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Meeting Information
Escape your wintertime blues and soak up some great Florida sunshine! Network with colleagues, meet new friends, and improve your research!
This interactive workshop will take place at the Sheraton Miami Mart Hotel in Miami, Florida. The Sheraton is newly renovated and includes the Miami International Mart shopping plaza. It is convenient to the Miami (MIA) international airport and all local attractions. The registration fee is $95 and the conference room rate is $139 per night.
Special highlights include:
- Conference papers will be eligible for publication in a special issue of Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management.
- A dynamic list of special guest speakers includes:
- Dr. Linda Peeno—internationally acclaimed writer and speaker and subject of the Paramount movie, Damaged Care. Dr. Peeno is a physician and has testified before the US Congress and State legislatures. Linda will discuss the latest issues in healthcare financing, reform and ethics.
- Dr. Horacio Casabé—former head of the IRS for the country of Argentina. Dr. Casabé will discuss government accounting and economic issues in Argentina and how his country is emerging from the greatest fiscal crisis in its history.
- William Saunders—Director of Office of Research, Development and Information at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Mr. Saunders is an attorney and an expert in long-term healthcare. He will discuss the impending fiscal crisis in US healthcare, along with the Medicare research agenda and latest opportunities for GNP researchers.
- Sri Ramamoorti—partner at Ernst & Young and Vice-President for Practice of the GNP Section. Dr. Ramamoorti will unveil an exceptional new research grant program sponsored by the Association of Government Accountants. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about this specially targeted program with you in mind.
- Emerging Issues Research Forum—doctoral students and faculty are encouraged to submit theoretical, practical or pedagogy papers in the early stages of development. The focus of this session is a hands-on workshop, where authors and participants receive and provide high quality feedback in a collegial environment. The goal is to assist authors in developing their paper. Please include a note with your submission to indicate "Emerging Issues Research Forum" submission, and indicate if you are a doctoral student.
- Complementary dinner at a south Florida restaurant on the water—sponsored by Center for Accounting Auditing & Tax Studies (CAATS) at Florida International University and Department of Accounting and Management Information Systems at University of Baltimore. Transportation to and from the restaurant will be provided.
- A special gift for you upon arrival at the meeting.
See you in sunny Miami this February!!!!!