PRESIDENT SPEAKS

Not much happens without a dream. And for something great to happen, there must a great dream. Behind every achievement is a dreamer of great dreams". - Robert Greenleaf

Dear Members,

It is said that dream is reflected in our vision. The vision is what we want to be! In the context of a professional body like IAA and its members, the vision is to be articulated capturing the expectations of its various stakeholders such as the students, the parents, the universities and colleges, the trade and Industry and the society at large. We have to make SWOT Analysis of ourselves and to work for the bright future of the association. It is our dream/vision to be a one of the most respected association in the world to work for the betterment of accounting education and research in the coming years.

I had an opportunity to visit our Kolkata Branch, Jaipur Branch, Udaipur Branch andVaranasi Branch. I must congratulate Prof (Dr.) Bhabatosh Banerjee for organizing the excellent 10th International Accounting Conference of the IAA Research Foundation on January 8 & 9, 2011. It was indeed a well-organized International Conference in India.I also congratulate Prof.(Dr.) Sugan C. Jain for organizing a remarkable 10th International Conference of Research Development Association on January 22-23, 2011. I must appreciate the work of Prof.(Dr.) G. Soral for conducting National Accounting Talent Search-2010. Prof. G. Soral and his team have done excellent work for successfully organizing this talent search for the undergraduate commerce students throughout India. I express my sincere thanks to Prof. (Dr.) M.B. Shukla,M.G. KashiVidyapeeth, Varanasi for providing good hospitality during my visit to Varanasi.

I am pleased to inform you that IAA Gujarat Branch has successfully organized International Conference on Changing Paradigm on Accounting and Finance in Global Perspective. I am glad to know that several our branches have also organized Seminars/ Conferences on the emerging issues in Accounting. In short,I am happy to state that our association as well as IAARF and RDA are doing well for strengthening accounting environment in the country.

We all know that present decade is expected to further enhance and diversify opportunitiesfor our profession. Good Corporate Governance& Business Ethics, Convergence with IFRS, Direct Tax Code and Goods and Services Tax,XBRLand high benchmark for social reasonability and others have demanded new syllabus, coaching, examination, practical training and research in our field. For all these new challenges, our association has to play vital role in coming years.

I would like to invite our members to attend 34th All India Accounting Conference at Jaipur on December, 17-18, 2011 in large numbers. Preparations for the annual conference are in full swing by Prof. S. S. Modi, Conference Secretary.It is my earnest request to you to prepare excellent research papers for presentation and have the healthy live discussion at the Conference.

At last, apart from our association working, I would like to draw your kind attention on the present scenario of our beautiful planet. Individuals are suffering from heavy price rising and corruption, the country is highly damaged by different scandals and terrorism andthe world has fear from various types of terrorism and global warming. In this painful situation, I wouldlike to quote our peace prayer for peace of mind, peace of country and peace for world in present scenario:

OM ASATO MAA SADGAMAYA,
TAMASO MA JYORTIGAMAYA,
MRITYOMA AMRITAM GAMAYA
OM SHANTIHI! SHANTIHI! SHANTIHI

Your suggestions and observations are solicited, my E-mail id being harishoza51@gmail.com