During the short time span of about 13 years, the Foundation has successfully organized 6 international conferences and a good number of national and regional level conferences, seminars and symposia. The 6th International Conference is going to deliberate on many key issues currently confronting the accounting profession. THE CHANGING DIMENSIONS OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE ISSUES AND STATEGIES PROGRAMME: Saturday, 11th January, 2003 VENUE: Taj Bengal (Crystal Room) To do such other things as may be necessary for realizing the goal of advancement of accounting knowledge. TIME/PARTICULARS OF THE SIXTH ACCOUNTING CONFERENCE COMMITEE MEMBERS OF THE SIXTH ACCOUNTING CONFERENCE The principle objectives of Indian Accounting Association and Research Foundation are enumerated below: 8.30 a.m – 9.25 a.m Registration 9.30 a.m – 10.30 a.m Inaugaral Session In Chair Professor Sukumar Bhattacharya President, IAA Research Foundation Chief Guest Profesor Gary l. Sundem Julius A. Roller Prifessor of Acccounting University of Washington Business School, USA Past President, American Accounting Association Guest of Honour Professor Shyam Sunder James L. Frank Professor of Accounting, Economics and Finance Yale School of Management, USA Invocation Mr. Ajay Bhattacharya & Ms. Sanjukta Datta Welcome Address Professor Bhabatosh Banerjee Conference Secretary Inaugaral Address Professor Asis Kumar Banerjee Vice-Chancellor University of Calcutta Vote of Thanks Mr. G. P. Agrawal Joint Conference Secretary 10.30a.m –11.00a.m Tea/ Coffee 11.00a.m –12.15p.m First Plenary Session: Accounting and Auditing in the context of recent developments Introduction Professor Bhabatosh Banerjee Conference Secretary In Chair Professor N. R. Madhava Menon Vice Chancellor, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Keynote Address Professor Shyam Sunder James L. Frank Professor of Accounting, Economics And Finance, Yale School of Management, USA Rethinking the Structure of Accounting and Auditing Vote of Thanks Mr. Nirupam Haldar Adviser, Tata Construction and Projects Ltd 12.15p.m – 1.30p.m Secondary Plenary Session: Primacy of Balance Sheet Introduction Mr. G. P. Agrawal Joint Conference Secretary In Chair Professor Arun Kumar Basu Department of Commerce, University of Calcutta Rediscovering the Balance Sheet: A Corporate Financial Reporting Theory Perspective Vote of Thanks Mr. Swagata Sen Head, Department of Commerce University of Ccalcutta 1.30p.m. – 2.30p.m Lunch 2.30p.m Concurrent Sessions Technical Committee Sukumar Bhattacharya Pranes Das Sudipti Banerjea Arun K. Basu Dhrubaranjan Dandapat Rama Prasad Banerjee Onkar Nath Datta Amit Sen Nirupam Haldar Bhabatosh Banerjee (Convenor) Advertisement Committee Sukumar Bhattacharya G. P. Agrawal Nirupam Haldar Rabin Saha Amit Sen (Convener) Printing Dhrubaranjan Dandapat Uttam Datta Anil Saha Kanika Chatterjee Tanupa Chakraborty Arun K. Basu (Convenor) Media Sukumar Bhattacharya Bhabatosh Banerjee Kanika Chatterjee Sharmistha Banerjee G. P. Agrawal (Convenor) Hall Management Sanjoy Bhattacharya Madhusri Mukherjee Rajib Dasgupta Sharmistha Banerjee Dhrubaranjan Dandapat (Convenor) Cultural Programme & Dinner Sharmila Banerjee Dhrubaranjan Dandapat Rajib Dasgupta G. B. Agrawal Transport Dhrubaranjan Dandapat Rajib Dasgupta Surajit De Tarun Mandal (Convenor) Accomodation Sanjoy Bhattacharya Bhabatosh Banerjee Anil Saha Tarun Mandal Dhrubaranjan Dandapat (Convenor) Best Paper Selection Sukumar Bhattacharya Pranes Das Bhabatosh Banerjee Arun K. Basu (Convenor) Conference Office Management Tarun Mandal Surajit De Bhaskar Bagchi Asit Shit Gautam Bhowmik Soumen Roy Ram Prahlad Chowdhury Anil Saha (Convenor)