Programme Chairs: Prof Jon Williams & Prof David Hillier

The 11th International Accounting & Finance Doctoral Symposium, is focused on developing the research strengths and skills of doctoral students. This symposium is hosted by the Bangor Business School at Bangor University, in partnership with the University of University of Strathclyde Business School, University of Queensland, Deakin University, Trondheim Business School, SKEMA Business School, University of Bologna, University of Leeds, Tsinghua University, University of Liverpool, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Politecnico di Milano and the Australian National University. 

Each participant will receive a written review of their submitted paper, the opportunity to present their work to leading professors, a detailed one-on-one discussion with an experienced academic about their paper, and an excellent networking experience with other doctoral students from around the globe. 

At the end of the symposium certificates will be awarded for the Michael McKenzie Best Paper; the Maria Strydom Best Presenter, the Paper with Most Potential, Best Pitch and Best Discussant.

All students will receive a Certificate confirming their participation at IAFDS11. 

SCOPE:

We seek original empirical and theoretical papers in the fields of finance, banking and accounting with an emphasis on findings that contribute to solving outstanding research problems of significant impact within these disciplines.

PAPER SUBMISSION INFORMATION:

The submission should be a completed full paper (with analysis/results). Each submission will be reviewed by the Doctoral Symposium programme committee. The main evaluation criteria are:

- Quality and originality of research

- The potential for impact

- Relevance to the accounting, banking and finance disciplines.

Only electronic submissions in PDF or Word format will be considered.

All submissions should be sent to the following e-mail addresses:

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PARTICIPATION FEE:

Accepted students to the programme will be required to pay a fee of £300. This fee covers registration, symposium documents, a welcome pack, lunches, refreshments and the Welcome Reception and Gala dinner.

An information pack including information on hotel accommodation and their costs, symposium venue details, travel information and general information on Bangor will be provided with the notification of acceptance.

Electronic Submission Deadline for papers: 30 March 2018                         

All submissions should be sent to the following e-mail addresses:

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IMPORTANT DATES:

Deadline for electronic submission of the paper: Friday, 30 March 2018.

Notification of acceptance: Monday, 23rd April 2018.

Registration deadline: Monday 7th May 2018

Deadline for electronic submission of final version of the paper Friday, 25th May 2018.

Symposium registration and welcome Monday 11th June 2018.

11th IAFDS Symposium Monday 11th ~ 13th June 2018.

The 11th International Accounting & Finance Doctoral Symposium

will be facilitated by professors from:

                 Bangor University

                 Università di Bologna

                 Deakin University

                 University of Leeds

                 University of Liverpool

                 University of Queensland

                 Universidad de Salamanca

                 SKEMA Business School

                 University of Strathclyde

                 Trondheim Business School  

                 Tsinghua University

                 Warsaw School of Economics

                 Politecnico do Milano 

                        University of Navarra 

FURTHER INFORMATION:

IAFDS 11 will be taking place at the Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2D www.bangor.ac.uk/

For further information please contact:  Morag McDonald

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Download Call for paper in PDF

 Photos from the conference. More photos can be found here.