July 18-20, 2002
Frank Batten is the retired chairman of Landmark Communications, Inc. and TeleCable Corporation. Currently he is chairman of the executive committee of Landmark. He serves as a Senior Business Advisor to the Dean of the School of Business at the College of William & Mary. With his generous support, the Accounting group at William and Mary will host their annual "Frank Batten Young Scholars Forum" designed to bring in junior faculty conducting exemplary research for a mini-conference in Williamsburg, VA. One objective of the mini-conference is to foster collaborative work, create professional networks, and strengthen existing professional relationships. To that end the forum is designed to be intimate and casual, with ample time for informal interactions.
Meet The Batten Scholars
Moshe Bareket (Duke)
Elizabeth Demers (Rochester)
Leslie Hodder (Stanford)
Ivo Jansen (Georgetown)
Chris Jones (GWU)
Denise Jones (W&M)
Dahlia Robinson (Arizona State)
Aamer Sheikh (W&M)
Nathan Stuart (Florida)
Sally Widener (Rice)
Other W & M Participants
Kim Smith
Wanda Wallace
Lodging and Meeting Locations
The conference hotel is the Hospitality House, located at 415 Richmond Rd. ( 757-229-4020 or 1-800-932-9192). If driving, this road map with directions may be helpful. Follow directions to Richmond Road and the hotel will be on your left, across the street from the W&M stadium (the stadium is #20 on the map of campus). If you fly into Richmond or Norfolk, you can obtain ground transportation from Groome Transportation, who departs from Richmond on the hour and Norfolk on the half-hour. The cost is about $34 one way or $62 round trip and no reservations are needed (questions call 800-552-7911). If you fly into Newport News, you can arrange for a taxi at the information desk or make advance arrangements with Clark Transportation at 757-565-0042. The cost is about $25 one way.
All sessions will be held in 201 Tyler Hall (#9 on the map). If you enter Tyler from street, go up one floor to room 201; if you enter from the Sunken Gardens, the room is directly in front of you. The directionally-challenged and/or risk averse should meet in the hotel lobby at 1:00 pm on Thursday and someone will be there to walk over with you.
Schedule
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Thursday |
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Saturday |
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8:30 a.m. |
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Breakfast |
Breakfast |
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9:00 - 10:00 a.m. |
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Session 4: Denise Jones
"Voluntary Disclosure in R&D Intensive Industries" |
Session 9: Nathan Stuart
"Voted Off: Differences in Corporate Governance Characteristics Between Internet Survivors and Failures" |
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10:15 - 11:15 a.m. |
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Session 5: Ivo Jansen
"Economic and Accounting Determinants of Residual Income" |
Session 10: Chris Jones
"The Quality of Management Forecasts of Capital Expenditures and Store Openings" |
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11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
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Session 6: Elizabeth Demers
"The Integration of Risk Management Activities: Evidence from the P&C Insurance Industry" |
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12:30 - 2:00 p.m. |
Welcome, Introductory Remarks, and Refreshments
1:30 pm |
Lunch |
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2:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
Session 1: Aamer Sheikh
"The Effect of Ratcheting Performance Standards on CEO Compensation" |
Session 7: Leslie Hodder
"Measurement and Risk-Relevance of Full Fair Value Income for Commercial Banks" |
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3:15 - 4:15 p.m. |
Session 2: Moshe Bareket
"Providing Investment Incentives: The Effects of Swap Transactions on Revenue Recognition" |
Session 8: Dahlia Robinson
"Earnings Management Around Reverse Stock Splits and Its Impact on Listing Outcome" |
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4:30 - 5:30 p.m. |
Session 3: Sally Widener
"Organizational Architecture in the New Economy: Some Evidence from Business-to-Consumer Internet Firms" |
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Reception 6:30 pm
Greenleafe Cafe (next door to hotel) |
Dinner 7:00-9:00 pm
King's Arms Tavern Meet at 7:00 in lobby of Hospitality House |
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All presentations should be roughly 30 minutes, in order to leave plenty of time for discussion..
Williamsburg Area Links
How to get to Williamsburg & the College of William and Mary
Williamsburg Online (everything you need to visit Williamsburg)
Williamsburg area convention and visitor bureau (Colonial area guide; Bed & breakfasts, etc.)
Colonial Williamsburg (Interesting historical accounts)
College of William & Mary (The alma-mater of a nation)