September 26 and 27, 2019
Conference Details
A Thursday evening reception and dinner will be held at the University of Texas’ AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center located at 1900 University Avenue in Austin, Texas. The Symposium is on Friday from 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Special Events room on the fifth floor of Rowling Hall (RRH 5.210).
A block of 100 rooms has been reserved at the University of Texas’ AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center for Thursday and Friday nights at a rate of $189/night. The hotel block is held until August 27, 2019 so please make your reservations early. Ample parking is available in the underground, attached parking garage. You are able to self-park at the University Avenue entrance.
Please note: This conference is by invitation only.
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Reception | AT&T Center Courtyard (outside of the Tejas Dining Room) |
| 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Dinner | Tejas Dining Room (Level M2 of AT&T Center) |
| Time | Event and Location | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 7:45 – 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast and Coffee
Location: RRH 5.210 and adjoining terrace |
|
| 8:30 – 8:40 a.m. | Welcome Remarks
Location: RRH 5.210 |
Dean Jay Hartzell |
| 8:45 – 9:30 a.m. | How Strength of Habits Developed as Staff Influences Senior Auditors’ Evaluation of Assumptions Underlying An Estimate
Location: RRH 5.210 |
Tracie Majors, Assistant Professor, University of Southern California |
| 9:35 – 10:20 a.m. | Do Audit Firms’ Internal Inspection Programs Have Teeth? Evidence from the U.S. Operations of the Largest Audit Firms
Location: RRH 5.210 |
Daniel Aobdia, Associate Professor, Northwestern University |
| 10:20 – 10:50 a.m. | Break
RRH 5.210 and adjoining terrace |
|
| 10:55 – 11:40 a.m. | The Impact of Managers’ Risk Aversion and Loss Aversion on Audit Quality Demand
Location: RRH 5.210 |
Patrick Hurley, Assistant Professor, Northeastern University |
| 11:45 – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch Tejas Dining Room (Level M2 of AT&T Center) |
|
| 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. | The Spillover Effect of SEC Comment Letters through Audit Firms: Evidence from Subjective Accounting Areas
Location: RRH 5.210 |
Ryan Cating, Doctoral Student, University of Arkansas |
| 1:50 – 2:35 p.m. | How the Sleeper Effect Influences Auditors’ Evaluations of Audit Evidence
Location: RRH 5.210 |
Jenny McCallen, Assistant Professor, University of Georgia |
| 2:35 – 3:05 p.m. | Break
RRH 5.210 and adjoining terrace |
|
| 3:05 – 3:55 p.m. | Which Audits does the PCAOB Monitor Closely? Evidence from EDGAR Searches
Location: RRH 5.210 |
K. Ramesh, Professor, Rice University |
| 3:55 – 4:00 p.m. | Closing Comments | |
| 5:00 – 10:00 p.m. | Optional Dinner and Pool Party | Flying J’s Ranch, address available later |
*Robert Rowling Hall (RRH) is located directly west of the AT&T Conference Center. Room 5.210 is on the fifth floor.