Announcements

New Deadline for applications: 24th April 2026 (to be submitted by email to dipietra@unisi.it)

The 10th Workshop on Accounting & Regulation will take place in the Rectorate building of the University of Siena (Via Banchi di Sotto, no. 55, Siena) and the “Santa Chiara Lab” (Via Valdimontone nº 5, Siena) from June 25th to June 27th, 2026.

The submission of papers addressing Accounting & Regulation topics is welcome and should be done by email to dipietra@unisi.it (rather than through the EIASM system).

Note: papers submitted before March 20th through the EIASM system should not be resubmitted unless there are paper updates,  which must be sent to dipietra@unisi.it.

More information can be found here:

10th Workshop on Accounting and Regulation – ARC

ORGANISING CONTACT IN SIENA: Roberto Di Pietra, University of Siena (previously co-organized with EIASM)

STEERING COMMITTEE Roberto Di Pietra (University of Siena); Luzi Hail (University of Pennsylvania); Jörg-Markus Hitz (University of Tübingen); Araceli Mora (University of Valencia); Carien van Mourik (Open University); Ivana Raonic (Bayes Business School); Alfred Wagenhofer (University of Graz)

ORGANISING COMMITTEE Jonida Carungu, London Metropolitan University; Matteo Molinari, University of Bergamo

Extended Deadline for the 10th Workshop on Accounting and Regulation (Siena – June 25-27, 2026)

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