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September 21, 2023 – PhD
Workshop
September 22-23, 2023 – 12th
EARNet Symposium
Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
Dear Colleagues, the 12th European Auditing Research Network (EARNet) Symposium and PhD Workshop will take place on 21-23 September 2023 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
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The statue of Alexander The Great, the legendary king of Macedonia |
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The Aristotelous Plaza 
The White Tower, The Symposium is established as a major event in Europe for presentation and discussion of auditing research papers. It also provides a forum for academics, practitioners, policy-makers and standard-setters to discuss auditing research and current issues in the auditing environment. The Symposium includes parallel sessions of presentation and discussion of research papers, a plenary panel session and a keynote speech.
The forthcoming EARNet symposium will be held in the Mediterranean Palace Hotel which is a 5 star hotel in the city centre of Thessaloniki.
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The conference venue, the Mediterranean Palace Hotel |
The view from the main symposium room in the Mediterranean Palace Hotel |
The paved seafront almost outside
(500m) the Mediterranean
Palace Hotel |
September 21, 2023 – PhD
Workshop
September 22-23, 2023 – 12th
EARNet Symposium
Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
IMPORTANT
DATES
Call for papers is now out: see link here for
the call for papers
Deadline for paper submission for both the EARNet Symposium, as well as the PhD Workshop – 31st March 2023
Notification of acceptance – 1st June 2023
Deadline for early bird registration for the Symposium – 15th
July 2023
Deadline for registration for the Symposium – 13th
September 2023
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The White Tower, the trademark of the city |
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PAPER
SUBMISSION
Full papers
should be submitted as a PDF. Please include in two separate files a version
with author information and a version without author information. In addition to papers reporting completed studies, we also welcome
submissions of preregistered study proposals.
Authors who submit a paper can
opt to submit the paper for consideration of publication in a special section
of the International Journal of Auditing (IJA) dedicated to the EARNet Symposium. It is possible to
submit a paper solely to the Symposium and not for consideration of publication
in IJA. Acceptance of a paper for the conference does not automatically imply
acceptance for IJA. However, when accepted for consideration in IJA, there will
be a fast-track review process. Papers submitted for consideration for
publication in IJA should not have been previously published or be currently
under consideration for publication elsewhere. If
authors wish their paper to be considered for publication in the International
Journal of Auditing, this should clearly be indicated upon submission.
REGISTRATION
Registration fee for the Symposium
EARLY BIRD (until 15th July 2023): €350
LATE REGISTRATION (after 15th July 2023 and until 13th September 2023): €400
The conference fee includes coffee breaks, lunches, the welcome reception on Thursday 22nd September and the conference dinner on Friday 23rd September 2023.
Additional fee for accompanying person for conference dinner: TBC for each one.
Additional fee for social activities: TBC.
Registration and Payment procedure for the Symposium
More details to follow soon.
September 21, 2023 – PhD
Workshop
September 22-23, 2023 – 12th
EARNet Symposium
Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
Thessaloníki,
your host city
Thessaloníki or Salonica, is the second largest city in Greece with a population over 1 million and one of the oldest cities in Europe. It is also the Greece’s second largest export port and the main sea gate of the Balkans and Southeast Europe.
Thessaloniki is the capital of Macedonia, with a population of approximately 1,000,000 inhabitants, suited in the northerner part of Greece and stretches over twelve kilometres in a bowl formed by low hills facing a bay that opens into the Gulf Thermaikos.
It is an important economic, industrial, commercial and political centre and a major transportation hub for the rest of south-eastern Europe. The geographical position of this piece of land, between Eastern Europe and Asia with its political and economic role as a conversion point of eastern and western influences, has kept Thessaloniki to the front line of historical developments throughout its history up to this day.
Thessaloniki is a safe and pleasant city to stroll, jog, and live with a fascinating history and culture. Memories of 4000 years of history and civilization, as well as a variety of cultures and languages always characterised the city.
