The University of Southern California, The University of Limburg, Nanyang Technological University, and The University of New South Wales

Present

The 1997 International Symposium on Audit Research

On June 26 and 27, 1997 the Center for Accounting and Auditing Research (CAAR) of the Nanyang Technological University will co-host the third annual International Symposium on Audit Research (ISAR) in Singapore. ISAR has been formed from a merger of two previous audit research symposia: the Maastricht Audit Research Symposium which has been held annually in Maastricht, The Netherlands, since 1991 and the University of Southern California (USC) Audit Judgment Symposium held annually since 1982. Starting from 1997, an international consortium of universities will take turns in co-hosting the ISAR. These universities are the University of Southern California, the University of Limburg, the Nanyang Technological University, and the University of New South Wales.

The scope of the International Symposium on Audit Research is intended to be broad and include research papers and panels that deal with economic and/or behavioral aspects of auditing and utilize any of a broad range of research methodologies. Economic-based topics can include issues relating to regulation of audit markets, audit quality, auditor choice, and auditor service production. Behavioral topics can include any aspect relating to auditor cognition and judgment, such as financial and social incentives, cross-cultural differences in audit methodology, risk-based audit planning, decision aids and expertise.

To be eligible for presentation, manuscripts should follow the ìInstructions to Authorsî published in Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory. Please pay particular attention to the format and length requirements…manuscripts should not exceed 7,000 words or approximately 18ñ25 double-spaced pages including tables, figures, and references. Accepted papers for 1997 will not be published in a formal proceedings and thus may be submitted to any appropriate journal.

Papers (four copies) must be received by January 1, 1997 and should be sent to Professor Ted Mock, Center for Accounting Research, School of Accounting, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. 90089-1421, USA. Some financial support will be available for presenters of selected papers.

Further information concerning the Symposium can also be obtained via email to tmock@sba2.usc.edu. Manuscript preparation information in Instructions to Authors is published in Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, or it may be obtained through Internet from ANet, the International Accounting Network. The URL for ANet instructions is:

http://anet.scu.edu.au/anet/research/journals/AJPT_Instructions.html

To sign up on ANet, send an email to anet@scu.edu.au.

This yearís Symposium will be held in Singapore and hosted by Nanyang Technological University. If you would like details on early registration for the Symposium, please write or email Ms. Joyce Foo, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Republic of Singapore (ammfoo@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg).

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