Accounting Summer Camp

Monday, May 22 & Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Monday, May 22

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Breakfast

Henry Kaufman Management Center

44 West Fourth Street

Cantor Boardroom, 11th floor: 11-75

Morning Session: Room 3-90

9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. GAAP Goodwill and Debt Contracting Efficiency: Evidence from Net-Worth Covenants

Presenter: Richard Frankel

Washington University in St. Louis

10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Coffee Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Measuring Reporting Conservatism

Presenter: Carla Hayn

UCLA

12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch: Cantor Boardroom, 11th floor: 11-75

Afternoon Session: Room 3-90

1.15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Ratcheting Top-Down Sales Quotas

Presenter: Jerry Zimmerman

University of Rochester

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Coffee Break

2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. SEC Scrutiny and the Evolution of

Non-GAAP Reporting

Presenter: Sarah McVay

New York University

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Cocktails & Dinner

Savoy, 70 Prince Street

·  6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Cocktails

·  7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Dinner

Tuesday, May 23

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Breakfast

Henry Kaufman Management Center

44 West Fourth Street

Cantor Boardroom, 11th floor: 11-75

Morning Session: Room 3-90

9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Investor Relations, Firm Visibility,

and Investor Following

Presenter: Greg Miller

Harvard

10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Coffee Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Why Do Firms Go Dark?

Causes and Economic Consequences of Voluntary SEC Deregistrations

Presenter: Christian Leuz

The University of Chicago

12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch: Cantor Boardroom, 11th floor: 11-75

Continuing Professional Education Credits

Learning Objectives:

To supply participants with an update of current accounting thought and research. By attending this course you will learn updates of current accounting and auditing practices.

Delivery Method: Group-live

Program Level: Update

Prerequisites: Faculty, Ph.D. Students, and others who are experts in their respective disciplines.

Advanced Preparation: Reading articles & reviewing materials.

To register for this course, contact, Autherine Allison, Vincent C. Ross Institute of Accounting Research, at 212.998.4143 or visit our website, w4.stern.nyu.edu/accounting/

Complaint Resolution Policy: For more information regarding complaint and program cancellation policies, please contact our offices at 212.998.4143.

Earn 9 CPE Credits (based on a 50 minute credit hour).

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Accounting Summer Camp