updated on May 13, 2012

 Call for Papers and Panel Session Proposals

The 8th (2012) APMAA Conference

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING: the Optimization of Management Control System

November 14th to 17th, 2012
Venue: Xiamen University in China  

The Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association (APMAA) invites papers and panel session proposals for its 8th (2012) conference. The 8th APMAA Conference, themed “Management Accounting: The Optimization of Management Control System,” is co-organized by the Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association (APMAA) and Xiamen University, China. A PhD Colloquium (on 14 Nov. 2012) will also be held in conjunction with the APMAA 2012 Conference. The events are hosted by the Center for Accounting Studies, Department of Accounting, and Institute for Financial and Accounting Studies, Xiamen University, China. We cordially invite you to attend the conference and Ph.D. Colloquium which will be held on the main campus of Xiamen University from 14 to 17 Nov. 2012.

APMAA Executive Council
　

CONFERECE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AT XIAMEN UNIVERSITY:

(Co-chairs)
Yuan Lue Fu (fuyuanlue@gmail.com), Xiamen University  
Xiaohui Qu (xhqu@xmu.edu.ch), Xiamen University 


　

Conference

The 8th annual conference (15-17 Nov. 2012) will address a broad range of topics in management accounting. We encourage papers in the areas listed below; however papers in related fields are also acceptable (See paper submission guidelines in the next section for details). Papers can be qualitative or quantitative in nature.
 
 1.    Design and implementation of management accounting systems
 2.    Theory of management control
 3.    Optimization of management control
 4.    Optimization of management accounting report systems
 5.    Optimization of overall budgeting management
 6.     Risk management and managerial control
 7.     Internal report system and incentive institutionalization
 8.     Performance management and managerial control
 9.     Strategic management control
 10    Management accounting research methods
 11    Teaching management and cost accounting 

SUBMISSION OF FULL PAPER: July 15, 2012.(Tentative date)

Full papers must be submitted via email attachment by July 15, 2012. Please email all submissions to the Secretariat at CAS@xmu.edu.cn and fuyuanlue@gmail.com. You will receive a confirmation mail from the Secretariat for your submission within a week after your submission. Deadline for Final papers for the Proceedings is September 15, 2012. See the APMAA Web-page: www.apmaa.asia for updates on the online submission process.  

PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

•      Although submissions relating to the major theme of the conference are encouraged, papers can also deal with other issues that relate to the topic of Asian management accounting systems and strategies of Asian firms. The papers may be grounded in any major disciplines including management, economics, sociology, etc. Conceptual, theory-building, or empirical papers from the above disciplines are welcome. 

•    All submissions must be original and should not have been previously accepted for publication in a journal, presented in another conference or be under review at another conference. 

•    All papers will be blind reviewed.  

•    Papers presented at the conference will be published in the CD proceedings of the conference. 

•    Papers should be prepared and presented in English. There is no page limit, but contributors are encouraged to limit their paper to less than or equal to 20 pages (A4 paper, font 12, one and a half lines spacing with margins of 1 inch) inclusive of the cover page, abstract of about 100-150 words, text, references, table and figures. The format follows the APA style (American Psychological Association style). 

•    As least one of the authors must register for the conference before the deadline of conference registration, and attend and present the paper in the conference. Otherwise, the paper will not be included in the conference program and proceedings. If absence from a scheduled meeting is unavoidable, participants must contact the Secretariat at CAS@xmu.edu.cn and fuyuanlue@gmail.comas early as possible and pursue suitable alternative arrangements. 

•    Full papers prepared in Microsoft Word should be submitted via email attachment to the Secretariat at CAS@xmu.edu.cn and fuyuanlue@gmail.comby July 15, 2012.  

IMPORTANT DATES
  Full paper submission: July 15, 2012
  Acceptance notification: August 15, 2012
  Final paper for the Proceedings: September 15, 2012 

INQUIRIES:
More information and links to templates can be found from the APMAA 2012 Conference web page (i.e. http://www.apmaa.asia/). Any questions regarding this call for papers should be addressed to the Program Chairs below.

Program Commission for the 8^th Conference:
(Co-chairs)
  Yuan Lue Fu (fuyuanlue@gmail.com), Xiamen University, China
  Xiaohui Qu ( xhqu@xmu.edu.ch ), Xiamen University, China
  Normah Omar (normah645@salam.uitm.edu.my), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
  Paul Scarbrough (pscarbrough@brocku.ca), Brock University, Canada
  Yang Tzong Tsay (yttsay@ntu.edu.tw), National Taiwan University
  Susumu Ueno (susumu@konan-u.ac.jp), Konan University, Japan

PARTICIPATION FEE PER PERSON:
 (1)   The advance payment must be paid before 20 October 2012, by money order or bank transfer.
         Participation Fee: USD 260 (USD 210 Registration Fee and USD 50 membership fee)
         Student Registration Fee: USD160 (Membership fee is waived fully.)

a.       The money order must be mailed to the Center for Accounting Studies of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, P. R. China, 361005.

b.      Bank Transfer information:
BENEFICIARY'S BANK: Bank of China Xiamen Branch
BENEFICIARY'S A/C NO: 428658381176
BENEFICIARY'S NAME: Xiamen University
BENEFICIARY'S ADDRESS IN CHINA OF TELEPHONE NUMBER: Office of Financial Affairs, Xiamen University, Siming South Road, No.422, Siming District, Xiamen, 0086-592-2183540
REMITTANCE ROUTE (SWIFT): BKCHCNBJ73A

(2)    If you pay on site, you are required to pay USD 310 cash (for student, USD 180 cash).