From the 3rd millennium B.C. up to the present day, Thessaloniki has got a very rich and brilliant historic past which includes personalities as King Philip the II, Alexander the Great, Aristotle, and it registers Macedonia and Thessaloniki, its capital city, as the cradle of civilization which fame and glamour surpassed its borders.
When King Cassander of Macedonia founded the city of Thessaloniki in 315 B.C. on the current site, he named the city after his wife, the half-sister of Alexander the Great. The city subsequently gained the reputation of being "Mother of Macedonia", a commercial centre possessing connections with all the ports of the East, its own coinage and a cultural development equal to that to the other ancient Greek cities.
A "Free City" during the Roman era, linked to the East and the West by the Via Egnatia (130 B.C.), it preserved the Greek language and its ethnic integrity, developing into the most populous city in Macedonia with the most important monuments, which some continue to adorn it today. In around 50 A.D, Thessaloniki was part of the Roman Empire, and the Apostle Paul founded the second Christian church on the European continent in Thessaloniki and sent it his known "Epistles to the Thessalonians".
Joint capital (together with Constantinople) of the Byzantine Empire and cradle of the Christian faith and Greek culture, Thessaloniki was the "eye of Europe and particularly of Greece". Thessaloniki still preserves outstanding monuments, which are characteristic of Byzantine art from the 5th until the 14th century A.D.
The artistic, intellectual and religious influences it exerted, contributed decisively to the development of the Balkan peoples, who were converted to the Christian faith by the Thessalonian theologians Cyril and Methodius (863 A.D.) The cult of Saint Demetrius, the city's patron saint, spread all over the Balkan.
At the end of the 15th century the population of Thessaloniki was augmented by an influx of 20,000 Jews driven out from Spain. Thessaloníki became a part of the Ottoman Empire and remained so for almost the next five centuries. Thessaloníki was the birthplace of Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk) in 1881, the founder of Turkish Republic and its first President. The city was ceded to Greece in 1912. Thessaloníki is remarkable for its many fine Byzantine churches, for example the domed basilica of Áyía Sofía (early 8th century), and the Church of Áyíos Dimítrios, the city’s patron saint (early 5th century).
Today, Thessaloniki is an important industrial and commercial centre and connects other areas of Greece with the Balkans and the rest of Europe.
It has three universities, the Aristotle University, the University of Macedonia, and the International Hellenic University, an American college, a German school, and a French lycée.
The city was damaged by fire in 1890, 1898, 1910, and especially the Great Thessaloniki Fire of 1917 destroyed two thirds of the city of Thessaloniki. Also, it was extensively damaged by a powerful earthquake in 1978 (6.5 on the Richter scale).
Thessaloniki has a long history of music and culture, as it has long been home to a colourful mosaic of peoples, from other areas of Greece, the Balkans, North Africa, the East by Greek refugees from Asia Minor, and the persecuted Spanish Jews. Thessaloniki has got two orchestras, the renown and outgoing State Orchestra of Thessaloniki, and the upgraded Symphony Orchestra of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, with extensive repertoires which both regularly perform in the city’s ornament, the Thessaloniki Concert Hall, and other Thessaloniki concert halls and outdoor venues (like ancient amphitheatres). Open to the world music, Thessaloniki today has many places with live Greek and foreign music for every taste. Concerts, events, music happenings, tributes, are continuously organised.
Just as you will enjoy the atmosphere in the numerous open-air cafes and bars, you will adore the choice of traditional tavernas and gourmet restaurants. Thessaloniki is designated as a City of Gastronomy by UNESCO.
Nearby Thessaloniki lies the scenic Chalkidikí (or, Halkidikí) peninsula, a very popular holiday destination for both locals and international tourists. You can find more info about holidaying in Chalkidiki in the website of the Halkidiki Tourism Organisation here.
The weather in Thessaloniki is pleasantly warm in September.
Here you can explore more about
your host city: https://thessaloniki.travel/
or, https://inthessaloniki.com/ or, https://www.visitgreece.gr/mainland/macedonia/thessaloniki/
or, https://www.thessalonikitourism.gr/index.php/en/
TRAVEL INFORMATION
How to reach the city of Thessaloniki in Greece.
