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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
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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 : the deadline for submitting a paper
for consideration has now passed.
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
The deadline for the submission of papers has now passed.
conference
programme
The conference programme can be downloaded here.
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 21st September and the conference dinner
on Friday 22nd September 2023.
Additional fee for accompanying person for the Welcome
Reception dinner on Thursday 21st September 2023: €40.
Additional fee for accompanying person for the main
conference dinner on Friday 22nd September 2023: €60.
Additional fee for social activities: €25. See also below
for some more information.
Registration and Payment procedure for the Symposium
Registration to the 12th EARNet Symposium, to be
held in September in Thessaloniki, is now open to all. Please bear in mind that
places for the conference are limited. You can register now here:
https://www.conftool.org/earnet2023/
Social Activities
We have organised some social activities
within and outside the city, but delegates and their families can explore the
city on their own. For example, a good start may be the hop-on
hop off bus tour of the city. It’s a very friendly city, and you can
walk to most places of interest. Feel free to email the host organiser, ilias G Basioudis, as Thessaloniki
is his hometown and will be very happy to assist with any queries about the
city.
We have also organised to offer as extra options three guided walking tours of 1) the Unesco
Monuments, in the morning of Wednesday 20th Sept, 2) the Jewish heritage and sights (incl the
Jewish museum and synagogue), in the
afternoon of Wednesday 20th Sept, and 3) the historic old city, in the late
afternoon of Saturday 23rd Sept.
Other options
that might be offered, depending on interest, are further out the city, for
example a visit to the Archaeological Park of Dion or to the Ancient Vergina
where the King Philip's tomb is discovered (King Philip is the father of
Alexander's the Great).
In addition to
the above guided tours, a short leisure boat trip (around 30-min) has been
organised after the end of the Welcome Reception with cash bar and music to catch
sight of the city of Thessalonki by night. A €10 ticket would need to
be purchased in advance of onboarding.
Further, in the
afternoon of Saturday 23rd Sept, delegates and their guests can go onto a boat
trip or just casual stroll on Thessalonki’s sea prominade.
Welcome Reception and Conference Dinner Information
The famous electric string quartet, Fortissimo, will accompany us
during both the Welcome Reception on Thursday 21/9 and the Conference Dinner on
Friday 22/9. In addition, after the Fortissimo, the swing band Grammofono will bring a
lively and elegant performance to our Conference Dinner on Friday.
The Fortissimo string
quartet is a stunning electric string quartet that performs classical tunes
along with more popular styles of dance, pop, rock, Latin and Greek music. The
band includes four beautiful and talented Greek girls with electric violins,
with dynamic performance, explosive presence, passion for music and unlimited
dreams. On Thursday night, Fortissimo will feature the well-known violinist, Popi
Mylaraki, from the State
Orchestra of Thessaloniki.
The Grammofono band will entertain us on
Friday with popular jazz and swing tunes, vintage aesthetics, and well-liked
retro songs from all previous decades.
An exciting added feature during the
Conference Dinner on Friday night will be a local folk dance group who
will perform some traditional folklore dances, such as the well-known Hasapiko and Syrtaki, Leventiko, Kleftikos
Macedonikos, etc from the areas of Greek Macedonia and rest of Greece. The
dance group is called Voreades.
At the end of the first night (after the Welcome Reception),
a short boat trip on a cruise bar in front of the White Tower will allow
us to get to know Thessaloniki from a different angle! We will admire the
incomparable beauty of the city of Thessaloniki, under the stars, while
enjoying a drink from the cash bar and music. A €10 ticket would need to be bought
for the boat trip.
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.
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/
Practicalities
The weather in Thessaloniki is pleasantly warm in September.
In Greece there
is only a single timezone. Greece is in the Eastern European Time Zone, and hence,
Thessaloniki is 2-hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Thessalonians' native
language is modern Greek, the country's official language. English is the most
popular foreign language in use and most people speak English fluently.
Driving in Greece
is not as daunting as it may sound, and renting a car will give you flexibility
and freedom. However, Greece has an excellent public transport system, incl
trains, KTEL buses and airports. Thessaloniki is a busy city and there are more
cars on streets that can be accommodated by city roads. Many of the roads in the
city are one-way, especially in the city centre.
Greece is part of
the European Union and Greece’s money currency is the Euro (€). The Euro
replaced the Greek Drachma in 2002.
Plastic money (Visa,
Mastercard, AmEx, etc) is widely accepted in Greece. Still, it would be best if
you carry some cash with you, as many street vendors, artists, and small cafés
only accept cash, while also cash is the preferred method of tipping in Greece.
Tipping is seen
as a gesture of appreciation for good service in Greece, and therefore, it is
not considered rude if you choose not to tip, but in general it is customary to tip in
Greece. In restaurants, give your tip directly to the person you want it to go
to or you can leave it on the table, and allow 10-15% of the bill for fair to
good service (but check if service charge isn’t already added in the bill which
will be the exception). In bars and café places, no tip is required. Taxi
Driver, round up to the nearest Euro. No need to tip for someone opening the
door at the hotels. Tour guide, you can tip €2-5 if you wish.
Avoid flushing
your toilet paper in the bathroom in Thessaloniki.
It is fine to
drink water from the tap in Thessaloniki.
In Greece the
power plug sockets are of type C and F, two round pins. The standard supply voltage is 230V and the frequency is 50Hz.
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The skyline of Thessaloniki during sunset |
The Ladadika area with outdoor restaurants, bars and cafés |
The Skyline Tower and Bar, very near to the White Tower,
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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:
Astoria Hotel
is in the same block as the conference venue, and adjacent to the conference
hotel.
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,
or other online platforms.
See also the tourist information website:
https://inthessaloniki.com/accommodation/
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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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