The conference is jointly sponsored by the Government and Nonprofit Sector of the American Accounting Association and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. It will be held:

April 1–2, 2005
Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University

The GNP section of the American Accounting Association is soliciting submissions on the subject of financial stewardship in the public sector, including both domestic and international governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations. A better understanding of sound stewardship in these institutions is important to many stakeholders, including taxpayers, service recipients, donors, regulators and employees.

The conference organizers encourage the submissions relating to all aspects of financial stewardship. The conference will be organized as a series of panels on topics, such as:

• Fiscal responsibility
• Financial sustainability
• Financial reporting and transparency
• Budgeting
• Asset preservation
• Intergenerational equity
• Social insurance programs
• Promoting accountability and good governance
• High-impact investment—programs and assets
• Auditing and internal controls, including fraud prevention and detection
• Financial literacy by key stakeholders
• Performance management and measurement
• Procurement and outsourcing
• Role of regulation
• Role of venture capital
• Stewardship in public/private partnerships

Panels will include a mix of practitioners and academics. Practitioners are encouraged to submit a 1–3 page abstract of their intended remarks. Academics are encouraged to submit full-length research papers. There is no charge for submitting papers or abstracts to the conference. The submission deadline is February 1, 2005. Please email a PDF version of your submission and address any questions to:

Elizabeth K. Keating, CPA
Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Kennedy School of Government
79 JFK Street
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-9856
fax: (617) 495-0996
elizabeth_keating@harvard.edu

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