The 3rd TJAR CONFERENCE in Kyoto

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The 3rd International Conference of
THE JAPANESE ACCOUNTING REVIEW in Kyoto
November 9, 2012
Organized by Kobe University, Kyoto University, and Doshisha University

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SPEAKER INFORMATION

Professor Philip Brown will be the keynote speaker for the Conference. He is currently a professor of accounting and finance at the University of New South Wales. Capital markets-based research in accounting was pioneered by Professor Brown and his colleagues in the 1960s.

REGISTRATION FEE

No registration fee will be charged.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAM

Download the PDF Conference Program here.

PROGRAM (Japan Standard Time)

REGISTRATION FEE

No registration fee will be charged.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAM

Conference Program

Time	Program
12:00 - 12:50 p.m.	Conference Room A
	REGISTRATION
12:50 - 1:00 p.m.	Conference Room A
	OPENING CEREMONY 　　　　　Hidetoshi YAMAJI, Kobe University, TJAR Editor in Chief 　　　　　Terumi TAKITA, Doshisha University
1:00 - 2:20 p.m.	Conference Room A
	FIRST PLENARY SESSION
	Moderator Yasuhiro OHTA, Keio Business School
1:00 - 1:40 p.m.	Speaker Jeffrey NG, Singapore Management University
	Title Management Earnings Guidance and Stock Price Crash Risk
	Discussant Tatsushi YAMAMOTO, Osaka University
1:40 - 2:20 p.m.	Speaker Cameron TRUONG, Monash University
	Title Executive Compensation Portfolio Sensitivities and the Cost of Equity Capital
	Discussant Atsushi SHIIBA, Osaka University
2:20 - 2:35 p.m.	Conference Room A
	COFFEE BREAK
2:35 - 4:05 p.m.	Conference Room A
	CONCURRENT SESSION A
	Moderator Yasuhiro OHTA, Keio Business School
2:35 - 3:05 p.m.	Speaker James ROUTLEDGE, Bond University
	Title Corporate Governance and the Quality of Greenhouse Gas Emission Disclosures
	Discussant Kimitaka NISHITANI, Kobe University
3:05 - 3:35 p.m.	Speaker Leon WONG, University of New South Wales
	Title The Usefulness of Other Comprehensive Income Items in Japan
	Discussant Tadanori YOSANO, Kobe University
3:35 - 4:05 p.m.	Speaker Derrald STICE, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
	Title Qualified Audit Opinions and Debt Contracting
	Discussant Tomomi TAKADA, Kobe University
2:35 - 4:05 p.m.	KMB211
	CONCURRENT SESSION B
	Moderator Yoshinao MATSUMOTO, Kansai University
2:35 - 3:05 p.m.	Speaker Yossi DIANTIMALA, Syiah Kuala University
	Title Could Indonesian SFAS 50 and 55 (Revised 2006) Reduce Earnings Management of Commercial Banks in Indonesia?
	Discussant Fumihiko KIMURA, Tohoku University
3:05 - 3:35 p.m.	Speaker Ting-Kai CHOU, National Chung Cheng University
	Title Managerial Ability, Analyst Recommendations, and Price Informativeness
	Discussant Koji OTA, Kansai University
3:35 - 4:05 p.m.	Speaker Satoshi TAGUCHI, Doshisha University
	Title Economic Consequences of Global Accounting Convergence: An Experimental Study
	Discussant Hironori FUKUKAWA, Hitotsubashi University
4:05 - 4:20 p.m.	Conference Room A
	COFFEE BREAK
4:20 - 5:50 p.m.	Conference Room A
	SECOND PLENARY SESSION
	Moderator Eiko TSUJIYAMA, Waseda University
4:20 - 5:05 p.m.	Speaker Yuri BIONDI, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
	Title Financial Accounting and the Formation of Share Market Prices: A Theoretical Analysis through Experiment and Simulation Related Works from SSRN (Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3)
5:05 - 5:50 p.m.	Speaker Philip BROWN, University of New South Wales
	Title Some Observations on Research into the Benefits to Nations of Adopting IFRS ( Digest Slides)
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.	SECOND HOUSE will
	AFTER SESSION

ON-LINE REGISTRATION

The last date for registration to attend the Conference is Friday, October 12th. The participants are kindly requested to register as soon as possible and preferably no later than this date. On-line registration can be made from the following address: https://www.rieb.kobe-u.ac.jp/tjar/conference/3rd/registration/registration.php

AFTER SESSION

The conference will be followed by a light meal reception between around 6:00 and 7:30pm. The event is free to attend but as numbers are limited places must be booked in advance.

ACCESS TO THE CONFERENCE VENUE

The Conference will be held at Doshisha University's Kanbai-kan located at their Muromachi Campus. The building is indicated as No. 23 on the campus map (available on Doshisha University's website):  http://www.doshisha.ac.jp/english/access/ima_campus.html

• Information about accesses to Kanbai-Kan :
    From Kansai International Airport (KIX) and Osaka Itami Airport (ITM)

ABOUT KYOTO

For travel information on Kyoto, please visit the following website:

• Kyoto Travel Guide - Official

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