Welcome Message from the Chair of the Board of Directors 

      Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association (APMAA) holds its 14th Conference (APMAA 2018) with the theme ““The Forefront of Management Accounting:  Research and Practices” (a tentative theme) at Waseda Campus of Waseda from October 29 toNovember 1. The conference is jointly organized by Waseda University, APMAA Japan and APMAA.
 
      APMAA 2018 program will contain plenary and panel sessions, parallel sessions, and cultural visit. Like the previous conferences, the conference plan to invite excellent scholars, professionals, CEOs and/or CFOs to these sessions. APMAA 2018 launches special sessions designed by APMAA members to discuss specific issues and practices of management accounting (See Special Session/ Workshop Call for Proposals).

      Please mark your calendars now for this important conference, and plan to join us. Thank you. 

 Susumu Ueno
 Chair of the APMAA Board of Directors
  http://apmaa.org/APMAA/
  http://s-ueno.sakura.ne.jp/APMAA_asia/
  http://www.dab.hi-ho.ne.jp/s-ueno/APMAA_asia/

　　　　　Welcome Message from the APMAA 2018 Chair

    The 14th Conference of Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association (APMAA 2018) is held at Waseda Campus of Waseda from October 29 to November 1. The conference is jointly organized by Waseda University, APMAA Japan and APMAA.

   On behalf of the APMAA 2018 Conference Organizing Committee, I would like to thank the APMAA Board of Directors for providing us the opportunity to host the 2018 conference

at Waseda University.

    The purpose of this conference is to enhance the understanding of current management accounting issues in various countries and create useful theories and methods to close the gaps between practitioners and academicians in management accounting. We think that management accounting must be inextricably tied to the actual organizational situations and environment that it is intended to serve. Therefore, there is necessity for  more research which aims to enhance our understanding of the various practices being implemented all over the world. We believe that this is the tradition and identity of APMAA.

     The theme of APMAA 2018 is “The Forefront of Management Accounting:  Research and Practices” (a tentative theme).  APMAA 2018 program will contain two or three plenary and panel sessions, parallel sessions, and cultural visit. Following like the previous conferences, we plan to invite excellent scholars, professionals, CEOs and/or CFOs to these sessions. APMAA 2018 launches special sessions designed by APMAA members to discuss specific issues and practices of management accounting (See Special Session/ Workshop Call for Proposals).

     The conference venue is International Conference Center of the Waseda University and Rihga Royal Hotel Tokyo located in the main campus of the University. Besides Rihga Royal Hotel Tokyo, we plan to arrange with several reasonable and suitable hotels near the campus. Fortunately, Waseda University and many other several accounting institutions and firms will support the APMAA 2018.

    I hope that a variety of events in APMAA 2018 will provide you with good opportunities to present your research outcomes and get the latest insights in many areas of research in management accounting. I am convinced that interactive activities with the participants from different parts of the globe will promote international exchange and deepen our friendship. Please prepare now for your participation of this important conference.

    We look forward to seeing you at Waseda University in Tokyo.

MasaoTsuji,