Call for Submissions
Accounting faculty, professionals, and doctoral students are invited to submit their work to the 2025 Spark Virtual Meeting, to be held virtually, June 16-18, 2025.
The Spark Meeting is a digital experience that will provide some exciting opportunities to explore accounting research, education, and practice for our members and the global community.
It is our expectation that all submitting authors and co-authors will serve as reviewers of submissions.
The deadline for all submissions is 11:59 pm ET on Monday, February 17, 2025.
Submissions will be accepted for the following sessions:
Paper Sessions Click here to submit your paper
Paper sessions provide an opportunity for researchers to present and discuss completed papers or cases. Sessions will include three or four research papers with discussant(s). Completed papers and case studies may encompass any topical area of accounting and can have an academic, practitioner or pedagogical focus. (Do NOT include author identifying information on the cover page.)
Dialogue Sessions Click here to submit your paper
Dialogue sessions provide an opportunity for researchers to present papers and cases that are in a developmental stage. Authors should indicate their interest in presenting in a Dialogue Session if they have specific issues or areas for further development they would like to discuss with fellow presenters and an audience. Researchers should submit their working papers along with a cover page that includes two or three carefully crafted questions that address specific issues of concern to the researcher.
The discussion will be facilitated by the Dialogue Facilitator and each presenter in the session will have access to a copy of the other presenters submitted papers for dialogue contribution. Presenters and audience members will be asked for suggestions to improve the working papers in the session. Papers and case studies submitted to the Dialogue Session may encompass any topical area of accounting and can have an academic, practitioner or pedagogical focus.
Teaching Skills Sessions Click here to submit your proposal
Teaching Session proposals are now being accepted for the Sharpen Your Teaching Skills track of concurrent sessions at the meeting. These sessions can address any topical area of accounting, including the latest or emerging trends in pedagogy or the profession. This track of sessions is designed to offer new ideas and best practices in teaching. Submit your proposal for a mini-workshop presentation or a panel, to share your knowledge and experience with your peers!
Please include:
- a 150-200-word description of the session, and what attendees will learn from attending it
- Identification of session format (panel, workshop), and who the presenters/panelists will be