2026 Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Midyear Meeting

January 22-24, 2026

San Antonio, Texas

Preliminary Program

Thursday, January 22, 2026
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm Doctoral Consortium (accepted students only)
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Welcome Reception
Friday, January 23, 2026
8:15 am – 8:45 am Morning Coffee
8:45 am – 10:00 am Welcome and Keynote Panel: Risk and Resilience in a Research Career
Panelists:
Ed DeHaan, Stanford University, JAE Editor
Mohan Venkatachalam, Duke University, incoming TAR Senior Editor
Regina Wittenberg-Moerman, Northwestern University, JAR Editor
10:00 am – 10:15 am Break
10:15 am – 11:45 am Concurrent Sessions
11:45 am – 1:15 pm Lunch
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Break
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

FARS Mentoring Program Kick-Off Session
Moderator: Alina Lerman, \University of Connecticut
 
5:15 pm – 5:45 pm Business Meeting
5:45 pm – 7:00 pm Reception
Saturday, January 24, 2026

8:00 am - 9:00 am

 

FARS Ladies Coffee:
Sponsored by:
Rice University
University of Texas Arlington
Villanova University
   
9:15 am – 10:45 am Concurrent Sessions
10:45 am – 11:15 am Coffee Break
11:15 am – 12:10 pm Research Roundtable Session
12:15 pm – 1:45 pm Lunch
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Concurrent Sessions
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Break
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Concurrent Sessions