This year the Avondale Business School submitted and got accepted to three papers for the annual AFAANZ (Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand) conference, held in Brisbane in July, 2019. Two of the papers were presented by Associate Professor Lisa Barnes, the third paper entitled “Writing - The development of a necessary professional skill” was presented by conjoint appointed Professor Keith Howson who is also an adjunct Professor of Accounting of the Tom and Vi Zapara School of Business, La Sierra University, Riverside California. Keith is also a former Head of Business School at Avondale, and has been co-writing papers with Lisa Barnes for over 10 years, showing that true collaboration can span over institutions and indeed continents!
This year’s conference was a great opportunity for networking within the Accounting industry, as well as enjoying the lovely daytime temperatures of Brisbane in the winter. It also appears that the tables are turning on conferences, with many institutions now discouraging staff from attending as they are no longer counted as a key performance indicator (KPI) as part of the research output criteria, as they are not published by the conference organisers. The definition of an E1 conference paper is “a paper published in full which has been peer reviewed and presented at a conference, workshop or seminar of national or international significance” (Australian Research Council, 2019). https://www.arc.gov.au/
However, as part of our continued accreditation with CPA Australia and CAANZ, staff must complete 120 hours of continuous professional development (CPD) within a 3 year cycle (triennium). So here at the ABS staff are encouraged to attend conferences, to not only keep up to date with changes and current research, but also to continue to build collegial relationships with people outside of the institution to encourage future research projects. For more information on AFAANZ, click on the link https://www.afaanz.org/. The other 2 papers presented are shown below: from the power point slides.
