History of the IAAER
A history of the International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER): 1984-2004, By Belverd E. Needles, Jr. A paper presented to The Academy of Accounting Historians.
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A brief history of the International Congress of Accounting Educators. Organized by the IAAER.
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November 2006
Tenth International Congress of Accounting Educators is planned for Istanbul, Turkey.
September 2005
Fifth International Research Conference is held in Bordeaux, France.
June/July 2004
IAAER holds Globalization Roundtable in Durban, South Africa, focusing on the implementation of International Education standards in Developing Countries.
IAAER/SAAA Fourth Biennial Research Conference in Durban, South Africa, draws 400 participants from 53 countries.
IAAER announces an agreement with Accounting Education: An International Journal, which will make it the official education journal of IAAER.
January 2003
A specialized European Research Conference is held in London, focusing on the topic of stock options.
2003
The Executive Committee decides to hold annual technical or research conferences in addition to frequent, voluntary roundtables or workshops in partnership with institutional member associations.
Many international conferences include IAAER officers as featured speakers including the United Nations (ISAR) in Geneva, Mexico, and Russia.
November 2002
IAAER is incorporated as a not-for-profit organization.
Ninth International Congress of Accounting Educators is held in Hong Kong.
The IAAER/AAA Globalization Roundtable is held immediate preceding the World Congress.
The Fourth Conference for Education Directors is held concurrently with the Ninth International Congress.
Founders’ Award is presented to Murray Wells.
A Globalization Roundtable is held in Hong Kong.
IAAER announces that EIASM will no longer provide administrative services for the Association.
2002
IAAER publishes A Global Code of Ethics for Accounting Educators.
2001
IAAER joins the International Forum on Accountancy Development (IFAD).
October 2000
Third Biennial Accounting Research Conference is held in Kobe, Japan, in association with the Japanese Association for International Accounting Studies.
Founders’ Award is presented to Dr. Seigo Nakajima.
2000
The Task Force Report on IEG No. 9 is completed and published on the IAAER web site.
October 1999
The Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting (JIFMA) is approved as an official publication of the IAAER.
A research conference, Global Economic and Accounting Issues, is co-sponsored with the Accounting and Organizational Behavior Section of the American Accounting Association in Vancouver, Canada.
1999
Administrative functions of the IAAER are moved to Brussels, Belgium to be handled by the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management. The IAAER web site is launched: www.iaaer.org
October 1998
The Second Biennial Research Conference is held at DePaul University in Chicago (USA).
October 1997
Eighth International Congress of Accounting Educators is held in Paris, France.
Founders’ Awards are presented to Paul Garner and Kyojiro Someya at the Eighth International Conference.
The Third Conference for Education Directors is held during the Eighth Congress.
1997
IAAER is granted official status as an observer on the IFAC Education Committee.
August 1996
The first meeting of the Executive Council is held in Chicago (USA).
May 1996
A research conference on international accounting issues is held at Warwick University in England. The goal of the conference is to promote high-quality research and encourage more academics to become interested in researching the international aspects of accounting.
1996
IAAER representatives attend their first IASC Consultative Group meeting as members. IAAER develops an implementation document for the Revised International Education Guideline No. 9.
September 1995
The first Biennial Research Conference, Accounting and International Financial Markets, is held at the University of Warwick, England.
August 1995
The second conference on accounting education issues for education directors is co-sponsored by IAAER and IFAC in Edinburgh. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland hosts the conference.
IAAER hosts dinner for representatives of Institutional member associations to discuss the potential for an expanded role for academic organizations within IAAER.
1995
The IAAER constitution is revised to include an Executive Council comprised of institutional member representatives.
August 1994
IAAER, IFAC, and AICPA hold the first conference for the education and research directors of professional associations in New York. The conference hosted by the AICPA focused on issues relating to research and education agendas.
1994
IAAER begins sponsorship and editorial responsibility for the Journal of Accounting Education.
Pergamon Press, in association with the IAAER and the American Accounting Association, publishesAccounting Education for the 21st Century: The Global Challenges. Edited by Jane O. Burns and Belverd Needles, the volume is distributed to all members of the International Section of the AAA.
