Fifth EARNet Symposium

Citation

(2009), "Fifth EARNet Symposium", Managerial Auditing Journal, Vol. 24 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/maj.2009.05124daa.001

Fifth EARNet Symposium

Article Type: Call for papers From: Managerial Auditing Journal, Volume 24, Issue 4

Guest Editor: Joyce Thompson Heames, West Virginia University

Hosted by the University of Valencia, Spain, October 30th & 31st, 2009

The European Audit Research Network (EARNet) was founded in April 2000. Its objective is to foster research and the exchange of ideas among auditing scholars and researchers on a European level. EARNet promotes young auditing researchers, organises a European Auditing Research Symposium every other year, supports the access to research funds and provides a platform for joint publications.

The fifth European Auditing Research Network Symposium will be held on October 30th and 31st, 2009 in Valencia, Spain. The symposium starts on Friday at noon and ends on Saturday afternoon. The scope of topics is intended to be broad and includes European research papers that deal with all fields of auditing research. Keynote speaker will be Bill Messier (University of Nevada, Las Vegas). There will be two panel sessions about the “Professional Education of Auditors” and the “Value of Auditing”.

A special Workshop for papers from Ph.D. students will be held on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 (Call for Papers and further information on www.ear-net.eu).

To be eligible for presentation, manuscripts written in English must be sent via the webpage www.adeit.uv.es/5earnetvalencia by the end of May 2009, submitted in Word format and accompanied by an abstract. The paper and the abstract should be presented uniformly on A4 pages, typed, single spaced, 12-point, headed by title, author(s) and affiliation(s) and address for correspondence.

The accepted papers as well as the abstracts will be included in the congress material. Each paper will be supplemented by a discussant. Papers from Ph.D. students are also welcome. Authors will be notified of acceptance by July 2009. There will be a best paper award. Presenters will be entitled to a € 50 deduction in Conference Fees.

General conference information

Venue: Fundación Universidad Empresa – ADEIT, Plaza Virgen de la Paz 3, 46001 Valencia, SpainConference Fee: The Conference Fee of € 200 (Registration before September 15th, 2009) and € 250 (Registration after September, 15th 2009) respectively, includes coffee breaks, lunch and the Conference Dinner on October 30th.

Social Programme: More information about sightseeing, concerts, museums etc. in Valencia can be found on www.adeit.uv.es/5earnetvalencia.

Accommodation: Information about accommodation possibilities can be found onwww.adeit.uv.es/5earnetvalencia.

Further informationEARNet Conference SecretaryMarie DemulierDepartamento de Marketing y Organización de ActividadesADEIT - Fundación Universidad-Empresa de ValenciaPlaza Virgen de la Paz, 346001 ValenciaSpainPhone: +34 96 205 79 22Fax: +34 96 205 79 11Email: marie.demulier@uv.esInternet: www.ear-net.eu, www.adeit.uv.es/5earnetvalencia