The seventh Accounting History International Conference “Innovation in accounting thought and practice: Lessons from the past”

Seville, Spain 25-27 September, 2013

Sponsored by: Department of Business Administration, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, de Sevilla, Department of Accounting, Universidad de Sevilla and Accounting History Special Interest Group of the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand

Papers will be accepted across the full range of accounting history topics and methodological and theoretical perspectives. The seventh Accounting History International Conference (7AHIC) will take place in a city whose rich heritage extends from the Phoenicians to the Bourbon Dynasty. Seville was the main European harbour for more than 200 years and the source of significant developments in business and trade which also fostered innovations in accounting practice and accounting thought. Authors are therefore encouraged to address topics on innovation in accounting thought and practice which have had a pivotal or significant impact on industries, firms and academic communities, including:

Innovations in public sector accounting;

Innovations within auditing firms;

Innovations in taxation;

Innovations in the regulation of the profession and standard setting processes;

New approaches to studying accounting history;

Accounting education and innovation;

The role of academics in the development of innovation;

Understanding and developing innovations derived from business crises;

Accounting innovations with an international dimension.

Submission and Review of Papers: Papers written in the English language should be submitted electronically no later than 24 March 2013 to 7ahic@rmit.edu.au. All papers will be subject to a double-blind refereeing process and will be published on the Conference Website, as refereed conference proceedings, unless otherwise advised. A special issue of the journal on the conference theme will be published following the event.

Notification of Acceptance: Notification of papers accepted for inclusion in the conference program will be made by 17 May 2013.

Conference information is available at the Conference Website: www.7ahic-seville2013.com

Inquiries may be directed to the Conference Convenor, Juan Baños, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, de Sevilla, at the following e-mail address: jbasan@upo.es

Information about visiting Seville can be found at http://www.andalucia.org/destinos/provincias/sevilla and for visiting Spain see http://www.spain.info/