The Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association is conducting an Audit Educators’ Bootcamp, June 23 through 25, which is being hosted by Grant Thornton at their Chicago, Illinois, office. The Bootcamp will begin on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 9:00 am and conclude on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 4:00 pm.

Description
The bootcamp agenda will include discussions of current practices related to the auditing profession and provide strategies for use in the classroom. Coverage will include various topics, including audit planning, internal controls, risk, materiality, and substantive testing. Participants will receive a set of materials that they can customize for use in their classrooms, as well as a list of available resources for audit-related teaching materials. In addition to the course instructors (Christine Earley and Jason Smith), audit firm professionals will be present each day to provide insights for teaching the next generation of auditors.

Audience
The event is designed with two types of faculty members in mind: current or recent doctoral graduates who do not have auditing experience but will be teaching auditing courses at their new university, and faculty members who currently teach auditing courses but do not have recent auditing experience.

Bootcamp Location:
Grant Thornton
171 N Clark St #200
Chicago, IL 60601

Thank you to Grant Thornton for being the Program Sponsor and Host for the 2026 Audit Educators’ Bootcamp!

We would like to thank the additional Program Sponsors for their support of the programs that encourage broader consideration of the issues facing our profession and learning how to bring those issues to the classroom.