Authors are invited to submit complete, original and unpublished research papers to the 1st International Conference on Accounting and Finance (ICAF-IMDS 2019) that address issues relating to theory, method and practice in accounting and finance.

Conference Theme ICAF-IMDS 2019 seeks research papers related, but not limited, to the following areas linked with the Conference theme, “Transition to the Fourth Industrial Revolution: The Starting Blocks for Emerging Economies”: ➢ Forensic Accounting and Financial Criminology ➢ Risk Management ➢ Corporate Governance ➢ Financial Accounting and Reporting ➢ Management Accounting and Costing ➢ Auditing and Internal Control ➢ Taxation ➢ Public Sector Accounting ➢ Accounting Information Systems ➢ International Accounting ➢ Accounting Education ➢ Corporate Finance and Capital Markets ➢ Corporate Social Responsibility ➢ Islamic Accounting ➢ Social and Environmental Accounting ➢ Business and Management The conference considers any other interdisciplinary areas related to accounting and finance.

Publication Accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Authors will be required to transfer copyright of their paper to ICAF-IMDS 2019. The Proceedings will be available in the ICAF-IMDS Digital Library which can be accessed online and will also be available in hard copy after the Conference. The Proceedings will be sent to ISI Thomson and Scopus for indexing. Based on the recommendations provided by the peer reviewers, quality papers will be considered for publication in the following refereed journals: • Indian-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Finance (IPJAF); • ICAN Journal of Accounting and Finance • Journal of Business Management and Accounting (JBMA); • International Journal of Management Studies (IJMS); • Malaysian Management Journals (MMJ); The accepted papers are subject to compliance to review report, editorial comments, conference feedback, and payment of applicable submission fees. Before submission, papers need to be formatted as per the journal requirements. Papers will undergo the journal's peer review process, and the journal's Editors will select accepted papers for publication.

Announcement & Call for Papers

http://ican-malaysia.org/index.php/icaf-imds-2019

1st International Conference on Accounting and Finance

Submission We use the OpenConf Peer Review and Conference Management System for paper submission and reviewing process. Authors are required to submit and upload the paper online at http://ican-malaysia.org/index.php/icaf-imds-2019.

Important Dates Paper Submission Deadline 30 November 2018

Acceptance Notification to Authors 15 December 2018

Deadline for Revised/Final Version Deadline for Early Bird Payment

31 December 2018 30 November 2018

Conference Fees Rate (USD)

Package Description Components Early Bird Normal

A Presenter C + JS 700 750

B Presenter C + JW 500 550

C Presenter C + P 300 350

D Presenter C + JI 300 350

P Participant C - 150

S-JS Student C + JS - 700

S-JI Student C + JI - 300

S-P Student C + P - 300

C: Conference Package JS: Journal (Scopus) JW: Journal WoS (ESCI) JI: Journal (Indexed) P: Proceedings (ICAF)

** Fees include conference admission, conference kits, lunch and refreshments from 18 – 21 February 2019. Accommodation charge is not included in the conference fees

Contact Us ICAF-IMDS 2019 Secretariat Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz School of Accountancy, Universiti Utara Malaysia 06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah, MALAYSIA Tel: +604 928 7303; +60164354874 E-mail: info@ican-malaysia.org; chairman@ican-malaysia.org Website: http://ican-malaysia.org/index.php/icaf-imds-2019 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/icanmalaysia/

An Eminent Research District Society

Fees and Payment Fees Rate (US$)

Package Description Components Early Bird Normal A Presenter C + JS 700 750

B Presenter C + JW 500 550

C Presenter C + P 300 350

D Presenter C + JI 300 350

P Participant C - 150

S-JS Student C + JS - 700

S-JI Student C + JI - 300

S-P Student C + P - 300

C: Conference Package JS: Journal (Scopus) JW: Journal WoS (ESCI) JI: Journal (Indexed) P: Proceedings (ICAF)

Note: Administrative fee of US$100.00 is applicable to every presenter and participant. Any registration without the Administrative fee will not be processed.

***Conference Fee Early Bird Normal Payment Deadline Date: 15 November 2018 15 January 2019

Touring/Sightseeing Event (Optional)

Early Bird Normal Total Package 1 US$ 250 US$ 350 Package 2 US$ 350 US$ 450 Package 3 US$ 500 US$ 550

Amount Payable

Accommodation Early Bird Fees US$ Normal Fees US$ Premier Suite (5 nights) 1260 1360 Superior Town View (5 nights) 375 475 Deluxe Sea View (5 nights) 410 510

Amount Payable

Note: 1. Presenter: Registration fees include Nametag, Conference accessories and document,

Lunch, Tea/Coffee break, Gala Dinner, and Conference Certificate. Attracts MCPE/CPE 16 credit hours.