Preparation of Oral Presentations
An oral presentation consists of 20 minutes for presentation of the paper, including an overview of the problem, the approach and results, followed by a 5-minute Question and Answer session. Presentation must be in English.  

  IMPORTANT NOTE:
When submitting a proposal for a panel session, please be aware of the following:
 i.  The person submitting the proposal is considered the "Session Organizer."
 ii. If  the proposal is accepted, all communication will be between the Session   Organizer and the Section Liaison.
 iii. The Session Organizer is responsible for recruiting/confirming panelists and a moderator for the session.
 iv. The Session Organizer is responsible for communicating all session details (e.g., date, time, location, etc.) to each of the panelists and moderator.
 v.  The Session Organizer may serve as the session moderator.

Ph.D. COLLOQUIUM CALL FOR PAPERS 

A PhD Colloquium (on 14 Nov. 2012) will be held in conjunction with the APMAA 2012 Conference. PhD students and candidates are hereby invited to present and discuss their preliminary results or work-in-progress. The discussants comprise of a group of international Professors. 

The main objective of the APMAA 2012 PhD colloquium is to offer an opportunity to PhD students to receive high-quality feedback from external reviewers and to directly interact with peers, exchange ideas, discuss concepts, and establish (in) formal cooperation with various research groups.  PhD students and candidates at all stages are welcome to submit a thesis-position paper, but preference will be given to students in the earlier stages of their PhD work. Participants will be expected to give short and informal presentations of their work during the Colloquium, to be followed by a panel-like discussion. The submitted paper should clearly state: 

       The original key idea/hypothesis of the thesis
 The problem domain and the specific problem addressed
 An overview of related work in the area of the PhD work 
 Methodological approach 
 Research carried out 
 The expected contributions (in line with the field of study) 

Submission and Review Process
Submissions should be at most 10 pages long and follow the format used for the main APMAA 2012 conference papers. More information and links to templates can be found from the APMAA 2012 Conference web page (i.e. http://www.apmaa.asia/). All submission should be made in Word document via email attachment. Please submit your papers to all PhD Colloquium co-chairs Normah Omar (normah645@salam.uitm.edu.my) , Yang Tzong Tsay (yttsay@ntu.edu.tw) , YimingHu (cafr0066@tom.com) and Paul Scarbrough (pscarbrough@brocku.ca).  

Since this is expected to be a work conducted by the PhD students, we request that:
         The first author is a PhD student who is mainly responsible for conducting the research on the respective topic.
         Names of the authors are preceded by: Student: and, where applicable, Supervisor: 

The colloquium chairs will arrange the selection of the accepted papers using a peer review process. The accepted papers will be published in the PhD colloquium proceedings, and at least one of the main authors is expected to register for the conference by 20 October 2012, and presents the work at the corresponding session. The colloquium participants will pay the normal student registration fee (Student Registration Fee USD 160). 　　

Important Dates
     Submission of full paper: July 15, 2012
     Acceptance notification: August 15, 2012  

About the Organizers

 The Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association (APMAA) was established in 2004 as an international academic organization with a special focus on management accounting of the Asia-Pacific region. The founder members from different countries continue to share the same vision of advancing management accounting research and practice with particular reference to the Asia-Pacific region.

 Xiamen University was founded in 1921 by overseas Chinese leader Tan Kah Kee, and is one of the key comprehensive universities directly affiliated with the Ministry of Education (MOE). The university has 3 campuses, 18 colleges and 70departments for undergraduates, 182 master programs and 111doctoral programs with more than 30,000 of full-time student enrollments. It also has more than 70 institutes to conduct quality research.

The Center for Accounting Studies is a national key institute designated by MOE in 2000, co-sponsored by the Department of Accounting Affairs, Ministry of Finance and Xiamen University. It receives annual funding and strict administration guidance from the MOE, and is directly under the jurisdiction of Xiamen University. 

The Department of Accounting is one of the five national key departments in Accounting. It was ranked the national top discipline in accounting in the latest official ranking. It successfully provides undergraduate, master and Ph.D. programs. 

The Institute for Financial and Accounting Studies is a national key research base designated by MOE in 2005 to pursue quality research with international standards and also offers research-oriented courses to graduate students. 

About the Location
Xiamen, known as international garden city on the sea and successful Special Economic Zone in China, has the best weather, the cleanest air, beautiful beaches and gardens.It offers a unique combination of traditional Chinese, European colonial and modern architecture, and is the third fast growing economy in the country. 

 Online Reservation Procedure: Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen (MHX Hotel)

Step 1: Site on http://www.millenniumhotels.com/cn/millenniumxiamen/index.html
Step 2: choose the arrival date, notice that the date should between 13-18 November, 2012.
Step 3: Choose the number of nights and rooms you may need.
Step 4: Input “XIAMEN” on the corp/group code form, click “Search”, then you will enter another web page. Notice that if you won’t input “XMU”, you may not enjoy the preferential price of this conference.
Step 5: There are seven rooms selections, choose either one you appreciate, click “continue”, then you will enter another webpage.
        In room amenities include:   Broadband Internet Access and   Comfortable room with delicious breakfast.
Step 6: Input your personal information, and confirm you reservation.

    Cancel by 18.00 hrs if not room will be released if not guaranteed. A Credit Card or Travel Agent IATA number is required to guarantee the reservation.

Let us know if you are interested in attending the 8^th APMAA Annual Conference by sending the following filled-out form  to CAS@xmu.edu.cn.
　

       Conference Registration Form

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