# Auckland Region Accounting Conference 2020 The Department of Accounting, Auckland University of Technology (AUT) hosted the 18th Auckland Region Accounting (ARA) Conference at the City Campus on 9 December, 2020. The conference was to provide a forum for academics and postgraduate students to showcase their research as well as to promote research interaction and collaboration. ### [Conference Schedule](/ara2020/schedule.md) ### [Awards](/ara2020/awards.md) & [Albums](/ara2020/albums.md) ### [News](/ara2020/news.md) & [Social media reaction](/ara2020/social-media.md) ## Call for Papers: [Pacific Accounting Review (Special Issue)](/ara2020/call-for-paper.md) A special issue of the [Pacific Accounting Review](https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/0114-0582) with the theme “Accounting in Transition: Influence of Technology, Sustainability and Diversity” will be published next year. Attached is the flyer for Call for Papers. We welcome submission of empirical research articles, viewpoints, reflections and commentary on topics relating to the theme. Submission due date is on 30 April 2021. ([more](/ara2020/call-for-paper.md)) ## Sponsors ![This year’s ARA conference is proudly sponsored by ACCA, CA ANZ, and, CPA Australia..](/files/-MOVguCh1Bfrd8vbyiZe) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://ara2020.gitbook.io/ara2020/master.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.