Workshops

The SET section sponsors at least one workshop a year. Currently, it is regularly sponsoring two workshops. These are key annual events for the section. The Research Workshop brings together much of the active research and many of the active researchers in the section - a must attend event for anyone interested in emerging technologies in accounting. The Transformative Technologies Workshop focuses on how business and accounting technologies are changing practice and thereby influencing research.

For the last few years the annual Research Workshop is held the day before the formal commencement of the National Meeting. The Transformative Technologies Workshop is held the day before the Research Workshop. Both also share the location of the annual meeting. Reservations to attend each workshop is usually made via the booking system to attend the annual meeting(follow this link for further details).

Each workshop is co-ordinated each year by the Section's Workshop Committees - Research Workshop and Transformative Technologies Workshop.


Forthcoming Workshops

  • Call for Papers SET Workshop 2014 in Atlanta - full first Call can be found here (Word document)
  • Deadlines -
    • 1 May 2014: Email extended abstract with paper title, name of authors and description of approximately 300 words or full paper. See the doc for full details.
    • 15 May 2014: Decisions emailed.
    • 1 July 2014: Full papers due.
    The Fourth Annual Transformative Technologies Workshop was held on Sunday, 4rd August, 2013.

    Previous Workshops

    Details of previous workshops organised by the SET section can be found below - click through for details:
    • The Twenty First Annual Research Workshop on SET in Accounting, Auditing and Tax was held on Saturday, 4th August, 2012 in Washington, DC
      • Chairs - Amelia Baldwin, Carol Brown & Graham Gal
    • The Twentieth Annual Research Workshop on SET in Accounting, Auditing and Tax was held on Saturday, 6th August, 2011 in Denver
      • Chairs - Amelia Baldwin, Carol Brown & Graham Gal
    • The Nineteenth Annual Research Workshop on SET in Accounting, Auditing and Tax was held on Saturday, July 31, 2010 in San Francisco
      • Chairs - Amelia Baldwin, Carol Brown & Gregory Gerard
    • The Eighteenth Annual Research Workshop on SET in Accounting, Auditing and Tax was held on Sunday, August 2, 2009 in New York
      • Chairs - Amelia Baldwin, Carol Brown & Guido Geerts
    • The Seventeenth Annual Research Workshop on SET in Accounting, Auditing and Tax was held on Saturday, August 2, 2008 in Anaheim
      • Chairs - Roger Debreceny, Amelia Baldwin & Carol Brown
    • The Sixteenth Annual Research Workshop on AI/ET in Accounting, Auditing and Tax was held on Saturday, August 4, 2007 in Chicago
      • Chairs - Rick Dull, Amelia Baldwin & Carol Brown
    • The Fifteenth Annual Research Workshop on AI/ET in Accounting, Auditing and Tax was held Saturday, August 5, 2006 in Washington, DC.
      • Chairs - Severin Gradbski, Amelia Baldwin & Carol Brown
    • The Fourteenth Annual Workshop - San Francisco, August 5, 2005 Click here for further details of this event.
      • Chairs - Andy Lymer & Carol Brown
    • The Thirteenth Annual Workshop - Orlando, 7 August, 2004 - more details to be added shortly on this event
      • Chairs - Carol Brown & Bonnie Morris
    • The Twelfth Annual Workshop - Honolulu, 2 August, 2003 - Download the Workshop Schedule here (word document - 78K)
      • Chairs - Carol Brown & Alex Kogan
    • The Eleventh Annual Workshop - San Antonio, 13 August, 2002 - Download the Workshop Schedule here (word document - 90K)
      • Chairs - Amelia Baldwin & Carol Brown
    • The Tenth Annual Workshop - Atlanta, 11 August, 2001 - Download the Workshop Schedule here (word document - 117K)
      • Chairs - Stewart Leech & Carol Brown
    • The Ninth Annual Workshop - Philadelphia, 12 August, 2000 - Download the Workshop Schedule here (word document - 87K)
      • Chairs - Marilyn Greenstein & Carol Brown
    • The Eighth Annual Workshop - San Diego, 14 August, 1999 - Download the Workshop Schedule here (word document - 117K)
      • Chairs - Alan Sangster & Carol Brown

Do please feel free to contact us with any queries or questions you have about anything you find on these pages - the section's webmanager, Rob Nehmer, can be contacted on nehmer@oakland.edu.

President's Letter

Andrew McLelland

Dear fellow GNP colleagues,

It is an honor for me to serve as the 2015-2016 President of the Government and Nonprofit (GNP) Section of the American Accounting Association (AAA). Seventeen years ago, I presented my first governmental research paper at the annual meeting in New Orleans. I was a really nervous Texas A&M University Ph.D. student, and the members all made me feel welcome.

They also provided valuable feedback on the paper and encouraged me to get involved with the section. When I attend conferences today, I still feel this way. Not only do we have the friendliest section in the AAA, I feel it is the most important area of accounting research. I believe we have the greatest ability to influence governmental and nonprofit practices with our collective research and expertise.

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We are pleased to announce the 2017 Government and Nonprofit Section Midyear Meeting will be held in Long Beach, California at The Westin Long Beach on March 10-11, 2017.

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