Dear PSAAR friends,

We would like to draw your attention to the 16th Biennial CIGAR Conference— CIGAR Network 30th Anniversary that will take place in Porto, Portugal, June, 8-9, 2017. The conference will be preceded by the PhD seminar (June 7, 2017).

The theme of the Conference is “Future avenues for Public Sector Accounting: engaging research, practice and use”

The deadline for abstract submissions is the 17th of March 2017.

Authors interested in participating in the 16th CIGAR Biennial Conference are challenged to present papers taking into account the above and in the following broad topics, among others:
- International and European harmonization in public sector accounting (IPSAS/EPSAS)
- The role of accounting systems for ‘new’ phenomen
- The usefulness of public sector accounting information

Topics can be addressed using either qualitative or quantitative approaches; research on the realities of developing and emerging countries is also encouraged. As its name suggests, the CIGAR Network emphasises the importance of comparative studies as a source of better understanding.

Ph.D. Seminar

Ph.D. students are invited to submit either an extended abstract, a proposal or a full paper on any topic related to public sector accounting in its widest scope. Selected participants are expected to present their research project/paper to colleague students, assisted by two senior researchers in order to receive fruitful suggestions and valuable feedback. The seminar, chaired by Susana Jorge and Dorothea Greiling, offers the opportunity to join a growing community of young scholars interested in governmental accounting research.

Important dates

Abstracts (1-2 pages) for the Conference are to be submitted by 17 March 2017. On acceptance, full papers are expected by 10 May 2017.

The event is jointly organized by the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA) – Management School and Research Centre on Accounting and Taxation (CICF—http://www.cicf.ipca.pt/en) – and the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra (FEUC – www.fe.uc.pt).