September, 08

                 September 10, 2008 (Wednesday), 11:00 am - 12:30 pm,  Room 3399 (Lifts 17/18)
                 Steve Matsunaga, University of Oregon
                 The Choice of Financial Performance Measures in CEO Bonus Plans

                 September 17, 2008 (Wednesday), 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Room 3399 (Lifts 17/18)
                 James R. Frederickson, The University of Melbourne
                 The Effects of Supplemental Management Revenue Forecasts on Analyst Assessments
                       of Earnings Forecast Credibility and Earnings Persistence

                 September 18, 2008 (Thursday), 2:00 - 3:30 pm, Room 3399 (Lifts 17/18)
                 Raef Lawson, Institute of Management Accountants
                 Costing Methodologies and Cost Management Practices in the Peoples' Republic of China

October, 08

                October 8, 2008 (Wednesday), 11:00 am  - 12:30 pm, Room 3399 (Lifts 17/18)
                Kai Wai Hui, HKUST
                How do investors respond to fraudulent earnings news?

November, 08

                November 5, 2008 (Wednesday), 11:00 am  - 12:30 pm, Room 3399 (Lifts 17/18)
                Clive Lennox, HKUST
                Non-audit services and the demand for voluntary audits

                November 12, 2008 (Wednesday), 11:00 am  - 12:30 pm, Room 3399 (Lifts 17/18)
                Gilles Hilary and Charles Hsu, HKUST
                Endogenous Dynamic Overconfidence in Managerial Forecasts and the Reaction of Market Participant


                November 19, 2008 (Wednesday), 11:00 am  - 12:30 pm, Room 3399 (Lifts 17/18)
                Xijia Su and Yiwei Yao, City University of Hong Kong
                Relationship-Specific Investment and Accounting Conservatism: Effect of Customers and Suppliers

December, 08

                December 3, 2008 (Wednesday), 11:00 am  - 12:30 pm, Room 3399 (Lifts 17/18)
                Zemin Lu, The University of Hong Kong
                A Critique and Extension of Some Major Theoretical Works on Disclosure

                December 10, 2008 (Wednesday), 11:00 am  - 12:30 pm, Room 3399 (Lifts 17/18)
                Yong (George) Yang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
                The Reward to "Walk-Down"

                December 11, 2008 (Thursday), 11:00 am  - 12:30 pm, Room 3399 (Lifts 17/18)
                Rui Shen, HKUST
                Analyst Experience and Their Role in Intra-industry Information Transfer

January, 09

                January 7, 2009 (Wednesday), 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm, Room 3399 (Lifts 17-18)
                Clive Lennox, HKUST
                PCAOB inspections and audit firm quality