2. Participant: Registration fee includes lunch, coffee break and Gala night and Certificate. Does not attract MCPE/CPE credit hours

3. Accommodation: Charge for accommodation is not included in the Conference and publication fees.

4. Touring: Interested presenter or participant can join the Touring event upon registration and payment of appropriate package fee.

5. Accompanying persons: The conference offers a programme for accompanying person at a cost of US$100 (Optional). Accompanying persons, in this case, refer to children, youth, and youth-adult and/or those who will not derive any professional or academic benefits from the conference.

PAYMENT AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES Payments can be made directly to “The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) Domiciliary Account (US Dollar) in any of the respective Banks and Accounts:

Bank Name Fidelity Bank Plc Guaranty Trust Bank Plc

Account Number 5090289750 0000634417

Note: Please forward a scanned copy of the proof of payment to: iadams@ican.org.ng and copy info@ican-malaysia.org chairman@ican-malaysia.org, and faolawuyi@ican.org.ng.

Cancellation Policy For members who desire to withdraw from participation after payment, the following rules shall apply: a) All cancellation requests must be received in writing. Email should be sent to

chairman@ican-malaysia.org; iadams@ican.org.ng and faolawuyi@ican.org.ng b) Refund of 100%of fees paid, less administration charge ($200), will be returned on

request if cancellation is thirty days or more before the event.

c) Refund of 50% of fees paid, less administration charge ($200) will be returned on request if cancellation is made between fifteen and thirty days before the event.

d) No refund will be made if cancellation is less than fifteen days before the event. e) Refunds (less administrative charge of $200) to delegates denied Visa would be made

60 working days after the Conference. f) No refund will be made once the visa is issued for the purpose of attending this

conference, but participant subsequently declines attendance.

ICAN MCPE/CPE CREDIT HOURS

The “ICAF-IMDS 2019” conference attracts ICAN MCPE: 16 Hours or CPE: 16 Hours. Contact Us Nigeria Adams Imonikhe Email: iadams@ican.org.ng Phone: 0806-790-8190 Website: www.icanig.org Folake A. Olawuyi (Mrs.) Email: faolawuyi@ican.org.ng Phone:0803-703-3930 Website: www.icanig.org

Malaysia Asst. Prof Dr. Oluwatoyin Muse Johnson Popoola, FCA, CFA, FCTI, RPA Email: chairman@ican-malaysia.org Phone: +60163454874 Website:http://ican- malaysia.org/index.php/iaac-imds-2019

ICAF-IMDS 2019 Secretariat Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz School of Accountancy, Universiti Utara Malaysia 06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah, MALAYSIA Tel: +604 928 7303 (O); +60164354874 (M) E-mail: info@ican-malaysia.org; chairman@ican-malaysia.org Website: http://ican-malaysia.org/index.php/icaf-imds-2019 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/icanmalaysia/

An Eminent Research District Society ICAF-IMDS 2019 1ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE-ICAN MALAYSIA & DISTRICT VENUE: ADYA HOTEL, LANGKAWI ISLAND, MALAYSIA

DELEGATE /PARTICIIPANT DETAILS Delegate Details Full name as Passport No:

per Passport/IC (Prof/ Dr/Mr/ Mrs/Ms) Issuing Country: Expiry Date:

MB NO

STATUS(FCA/ACA) Designation: Institution:

Mobile: Email: Delegate Class: Member Non-Member

International

Full name as per Passport No: Passport/IC

Participant Details: (Prof/Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms) Issuing Country:

Expiry Date:

Designation: Institution:

Mobile: Email:

Participant Class: Member Non-member

International Delegate

INSTITUTION DETAILS Organisation:

Industry: Contact Person:

Address:

City: Postcode: Country: Phone: Fax: Email:

Delegate/Participant Next-of-Kin: Name: Mobile:

Delegate/Participant Signature: Date:

Note: Administrative fee of US$100.00 is applicable to every presenter and participant.

