2019 Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Midyear Meeting FASB Update Presentation SlidesBob Laux Presentation Slides 2019 FARS Midyear Meeting The 2019 FARS Midyear meeting was held January 11-12, 2019 in Seattle, Washington with nearly 600 members in attendance. Special thanks to Lisa Koonce, past president of FARS, who planned the meeting; Mary Ellen Carter and Marlene Plumlee, the Midyear coordinators; and Rick Mergenthaler, who coordinated the research sessions.Katherine Schipper - Lifetime Service Award 2019 Russell Lundholm - Distinguished PhD Mentoring Award 2019 Comment Letter from the Financial Reporting Policy CommitteeFinancial Instruments with Characteristics of Equity President's Letter John Xuefeng Jiang Michigan State University 2024-2025 FARS Section President Dear Colleagues, I would like to share some updates and recognize the volunteers for their outstanding contributions to the 2024 Annual Meeting. 1. Acknowledgements: Special thanks to Atif Ellahie (Utah) and Christine Cuny (NYU) for organizing the 2024 Annual Meeting in DC. We appreciate the efforts of 18 track chairs and 500 reviewers who processed 475 submissions. Special thanks to Patricia Breuer (Erasmus) for handling 78 submissions and Forester Wong (City University of Hong Kong) for handling 46 submissions. We're pleased to recognize 30 reviewers with the AAA Excellence in Reviewing Awards. 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 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).
