The Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association is a major event that takes place in a different country during springtime each year. The EAA Annual Congress offers a unique opportunity for presenting research and finding out what colleagues in the fields of management and accounting are doing. Every year over 1.200 delegates attend this popular event and close to 800 papers are presented in parallel sessions and research fora. In addition, the EAA Annual Congress provides a friendly and sociable context in which to meet colleagues from other countries, to formulate joint research projects, and generally to keep in touch with European trends in education and research.