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Conference Program

Alter Hall, Temple University, 1801 Liacouras Walk,Philadelphia, PA 19122

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Training sessions geared towards accounting educators and focused on incorporating IFRS into the accounting curriculum

Time

Event

Location

8:15 - 9:00

Breakfast

MBA Commons, 7th floor Alter Hall

9:00 - 9:10

Welcoming Remarks

746 Alter Hall

9:10 - 10:00

IFRS: Background, Institutions, Status
Jenice Prather-Kinsey, University of Missouri

746 Alter Hall

10:00 - 10:20

Break

MBA Commons, 7th floor Alter Hall

10:20 - 11:10

IFRS: Conceptual Framework, Research in Standards, Principles versus Rules Systems
Cheryl Linthicum, University of Texas - San Antonio

746 Alter Hall

11:10 - 11:30

Break

MBA Commons, 7th floor Alter Hall

11:30 - 12:20

Intermediate Accounting Topics: Session 1
Elizabeth Gordon, Temple University

746 Alter Hall

12:30 - 1:30

Lunch

MBA Commons, 7th floor Alter Hall

1:30 - 2:20

Intermediate Accounting Topics: Session 2
John Hepp, Grant Thornton

746 Alter Hall

2:20- 2:50

Break

MBA Commons, 7th floor Alter Hall

2:50 - 3:30

Intermediate Accounting Topics: Session 3
John Brozovsky, Virginia Tech University

746 Alter Hall

3:30 - 4:00

Break

MBA Commons, 7th floor Alter Hall

4:00 - 4:50

Textbook Authors’ Perspectives and Question and Answer Session
Fred Choi, New York University
Terry Warfield, University of Wisconsin - Madison

746 Alter Hall

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Presentations and Panel Discussions on IFRS and Fair Value Accounting

Time

Event

Location

8:00 - 9:00

Breakfast

MBA Commons, 7th floor Alter Hall

9:00 - 9:10

Welcoming Remarks

Auditorium, Alter Hall Lower Level, A031

9:10 - 10:00

Session: Initial Adoption of IFRS: Experience from the EU
David Cairns, London School of Economics

Auditorium, Alter Hall Lower Level, A031

10:00 - 10:20

Break

MBA Commons, 7th floor Alter Hall

10:20 - 11:10

Session: Fair Values Measurements: International Perspective
Sherif Sakr, Deloitte & Touche

Auditorium, Alter Hall Lower Level, A031

11:10 - 11:30

Break

MBA Commons, 7th floor Alter Hall

11:30 - 12:20

Session: Revenue Recognition under IFRS
Paul Munter, KPMG

Auditorium, Alter Hall Lower Level, A031

12:30 - 1:30

Lunch

MBA Commons, 7th floor Alter Hall

1:30 - 3:10

Panel 1: Is the U.S. Ready for IFRS?

Moderator: Elizabeth Gordon, Temple University

  • Donal Byard, Securities and Exchange Commission
  • David Cairns, London School of Economics
  • Trevor Harris, Columbia University
  • Scott Hartman, Ernst & Young
  • Mark Lang, University of North Carolina
  • Paul Munter, KPMG

Auditorium, Alter Hall Lower Level, A031

3:10 - 3:30

Break

MBA Commons, 7th floor Alter Hall

3:30 - 5:10

Panel 2: Fair Value Accounting: Improvement or Obstacle?

Moderator: Sudipta Basu, Temple University

  • S.P. Kothari, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Stephen Penman, Columbia University
  • Ray Pfeiffer, Financial Accounting Standards Board Academic Fellow
  • Sherif Sakr, Deloitte & Touche
  • Mark Watermasysk, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Auditorium, Alter Hall Lower Level, A031

5:15 - 6:45

Reception

Diamond Club

Friday, June 5. 2009

Research Paper Presentations

Time

Event

Location

8:30 - 9:15

Breakfast

MBA Commons, 7th floor Alter Hall

9:15 - 9:30

Welcoming Remarks

Auditorium, Alter Hall Lower Level, A031

9:30 –10:30

Steven Penman, Columbia University, “Returns to Buying Earnings and Book Value: Accounting for Growth”

Auditorium, Alter Hall Lower Level, A031

10:30 –11:30

Steven Balsam, Temple University, "Investigating the Impact of Board Membership, Job Complexity and Performance on CFO Compensation"

Auditorium, Alter Hall Lower Level, A031

11:30 – 12:30

Lunch

MBA Commons, 7th floor Alter Hall

12:30 – 1:30

S.P. Kothari, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "What should GAAP look like?"

Auditorium, Alter Hall Lower Level, A031

1:30 – 2:30

Rajiv Banker, Temple University, “Relevance of Past Performance Measures in Chief Executive Compensation”

Auditorium, Alter Hall Lower Level, A031

2:30 – 3:00

Break

MBA Commons, 7th floor Alter Hall

3:00 – 4:00

Mark Lang, University of North Carolina. "Transparency, Liquidity, and Valuation: International Evidence"

Auditorium, Alter Hall Lower Level, A031

4:00 – 5:00

Sudipta Basu, Temple University,  "Economic Determinants and Consequences of Voluntary Disclosure of Internal Control Effectiveness: Evidence from Initial Public Offerings"

Auditorium, Alter Hall Lower Level, A031