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Join the International Accounting Section

The International Accounting Section's mission is to promote thought leadership in international accounting related issues by providing an international gateway to facilitate, explore, and disseminate international accounting information and scholarship.
 

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 membershiplist (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.