With a strategic position in Greece and Europe, Thessaloniki is easily accessible by all means of transport. Features an International Airport (called the Macedonia International Airport by IATA code SKG), Railway station, Harbour, Intercity Bus station and it is connected by road with the rest of Greece and abroad through national and international highways. By plane, train, bus, car or cruise ship, see how you can get to Thessaloniki and choose the best for you.
Compare train, bus, and flight options to Thessaloniki with OMIO, or Kayak or other similar websites.
By plane
The International Airport ‘Macedonia’ (SKG) connects Thessaloniki with approximately 38 countries and more than 60 foreign cities with direct flights, as well as 35 cities and islands in Greece (direct flights and transit). International Macedonia Airport handles over 6 million passengers annually. For example, it has direct flights on a daily basis from London with British Airways, Easyjet, Ryanair.
The airport is located just 16 km from the city centre of Thessaloniki. It is connected directly with the city centre via bus lines No 01X and No 01N (night) and via the IKEA transfer station by Halkidiki Bus Station. At the airport area, taxis are stationed in servicing passengers. The cost of the route from the airport to the centre is about 25 euros.
At the airport you will find currency exchange, automatic teller machines (ATM), catering, duty free shops, other retail shops, parking, car rental companies, etc. The airport’s Tourist Information Office operates Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 20:00 (except holidays).
By Train, Bus or Car
Use the following website to guide you if you are planning to use one of the above ways to travel to Thessaloniki.
https://thessaloniki.travel/useful-information/how-to-get-to-thessaloniki/
The Metro of Thessaloniki, an underground rapid-transit system, will open in 2023 and may be open by the time the symposium takes place. It has taken many decades to finish due mainly to the archaeological discoveries in the city centre during construction and in part to the Greek financial crisis.
September 21, 2023 – PhD
Workshop
September 22-23, 2023 – 12th
EARNet Symposium
Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
ACCOMMODATION
There are plenty of options for your accommodation in Thessaloniki; hotels, Airbnb bed & breakfasts, room rentals and youth hostels will all warmly welcome you.
5 star hotels:
Mediterranean Palace Hotel is located at the city centre. It is also the conference venue. It’s 800m from the popular Aristotelous Plaza and 1.6km from the White Tower, the trademark of the city.
Electra Palace Hotel is another city centre hotel and within the popular Aristotelous Plaza. It’s 700m away from the conference venue.
Macedonia Palace Hotel is a slightly further away (2.5km, 30-min walk) from the conference venue, but it is situated right on the seafront. You will be walking all along on the city’s stunning seaside and paved promenade, and pass through the White Tower, numerous cafeterias and bars that stay open all night, The Umbrellas, and the statue of Alexander The Great, the legendary king of Macedonia
4 star hotels:
Capsis Hotel is recently renovated and is about 900m from the conference venue and 1000 yards from the central square of the city (the Aristotelous Plaza).
City Hotel is located in the city centre of
Thessaloniki, 650m from the conference venue, 50 metres from Aristotelous Square and 1km from the White
Tower.
Diamond
Suites Hotel is located 60m from the conference venue and
in the Ladadika area.
3 star hotels:
Hotel Luxembourg is 650m
from the conference venue and 50 metres from Aristotelous
Square and 1km from the White Tower.
ABC Hotel is close to the White Tower and 2.3km from the conference venue.
Plaza Hotel is 80m from the conference venue and in the Ladadika area.
You can find plenty more choices in Trivago, or Kayak, other online platforms.
See the tourist information website:
https://inthessaloniki.com/accommodation/
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The snowy White Tower Symposium
VENUE
The PhD Workshop and all plenary and parallel sessions of the EARNet 2023 Symposium are scheduled on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 21st to 23rd, and will take place at the Mediterranean Palace Hotel.
Address: 3, Salaminos st, Thessaloniki, 546 26, Greece.
CONTACT
Symposium Host:
ILIAS G. BASIOUDIS, Aston University Business School, UK. Email: i.g.basioudis@aston.ac.uk
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