The greatest thing about becoming a member is the variety of opportunities to meet an outstanding group of international scholars with mutual interest in the teaching, research, and practice of international accounting.
The 2009-2010 Nominations Committee of the American Accounting Association's International Accounting Section solicits nominations for the following positions for 2010-2011:
1. President-Elect
Minimum qualifications: Must have served as secretary, treasurer, or chair of at least two Section committees in the past five years. One year term and automatically becomes president of the section in the following year.
2. Vice President - Practice (formerly titled VP Academic)
Minimum qualifications: Must be in accounting practice. Serves a one-year term.
3. Treasurer
Minimum qualifications: Must have served the Section in a significant capacity during at least two of the last five years. The two years of service may be obtained while performing the following roles within the section: secretary, treasurer, journal editor, Forum editor, a committee chair, a regional coordinator, or an advisory board member. Serves a two-year term.
4. Advisory Board members (two openings)
Minimum qualifications: Must be qualified to serve in an oversight and advisory capacity, based on prior, senior level appropriate experience. At a minimum, this shall include Section leadership experience, such as a past officer, committee chair, or head of an ad hoc project. Serves a three-year term.
5. Publication Committee members (two openings)
Serves a two-year term.
6. Nominations Committee members (three openings)
Minimum qualifications: Must have served the Section in a significant capacity during at least two of the last five years. The two years of service may be obtained while performing the following roles within the Section: secretary, treasurer, journal editor, Forum editor, a committee chair, a regional coordinator, an advisory board member, a member of the nominating committee, a member of the publications committee, or a country director.
Full details about the duties and required qualifications for these positions are available in the By-Laws available on the Section's website: http://aaahq.org/international/index.html. Please specify the position for which you are nominating the individual(s). Self-nominations are welcomed.
Nominations must be received by the Nominations Committee Chair, Jenice Prather-Kinsey, no later than January 1, 2010.
Please send nominations to:
Jenice Prather-Kinsey,
School of Accountancy
324 Cornell Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573-882-3671
Fax: 573-882-2437
Email: Pratherj@missouri.edu