During the congress a total of nine symposia will take place. You may find a summary of these below and the more detailed descriptions HERE.

Symposium 1: ACCA Symposium I – Sustainable public finances: who pays the bill?
Time: Wednesday, 19th May 2010 - 14.00hrs
Chair: Gillian Fawcett
Speakers: Jeffrey Unerman, Ahmet Kesik, David Watkins

Symposium 2: How National Infrastructures Affect Audit Quality
Time: Wednesday, 19th May 2010 - 16.00hrs
Chair: Robert Hodgkinson
Speakers: Ertan Ayhan, Christopher Humphrey, Cedric Lesage, A.R. Zafer Sayar

Symposium 3: ICAEW Symposium : Fair Value and Financial Crisis: Cause or Cure
Time: Thursday, 09.00-10.30
Chair: Robert Hodgkinson
Speakers: Christian Leuz, Peter Walton, Mary Barth, Abdullah Yavas, Hasan Kilic

Symposium 4: EAA Education Panel
Time: Thursday, 20th May 2010 - 11.00hrs
Chair: J.C. (Hans) Kuijl
Speakers: Kim Langfield-Smith, R. William Phelps, Gert H. Karreman, Bohumil Kral

Symposium 5: ACCA Symposium II – Financial reporting by SMEs: towards a European research agenda
Time: Thursday, 20th May 2010 - 14.00hrs
Chair: Robin Jarvis
Speakers: Brigitte Eierle, Lisa Evans, Nazim Hikmet

Symposium 6: New Editorships In Accounting Journals: Continuity Or Change?
Time: Thursday, 20th May 2010 - 16.00hrs
Chair: Salvador Carmona
Speakers: Chris Chapman, Lisa Evans, Michael Jones, Stephen P. Walker, Wim Van der Stede

Symposium 7: EAA Financial Reporting Standards Committee Symposium
Time: Friday, 21st May 2010 - 09.00hrs
Chair: Günther Gebhardt
Speakers: Mary Barth, Mario Abela, Araceli Mora

Symposium 8: Creating a Pan-European Research Network: The INTACCT Experience
Time: Friday, 21st May 2010 - 14.00hrs
Chair: Peter Pope
Speakers: Annita Florou, Stuart McLeay, Ahmed Tahoun, Juan Garcia Lara, Holger Daske