August 1993
IAAER holds breakfast for representatives of institutional member associations.
April 1993
IAAER and the American Accounting Association agree to co-sponsor a series of regional international conferences.
October 1992
Founders’ Awards are presented to Vernon Zimmerman and Eric Castle.
Seventh International Conference on Accounting Education is held Arlington, Virginia.
IAAER Executive Committee unanimously agrees to change the Association’s constitution to increase the number of vice presidents from four to seven from various countries. An additional revision changed the term of officers to five years (instead of three years).
February 1992
IAAER is represented on the IFAC Education Committee.
1992
Pergamon Press, in association with the IAAER, publishes International Handbook of Accounting Education and Certification, edited by Kwabena Anyane-Ntow.
August 1989
The constitution is revised to include institutional members.
June 1989
COSMOS Accountancy Chronicle begins publication.
October 1987
Sixth International Conference on Accounting Education is held in Kyoto, Japan.
August 17, 1984
IAAER is formed to assist the Sixth International Conference on Accounting Education.
Executive Committee 1984-1988 | |
President | Paul S. Garner |
Secretary-Treasurer | W. John Brennan |
Vice President - Japan | Seigo Nakajima |
Vice President - United Kingdom | Edward Stamp |
Vice President - Australia and New Zealand | Murray Wells |
Vice President - United States of America | Vernon Zimmerman |
Executive Committee 1989-1992 | |
President | Murray Wells |
Past President | Paul S. Garner |
Secretary-Treasurer | Norlin G. Rueschhoff |
Vice President - United Kingdom | Sidney Gray |
Vice President - United States of America | Belverd E. Needles |
Vice President - Japan | Kyojiro Someya |
Vice President - Australia and New Zealand | Don Trow |
Executive Committee 1992-1997 | |
President | Sidney Gray |
Past President | Paul S. Garner |
Past President | Murray Wells |
Secretary-Treasurer | Belverd E. Needles |
Vice President - India | Bhabatosh Banerjee |
Vice President - France | Alain Burlaud |
Vice President - Germany | Adolph Coenenberg |
Vice President - Japan | Yukio Fujita |
Vice President - Australia and New Zealand | Roger Hopkins |
Vice President - Mexico | Salvador Ruiz-de-Chavez |
Cosmos Accountancy Chronicle | Maureen Berry |
Journal of Accounting Education | E. Kent St. Pierre |
Executive Committee 1997-2000 | |
President | Belverd E. Needles |
Past President | Sidney Gray |
Secretary-Treasurer | Herve Stolowy |
Vice President - Research | Kazuo Hiramatsu |
Vice President - International Conference | Simon S.M. Ho |
Vice President - Practice | Ann Johns |
Vice President - Education | Tatiana Krylova |
Vice President - Membership | Joseph J. Schultz |
VP at-large: American Accounting Association | Michael Diamond |
VP at-large: Academia Italiana di Economia Aziendale | Giuseppe Galassi |
VP at-large: Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand | Donald Strokes |
VP at-large: Southern African Accounting Association | Daan van der Schyf |
Cosmos Accountancy Chronicle | Donna L. Street |
Executive Committee 2000-2002 | |
President | Belverd E. Needles |
Past President | Sidney Gray |
Secretary | Kazuo Hiramatsu |
Treasurer | Peter Moeller |
Vice President - Research | Peter Pope |
Vice President - International Conference | Simon S.M. Ho |
Vice President - Practice | Ann Johns |
Vice President - Education | Tatiana Krylova |
Vice President - Membership | Andy Bailey |
Vice President - Publications | Donna L. Street |
VP at-large: American Accounting Association | Joel Demski |
VP at-large: Academia Italiana di Economia Aziendale | Giuseppe Galassi |
VP at-large: Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand | Malcolm Miller |
VP at-large: Southern African Accounting Association | Anton du Toit |
Executive Committee 2002-2004 | |
President | Serge Evraert |
Past President | Belverd E. Needles |
Secretary | Gary Sundem |
Treasurer | Peter Moeller |
Vice President - Research | Peter Pope |
