Objectives
The Section shall serve the following purposes:
- To encourage, support, and promote interest in all aspects of international accounting through the American Accounting Association, both in the United States and throughout the rest of the world;
- To provide means of communication among AAA members, other academicians, and professional accountants interested in international accounting through:
- Regional and national Section meetings (held concurrently with meetings of the AAA or other organizations) as well as international meetings;
- An annual Section Midyear Conference;
- Publication of a newsletter (International Accounting Forum);
- Preparation of publications relevant to international accounting, particularly the Section journal (Journal of International Accounting Research);
- Collection and dissemination of information about international accounting courses taught throughout the world;
- Publication of a Section membership list (with indication of special interest areas); and
- Support of international liaison activities conducted by the AAA administrative office or other AAA committees, and the encouragement of international faculty exchanges;
- To encourage international accounting research by Section members and to provide a forum for exchange of research findings through:
- Appropriate programs at annual Section Meetings and Regional Meetings;
- Assisting AAA research committees and providing advisory groups for international accounting projects; and
- Monitoring of important international accounting events and foreign research;
- To facilitate, as far as feasible, special research, teaching, or information needs of Section members as they arise-
Officers
President | Past-President |
Vice President-Academic (President-Elect) | Vice President — Practice |
Treasurer | Secretary |
Council Representative |
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Editors
Journal Editor | Newsletter |
Communications Director |
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Committee Chairpersons
Advisory Board Chair | Annual Program Co-Chair |
Annual Program Co-Chair | CPE Committee Co-Chair |
Doctoral Travel Grants- Chair | International Relations |
Membership Committee Co-Chair | Membership Committee Co-Chair |
201 7 Midyear Conference Co-Chair | 2017 Midyear Conference Co-Chair |
JIAR Conference Co-Chair | JIAR Conference Co-Chair |
Midyear Conference Doctoral Consortium | Nominations Committee Chair |
Outstanding Dissertation Award Committee | Outstanding Educator Award Committee |
Outstanding Section Service Award Committee Chair | 2018 Mid-Year Conference Doctoral Consortium Coordinator Betsy Gordon Temple University Ph: 215-470-8915 Emailegordon@temple.edu |
Practice Issues Committee Co-Chair | Practice Issues Committee Co-Chair |
Publications Committee Chair | Research Committee Chair |
Strategic Planning Committee |
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Teaching and Learning Committee | Section Historian |
Regional Coordinators
Regional Coordinator Chair | Midwest Region |
Mid-Atlantic Region | Ohio Region |
Northeast Region | Southwest Region Co-Coordinator |
Southeast Region | Western Region |
International Coordinators
Australia | Austria |
Belgium | Canada |
China | France |
Germany | Hong Kong/Singapore |
India | Italy |
Netherlands | New Zealand |
South Africa | South America and Brazil |
Thailand | Turkey |
International Relations |