American Accounting Association 2009 Diversity Section Meeting October 1-3, 2009 Marriott Riverwalk ● San Antonio, Texas

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AICPA Minority Initiatives Committee

The AICPA Minorities Initiatives Committee is accepting applications for Delegates to attend the Diversity Section Meeting of the American Accounting Association (AAA). The goal of this initiative is to enable tenure track minority faculty to build strategic alliances with peers and encourage faculty to conduct scholarly research. The AICPA Delegate to the AAA Diversity Section Meeting will receive reimbursement for expenses to attend the meeting related to registration, airfare, and hotel, not to exceed $1,000. The delegate must be able to attend the entire conference to be eligible for reimbursement.

Eligibility:

The Faculty member must be:
1. An Ethnic minority
2. In a tenure-track faculty position
3. Seeking tenure (Those faculty who are already tenured are not eligible for this sponsorship).
4. A member of the Diversity Section of the AAA
5. Presenting a paper or be a panel member at the AAA Diversity Section conference.
6. A first time recipient of the delegate funding (Those faculty who have received AICPA AAA funding are not eligible for this sponsorship).

The Faculty member will receive preference if he / she is a member of the AICPA.

We strongly encourage faculty members at the participating institutions who are CPAs and or former AICPA Ph.D. Fellowship recipients to apply.

Click here to view the Faculty Delegate Application

Application submission and deadline:
1. Complete the enclosed application.
2. Provide a letter of support from the department chair/dean (must be written on department stationery).
3. Provide a bio not to exceed three pages.
4. All materials must be received no later than the extended deadline of Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 5 pm EST.

Submit Faculty Delegate Application and all materials to:
Dr. Amelia Baldwin
Associate Professor of Accounting
University of Alabama at Huntsville
Business Administration Bldg. 360
Huntsville, AL 35899
Amelia.Baldwin@uah.edu

Evaluations and notifications will be made by Friday, September 18, 2009.
If you have any additional questions in regards to this program, contact Ostine Swan, AICPA Senior Manager- Diversity, Work/Life, and Women’s Initiatives at (919) 402-4919 or by e-mail at oswan@aicpa.org.

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