2nd Young researcher’s workshop on Public Sector Accounting

May 17th, 18th and 19th, 2017
Ribeirão Preto, Belém, João Pessoa

Organized by Public Sector Accounting & Governance in Brazil (PSAGiB)
PhD Programme in Accounting
University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

Chairpersons:
Professor Andre C B Aquino, FEARP, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Professor Ricardo Lopes Cardoso, EBAPE, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil

The Workshop aims at putting together young scholars who are interested in making a difference in public sector accounting research, by significantly influencing the future developments of this field in Latin America. During the workshop, usual ways of looking at this topic will be challenged by trying to develop original thought and future research ideas on public sector accounting in an interdisciplinary approach.

The 2nd Workshop will be held in Ribeirão Preto, at School of Economics, Business Administration and Accounting, University of São Paulo, on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th May 2017.
All lectures and discussion will be webcasted to Belém and João Pessoa cities (adresses and contacts).

The main workshop will be opened by a call for Msc and PhD proposals by future Msc and PhD candidates aming to develop ideas, on 17th May 2017.
Attendance is free of charge, but registration is required.

Program

May, 17th
09:30 – 16:00 PhD and Msc proposals presentations
19:00 Evening reception

May, 18th
9:00 Welcome to “our network”
9:30 Network members presentation (each member presents his/her research program)
12:30 Lunch break
14:00 Plenary “Opening the box: interdisciplinary research on accounting” with Prof. Umberto Mignozzetti (FGV/New York University), José Veríssimo Romão Netto (Núcleo de Pesquisa de Políticas Pública da USP/University of Birmingham), Prof. Ricardo Corrêa Gomes (UNB/ESAF/Georgia State University), Prof. Sérgio Sakurai (USP/University of Cambridge).
15:30 Refreshments break
16:00 Plenary “How to think critically: the nature of critical research” with Prof. Yves Gendron (Université Laval, CV)
17:30 Wrap-up
19:00 Evening reception

May, 19th
9:30 Opening
10:00 Plenary: Research avenues “Financial resilience and accounting information”
11:30 Parallel: groups
12:30 Lunch break
14:00 Plenary: Research avenues “Smart cities, accounting, transparency & co-production” with Prof. Ana Carla Bliacheriene and Prof. Arlindo Carvalho Rocha.
15:30 Parallel: groups
16:30 Network research agenda and wrap-up
17:00 End.

Registration
Participants will need to register by May 5th to secure their place at the workshop.
To register please click here.
For information, contact psagib@usp.br.

Practicalities
The Workshop will take place in Ribeirão Preto, at School of Economics, Business Administration and Accounting, University of São Paulo, and it will webcasted to Belem/PA and João Pessoa/PB cities.
Attendance to the workshop is free of charge.