2024 Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Midyear Meeting January 19-20, 2024 We are pleased to announce that the 2024 Midyear Meeting of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section (FARS) will be held at the Hilton Denver City in Denver, Colorado, January 19-20, 2024, with a small virtual component on Monday, January 22, 2024. MORE INFORMATION HERE A Letter from Our Section President Kristi Rennekamp 2023-2024 FARS Section President Dear FARS Members and Visitors, The Financial Accounting and Reporting Section was created in 1993 with 49 members as a provisional section of the AAA. The section has since grown to around 1,500 members from around the world! As we head into our 30th year, this is truly an exciting time to be involved with FARS. In just the past few years, the section has launched initiatives with a focus on (1) integrating research and practice, (2) mentoring junior faculty, and (3) prioritizing diversity and inclusion. This year we will continue these initiatives and look for ways to expand them further in order to best serve our section members. The mission of FARS is enduring, and calls for us “to give greater attention to financial accounting and reporting, and to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of education, research, and professional practice by: (1) disseminating and evaluating teaching methods and materials; (2) encouraging, facilitating, and publicizing research interests and projects; and (3) creating opportunities for interchange and cooperation between academics and practitioners.” Continue Reading Introducing the FARS Mentoring Program – Apply Today! We are excited to announce the launch of the new FARS Mentoring Program, which will support junior faculty in the field of accounting during the critical early years of their academic careers. The program will connect junior faculty to tenured faculty from other universities in a structured setting with the goal to facilitate professional growth and provide personalized guidance in navigating challenges and opportunities. The one-year pilot program will begin in January 2024 with a kick-off session at the FARS midyear meeting (in-person attendance is encouraged but not required). The program will continue through the end of the calendar year with regular virtual meetings between the mentor and mentee, at least one per quarter but no more than one per month, and no more than one hour per meeting. Travel scholarships for the midyear meeting may be available to qualifying participants. Mentees are responsible for organizing the virtual meetings and communicating which topics they would like to discuss. Some examples might include: Tips for coming up with research ideas Feedback on the specific research ideas the mentee has identified Guidance on responding to comments received in an editor’s letter or referee report High-level feedback on one of the mentee’s research papers Goals and plans for making progress toward tenure What the mentee can do to gain visibility in the field and build a network Teaching challenges and advice Work-life balance Career mobility opportunities or changes in institutions To get involved, click on the appropriate link below: MENTEES: The program is open to all FARS members who have completed a Ph.D. but are not tenured faculty. Space is limited. Apply here by October 15, 2023: https://forms.gle/umRwXrfUbS6VwnRL7 MENTORS: We seek tenured faculty from all FARS fields! Please consider signing up to share your experiences, knowledge, and advice, and to help develop the next generation of accounting faculty. You have no obligations to the mentee beyond the meetings outlined above and beyond the one-year duration of the program, and you will be recognized at the 2024 FARS midyear meeting. Apply here by October 15, 2023: https://forms.gle/YtfVoDuYAJPyvz1M6 We will notify you by November 30, 2023, whether you have been admitted to the program and, if so, your mentorship match. Prior to the midyear meeting kick-off session, we will provide guidelines and best practices for making the most of your mentoring program experience. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect, learn, and grow within the FARS community! If you have any questions, please reach out to a member of the FARS Mentoring Committee: Alina Lerman (alina.lerman@uconn.edu) Kathy Rupar-Wang (kathy.rupar@scheller.gatech.edu) Syrena Shirley (sts2173@gsb.columbia.edu) Steve Stubben (steve.stubben@utah.edu) Who We Are The objective of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section of the American Accounting Association is to give greater attention to financial accounting and reporting, and to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of education, research, and professional practice by: • Disseminating and evaluating teaching methods and materials • Encouraging, facilitating, and publicizing research interests and projects • Creating opportunities for interchange and cooperation between academics and practitioners Deadline/Calls Call for Award Nominations - Deadline: March 1st, annually • Best Dissertation Award • Best Paper Award • Distinguished PhD Mentoring Award • Innovation in Financial Accounting Education Award • Lifetime Service Award • Lifetime Achievement Award See past recipients and guidelines at https://aaahq.org/FARS/Awards In the News THERE ARE SEVERAL EXCITING NEW THINGS TO SHARE! First, FARS is now on LinkedIn. Thank you to the FARS Integrating Research and Practice committee for getting the LinkedIn page up and running; this committee manages the LinkedIn posts, including any suggested posts you might have. Please join the conversation on our LinkedIn page. As it says on the page under “About - Overview”: The FARS LinkedIn page regularly posts short, non-technical summaries, or recent media coverage, of current research by the vast FARS community. We encourage submissions through email to FARS.socialmedia@gmail.com. Summaries should be no more than 200 words and contain a link to the full text of the research article or the media coverage if available. Second, FARS is now accepting selected, paid ads for non-FARS, non-AAA conferences that would be of interest to our members. Email FARS President Stephen Stubben (stephen.stubben@eccles.utah.edu) for information. Third, FARS is open to the idea of sponsored, named FARS awards - either existing FARS awards or new ones. (Existing FARS awards are listed HERE.) If you'd like to sponsor an award named after a colleague or even yourself, email Stephen Stubben (stephen.stubben@eccles.utah.edu) for information. FARS INTEGRATING PRACTICE AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES By Preeti Choudhary This list includes opportunities for academic researchers to showcase their research to a broader audience that includes practitioners. Many of the opportunities listed below also take contributions from practitioners. Researchers can use this list to increase their awareness of topics of interest in practice as well as outlets for increasing practitioner visibility of their work. CLICK HERE to review the list. Join The FARS Section Become a member of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section to meet others with similar interests. Section Membership is only $50 Full Member and $6 Student Member per year. Please contact any FARS officer or member for additional information about membership. Section memberships are available for: American Accounting Association Members, Those not currently a member of The American Accounting Association Student membership of the AAA is also possible - see further details here. President's Letter Kristi Rennekamp 2023-2024 FARS Section President Dear FARS Members and Visitors, The Financial Accounting and Reporting Section was created in 1993 with 49 members as a provisional section of the AAA. The section has since grown to around 1,500 members from around the world! As we head into our 30th year, this is truly an exciting time to be involved with FARS. In just the past few years, the section has launched initiatives with a focus on (1) integrating research and practice, (2) mentoring junior faculty, and (3) prioritizing diversity and inclusion. This year we will continue these initiatives and look for ways to expand them further in order to best serve our section members. The mission of FARS is enduring, and calls for us “to give greater attention to financial accounting and reporting, and to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of education, research, and professional practice by: (1) disseminating and evaluating teaching methods and materials; (2) encouraging, facilitating, and publicizing research interests and projects; and (3) creating opportunities for interchange and cooperation between academics and practitioners.” Continue Reading Journal The Journal of Financial Reporting (JFR) is the academic journal of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section of the American Accounting Association. Learn More Research Call for Participants FARS and JFR 3rd Annual Research Proposal Conference (Remote Format) September 21–22, 2023 FARS Research Objectives: A. to encourage, facilitate, and publicize research in financial accounting and reporting. B. to communicate interests, intentions, and actual work-in-process in the area. C. to identify areas in need of research. D. to provide opportunities for public exposure of research results through AAA meetings (annual, regional, and special meetings devoted solely to financial accounting and reporting) and publications (including working papers and a separate journal for financial accounting and reporting, if warranted).
