submission is highly encouraged. There is no fee for submissions to the midyear meeting only. Any questions should be addressed to the meeting co-chairs, Billy Soo and Mark Peecher at the e-mail addresses listed above.

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