Rate (US$) Conference Compo Early

Package Description nents Bird Normal A Presenter C + JS 700 750 B Presenter C + JW 500 550 C Presenter C + JI 300 350 D Presenter C + P 300 350 P Participant C - 150 S-JS Student C + JS - 700 S-JI Student C + JI - 300 S-P Student C + P - 300 Touring

P1 250 350 P2 350 450 P3 500 550 C: Conference Package; JS: Journal (Scopus) JW: Journal WoS (ESCI); JI: Journal (Indexed) P: Proceedings (ICAF); P1: Touring Package P2: Touring Package; P3: Touring Package

Accommodation Early Bird Normal

Fees US$ Fees $ Premier Suite (5 nights) 1260 1360 Superior Town View (5 nights) 375 475 Deluxe Sea View (5 nights) 410 510

Amount Payable

Note: 1. Presenter: Registration fees include

Nametag, Conference accessories and document, Lunch, Tea/Coffee break, Gala Dinner, and Conference Certificate. Attracts MCPE/CPE 16 credit hours.

2. Participant: Registration fee includes lunch, coffee break and Gala night and Certificate. Does not attract MCPE/CPE credit hours

3. Accommodation: Charge for accommodation is not included in the Conference and publication fees.

4. Touring: Interested presenter or participant can join the Touring event upon registration and payment of appropriate package fee.

5. Accompanying persons: The conference offers a programme for accompanying person at a cost of US$100 (Optional). Accompanying persons, in this case, refer to children, youth, and youth-adult and/or those who will not derive any professional or academic benefits from the conference.

PAYMENT PROCEDURES

***Conference Payment Deadline:

Early Bird Fees 15 November 2018

Normal Fees 15 January 2019

Payments can be made directly to : “The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) Domiciliary Account (US Dollar) in any of the respective Banks and Accounts:

Bank Name Fidelity Bank Plc Guaranty Trust Bank Plc

Account Number 5090289750 0000634417

Note: Please forward a scanned copy of the proof of payment to: iadams@ican.org.ng and copy info@ican-malaysia.org, chairman@ican-malaysia.org, and faolawuyi@ican.org.ng.

Cancellation Policy For members who desire to withdraw from participation after payment, the following rules shall apply: a) All cancellation requests must be received in writing. Email should be sent to:

chairman@ican-malaysia.org, iadams@ican.org.ng and faolawuyi@ican.org.ng b) Refund of 100%of fees paid, less administration charge ($200), will be returned on

request if cancellation is thirty days or more prior to the event. c) Refund of 50% of fees paid, less administration charge ($200) will be returned on request

if cancellation is made between fifteen and thirty days prior to the event. d) No refund will be made if cancellation is less than fifteen days prior to the event. e) Refunds (less administrative charge of $200) to delegates denied Visa would be made 60

working days after the Conference.

f) No refund will be made once visa is issued for the purpose of attending this conference, but participant subsequently declines attendance.

ICAN MCPE/CPE CREDIT HOURS

The “ICAF-IMDS 2019” conference attracts ICAN MCPE: 16 Hours or CPE: 16 Hours

Special Note: By signing the registration form and submitting a paper, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of both the registration and participation at the conference and the organizers of the conference are harmless of any liability whatsoever.

Presenter/Participant’s Signature …………………………………………….. Date:………………………..

CONTACT US

Nigeria Malaysia Adams Imonikhe Asst. Prof Dr. Oluwatoyin Muse Email: iadams@ican.org.ng Johnson Popoola, FCA, FCTI, CFA, RPA Phone: 0806-790-8190 Email: chairman@ican-malaysia.org Website: www.icanig.org Phone: +60163454874 Website:http://ican- Folake A. Olawuyi (Mrs.) malaysia.org/index.php/icaf-imds-2019 Email: faolawuyi@ican.org.ng Phone: 0803-703-3930 Website: www.icanig.org

ICAF-IMDS 2019 Secretariat Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz School of Accountancy Universiti Utara Malaysia 06010 UUM Sintok Kedah, MALAYSIA Email: info@ican-malaysia.org Website: http://ican-malaysia.org/index.php/icaf-imds-2019 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/icanmalaysia/

PICTURES

Detaran Helang, Sky rex

Package 1 Underwater World Gallery Perdaana

(P1)

Shopping Cable car

Sky Dome 3D Museum

Cenang Beach

Island Hopping Eagle Feeding

Package 2 (P2) Air Hanget Village Craft Centre

Wild Animal Park Mangrove Tour

Crocodile farm Black Sand Beach

Package 3 (P3)

Detaran Helang Cable car

Sky Rex Sky Dome

Underwater World 3D Museum

Gallery Perdana Cenang Beach

Shopping Island Hopping

Wild Animal Park Eagle Feeding

Mangrove Tour Air Hanget Village

Crocodile Farm Craft Centre

Black Sand Beach