August in Washington? You’ve got to be kidding. Not even the national politicians are dumb enough to hang around that malarial swamp.
So what could be better?
Answer: three days in a monster convention center in suburban Maryland, at the annual meeting of the American Accounting Association. At least my own registration is now in and official.
Of my two gigs there, the heavy lifting will be a panel on August 6 on “Rationalism in Accounting.”
Okay, stop the snickering! Just because such cringe-inducing pronouncements as the joint mash-up of the IASB and the FASB on lease expensing make the title of the panel sound as oxymoronic as "Jamie Dimon on risk management” or "François Hollande on French political leadership.” Teaser: leading the roster of smart people among whom I will struggle to keep up is always thoughtful Shyam Sunder of Yale – recently readable on this topic here. So at least have the good manners to hold your derision until you’ve sat in on the session.
The second should be more relaxed, and worth sticking around until the last afternoon – Dave Albrecht of The Summa hosting on the fun and games of blogging about the interesting issues that convene this group of party animals.
Hope to see many of you there. Until then, enjoy the summer.
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