Vice President - International Conference | Agnes Cheng |
Vice President - Practice | Michael Walsh |
Vice President - Education | Michel Guindon |
Vice President - Membership | Tatiana Krylova |
Vice President - Publications | Donna L. Street |
VP at-large: American Accounting Association | Judy Tsui |
VP at-large: Academia Italiana di Economia Aziendale | Giuseppe Galassi |
VP at-large: Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand | Bryan Howieson |
VP at-large: Southern African Accounting Association | Lesley Stainbank |
VP at-large: Japan Accounting Association | Kazuo Hiramatsu |
VP at-large: Hong Kong Academic Accounting Association | Simon S.M. Ho |
VP at-large: Mexican Association of Accounting & Business Faculty | Salvador Ruiz-de-Chavez |
Executive Committee 2004-2006 | |
President | Serge Evraert |
Past President | Belverd E. Needles |
Vice President - Administration | Gary Sundem |
Vice President - Finance | Alfred Wagenhofer |
Vice President - Research | Donna L. Street |
Vice President - International Conference | Agnes Cheng |
Vice President - Practice | Michael Walsh |
Vice President - Education | Michel Guindon |
Vice President - Membership | Simon S.M. Ho |
Vice President - Publications | Lee Radebaugh |
VP at-large: American Accounting Association | Judy Rayburn |
VP at-large: Academia Italiana di Economia Aziendale | Giuseppe Galassi |
VP at-large: Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand | Bryan Howieson |
VP at-large: Southern African Accounting Association | Hentie van Wyk |
VP at-large: Japan Accounting Association | Kazuo Hiramatsu |
VP at-large: Mexican Association of Accounting & Business Faculty | Salvador Ruiz-de-Chavez |
VP at-large: Experts' Accountants Association of Turkey | Recep Pekdemir |
Executive Committee 2006-2008 | |
President | Donna L. Street |
Past President | Serge Evraert |
Vice President - Administration | John Ahern |
Vice President - Finance | Alfred Wagenhofer |
Vice President - Research | Günther Gebhardt |
Vice President - International Conference | Niamh Brennan |
Vice President - Practice | Martin Hoogendoorn |
Vice President - Education | Gary Sundem |
Vice President - Membership | Agnes Cheng |
Vice President - Communications | Lee Radebaugh |
VP at-large: American Accounting Association | Gary Previts |
VP at-large: European Accounting Association | Giuseppe Galassi |
VP at-large: Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand | Bryan Howieson |
VP at-large: Brazilian Association for Accounting Graduation Programs | Fabio Frezatti |
VP at-large: Southern African Accounting Association | Marianne van Staden |
VP at-large: Experts' Accountants Association of Turkey | Recep Pekdemir |
VP at-large: Hong Kong Academic Accounting Association | Simon S.M. Ho |
VP at-large: Mexican Association of Accounting and Business Faculty | Salvador Ruiz-de-Chavez |
Executive Committee 2009-2011 | |
President | Donna L. Street |
Past President | Serge Evraert |
Vice President - Administration | John Ahern |
Vice President - Finance | Begona Giner |
Vice President - Research | Günther Gebhardt |
Vice President - International Conference | Stefano Zambon |
Vice President - Practice | Martin Hoogendoorn |
Vice President - Education | Gary Sundem |
Vice President - Membership | Lesley Stainbank |
Vice President - Communications | Bryan Howieson |
VP at-large: American Accounting Association | Nancy A. Bagranoff |
VP at-large: European Accounting Association | John Christensen |
VP at-large: Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand | Paul de Lange |
VP at-large: Brazilian Association for Accounting Graduation Programs | Fabio Frezatti |
VP at-large: Southern African Accounting Association | Marianne van Staden |
VP at-large: Experts' Accountants Association of Turkey | Recep Pekdemir |
VP at-large: Hong Kong Academic Accounting Association | Jeong-Bon Kim |
VP at-large: Mexican Association of Accounting and Business Faculty | Salvador Ruiz-de-Chavez |
VP at-large: World Congress | Themin Suwardy |
VP at-large: International Accounting Standards Board Liason | Mary E. Barth |