Preconference Workshops

25th Ethics Research Symposium

The symposium is scheduled on Thursday, July 29, 2021, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT and Friday, July 30, 2021, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT. The symposium is eligible for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit. Please note CPE hours are subject to change until the symposium program is finalized. Registration for the Symposium requires AAA Membership and registration to the 2021 Annual Meeting.

Registration Fee- $120

25th Ethics Research Symposium
Organizers: Lori Fuller, West Chester University; Tara Shawver, King's College

Complete Preliminary Program Click HERE

Plenary, Thursday, July 29, 2020
11:00 am-11:50 am EDT

Right or Wrong – Who Decides?

J. Kirk Wiebe, Retired NSA Senior Intelligence Analyst, NSA Whistleblower (Mass Surveillance of Americans)

This session is an intro to the Military-Industrial-Intelligence Complex (with short Eisenhower video from 1961), focusing then on my NSA experience and mass surveillance (and therefore, the decision to "walk out")

PreConference Workshops

These workshops are scheduled Thursday, July 29, 2021 and Friday, July 30, 2021. All the Pre-Conference Workshops listed in this section are eligible for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit. Please note CPE hours are subject to change until the workshop program is finalized. Registration for Workshops requires AAA Membership and registration to the 2021 Annual Meeting.

Registration Fees
2-Hour Workshop - $50
4-Hour Workshop - $100
6/8-Hour Workshop - $150
Preparing for the Interview Process - $0

Thursday, July 29, 2021

10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT  (2-hour)
Workshop # 01:  Preparing for the Interview Process
Personal Development – 2.0 CH
Sponsor: American Accounting Association

10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT (2-hour)
Workshop # 02: Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Impactful Presentations - for You and Your Students
Communications and Marketing- 2.0 CH
Presenters: Tom Hall, University of Denver

10:00 am -2:00 pm EDT (4-hour)
Workshop # 03: Developing your first forensic Accounting Class
Specialized Knowledge – 2.0 CH
Presenters: Cindy Durtschi, DePaul University; Diane Matson, University of St. Thomas; Rajib Doogar, University of Washington - Bothell; Ann Dzuranin, Northern Illinois University; Mark Zimbelman, Brigham Young University; David O'Bryan, Pittsburg State University; Natalie Churyk, Northern Illinois University; Jesus Jiminez-Andrade, Texas A&M University San Antonio; Robert Warren, Radford University; Jason Rasso, University of South Carolina; Joe Wall, Marquette University; Rick Dull, West Virginia University; Ronny Daigle, Sam Houston State University; Shelly Heston, Gonzaga University; Alyssa Ong, Pepperdine University; Sara Kern, Gonzaga University; Kevin Dow, University of Auckland
Sponsor: Forensic Accounting Section
Program

9:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT (8-hour)
Workshop # 04: 30th Annual Strategic and Emerging Technologies Workshop
Information Technology – 7.0 CH
Organizers: Ingrid Fisher, SUNY Albany; John Peter Krahel, Loyola University Maryland
Sponsor: Strategic and Emerging Technologies Section

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (2-hour)
Workshop # 05: Tips, Tools and Resources for Teaching or Navigating Nonprofit and Governmental Accounting
Accounting -2.0 CH
Presenters: Patricia Johnson, Southern New Hampshire University

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (4-hour)
Workshop # 06: Financial Statement Analysis: A New Paradigm
Accounting – 4.0 CH
Presenters: Frank Beil, University of Minnesota

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT (4-hour)
Workshop # 07: How to Structure a Forensic Accounting Degree Program, Certificate Program, or Concentration within an existing Program
Specialized Knowledge – 4.0 CH
Presenters: Mary Jo Kranacher, The City University of New York - York College; Pat Johnson, Southern New Hampshire University; Dick Riley, West Virginia University; Kip Holderness, West Virginia University; Eileen Taylor, North Carolina State University; Britton McKay, Georgia Southern University; Kathryn Enget, State University of New York at Albany; Jason Rasso, University of South Carolina; Jim DiGabriele, Montclair State University; Chad Simon, Utah State University; Sara Kern, Gonzaga University; Lynda Schwartz, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Alyssa Ong, Pepperdine University; Ali Alhasan, West Virginia University; Marie Rice, West Virginia University; Kevin Dow, University of Auckland
Sponsor: Forensic Accounting Section
Program

