Financial Reporting and Business Communication Twelfth Annual Conference at Cardiff Business School

3 and 4 July 2008

Conference announcement and first call for papers

We are pleased to announce the Twelfth Annual Financial Reporting and Business Communication Conference. This is the premier conference of its kind worldwide andattracts an international audience. This conference continues to address key questions of interest to accounting academics and practitioners, such as:

How effective is financial reporting?What role does financial reporting play in corporate governance?What is the purpose of the modern corporate report?How can financial reporting contribute to sustainability?Can financial communication be neutral?

A conference will be held at Cardiff Business School on 3 and 4 July 2008 to discuss these and related topics. Papers are invited on all aspects of Financial Reporting andBusiness Communication. This includes empirical, case study and review articles on such topics as the measurement, disclosure, presentation,communication and impact of financial and business information contained in the annual reports and other business documentation in both the private and public sectors. Organisational, historical and international studies are welcomed. Details, including the titles of a selection of papers presented at previous conferences can be found at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/carbs/conferences/past/frbc_2007.html

Should you wish to have a paper considered for presentation at the conference, please send a 500 word abstract to the organisers by 2 March 2008. Mike Jones ( +44 (0)29-20874959 Email: JonesM12@Cardiff.ac.uk)or Howard Mellett ( +44 (0)29-20875704 Email: Mellett@Cardiff.ac.uk) Cardiff Business School, Colum Drive, Cardiff, CF10 3EU, UK.Fax: +44 (0)29-20874419

Sponsored byACCAPhD Stream OrganisedByFinancial Accounting and Reporting Special Interest Group (FARSIG)