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT (4-hour)
Workshop # 08: How to Enhance Critical Thinking Development Using New AICPA Resources
Personal Development – 4.0 CH
Presenters: Susan Wolcott, Independent Scholar

Friday, July 30, 2021

10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT (2-hour)
Workshop # 09: Experiential Learning: Lessons from a "Non" Classroom
Personal Development -2.0 CH
Presenters: Terry Campbell, Indiana University Kelley School of Business; Christopher Cook, Indiana University Kelley School of Business; Bree Josefy, Indiana University Kelley School of Business

10:00 am -12:00 pm EDT (2-hour)
Workshop # 10: FASB/IASB Update
Accounting – 2.0 CH
Presenters: Christine Botosan, Financial Accounting Standards Board; Mary Tokar, International Accounting Standards Board
Sponsor: Financial Accounting and Reporting Section /  International Accounting Section

11:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT (6-hour)
Workshop # 11: 2021 Transformative Technologies Workshop Quantum Computing: The Future of Big Data Analytics
Accounting – 6.0 CH
Organizers: Deniz Appelbaum, Montclair State University; Feiqi Huang, Pace University; Donald J. Warren, Lamar University
Sponsor: Strategic and Emerging Technologies Section
Program

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (2-hour)
Workshop # 12: Celebrating Accounting History
Accounting – 2.0 CH
Presenters: Brandi Holley, Samford University; Royce Kurtz, University of Mississippi; Robert Stoumbos, Columbia University; Bill Black, University of North Georgia; Stephan Fafatas, Washington and Lee University; Gary Spraakman, York University
Sponsor: Academy of Accounting Historians

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (2-hour)
Workshop # 13: Prospective Nonprofit Publication Outlets- A Panel Discussion with Journal Editors
Accounting (Governmental) – 2.0 CH
Presenters: Lewis Faulk, American University; Nancy Feng, Suffolk University; Giuseppe Grossi, Nord University, Norway; Chao Guo, The University of Pennsylvania, W. Robert Knechel, University of Florida; Suzanne Lowensohn, The University of Vermont; Vaughan S. Radcliffe, Western University; Alan Webb, University of Waterloo
Sponsor: Government and Nonprofit Section
Program

1:00 pm- 3:00 pm EDT (2-hour)
Workshop # 14: Integrating Critical Thinking into a Data Analytics Mindset
Accounting – 2.0 CH
Presenters: Ann Dzuranin, Northern Illinois University; Margarita Maria Lenk, Colorado State University

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (4-hour)
Workshop # 15: Technology-Based Assurance and Compliance
Auditing – 4.0 CH
Presenters: Frank Beil, University of Minnesota

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (4-hour)
Workshop # 16: Bridging Emerging Technologies to Accounting Courses - Technology's Positive Disruption on Accounting: How to Leverage it in the Classroom
Computer Software & Applications – 4.0 CH
Presenters: Kristine Brands, The United States Air Force Academy

1:00 PM - 5:00 pm EDT (4-hour)
Workshop # 17: Workshop: Sustainability Accounting Standards, Risk Management and Audited Sustainability Reporting
Accounting – 4.0 CH
Presenters: Jeff W. Hales, University of Texas at Austin and SASB; Robert Hirth, Protiviti and SASB; Paul Sobel, Chair, Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO); Margaret Weidner, EY Senior Manager - Climate Change and Sustainability Services
Sponsor: International Accounting  Section

Note: The CPE Fields of Study curriculum is divided into twenty subject matter areas. These fields represent the primary knowledge and skill areas needed by accounting licensees to perform professional services in all fields of employment. Sessions that offer CPE credit have the Field of Study and Credit Hours (CH) in red. Each Credit Hour is based on 50 minutes. The Program Level for each of these sessions is Basic, unless otherwise stated. Delivery Method: Group Internet Based

American Accounting Association is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org
 

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